The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12
About Blaine.

Ben Wade is reported as saying that, after
Ohio has cast a complimentary vote for Gov.
Hayes at Cincinnati, the delegation will go
solid for Blaine.
The New York World thinks the secret of
Mr.. Blaine's popularity is explained by the
reflection of Hosea Bigelow: 'By time,
do like a man that aint afeared.''
Mr.. Blaine is amply vindicated, after an
unparalleled persecution. He is back where
he was week ago. He has lost in one sense,
but he has gained in many others. Whether
he is to gain more or not, whether he is to
gain so much more as to secure the Cincin-
natl nomination depends now more upon his
enemies than his friends. Utica Herald.
In word, Mr.. Baine's statement and his
letters as read 60 to sustain fully all that he
has said heretofore as to these several trans
actions, and SO efiectually refute all charges,
insinuations and innuendoes that even his
enemies must see the hopelessness Of their
attempt to break him down in the public es-
timation.-Necark IN. J.) Courier.
IL is for the Cincinnati convention to say
whether or not the raid that has been made
upon the most conspicuous man in the party
has succeeded. The decision ought to be
based on what has been brought out already
in the course of the probing that has been
had and not on what anybody suspects may
be bottom facts which "no feller can find
out."-N. Y. Tribune.
The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield Republican writes: 81 am salts
fed of one thing, and it is that the Demo-
Gratis are afraid of Blaine's nomination. Deny
it as they may, they act as if they would
rather some other Republican would be nom
mated. Part of this doubtless arises from
the personal dislike created by his amnesty
speech last December.
The attempt to overthrow Blaine has
raised him up, and whereas a month ago
there were half dozen men who, in the
popular estimation, were as available as he,
he is to-day, through no design of his, but as
the result of an attempt to crush him, as far
beyond his competitors in the race as he is
above his caluminators in the scandal.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrdt.
Personally Mr.. Blaine has completely vim
dicated himself There is not q shadow OF
evidence that he has been guilty of fraud or
corruption in any particular. That he has
dealt in stocks, no one denies. But the diff
ference between him and other dealers in
stocks is, that where his recommendations
for investment have resulted in disaster to
money they have confided to him, while 9TH
ers have said ''let the purchaser look out for
himself. -FitchboTg Seutinel.
The gentlemen who are so anxious to de-
feat the leading candidate for the Cincin-
natl nomination are fast losing the credit ol
being actuated by manly aud patriotic
motives. Their headstrong zeal in pursuing
him and their manifest unwillinSness to ac-
cept any explanation from him: however
| reasonable, are having the effect to arouse q
| suspicion that they mean to destroy him any
way, no matter whether he is successfully
vindicated or not. They have not accepted
any statement he has yet made as true nor
| withdrawn any charge against him, though
proven out OF the mouths of any amount o.
witnesses and by any amonnt OF documen'
tary evidence to be unfounded and false
Ne,o York Tribune.
Slander is the fayorite weapon of the Dem
| ocrats, and no Republican candidate can
hope TO come off without attack. But Mr.
Blaine, because he has been the most promi
nent aspirant ifor the nomination, has al
ready been honored by their abuse-ha'
already drawn their hottest fire. They have
searched the record of his life, aided by the
prying eyes of malice, and the worst having
been revealed, nothing has been told thai
furnishes his honor, or dlmiD.ishes the con
fidence of his friends. DiscyeA litable acts o