Peninsular news and advertiser. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1872-1904, 1876-05-26

reaction in their minds that would tell
with fearful effect upon the future infiu-
ence of such false pretenders and politi-
cal hypoerites.
1t will be seen from the kilograms
to the associated press, that it is
stated that the reason for such unpre-
cedented action was that the delegate
intended to be disqualified by the resolu-
ton was for Bristow as the Presidential
candidate. This is a plausible reason,
but it really had nothing whatever to do
with it. The delegate so struck at wa
not an associate in the political ring that
ruled the Convention, nor was he of such
a mould as could be shaped to their I'M
worthy purposes. On the Presidential
question he stood for whoever should
seem to be the best and strongest man,
and if the will Of his county had been
respected and he permitted to represent
them in the CINCINNATI Convention. he
would have voted and acted first for the
welfare of his country and second for
the best interests of the Republican par
ty. AS at present informed he will not
hesitate to say that he believed that Mr..
Bristow is the strongest man that the
party can name. He appears TO be the
PrOUidential candidate for the times. The
great issue is to be forced upon us that
the Republican party is honey-combed
with corruption, and on this issue Mr..
Bristow holds position that cannot be
successfully assaulted. Before the facts
upon which such an issue is raised were
known, he was engaged heart and soul
with the President, i'll crushing out the
most powerful and corrupt ring of
thieves that the country has ever had to
contend with. His administration of the
Treasury Department has become noted
all over the land for the ability, vigor
ard "reminiscences with which he has
pursued the Ring of whiskey thieves, and
all others found to be cheating and plum
dering the Government. This has drawn
the special attention of the whole coun-
try to him as the man whose name and
work will in itself be full complete and
perfect refutation of the SANDER and
cause it in great measure to fall out OF
the canvass. With this issue overcome
in the beginning by this nomination, the
party will have nothing to do but walk
over the course to great victory.
1t is for reasons like these that we are
inclined to favor the nomination of Bris
tow. Not for Mr.. Bristow's sake, bu
for the best welfare of the country by
the triumphant success of the Republi
can party. We have nothing to Offer
against the nomination of Mr.. Blaine
and are perfectly open to conviction that
his nomination will best serve the inter
ests of the country and the party. If We
had gone to Cincinnati it would moi
have been with the intention of support.
ing Bristow right or wrong, but with
the intention of supporting Mr.. Blaine
if upon further information to be gained
by association with the delegates from
other sections of the country that this
was the wise and patriotic thing to do
We do not believe in going for men al
all, except as they represent ideas and
things; and we think it perfectly cleaI
to all well-informed people that the thing
now demanded more urgently than an.
other is, that all thieves and public plum
derers shall be driven from the sacred
temple of American Liberty. If this il
true the action of the Delaware State
Convention under the ring-leading o
the political associates of the late Georg
P. Fisher and Dick Harrington will prov
to be the most damaging stroke that Mr.
: Blaine has yet received either in the
house Of his friends or at the hands of hi
enemies.