National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-10
MIR. BLAINE BEFORE THE COUNTRY
THE voice or the People na uttered by.
the PreAs OF thr Country.


The st. Louis Globe. Democrat, referring TO the in-
tended Grafton Of Blaine on Garfield says at
gives Mt. Blaine fine opportunity to get before
the American people, and If he does not take ad-
vantage of the occasion in some manner to ad-
vance his own interests ho will not be Mr. Blaine.
II will all be denly hidden as may be, but II will
have moro reference 10 1851 than to 1881"
The Philadelphia Bulcifn! 1.-THE sober. sided
thought OF some of Mr.. Blaine's staunohest friends
satisfies them that ho made mistake In writing
his recent letter to President Arthur and that un
Intentionally ne has put himself In position
where his friends cannot defend him without sub
iecting them to the suspicion OF having Joined in
n movement the object OF which is first to throw
distrust upon the administration and then break
The New York sun: Mr.. Blaine's brief, but
notable, excursion In International politics has
settled beyond question the fact that the people
Of the United States are not ready for another war
do not want war, and will not tolerate any polti-
clan who thinks to bid for their favor by promoting
war;
The Cincinnati Commercial goes back on Blaine
thus: 1t is highly probable the next President Of
the United states may be some one whose name is
not prominent among present nspirantS. The
much. talked of have an unfortunate habit Of get
ting so e1ectually In each others way that the
nominating conventions, In their desperation,
centre upon compromise candidate aud put him
through with n rush."
ThespringGeld Mass Republican "Asa piece Of
Diplomatic ilreworks-the American eagle dressed
up as n big lngun' and handing around the pipe
of pcaco--this Is very Pretty. II the cute Secre.
tary of state had not sprung several other nOtionS
upon an unsuspectlng pCol le the country could
have smiled and humOred him In this. But com.
ing, rs 1t does on top of the threats of two wars
from the same source, II simply increases the pop
ular anger"
The Boston Trdrtper! 1.-THE Republican news
papers are evidenly inclined TO deal gently with
Mr.. Blaine but they speak with u trnnc.s and an
unanimity that CaiinOt fail to convince him that
he does not have their sympathy in his present
attitude toward the administration and may not
be sure Of their forbeaI0nce If he assumes more
marked attitude Of fhOsility,"
All the ablest papers: "Mr. Blaine's letter TO
President Arthur was most powerfully-ihrown
boomerang"
The editor OF the Kansas City Times may not
have known of Baine's offer to become the caudi-
dutO Of the Democrats for President: "ThC
more Mr.. Blaine's aggressive policy Is in-
quircn into the clearer IL becomes that he has
constructivey lied in regard to the instructions
given Special Envoy TresCOt President Arthur
ordered all belligerency modified In the instruc-
tlons, aud Mr.. Blaine intlmating that such should
| be done sent Mr.. TreScOt oil TO South America
| burdcnCd with very wnr-l liko message to Chill
the same that President Arthur ordered modified
| The Chicago TriLunc thinks the campaign for
! 1881 "has opened carly because Arthur did not
| keep Blaine in the Cabinet. SO far as Blaine Is
CONCERNED, it opened the, day he went into Gar.
! fields Cabinet. AS for that. however, the thing
withstanding the loads he carries in u record
which, as Halstead, Reid & Co. declared as fai
bnck as 1876 "cannot be defended Is likely Ia
stick to him as long as he lives. Hitherto II has
not been viewed rs Il special qualification for O
| Cabinet position; but the Tribune thinks IL IS.