The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-19

"Orant and Blainc.s
OF the various rumors and counter.
rumors 50 current now. the most absurd
and incredible was that which declared
that Mr.. Blaine would accept the Sec
ond place on the Republican ticket with
Grant. The report that Grant would
accept the place under Blaine would
have been quite as possible; perhaps
much more 50. For. in case Of his fail
ure TO get 4 nomination or secure an
election, Grant would retire with what
ever prestige he has acquired and take
his place with other ex-Presidents.
The retirement into the chair Of the
Vice. President would certainly not be
any more OF a retirement than going
into business or spending his life In dig
nificd case. Whatever strength Grant
NAV have as Presidential candidate
would not be impaired by his occupying
the chair Of the Vice-P President for four
wears. That il, he would be more
prominent at the end Of four years
than he would be II he lived strictly
private life.
But to put Blaine into the Retirement
Of ice-Presidency would be to destroy
lis availability As candidate hereafter.
He has invested all his capital in an ac-
tive, irreprcssible, slashing. theatrical.
public career His reputation for brill
fancy rests mainly, II not wholly, upon
his aggressiveness. upon his skill as
public speaker and debater, upon his
sdroitness Is . parliamentarian. and
upon his readiness and alertness on the
floor of Congress. Those who judge
him fayorably by his Congressional
performances. would. probably, were
he ever made President, be greatly dis
appo inted in his administrative ability.
His career and experience have not
been that Of an administrator, and there
Il no reason to suppose that in the tx
ecutiye chair he would excel. even Il
be would equal, many other soberer
and less flashy politician. Indeed. the
danger would be that he would. in
striving TO maintain his reputation for
dash, imperil and break down his Adj
. ministration, and involve the country
in difficulties and perils
, But so far IS his future Is concerned.
such man might rs well be put into
: the famous crypt Of the Capitol, or sent
: home TO Augusta for term OF fout
: wears, as to be set in the chair Of the
! Vice President where he could "stiz
/. M" nobody. nor = make il hot under
the old fag' for single :. brigadier."
: II would close his political career.
! People would forget there was such
!. man, and they would see that, IL spite
81 his absence from the floor Of Con
gress. the world still moved and thu
Government survived. The popularity
and enthusiasm which he has there
q provoked would be sunk in the sea O
L oblivion. He might as well throw bis
J. private fortune into the Atlantic Ocean
J. as TO leave the only arena in which ~
( has acquired distinction.
a His denial Of the report that ne 10
+ tended such an act Of folly may be &C
" cepted as quite sincere. Instead Of 40
ia cepting such . position - compro
" mise he would probably reject Il ~ a
Is insult. But even If he were 70 con
ce cent. II Is doubtful II the Republican
* would be willing to load down thei
re chances with = double weight
OF Grant shall be nominated, they will ,
10 fettered with the prejudice against ii
e. third term as well as the scandals
m the frat and the second II Blaine
II nominated there are the record Of th
en- Speakership, the Muliigan letters IN
r. other episodes in Mr. Blaine's eventfI
At life. But to put them together, TO al
tic 70 the ball and chain Of Blaine's seal
I'd dals the handouts Of Grants antec'
ar dents and third term ambition. with n
ses idea that party thus loaded can mai
mt 4 good fight. is . greater folly than o.
en- can reasonably expect them %
Go entity az. So that whatever else ms
al 6appen At Chicago. Grant and Blaine
To viii NOT. IN an human probability.
he The outcome Of it. Blaine and Grant
liz 4 more likely. and that u mot likely
re An. The ce-Presidential candida
AN a. the ticket to be nominated there
BILE perhaps, the darkest horse Of ~ VINO
he stud. He is visible at present meth
a the stable nor In the pasture -
Id troll Free hress.
Or The Baptists report Il, 4o7 Sunds
me schools, with 922 .602 scholars. IN Y
re. lit by States, North Carolina lead
ex- Nth 1000 schools; New York follow
na- with $50, and leads with lis, A5 sch
gnt ars: Illinois has only 500 schools, .
en- ~. 377 scholars; Indiana, $50 schoo
So. $1,000 scholars; Michigan, 35s schco
y $4,000 scholars; Iowa, 224 schools,
'ac- AS scholars; Wisconsin, log scnoo
az y. $50 scholars; Minnesota, 50 schoc
$500 scholars.
; q Queen Victoria, in opening 4
.us- lament in late years, takes on the
rem pearance Of robes Of State but not
can rohcs themselves. She wears her