Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-05

o. The uomlnatlous male ~ the NNipnA'
Convention.
In or,icr nat the views OF those who Al.
vocate ne rlght OF separate and iniepend'
eut r,UtI-al action should have weight
win their fellow men. 10 i Important that
thi. right shouit ouly bc Invoked In eases
of vel asccrtAinct necessity. They Who
ale an Interest In watching The political
f,if become Wearisd With the cry % "wolf
f ID be- uttered lightly of with TOO much
frequency. The greatest wrong oi Nnlch
ths Iniep. uicnts have bad In The past ~
complain las been The Use 20 The party
machlnery In such d way a. o. thwAt IN
wishes % thc people. Tine and again has
TIE public prcicrcucc been set aside ~ men
who were able % manipulate conventions
AM % utilize the various devices knowr
a. t1e sklnei politician. The Independents
Oh pruu-iyvsuiN have feit that they could
'lstly their action In opposing uominA.
Ton. even for 80 high an oifcc a. that ol
Governor % the state. 10 able % show
plainlv hat 10 eAs the Outcome OF The
schemes of The few, successful AZ The en-
pense % the many To great extent MS
wrong has been rcmcticd. ard very lAfsey
through their excrti0ns. by The overthrow
of the Unit rule and The cstaollshmcut 81
district representation 10 became possini,
O. hold a uaiioual Convention nat va
rrprt sentative ln the true sense. The en-
preston 0f The vii % The members OF NE
krpa1Ucan party. ant they Scrc enabled
o. express their vii because OF The eNer'
tons % Tie lniePcn1cutr has resulted 10
thc nomination OF Mr.. Blaine.
10 cannot BE- gAlnsAid that Mr Bialnc Is
tlc choice of The masses % The dominant
party lu thc United States. ant that ths
iatc convention. better than most Of lt'
predecessor. gave heed t0 The demands of
j. constituent. 10 d. an evidence ~ thg
pr,scut strength of Nj Blaine that bis
support comes frum t1c farthcsi East AMI
thc Arhrst Wsst-ffom Iowa, VIII hci
arrlcu.iurIsis ant IRON fcrusylNauiA.Nlia
hrr Manufacturers kni .u these widely
separated iocalucs. win thslf diverse in.
forests. Wa exceptionally earnest All Ga.
thuslasiic. To oppose bis election WOO =
theu seem o. be- an attack upon TIE results
oflnfcpsntrut WORK. II would seem % hc
an acceptance 90 The theory against which
W have been coutsud.ug. that The few ar
more entitled o. consideration Than The
many. and o. tIrcf IRON The principle an
practice 20 the machine mcn mainly In ~
spcct 81 thc personality 90 The individuals
Nho participate in The Effort IL assumes
a very assallahlc. III not an intcfensl1le.
position. iu that 10 enables opponents %
charge that lnlcpenicnts ar never content
un.css their oNn preferences A. % canti-
iaics have ben Successful. such an op-
position would no; only b. t.ricut 10 &c
ftni upon theory Bat woult. We conceive,
te mott disastrous In - results, s.nce u
Involves che proposition % slrrcnierlng
the control of Tie country % he Dcmoc.
racy. party which has been on Tie wrong
sIic of ever Important question settled 10
the most eventual period ~ American bis
tory. and which has o. look b Tie time Of
Jackson for - schicyement-, % TIE time
Jtrcrsou flr - virtue. The annals % hn-
MAJ afars show no Instance " reform
IN. relying f0r support OF the.f measures
upon an orgAni alton which has exhibited
such extreme Conservatism.
Fven m 10 De- that Mr. Bialnc has not
been a pronounced advOcAte % "ciNu ser
vice reform. that cause has. lu our Iufg.
meut. ar more % hope IRON TIE kepgba-
can party. which hAs ENROLLED the princi-
ne IN lts platform. than from The Demo
craft. Who krc ayoweily hostile % a. who
dismissed o private NE - Democratic
sponsor lu the senate, and who are eagerly
awaiting distribution Of partisan rewards
We believe. further. that q wouit BE- more
reasonable % expect support for this meA-
sure ron a nan with The yigor AMI intel
uaencc % Mr.. Blaine. than non any nom
incs OF the Democrats. who, II he should
be- elected ant make an effort In IL favor
would have The whole strength Of bis pNty
used against him.
N0rwouil such an opposition be- jastided
~ TIE fact hat charges arr made against
M Blaine. those who make them say ar
feet bis personal Integrity. That he must
oc defended may, perhaps, BE- a good Argu-
meut against a domination, bat u certAirly
has % relevancy a. this time. II 10 should
oc once established that man ought not
d BE- elected O. the Presidency because &C
cusailons have been made against him, the
Ablsst men vOuid be always excluded.
Ia Tie heat % contests these accusations
spring up and luxuriate. They are Ike
TIE parasitic plants that cover an oak, bat
live on air and need 20 roots. IL should
not be- forgotten that these charges have
BEEN met b. The State Of Maine, walch has
since elected him % the senate BY Gar.
Geld. who maize hin Secretary Of State T,
ant b. the great party which has chosen
him Tor The Presidency. livery Prcsump-
tiOu l. In favor OF a nan who has been 50
trusted. And. % have weight. u Is not
enough hat such charges should be male,
they must Dc concluslvely proven.
n The "Jlug0lsm- Of Mr. Blaine means
no more than i asserted In the Pail Nail
sl1sff.. which says" Bat wherever hc
can be- viii Gust us from the position Nc
hold wherever an opportunity Offers he
vii use 10 % The uttermost % replace our
influence and our trade BY the Influence
ant trade OF The United States, and he will
regard Il a. his chief Ooect % promote q
great American COnfc'ieracy under The fgis
% he government AZ Washington, which
would tend % Increase the export trade
OF the Unltei states AZ the expense Of
Great BritAin that eplthet, borrowed
from Engiish politics. viii have no terrors
Tor an American.
To him who says he cannot support Mr..
Blaine because Of conscience. there Il no
thing % BE- answered. since be stands upon
a ground beyond the reach OF argument
he assumes, however. q great responsible
lty, and We ask him 10 take good heed a.
% bis steps. We suggest - him that
there may be q merit In The selfdiscipllne
which permits people 10 have their own
way. because even n our lives Dc cleaner
and our Judgments better than theirs, there
Is stil a possibility that our Information
il Incorrect, OF our conclusions from u
erroneous. We appeal 10 him, II be live
Ia Massachusetts,, not % mistake for con-
science the resentment he may feel for
sharp words spoken years ago. and which
broad minded men have forgOtten; and II
he live In New York. that be see 10 IL that
his conscience does not conceal his sppro-
val OF certain English views upon the sub
lect OF political economy. We, In Penn
sylvanls. see no reason 70 strike AZ 80 dis
tingulshed and able Republican. We
perceive 10 merit and no wisdom In hurry
ing into an alliance which necessarily In
cl1des the most corrupt elements In Amer
ican politics. We decline 70 form q league
with men who always opposed the mea-
sures Ne held 10 b OF the most importance,
who now rtject the reforms which We ~
gard a. essential. and who stil cling 10
those means Of stlnlng minorities which
Republicans have discarded a. unworthy.