The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-16

The indications from Cincinnati are that
the Republicans will nominate James G.
Blaine, of Maine, iS their candidate for Prcsi
dent, and Governor Hayes, of Ohio, for Vice
President.
The nomination of Mr. Blaine will be
due not so much to his supposed availability
as n Presidential candidate, but rather to his
superior adroitnHss as II political manager
over Bristow, Comkling, Morton and the rest
Of his rivals. These qualities, although they
may conduCc to his success rs II politician,
are not exactly such as the mass Of the
American people most admire in their Pres
idCnt.
In nominating Mr. Blaine nu matter with
what sptcious phrases their platform of
principles may abound, the Republican lead
crs have set the seal of thor approval to
every disgraccful and vcnal act that crowds
the history of the past few years of Republic
can rule at Washington. 1t is an open pro-
oee7rniito thch 'posu 'Tdprrcy IN The auflmls-
tratlon OF this governments that no reforms
are possible, and none will be made There
are men in the Republican party who do re-
cognizc the necessity of II thorough purilica-
ton of all the departments of official life at
washington, but were not for Elaine They
recognized in Secretary Bristow Il man whose
character and course in Office warranted the
belief that he would inaugurale and success
fully carry on all nccdiul measures of reform.
The superior political skill of Blaine and his
friends triumphcd over the honest efforts
OF Bristow, and the Republican party is
thereby committed against reform. In n
few days the hurrahcIs for Blaine will have
separated and gone to their homes and the
work OF the campaign will be commenced,
IL is one thing to carry convention for n
corrupt candidate, and another to induce n
majority of the people of the United States
to support such u candidate. The issue is
reform" Is Blaine the man whom the
people can trust for it? We think not For.
ward to st. Louis
In the nomination of James G. Blaine sovs
The Baltimore Gd=ette, the Republican pariy
will raise the standard of corruption in The
highest offices of The government He will
represent every plundcring ring that has fat.
tened upor the fraud and rascality of the Inst
decade he will be the candidate of corrlmt
combinations everywhere national state and
municipal, oi The men who have ruined indus
try, Frustrated trade, killed commerce. sem,
hundreds OF thousands Of people out on the
streets and highways To beg to starvc or TO
steal who have stopped our factories and
nhntle the American mechanic Il pallprr. Mr.
iilalhc VIII represent that party and no other
and we Shall have false issues injected into
the canvass; issues which have no existence
IN fact ISSUES about the dead ami gone re.
hclliun, and issues about religion all OF which
IS a reversal oi history and II return To the
dark ana blgotcd periods of the worlds his.
tory. 1h7 viii he The meaning of the blaine
canvass. II VIII he, us we have said, "A los
iH% canvass and campaign if the gentlemen
who meet at 81. Louis will only Ito their
duty, irrespective Of section, irrespective
OF the past, select the man who cmbGdics in
his name and in his record hostility TO each
and everything Mr. Blaine represents. With
Mr.. Blaine to lead the Republican column
tho victory Of the Democracy will be an
easy one. lie is the weakest candidate the
tcpublican party can select, provided the
democracy will only act with II moderate
degree OF vision and political sagacity.-
Political riyarica and jeaolls,s must be
buried, and no matter whence he comes or
who he is, the man to be nominated is the
man WHO will win the victory Blaine's
nomination means corruption; let the nOmi-
nation of the Democracy mean honesty and
reform. ...,... .