The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-21
whore blaine Stands.
Baltimore American, Republican.

Since Blaine swept Maine he has given
the politicians plenty OF food Tor rehecuon,
and there is no name more frequently met
with in the newspapers than his. 1t used
70 be said that he was power only when
in office. and that out OF il he could COM
mand no strength or influence. lie mas
been n private citizen for nearly year, D,lt
he led the recent campaign in his own
STATE. and completely knocked out the
Democratic Greenback coalition. All this
moves the New York Sun to say that "the
Blaine phGniX has risen from its ashes, and
Arthur is no more" The New York Herald
discusses his connection with the Straightout
Republican movement in Virginia, and he
speaks for himself in long interview
published in the Chicago Tribune. 1t is
no news that Mr.. Blaine, in common with
the great mass of Republicans, holds that
the darkest stain on the Administration l.
its alliance with Malone and reputation,
and its surrender to Malone not only OF
the Federal patronage in Virginia, but also
of amendments in the Departments at
Washington. Manned soldiers and yete-
ran Republicans have been dismissed TO
make place for the mercenaries OF the reptl-
diationist Boss, and to-day the disgraceful
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| tion throwing all its forces against those Re-
publican candidates for Congress who have
refused to wear the nickel-platcd collar OF
Mahoneism. 81 think" says Mr.. Blaine,
ait was great political blunder to unite
the Republican party with the Readlust-
ersv: and he added that he had always
advised that "the Republicans should all
hold to their own standard, and not be-
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pudiation.' He gives the interesting bit
of information that on this question the
Garfield Cabinet "was about rs evenly
divided as seven men can be divided
and it WAS not settled up to the day OF the
assassination. But Is to joining the repudla-
ton wing OF the Virginia Democracy, being
"thc last degree OF folly for the Republic
cans" a Mr.. Blaine says, there can now be
no question. Still it is not irremediahle OF
| irrcyocable. for it is highly probable that,
with competent organization restored
among the Virginia Republicans, they can
beat Mahone's candidate for congressman
at large and Illustrate his schemes i'll sew
eral OF the districts. For this work there
can be no other such efficient counsellor rs
Mr.. Blaine, and in that capacity he will
earn and receive the gratitude OF vast
majority OF Republicans and OF all Demo-
Gratis who recognize political morality. The
blot Of Mahonesm must he wiped off the
Republican colors, and Blaine is the
man to extend the most important help
in the cleansing process. He makes a
novel proposition, to the effect that the
General Government might with propricty
aid Virginia in some practical way in set
ting her debt. She gave to the nation the
whole northwestern territory in the last
century, and she suffered more than any
other State by the civil war. This idea OF
Mr.. Blainc's will excite 4 good deal OF de-
bate, but it comes as practical suggestion
and appeals very forcibly to NirgInIan'
themselves. The first thing to be done
however. is to kill off Mahoneism by with
drawing Republican support from it, and
with an earnest effort it may be accom-
plished, in spite Of Administration power
and patronage.