The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-01
: YES, BLAINE, CONKLlNG.
orERroR HrsTORY or THE DE FAC1o
ADMINISTRATION

r.. vepubiican Statesmen who Load the
.v. .goinst SInycs-Mr. Biainc'- Orposi-
lion Dates from the Very beginning How
uoye. onercd to Make Eugene Hale Sec
rotary Of the Navy and was Hefn'cd-Ihe
r~,,h About the Idea of Making Ihonns
4. rIett Postmaster-Gencrai- - doc john
40, cor secretary OF War-Why the Hs-
..,.,,o,n.1tave spared ttayes tiii Now.
w.auINGrov. Dec a0--Thc dillctanti poll
p,ans who auusc Themselves with the vagarios
:, noltlcs snecr at the war which practical
,oiI,iciane arc waging upon the de inclo Prcsl-
dor, They point 10 the comments OF the Epr"-
,ao Tosf and other journals OF limited circuia-
lion and still more limitod influence as a reflex
NJ popular Judgment upon the passionate IN
coherent. and feeble repetition Of mrsty scan.
A dsls which they insist H. the whole supply OF
i ammunition for this war upon the fresiuehl
These malignant malcontents. say the ueoreu-
! cal politicians have ovcrcharged the gun which
hcy have pointed nt the White House. and they
1 ,yuI bc kuocl "a o. by no rocon. They can't
array The Rspu'iican party against the man ot
NJ choice. and anybody protesting to be Re-
n nuMican who says the Presidents election was
om,ined by q corrupt bargain is a trnitor TO
. his party and guilty OF gross faschood ana
slAuicr"
l The mistake these theoretical politicians
! make IL a very common one. They may know
The continent of the little cotcric about them.
butthcy do not understand the intensity OF tho
convictions u the masses OF the people. The
rrnctica poliii ian docs. and governs himself
accordingly Tho leaders Of the Republican
party who are in opposition to the Fraudulent
! President arc shrowl persons. They are
| men Of ability Many of them have dis
! tugushcd themselves in tho profession
4 TINT. above all others. develops the pcrccptiNc
n fn,ultics trains tn reasoning powers. and
( induces a duigcnl study of the motives which
! control human actions. They have had long
! and varied political experience. and understand
every phase OF popular opinion. as physician
does the symptoms of disease he is treating.
I They study tha public mind. Their aim is To-
4 discern the popular will. and to appear to lead
: and direct II. Tley do not seek to manuiao-
| urc. but to reflect public sentiment And this
\ is ssta.rsmar-hip. 4 Republican Government
is founded upon the viii of the people. and i-
! administered hy ~ ants appointed By majority
\ of the people
\ The mon who have s,t themselves In opposi-
ition to the Fraudulent Administration have all
along understood the political situation. 1t IA
a great mistake to assume that they have re-
comfy takcn this position, | rccollect distinctly
repeated conversations with Mr.. Blaine aitor he
made his ringin; speech in the Senate last
March IN which he declared that II Packard
was not the de j,oc Governor Of Louisiana. Mr..
Hayes was n0i legally President Of tho United
States. Immediately after tho Senate adjourned
''',t htn, Ia .,iI be ha1 hecr tnlI hv many
=, his frierd. tho. iis s,,.ech was a rash onn.
4 -, r,o,i, ,,,, u,,ls - .oid he in n ,,easur.I
VI ,o,o ,hec,ro this ,in,e ncv, venr tho R.nuLli.
4 cor nortv viii ho abreast Win the nosliion as-
Is,m.d tc.a,v rho men who now consider mo
r,sh ,yiu a veor honco acknowledge nj least
/ NV diaoornmer,n Fre,ueutly during the
Isprinc and carly summer. when the apathy Of
fthe Northern people TO tho casual observer
seemed as profound as the sleep Of death.
asked Mr. Blaine II he had begun to doubt The
fidelity of the masses Of his party to their ptin'
ciplcs. and he invariably repilel' No; they are
A. simply dazcd. bcwiiercd; 10y and BY they Will
wake up The elections this iall VIII be the
first response. Iho Democrats VIII carry Caii-
fornia. Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA. New Jersey New
York and. II local complications are avoided
~ they Will sweep MASSACHUSETTS, also Iher' IS
"lways calm before the storm bursts; dead
lencc rsgns Just before the avalanche starts
nhat wal You do IN Name asked
Keep the llhe' 7'eauy ana give our usu" on
,hr muorhy
"lll you endorse or dehouh'e inc Sou'h'rh
policy
lheie VIII DC no eh'orselh'h' pu' H. may o'
100 soon ior ueAouheih.' iuO"t OPINION ih''
no. lnNc So',"'H u'
Nol ''ns Ail'' mo Louf ,nn" 'uiii'' 9',n .A0
Jnnshe' ,'s worS h'l iNcN"'u' "ilil hSai wv
thousand more h'puolic"h woes man nun, tne h'-'
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Y What do yol il'nk oi tho Louisiana settle
menl ASKED hAn''
Y 'I haven't thought much about it, replied
lr'ihihW7 II was " diiheur rroplem'
1e continued Would the country nave IusIi-
1 hed lGrlher military lhteriereheef
I' maintain me supremacy oi the law ana
enlor" lh' de' ION oi competent Judicial
uinnnai yes. sa'N Blaine.
But where would You Ind such tribunal
70 '"l'"lrs p' i''Naf1 = demanded freIlns-