The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-30

their agents getting men to sign papers agree
ing TO vote against Mr.. Blaine, has a strong
SAVIOR of machine politics. ] say more than
this. ! thiRk it the most nischievous and I'M
fair method of political organization that has
been exhibited in this state since the old days
of the know nothings, who adopted the same
plan. Applause
CLEVELAND HELD OUT AS BAIT.
The nomination of Mr.. Cleveland, gentle
men, is in my estimation merely repetition of
| what the democratic party has in several pre-
ceiling campaigns attempted. and that is, he is
held out bait. 1t was so with Mcclellan in
the war; it was so with Horace Greeley; it was
so eminenty with Gen. Hancock; and. the
democratic party, with certain wisdom, OBJ
serves the rule which an old man in the coun-
try once stated, that in the selection of bait you
must consult the taste of The fish and not the
taste of the fisherman, and so they hold him
out as a roformer. | think if they had had the
courage of their convictions they would have
nominated old Judge Thurman, and the only
plank in the platform would have been: Let
the boys come in out of the cold TO warm their
toes, y which l understand was Judge Thur
mans platform before the Chicago convention.
But they concluded to have this bait held out.
Now if you chose to take him, the democratic
party don't care one cent who II is that IL the
means of leading them into power. This great
dixie that we have built up they don't care
whetherit is leveled by rats or washed away by
a flood. The tide will come in 1t will be the
democratic party, with its traditions, its masses,
its purposes, placed in power, and the presi-
dent will be its president as he must be. The
choice of the American people is between great
parties, between principles, between purposes,
and it can't be made question of men.
MR. BLAINE's PERSONAL CHARACTER.
But, fellow citizens, there is one thing L
ought to have said about Mr.. Blaine. In re-
gard TO the common accusation against him,
lhave never taken a,.y stock in thcm-never
nave | believed them-for the reason that
have known the man. Applause. No man
can point to an act of his in public life from
which he has ever made private profit or adj
vantage. have dared to think, to call myself
his friend. Applause l never heard from
him an expression of purpose or of opinion
,na, las not on the side Of the highest and the
best. Applause. Mr.. Blaine is a brilliant
man. He is man of great versatility of re-
sources. In the consultations that were had
in regard to bringing about specie payments,
and preserving the faith of the government by
redeeming its greenbacks, Mr.. Blaine assist
great variety of sentiments. There, too, he
showed himself very fertile in expedients, and
that he is man who when great question is
presented, brings solid sense 10 bear upon it,
and that in following his schemes he keeps al
ways in view the public interests.
THE BREEzES FROM THE PRAIRIEs
wish to say TO our boiling friends down in
Boston, If it will not offend them and it is not
discourteous, that Il great many people live in
this country west of the Mill Dam, and even
htoO Va toItSt, III SdtpDJ'pgs. lHcTd
are a number of them even west of Worcester;
and you have heard the great popular voices OF
those who constructed the republican party in
this country, who have been It's strength and
Its virtue. You have had breeze from the
praires. You have heard the voice of the
farmers. You have heard from the miners, the
the mechanics from every part of
This broad land. This great conserving voice
has come uD. eve trust Mr.. Blaine pnd de-
sire him to be our leader" Whatever Massa-
III ftc in anti hinl- ic moi hat
national popular opinion to be respected APP
pause.