Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-17
GRANT AND BLAINE.
A Very Popular Sort OF q Ticket thu,
Would Be.
Chicago Inter-Ocesn

Chicago Inter-Ocesn,
1t is given out that Mr.. Blaine has con.
cluded to make an active aud vigorous can.
vaas for the presidential nomination. and
that the fight will he begun in this state by
by an open warfare against the Grant move.
Ment.s s,5 zaeg
Mr.. Blaine can do many things and re.
tain the respect Of the people which another
could not do without losing friends and ex.
citing u%nfavorsble criticism ; but the Inter.
Ocean doubts somewhat whether any candi-
date, no matter who he may be, can Jump
into an active scramble for so exalted a pc.
sition without feeling, sooner or later, a re-
action that will prove disastrous.
The Office of chief magistrate of the
United States is one that ought not to be
fought over, like that of a constable. And,
while for lesser Offices men may make per-
sonal appeals for support, it hardly seems
the correct thing for one named in connec.
ton with the presidency to 60 to drumming
the woods for votes.
1t is said that Mr.. Blaine has been advis.
ed to this course bv his friends. II this
be so, then we take it that his friends are
unwise counselors. Nj Root, of Chicago.
Is named az one of them. and, If II be q
fact that he has advised q fight in this
state against Grant, and that Mr.. Blaine
has adopted the idea. It will not have a
tendency among those who know Mr.. Root
to increase their confidence 10 Mr.. Blaine's
penetration. Generous, active, and every
inch a republican. MI. Root is still q VERT
able Jonah when it N to tine political
yawl-boat. and Is morally certain to capsize
himself, and everybody with him, before he
fairly gets started.
The resolution to open a fight in Illinois
is impolitic for several reasons. In the frat
place, though people like boldness aud ag.
gressiveness, there is a flavor of over.ween.
ing confidence, a sort of "crowding of the
mourners' In this movement, which ever
many Of the friends of Mr.. Blaine will re.
gard with disfavor. If war should be
opened against Nj. Blaine in his own atate
with the idea of carrying it for Grant, the
newspapers would TEEN with the "insolence
Of third.termers." Az a matter of simple
courtesy, if nothing else, a mans own ptate
has been expected to cast its vote for him.
The Grant men in Illinois have naught but
the kindest feelings toward Nj. Blaine, but
an attempt to force the formers own state
to vote against him in convention will Ger
tainly create considerable feeling. which We
do not believe will be to the advantage O.
the brilliant Maine senator.
We trust that Mr.. Blaine will refecI
twice before entering upon a canvass of the
kind mentioned. No republican in this
atate wishes to make warfare upon him
but certainly such a course could not b.
quietly acquiesced in by the friends of Gen
Grant. So far a. the Inter Ocean is con
cerned. it would be glad to nee the varioul
candidates for the nomination go into III,
convention with their own delegations sole
for them. 1t would not only be courteous
but the republicans of the country owe thi
much to the eminent leaders who are nance
in connection with the office. Let Main,
vote for James G. Blaine, Ohio for Johr
Sherman, and Illinois for Grant. Th,
friends of the various candidates should b,
generous enough to concede this.
The fact is, the ticket to nominate at Chi
cago is Grant and Blaine-one from tn,
west, the other from the east a ticket tba
would sweep the country like a whirlwind
unite all factions, and give US one of th.
ablest and most brilliant administration
known to history. Mr.. Blaine can afford t,
make what aome are pleased to term such
sacr fee. He can afford to serve the peopl
in such a capacity he can afford to link BIZ
name with Grant in q campaign which vii
live as the most remarkable Of the century
and mark the advancesof the great republi,
to the foremost place. among the nations o
the earth. With Blaine as vice presiden,
the Office would be lifted out o fthe irrespon
sible position it now occupies and be place.
where it belongs, in the line of direct sue
cession to the presidency.