The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-16
THE EN-SECRETARY.

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completely the public eye, or has become
so extensively the subject of pubic crltl-
cism, either of reprcach or approval, as Mr.
JAMES G. BLAND; not even TILDEN, alter
the result of the elections of 1876, nor
CoNKLIYG, during and preceding the Albany
contest. The main cause for this celebrity
and the multiplicity of talk of late, is, I'M
doubtedlv, his diplomatic correspondence
with reference to our foreign relations. This
subject has been sufficiently discussed by
us heretofore, but ~ at we desire now to 90
is to take look at = lie eX-secretary, HIM
self. As to his policy that was right enough
if the country had been able to
enforce his demands. As that could not be
done the successor to his office and MIR.
ARTHUR, who approved of BLAI>h's course
have virtually applogized therefof., and the
world has had another laugh at the United
States. But BLAINE continues to remain
the most famous, feared, alternately abused
and admired man of the republican party.
The fact is the whole trouble arose simply
because the rusty and dusty old depart
BLAINE put new life into them. He was
not from sense of duty or by nature
capable of such say-nothing, do-noth-
ing policies as those of HAMIL-
TON FISH and WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs, those
ancicnts who enjoyed and looked after
nothing as they did good dinner AS a
consequence the country became alarmed
as it was awakened from its sleep, and
"Rome howled." 1t is all right now, for it
has settled into slumber again after rub
bling its eyes and exclaiming. ION my"
and France and Great Britain, Chill or
Guatemala, or the Sandwich Islands, for
that matter, may proceed in the trliilng
process of digging ditch around us. But
as for the ex-secretary he proposes, as lndi-
Gated by his recent conduct and expressions,
to keep the alarm clock running until the
country at large has vindicated or sisap-
proved his policy. We admire his pluck,
and think it is indicative of far more
manhood than that OF ARTHUR III
first approving and then upon hearing the
first sound of condemnation apologizing
therefor. The one course displays the
strength, boldness and honesty of conyic-
tons of the man, while the other is but the
casting about and hedging in of the politi-
clan. And withal, one reflection of prime
importance of widespread significance rises
above all others, and it is that the individ-
ual is still the moving power in American
politics The republican party is divided
TO day from the democracy because the
democratic leaders are distasteful to it and II
is IN It's own ranks at last but question oil
ARTHUR or BLAINE. 1t shows the latters
great personality and popularity and his
tremendous magnetism that out OF ONCE,
alone, under the loads of abuse from the
first men of both parties he is daily becom-
ing more prominent AID powerful, ard is
the invariable and universal choice as the
head of the new movement Of independent
ism. We think this is Mr.. BLAIYE's weak
ness. Among the masses OF his party he is
certainly the choice and idol of the major
ity, and is now additionally clothed with
mantle Of martrydom. 1t is not likely any
thing very practical will come out OF the
new party idea, and If the ex-secretary suf-
fer himself to be drawn to it, he may not
occupy thereafter 50 great conspicuosness
or 50 much of popular favor. We cannot
say. Of course, how BLANE's candidacy
would be received by the south, either a.
an independent or a republican, but we
can easily see that the constantly widening
breach between the expremier and the
GHAsr-CoxKLIse crowd j. likely to produce
q political revolution in this country. IL
may give rise 30 a general breaking up Of
Old issues and parties, or IL may place the
democracy I'm power, which is the more
PROBABLE result. but no public man can be
watched for the next two year, In the
United States with 50 much Of profit and
Interest as Ex-sEcEErAHY BLAINE.