American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-06-17
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endorsement of Gen. Grant, with !
the delegation of his own state and .
some others; AMI this, all things /.
considered, is Il formidable force,
and y ct probably not strong enough i:
to command the floating vote, Oh
the contrary is most Likely to repel
it. This gives him a slight, anu
only slight chance. MIR. Morton,
Que of the standing candidates,
starts with the delegation from H.
diana supported by parts of divided
delegations from the South togeth-
with those who still harbor the bit
ter feelings engendered 10y the war;
happily this foI &C is diminishing and
leaves him dead lion in the way.
He can scarcely be nominated. Mr..
Brlstow, another standing candi-
date is presented by a class of re-
formers by men who think it time
to put an cad to rings aid the stu
pendous frauds pIactiscd upon the
revenues of the government time
tor civil service reform; time for
honesty and honor in official sta
ton but this force is too weak
this nomination docs not meet the
approval OF the President, nor of
the mighty host of Office holders;
to these draw backs add tho obsta-
Gle which is proclaimed at the
North, that emo man, whatever be
his professions Or status, living
south of Masons & DixOn's line can
be trusted" and little hope is l'it
for Mr.. Bristow, or good cheer for
his friends. Next comes Mr.. Blaine.
who until latterly has been regard
ed the champion of the Republican
party with triple chance of sue
cess-a man ready at trick, full of
tact and skill in the manipulation
of men and management of conven-
tions. For the last few months with
an eye steady and single upon the
Presidential chair, he seems to have
determined to carry his point by
storm, contcmptuous alike of deccn-
cy and morality. He seems ready
! to stir up the worst passions of the
heart if it will but promote his e!e-
walton. In this centennial year, when
The olive branch of peace between
sections of the country lately at war
is held ont. when Charleston aud
Boston have shaken friendly hands
once more, when congress is con-
sidering an amnesty bill whereby
disfranchised citizens might be re-
stored to their rightful privileges to
the general welfare of the country,
i Mr.. Blaine seizes upon the occasion
to heap upon the South the vilest
TRADE of abuse his heart AMI tongue
could command. Can it be that
this is good working capital for him,
or is he not mistaken in the present
temper of the people? His late de-
me amor on the floor of the House,
to the average mind, does not sho w
such qualifications as one who ad-
ministers the government ought TO
rossess. When Cabinet officers,
Foreign Ministers, Vicc-Presidcnts,
Federal Judges, and other officials
Of all grades, have been found gully
of Irregularities, fraud, mistlemean-
OILS, and crime, why should the ex-
speaker who by lis own showing
does not present a record by any
means entirely clean, claim to lie
excepted from the rules applied to
others, why should he more than
others lie too high for Investigation :
All this blustor, all this insolence
to committees, all this dIscourtesy
to the presiding officer of the House.
with the light now thrown upon
the canvass, do not well compOrt
with innocence, The course of Mr..
Kerr, the present speaker: under
charges, has been quite different
from that of Mr.. Blaine, and with
results hitherto quite different. Mr..
Kerr upon the first intimation of
improperly on his part opened wide
the door of investigation, and gle
rious triumph for lin followed.
We could wish for the credit of the
nation Mr.. Blaine had pursued a
similar course with like results.
The following is from the Bali
more Sun.
One of the most hopeful signs CT
the mes is the evident desire III the
popular mind to clarity the politi-
cal atmosphere and to get rid of The
faint OF corrup tion that prevadts it,
and which has been growing strong
er and stronger from year to year
during the past ten years. This eff
fort to get back to the better princi
pies of the earlier days Of,ihe Icpub
lie, aud to insist upon putting into
Li2b offices none but men of recog-
missed probity and integrity, shows
that the moral sense of the country
is still sound, and that those who