National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-12
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We have before us document of eight
pnges-its title page illustrated with very
spirited medallion likeness of Senator
BLAINE, resting upon q fac simiie of the
Senator's sign manual. The bottom Of the
title page is inscribed with This pamphlet
is sent you with the compliments of the
BLAINE club of Columbus" Thanks, gentle
men, ten thousand thanks, fory your courtesy
and kindness. Then follows pen portrait
Of JAMES G. BLAINE, which is highly in
teresting reading, but we cannot afford to
sacrifice hundred dollars of advertising to
give it place, though VIC are almost tempted
TO do so by the charm of the authors sig
nature, which no doubt represents many n
good dinner shared at the Senator's hospita-
BILE mahogany. We appreciate the sub
iect--the devotion which stands out in
the vivid descriptions of the character
of the Senator and the splendor of his hos
pitable homeland especially do we admire
the name over which rests this feast of good
things. If the last two pages of this docu-
ment, the matter for which was prepared
by less skilled hands, had been torn off and
thrown away before it reached us, our ad-
miration would have been complete and
our captivity certain, but with these pages
attached the beauty and symmetry Of the
whole affair has been spoiled. Only think
of marring thing of beauty which is a joy
forever by hitching thereto such unseemly
words rs are grouped in the following para
graph:
SHERMAN rs n candidate has developed so
| little strength anywhere us 10 be practically
out Of the race. His only considerable follow
ing is confined to Ohio, where the State will
at least be divided between him and BLAINE,
with perhaps the greater part to BLAINE,
and possibly fractional part to GRANT This
being all that Mr.. SHERMAN can reasonably
| hope for in Ohio, and there being 10 tangible
| support for him in any other State, we repeat
that lie is practically out of the race, aud
now everything points to the conclusion that
| either GRANT OF BLAINE will be the nominee
aud candidate of the Republican party.
| Which shall it be? With BLAINE, for whom
the people of every Republican State in the
Union are enthusiastically anxious, there
| could be no sort of doubt of u glorious and
| triumphant Success There would be no diff
| ferences to adjust, no resistance to be met and
| quieted. AU the party would join in his
| earnest enthusiastic support, and VIC would
|
the objections to third term would be urged;
and the number who so object are so consid-
cradle and respectable rs to render the result
| in his case at least doubtful so that it seems
to us that wisdom would dictate an avoid
ance of all danger, by the nomination of Il
leader who would bring the entire party to his
support, and that man we believe to be JAMES
| G. BLAINE.
| We give this as sample brick from the
kiln that is being burned in Secretary
SHERMAN's own State to be hurled at him
on his native heath. The modesty, the
tender care for Secretary SHERMAN's feel
ings, the special solicitude lest the objec-
tons to third term might be urged against
General GRANT by the Democrats after
nomination, and the confding assurance
given that all the party would join in ear
nest support of Senator BLAINE ought to re-
duce the price of ice to low figure during
the impending famine of that cooling prod
uct However, we take the liberty to say
in this connection that these things will
add no vigor to Presidential boom. No
candidate can ever elevate himself by de-
crying his rivals. A bureau so conducted
will ne yer declare valuable dividend To
reward its proprietor.