The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-18

Ihe EullnB temper Ol MS parry. ne III
the only prominent Republican who has
held his own with the voting Republi-
cans since this campaign began. Mr..
| Conkling has been struck down twice
by the Republicans Of New York and
relegated from the post of leader to that
or Wheel-horse. Mr.. Morton has been
ignominiously routed In the most impor-
tant canvass be ever undertook to con-
duct in Indiana. Mr.. Hayes has proved
unable to keep the Republicans of Ohio
up to their work. Mr.. Blaine alone has
maintained his mastery over his follow
ers. The +, '' he is fighting now will
make him supreme in the party councils
II Hayes should be elected in NoVem-
ber. Let all respectable Republicans,
then, be invited to read his last night s
speech, and to learn from it for what
they vote If they vote for Hayes and
Wheeler i'll November. Let them learn
that they are expected to join with Mr..
Blaine in speaking of seventy OF his col
leagues in the House Of Representatives,
including his castigatOrs, Tucker and
lamar, as "seventy Southern scamps"
and in putting Tilden on level, IN point
OF credibility as to his own authorship
of particular letter, with Tweed. 81
Know" said Mr.. Blaine, "that Mr.. Til
den has denied writing this letter and
II respectfully ask a suspension of pub
lie opinion" he went on, "in behalf of
Tweed" This is not the first time that
MIR. Blaine haL asked "a suspension OF
public opinion" nor is Tweed the first
pers ON in whose behalf he has asked 1t.
We wish it were possible to ask such
suspension of public opinion again in his
own behalf, as to this simply scandalous
discourse. For, after all, Mr.. Blaine
has filled a very conspicuous place in
our political history, and it is an un-
seemly ana deplorable thing to see him
now as Senator of the United States
emptylng the dregs Of political ribaldry
upon great popular audience i'll the
first city of the republic. 1t would halt
relieve his reputation if one could be-
lieve that Mr.. Blaine is doing all this
discreditable work by way Of furnishing
the Republicans for throwing him over
at Cincinnati. He certainly owes moth
ing to Mr.. Hayes, and not much to the
party, which, after deserving him in the
hour OF his trouble and his sickness now
comes cringing to him again for leader
ship in its last critical battle, and gets
from him precisely the sort Of leader
ship it deserves World.
Not that Hendricks Is an ornithologIst.
Not that "Blue j." is bird, unless, in
deed, considering his gratifying rarity,
he may be regarded as a pbenix. But
''Hendricks on Blue j." Cor Jeans) is a
speech which H. made about b. j. when
the fierce Democracy OF indianapolis
gave the Governor in eSSe a serenade i'll
honor Of the Governor IN posse. or his
speech it may be said that its eulogistic
tone, maintained under great difficulties,
sufficiently reutes the old notion That
Kings and Governors do not love their
successors. The only objection to it is
that the eulogy takes rather loo much the
tone of apology. For when Gov. Hem
bricks says that the virtuous Williams
"has not had the advantages that some
o. her of the public men OF the State of
Indiana have enjoyed" we are
nevt"Gly Iev shyt 1Sq Mams 1o is sn' sDsf% iHnon IN
his Lindley Murray and not over and
above up in his Noah Webster. IL Is
cheering to observe the great Hendricks
patting the little Williams on the back
in this encouraging manner. These are
amenities calculated to temper the fe-
rocities Of Indiana politics. Only amia-
bllity may be carried little too far. AS
for Instance: tI believe" SAID Guv,
Hendricks, "that MIR. Williams for
twenty years has been Identified with
the legislation of this StaJe, and during
those twenty years he has said
mucu, voted often, introduced many
bills, and not an objection
has been made during q heated
partisan co on-..sest TO any word DE has Ut
tered. - any vote he has given, or 10 any
nil he has introduced" Here is para
gon for you'll What does GoY, Hendrlc6s
Inean by saying t1aG Mr. v Iii.;;is mas
not had advan1agesr Of what other
public man. in Indiana or out Oh III, can
1t be said that for filth ofa century ne
was In active public, we may say pat-
tisan life, and during all that time neye-
said anything to which anybody object
ed. never did anything with which the
least fault could be found, and never in
troduced bill which was not entirely
above crlticismp Well may the Cover
nor call Blue j. "a chieitain." In fact,
when he merely calls him can honest
man." we feel that the words are poor
and inadequate. "Honest men" i'll or
binary clothing, and not given to bring
ing in bills to which nobody objects,
and 10 giving votes which every
body pronOunces admirable, are plenty
enough in this world; but when
we find san honest man" who pleased
even the QlSnOneSG, ana against Whom
neither the good nor the bad say word,
we say with Hamlet, "Art thou there,
truepenny There are those who
might doubt the force, there are
others who might suspect the eff.
cheney, there are even others who
might question the honesty of such
| a man, unless indeed he was
"a reformer" and wore blue jeans,
which might possibly make difference.
There are others who might hint that
such "a reformer" might be likely to
pother about pence and maunder about
mills, and object to such an extravaganza
as cold tea, and show himself to be sort
Of Political Pharisee. But they ought
to be ashamed, after nobody has found
fault with the excellent Williams for
twenty years, to be the first to begin the
small and Querulous business. We say
frankly that such black swan of a
statesman should have been elected
unanimously; and we are sorely
puzzled 10 understand how anybody
in Indiana had the heart to vote against
him. There was a perfect old gentle
man once in Greece, but his fellow
citizens grew tired Of hearing him for
ever called The Just, and 80 they ostra-
ciyed him, which is polite way OF say
ing that they kicked him out OF Athens.
Wo hona that the nurn and mOat