Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
WHOLE NO. 2, ,5sS.
When The Campaign opens.
Philadelphia Times.

The huInluers of the political
field have -inonopolizcd the Iin bile
eur thus tar i'm what they ina&ine
~ ba the Presidential cailpaigH /;
bat, In pofiit of fact, tile ci,iiipuIgll
4 hsis not YEA opefftsl nj all, and st,v-
/ efaisWceks flOre will pass beforB the
| controlling elements will be seen
! or felt in the conflict.
| The two great parties nominated
James 81. Blaine and Grover CIevo-
laiid to be submitted 10 the ten mil
\ lions of American voters Ms candi-
dates for President. They were
| Nominated because of their presunts
ed special fitness, alike in ability
and character, for the highest civil
trust OF the world, and they were
chosen by two great representative
conventions which fully apprecia.
ted the intelligence and indepen-
dence the people would summon TO
guide them in the selection Of the
Chief Magistrate Of the republic.
Both Cleveland and Blaine had
been freely criticised for their pub
lie acts; both had filed high offi-
cial trusts !. both had been repeated
~ GA pOoCu ~ tiIG CIuSldi tcSSl vi
popular contests, and both had
proved their claim to the respect Of
he whole country. The n0inina-
tion OF Blaine was an appeal 10 the
vital partisan element of his great
party, for he most fitly typifed and
represented 1T. The nomination of
Cleveland was an appeal to the
large class that is weary of parli-
san government, for he most titly
typified and represented 1t. The
issue was thus Joined and submitted /
to the people for their final and ir-
revocable judgment, and in the full
ness Of time the people will open
the campaign, and send hummers,
scandal-inongers and political dead
beats to the rear. 4ltl ans sili 81 aal
When the campaign opens, nonel
Will mistake its meaning. IL will |
not bring to the fore the false or
grossly exaggerated scandals which |
have been the daily food of party
organs and party huInmers during
the last month. 1t will not prevent
the inquiry when, where, TO whom
or under what circumstances one
candidate was married a generation
ago, nor will il consider what NOUN
lain Of defamation may have been
magnified out OF a mole hill in the
social life OF fianother candidate half
d generation ago. Neither such
brutal spewings from the campaign
liars OF the day, nor the general or
eircumstantial defense of the assaii-
ed candidates., will have any impor-
tant part in the great battle. There
viii be petty organs and mean ora
tors tO'retail exploded and nausea
Ting scandals. because they can un-.
nothing that is nObler or
better; but when the campaign
opens, the people and the leaders OF
the people will hurl the party scav-I
engers out OF sight, and out OF
hearing, and the issues, the princi-
pies, OF the contest will be discuss
ed, considered and decided with Il
degree OF intelligence and indepen-i
dencelunequaled in all past poliiicalI
rraStrg o,s-.a, ~.
When the campaign opens some
weeks hence, party organs and or.
ator5 will cease the sensational
trade, forsfhe good reason
thatithe people ~ all parties will
resent them. There will then be a
delnand-a general and iinperious
Iietnand-for the sober discussion OF
the problems Of honest govern-l
IneRt, OF reduced taxes, OF a surplus
Of scores OF millions exaeted from
the depressed business of the cOun-
Try, ard ~ protection 10 labor.
pheR are grave problems; prob
|etBR which directly affect every
honest .laborer, banker, merchant,
and business man in
sYery section or the country, and
hey wilt rise above the poisoned
nists Of campaign scandals and
lissipate them like the god OF day
n his flood of light. These will be
he absorbing Questions with the /
people when the campaign opens,
md the candidate who can best
stand the test of the honest and
intelligent judgment OF the Amer
can voters. win be selected President
II November next. Wait till the
opens; theDs the occupa- /
ion oi the party scav9hger and the
liar will be gone. -,