The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-24
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1880.
BLAINE.

amiu Hc AM u war
And be your orinamme to-day
The helmet OF Navarro"
These words from the stirring ode Of
Macaulay ntly describe the character
of Henry of Navarro, afterward Henry
" of France. They are indeed sim
ply a verification of words uttered by
the prince when encouraging his troops
just previous to the battle of Ivry. "If
you lose sight Of your ensigns,n said he,
''rally around my plume, you will
always find it on the road to honor"
The comparison frequently instituted
between Blaine and Henry of Nayarre,
is 4 most felicitous one. The illustri-
Gus king was the pride and hope of n
great political party in France, a party
who espoused principles which in a
later day conducted the nation to n
high pitch Of esteem and prosperity.
Not only was he the representative of
the most that was enlightened and pro-
gressive in French politics, but his own
personal character was admirably cal
culated to inspire love and admiration.
A n6o ~ III diNullIt VI Ills bkt. lit
poor who at that period (some three
centuries ago) were looked upon as of
no account whatever in the body poll
tic, were the peculiar subjects of Hen
rvs care and protection. This is Illus
trated by u well known saying of his
preserved in legend and poetry, that
he wished to so promote tile welfare of
all classes that every Sunday the mean
est peasant might have a chicken in his
pot for his dinner" So beloved was he
that when two hundred years after his
death the revolutionary mob Of Paris
desecrated the tombs of st. Denis,
wherein was buried the bones of the
French kings from the days of Charlie
mango, and ANONYMOUSLY dragged forth
4 all the bodies and buried them in a
common pit filled with quick lime,
when they found the body of the peo-
PIES monarch, in a wonderful state of
preservation, looking very life-like al
though it had lain in the vaults of the
church a hundred years, with pious
care the mob placed it in Il conspicuous
position in order that all might behold
the long departed peoples friend, and
ut the close of the day respectfully
buried him in a grave by himself.
Never was a king more popular; never
wa a king more beloved by all his sub
jects. great and small, than Henry of
Navarro.
The white plume that surmounted
the crest of Prince Henry at the battle
of Ivry, led on to victory, the name
and prestige of Blaine, the true repre-
sentative of republican principles, will,
we trust, lead on to n victory not less
important. The triumph OF the repub-
lican party is most essential to the well
fare of this nation. Under its leader
ship all departments of industry have
prospered. The ruinous effects of n
civil war have been ~surmounted, and
contentment and plenty introduced in
to every household. Blaine is the nat
ural and generally acknowledged leader
of the republican party. He is proba-
bly, the best party leader in the United
States to-day, better adapted for party
leadership than any man who has APP
peared in public life since the days of
Henry Clay. Endowed by nature with
eminent qualities of heart and mind,
with an intellect comprehensive enough
to grasp any political question, with a
heart big enough and warm enough to
feel and sympathize with all classes in