The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-10

Hayes policy and a resolution opposing "
were both voted down, on motion OF MI.
Blaine, who said he wanted peace. Ana
thereupon platform was adopted WHICH,
without mentioning the President care
fully and bitterly condemns him unites
him, in fact, in the same condemnation
with the democrats, whom Mr.. Blame pre-
tends to hate. 1t is declaration OF war
upon the administration.
The platform is o curiosity. 1t might
have been written ten years ago; 1t has no
relation to present events or the circum-
stances of the country; it avoids what is in
everybody's mind-the PROSTATE condition
OF all interests, the want and suffering
which prevail all over the country, and it is,
in fact, nothing better than IL CHASTITY imper-
thence. The men who made it want to
carry an election, not to serve or benefit
their country, to which they have not given
thought, but to secure the Offices for them
selves. 1t makes up. however, in quantity
for lack of quality; it is 80 long
that in these hot days it will hardly get
itself read through. TO save trouble there
fore, we present here condensed view of
it:-Plank resolves that twice two make
four. Plank 2-Also that three times three
are nine. Plank Sand that no one but
democrat can doubt that four and four are
eight Plank 4-That the democratic party
are set of scoundrels, and that the poor
negro is necessarily murdered and outraged
in the South. Plank 5-That it was just
- -, %0 Af,Vcn
to vote the army appropriations-con-
found 'em.
N. B.-The democrats did vote the navy
appropriations, but Mr.. Blaine's friend,
Robson, fixed things SO that the money
did no good to the navy. On the whole, we
wish they had refused also the navy appro-
priations. Then we should not have had
to look about for that missing million and n
half, about which Mr.. Blaines friend
Robson keeps very quiet. Butt return to
the Maine platform.
Plank resolves that the Maine republic
cans have always been in favor Of civil SER
vice reform, and they ''point with pride" to
various things Plank goes for a 'tarif
for revenue with incidental protection.
Plank s demands sound currency and re-
sumption of specie payments, in very direct
and square words, and plank 8 opposes all
land grants and subsidies to railroads by
the general government. Plank 10 resolves
that President Hayes was fairly elected, and
any democrat who says fraud" is no better
than he ought to be.
There appear to be fifteen or twenty other
resolutions but the telegraph was unable to
bear them to an expectant world; they refer
to the virtues, the patriotism, the superior
honesty, wisdom and public spirit of the
republicans of Maine-and were put in, we
suppose, with an unfeeling purpose to
humiliate the Maine democrats, and that
is all.
Mr.. Blaine has, after all, declared war
against the President. 1t is pity he did
not do it in direct and straightforward
way; but in the name of peace he has
chosen to declare war. To the President
this action is matter Of not the least con-
sequence but it is in some respects an i'm
portant political event. The republican
party has disbanded in most of the
Southern States, and on the top Of that
loss it is torn by internal dissensions in
the North. The leaders VIGOROUSLY
oppose each other. Blaine hates Conk-
ling; Morton does not act well with
either Blaine or Conkling. Every State has
factions bitterly opposed to each other. In
Ohio the Taft men, the Matthews men, the
10 TalI in Sfoka
Fenton, Morgan, Curtis have their ad-
herents, all likely to combine against
Conkling, but afterward equally ready to
fight each other; in Indiana the Morton,
Gresham and Harrison men cannot CON-
bine, and even in Maine Mr.. Blaine did not
protest from Governor Chamberlain and
other influential friends of tho Presidents
policy.
Mr.. Blaine naturally saw that IN open
declaration against the President would at
once split the party. He took a more pru-
dent course. 1t remains to be seen how it
will work in Maine but its effect upon the
party in the countryat large is undoubtedly
disorganizing. Mr.. Blaine has given the
malcontents a flag to which they can rally.
He has taken his stand against the
President, and no doubt so eminent a
mutneer may count upon followers. His
course precipitates the disorganization in
the republican ranks 1t marks the begin
ming of the dissolution. He may carry
Maine against the President; for the demo-
Gratis of that State are poor set, who have
of late years shown so little ability that it
has often been said Mr.. Blaine ran both
parties He will certainly encourage the
republican opposition to the President in
other States. But we believe that in Con-
gress and especially in the Senate, his
course will, on the whole, strengthen Mr..
Hayes.
1t is necessity OF Mr.. Blaine's position
to be a leader Of his party. He has
no other hold on our politics ex-