The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-10

| for the presidency man whose nomination
will be expedient because it will command
most fully the confidence and respect Of
the discriminating voters of the country in
and outside of the republican party. Pro.
ridence Journal.
Independent of what he may be shown
to be, or suspected of being by these inves-
legations, what reformer can support him
for moment2 II more than twelve years
of public life have in them no act stamping
him as reformer-if those years have in
them hundreds of acts showing that he
made io war on corruption when the pnb.
lie welfare demanded that every man with
an arm to strike should join battle with that
enemy of the government-wha an insult
would 1t be to those demanding reform to
put his name at the head of the republican
ticket. When the people ask for bread
shall they be given a stone?- Charles W.
Willard
Do the letters recommend him as apres-
dental candidate DO they justify the
declaration of his adherents that he stands
better before the country, to-day, than
ever? We cannot think so. Mr.. Blaine
has proved himself strong enough to over
come every adverse influence, except the
evidence of his own conduct and words.
From that he has diverted attention for the
moment. but il will lie closely and
thoughtfully scanned within the next few
days by thousands of his countrynen who
admire his talents and courage, hut will
not let these great gifts excuse unfailhfnl-
ness in high trust Worcester SpV.
But the committee does not summon
Blsines customers, and Blaine himself ne
| elects to do the same thing which, if he is
innocent, is equally strange with the action
of the committee. ] he whole conduct OF
the affair at present, gives plausibility to
the theory that the democrats earnestly de-
sire the nomination Of Blaine at Cincinnati,
and that they ate just now investigating
no more than Is necessary 10 keep up APP
| pearaDces and will rot do so until he
shall be the republican presidential candi-
date. AS shown by Bane's own letters
and memorandum his railroad business was
much more extensive and certainly as
doubtful as that engaged in by the poor
devils who were caught in the credi, mobi-
lier Investigation. Montpelier Freeman.
If these simple facts furnished by Mr..
Blaine himself are not sufficient to show
that he is unfit to be nominated by party
whose candidate must, 10 a great extent, be
its platform, then we entirely misappre-
bend the present temper of the public
mind of this Union. We take it as an in.
suit TO the common sense of this people &c
pretend that candidate like this can re
tain any snch elements of strength az
would justify the serious discussion of his
nomination. Public conscience has mo-
been educated 20 so little purpose during
the last ten years as to fan 10 condemn
most emphatically the efforts which are
being made to represent Mr.. Blaine rs still
the strongest republican candidate VIII;
will be named in the convention. Ne7
York Times.
We not only want candidate who j,
not representative of the thing to be re
formed we want one who is known, GuC
trusted because he is known. In this cam.
paign the most available man will be the
best man. Mere brilliant qualities can b,
dispensed with, but the genuine spili. ol
reform, with the intelligence and courag,
demanded in the executive and reform al
miDistration, must be insisted on. Al
present Mr.. Bristow answers the require
ment better than any other man whom
the people know. The voters OF the coun
try who are calling for honest government
in earnest, would be strongly enlisted If
his support and they will be decisive
power in this campaign. To he sure, every
thief in the parry, every trader in politics
is his enemy, but this ought to be an ele
ment of strength to him. a public MAJ
can hardly have q better qualification TO
promotion than the opposition Of thos,
who live by public plumber it il the bee
evidence of The ability, integrity and eoVI
! age of his official chnractor. -- cHoffeS "
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