Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-06
aPTY THE POOR BLIND"

The sorrow Of certain democratic and
Independent journals over what they term
1.-THE downfall of Blaine" is truly painful
to notice. The pocket handkerchief and
Grape business must be very brisk about
this time. Hired mourncrs must be in big
demand.
The Boston Herald, that has for months
pursued Mr.. Blaine with all the venom OF
sleuth hound. and all the lying cruelty
which its blackmailing resources have af-
forded it-places itself in the dust, and
says: 1--WE have had no sadder duty to
perform, as q journalist, for a long time
than that which dcvolves upon us
this morning, for we have to re-
cord the downfall of Hon. James &.
Blaine, late Speaker of the House OF Rep
resentatives and prominent candidate
for the presidential Office" The Bangor
Commercial. in an editorial the product OF
a monstrosity in human nature, laments
1.-THE sad and sorrowful exposures" And
now in the funeral train comes the mourn
full, weeping Argus of yesterday, its hun
dred eyes streaming with tears. and thus
it takes pity on Mr.. Blaine's poor broken
hearted and disconsolate children. Here
is its lamentation: 1T is a sad blow to his
family. and it is not strange that Blaine on
Bonded knee prayed 10 be spared for their
sake. But Mr.. Blaine should have thought
of his family when he yielded to tempta-
ton"
Now, we have no idea of crowding
these mourners, but if they should happen
TO get short of words in which to express
their profound grief, we would commend
to them the lamentations of Jeremiah,
when he was evidently in equal great
distress: "Mine eye runneth down with
rivers of water for the destruction Of the
daughter Of my people. Mine eye trick
leth down and ceaseth not, without any
intermissi0n."
We expect that the next mourners in
the train will be the sanctimonious Pills
bury of the Maine Standard, and the
Great Unwashed Clement of the Hallow-
ell Examiner. They will fairly blubber
with grief, and SO it will be with others of
the democrats, who, jealous of Mr. Blaine s
fame and prominence. have secretly longed
for his downfall. They think this has now
come, and while there may be crocodile
tears on the outside. there is JOY under
meath, like a summer shower when the
sun is shining.
MIR. Blaine's splendid triumphs in the
conventions that have been held, and es-
pecially the browning victory in Illinois
was the subject of their i'll concealed des-
pondency; while during the last few days
of what the democrats call the clown
fall, )" they have been remarkably cheer
ful and clipper.
A person doesn't have TO be white
haired or bald headed to remember how
q rebel victory used to animate the hearts
of certain men in the loyal North; but
the clouds cleared away with the GER
taiBty of victory and power, and these
fellows had to fee to their holes and some
had to pull their holes in after them. So
will De the result of this persistent and
wicked pursuit of Mr.. Blaine. Many
very many times. have his enemies COM
mitted him with appropriate ceremonies
to his political grave, and covered him with
the thick shroud of oblivion, but they have
found him the most lively corpse they ever
had anything to do with; the grim ghost
would not "down at their bidding" but has
returned to plague them. Blaine is the
man they most fear, and the man they
most desire to have laid out stark and
cold. But this isn't good year for kill
ing Blaine.