, 1874-07-02
BLAINE AS l. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

BLAINE AS 4 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
No little gossip relative to the Presidential
succession las beon started by the nomination
OF Eugouo Hale, OF Maino. for the position Of
postuaster-G -Genora1,-and oil to the advantage
Of Speaker Blaine. For Mr. Blaine Is now In
that attitude wlero he needs, most OF all, to be
talked about; and, while there is no probability
TINT Con. Grant nominated t1r. Halo il order to
make things easy for Dlaino In tic noxt National
Republican Convention, or that Mr. Diaino had
any agency in procuring tho appointment, which
has now baon declined, still. anything which
causes him {Dlaine) to 10 talked about, ia
grcatIy to his advantage at this time. Alr.
Dlnino is not man Of positive strength out
sido Of h1s own state,-that iH, no doca not
lay hold Oh the masses Of the pnrty,-ney-
ortlelcas he il fayorably regarded by the local
leado1a In othor 8tates far and near, and ho
needs only to bo "trotted out " to make very
good impression. Brilliant, versatile, athletic,
endowed with that admixtnre Of audacity and
lnosse for which the present Premier OF Great
Britain is distinguished, and possessing wlthal
much social fascination. ho is just tho Bort OF
man to captivate thoso lesser politicians who bo-
liovo. with good reason, TINT tho Republican
party has too loug presented its hinder parts to
tlo public, and that it is tmo now to turn around
its face. Moreover, the fact TINT ho is burdoncd
with no convictions Of political sort applicable
TO the present time, oo1nrnonds him still more
strongly to this clnss. Or course, AIr. Blano ia
sincere Republican, and when We speak Of
his lack OF convictions no p!aco him merely Oh
tho same nand panls where most Of his COL
leagues have been stranded by tho subsidcnco
Of tho great anti-Hlayory wayo. Furthermore,
lie IL eyor On tho abort to keep Tia party out OF
mischief ut lcaHt TINT kind OF miachet that
| haa become we'll Established. Ho Inns thus
como to DO looked on AZ Il Bafo man. His posi-
tion III Speaker has kept him out Of small
aquabblos, and Ills duties in that office have
boon discharged successfully In - party senso.
! Thcse things arc known to tho party leaders,
and 1t Is only necessary to got the masaes OF tho
party to wasging their tongues OVER Ills real
| merits to make him very formidable COM
petitor for tho next nomination. Since tho
slaughter Of Morton by tia Presidents veto Of
the inf!atlou bill, Mr.. Blaine hna no dangerouH
| rival inside tho party, unloas Grant himaof
| may bo considered such.
Nevertheless. there's many a slip 'twixt thu
cup and the lip. Since the days Of Martin Vau
Duren no man has been able to catch tho presl-
| donoy IN trap; yot, notwithstanding the long
list Of failures, politicians will atill net thelr
traps for 1t. Tie temptation is 60 strong, the
prize 20 great, that oaoh ono hopes his beit will
prove 10 alurlug that tho ohapter Of accidoata
shalt not prevail against 1t. Mr. Dlaine'a tzaI
was set long time ago and It IL only lately thnt
It haa begun to prsHont All attractive appearance.
It IL now ratAor promiaiag machine but the
great mpoliment in tho why of Its Ruccoasfu
working is tho bal luck Of the party by whicl
Mr. Blaine Is to DO elected, II elected at all
Tue Republicans Aaye oarriod no doubtfu
State siuco Inst October. T!soy hayt
lost Homo which were not regarded doubtful
aud they will loaa moro neat antumu. The hare
times. the currency wrapglo, tho HGlary-gtab, th'
rottennesa Indifference, mud eynlclana OF poll
tics, are slowly dragging the party down, ant
Alr, DlAins can rlse no higher than lia aoutoc
Ths question Ia mhsthsr ths party will fall Int