The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-17
BLAINE'S FAILURE.

Tho failure which attended Bialnes ehort
To provoke tho Southern Senators I
into an angry and irritating debate WAS oven
more conspicuous and ignominious than his {
ono. The rehuho That was admin
iatarad To him by Thurman and Lamar was
emphasized by the contemptuous silence III
which his last TRADE was received. lie was
allowed 10 make pitiul spectacle Of himself.
and there were mono 50 poor ~ 80 MN even
the poor reverence of being angered by what
he said or resenting IT..
His abuse his vituperation and Islander.
our dispatch tells va. was exquisite IN liz
malignant adroiiness, lie oven resorted ~
personalities III his desperate effort to pro
voke rotort and break the silence which gave
hack no sound but tho ocho ol his own
abusive speech His TRADE will prosper oven
less with the people than It did with the Sen
ate He was talking out Of date and 81 things
that have gone by, we hope, forever. lle was
appealing Ia passions that have burned 70
ashes. 10 prejudces that are ohsolet" ana
which tho people have long since seen
the folly Of chcrishug. In short, he has made
a great. n fatal mistake. and ono that his
rivals will hasten to take advantage OF, whilo
ha enemies can afford simply ~ deapise ~
| In making this comment WI ara only follow
ing those which his own party organs and
friends have had no hesitation in making be
fore us. Even Garfield. the most bitter ana
extreme of partisans. has not allowed himself
to DO 80 blinded by his prejudiccs as to hetray
himsclf into such n total misrepresentation OF
tho drift of popular feeling and thought.
In proof 81 this, the Washington corrc-
apopdent Of tho Now York Herud SAYS
IN Tho discussions this evening of tho Nenno
Debate Mr.. Blninos attempt to revive me SCI
tionnl nnmosiiics Is very freely "nntraFteh win
some remarks which Gen, Garfield Yesterday
mndo ia tho House in ~" discussion oi the con
snar hill Mr.. Garfield said.
Il want to say another thing 50 far ns have
studded Tho nurrnn, Of public thought aud of
, nnli,ral feeling III this country, no f~ling hns
shown iscif more strongly than the tendency
Gf tho public mind in tho past few months. me
\ man who attempts to get w n polifiehl excite
mont IN this country on The old sectional issues
will Il 4 himself without party and without
sunuort The man who wants 10 serve his coun
nv must nut himself IN tho limo Of iIs lead-
ING Thought and that ~ tho restoration
= ai business. trade. commerce, industry. sonnn
I rolui nj economy honest money, and honest
pnvmeut Of all obligations: and the man whu
Fl en- ndd ANYTHING in the direction Of tn" accom-,
8 piehment of any of those purposes - nnpht
hanofactor.'
8 nnWuhtnnna M wolI "a Democrats nro saving
4 "a night TINT Mr.. Blaine would have boon WiSN'
> had deprecated instead of trying TO intlnme soc
h ttonal foetng and auspi ion The very genera
. impression y that ha.hna mad" h,qm1'r, I'm nm
Hepuhlicana pv N of tho stalwart Kind. 1dnl
q that apu Garfield struck the true note Tor DO
J. litical success
\, This comment Of tho HrnlTa corrcspon
o dent is cminenty just and accurate, but %,
4 pressing hia resolution and specially j
# bringing about the rejection Ivy strict part,
ID vote of tho Amendment. ask od Tor by TN
Il Democrats making tho Investigation genera
y, so az 10 apply to certain Northern States a
we'll az to tho Southern States. what wa
BIaine's personal blunder has been made
IT mistake of tho Republican party. To thi
4, extent BIaine's project has not been iailur'
h. He has secured FOR himself constructive con
n partnership, at least. in his eolf-chosen exi'
II from tho popular heart.
O. We sincerely hope that tho policy adopto
C. bv the Democratic Senators on this occasio
" will be consistently pursued. They deserv
IN and will receive tho admiration and graf
81 tude Of the whole country for their digniiie
u forbearanca under such gross provocato
Id BY persistng in such course these dem'
ts gnrues and consciencolcss partisans will
nd driven of necessity from their abuse III
I'd slandor and forced to stand on higher groun
d. or else give themselves over to political 81
We eide. Lot them fume and fret away the fe
Id remaining days of tho present Congress,
D thoy will in partisan agitation to the dofe
IT of the vast amount Of useful legislation &
ly country il demanding
This Will only serve to bring out in strong
contrast the work that will be done by :
ilc Democratic Congress that meets on VI
nd fourth OF March. in an extra session neces'
ol- tated by this very conduct The Democra
IN can certainly afford to stand on the record
ST tho Republicans can, Let the Democrat
sso House 80 on with its work, devoting its'
he entirely to useful legislation bearing up
Ier the great material interests OF the countr
ost leaving it to the Republican Senate to be
tee tho responsibility Of refusing to the peoI
As the relief they are SO importunate Tor, a
IN there will be hut little doubt Of the result.