The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-21
The Chief Grounds for Blaine's Flee,
ton.


A careful examination of the Blaine
organs and the speeches of the Blaine
orators for the past fortnight has
brought to light the following as the
chief, if not the only, grounds upon
which the election of the Jingo candi-
date is urged. They are presented in
the order of their Importance, Judging
from the relative prominence given
them by the Blaine advocates:
l. George William Curtis parts his
hair in the middle and is dude in poll
tics. This is evidently considered the
pivotal fact in the situation 1t is pre-
seEted in variety of forms snd with 4
degree of pertinacity Indicative of a be-
lief that if it is once thoroughly estab-
Iished in the minds of voters MIR.
Blaine's election will be assured
2. Harper's Weekly. nearly quarter
of Q century ago, published some very
Indifferent cartoons at the expense of
President Lincoln. This fact was dis
covered by Mr.. Blaine's Chicago organ,
and is daily averted to as a conclusive
reason why Mr.. Blaine should be elect
ed President. The organ aforesaid re-
CARDS the failure of the Democrats to
make their fight for General Hancock
four years ago upon this issue as a con-
elusive proof of their imbecility. for, as
Harper'S Weekly cartooned Mr.. Lincoln
in 1852, and supported General Gar
field in 1880, it would of course have
been easy to convince the country that
the latter should not be elected.
3. The English newspapers have
spoken favorably of Cleveland and UNI
favorably of Mr.. Blaine. The latter's
Cincinnati organ makes a speciality of
this point, and urges it as the most
potent reason why Mr.. Blaine should
be the next President.
+. Mr.. George Jones, who owns the
New York Times was born in England.
Every newspaper advocate of Mr.
Blaine is expected to publish this state
ment at least once in each issue, and,
so far as the Times has observed. all of
the organs are obeying their instruc-
tons in this respect to the letter. Mr..
Jones, as a matter of fact, happened to
be born in Vermont; but as Mr.. Blaine
began and has thus far conducted his
campaign upon the theory that Mr..
Jones was actually born in England, it
would of course be unfair to expect him
to change his plans now in the very
face of the enemy. So that Mr. Jones
will have to stay born in England so far
as the Blaine press is concerned, until
after the November election.
5. The Harpers wanted to print Mr.
Blaine's book. Mr.. Blaine gave it to
another firm. This made the Harpers
angry, and therefore Mr.. Blaine ought
to be elected.
6. Some time in the early part of this
century Mr.. Hendricks made a speech
crit!cising the Administration of Presi-
dent Lincoln. If anything were needed
to establish Mr.. Blaine's fitness for the
Presidency this is regarded as sufficient.
The New York Tribune is very conf
dent that no one but a pharisee would
object to Mr.. Blaine's election after
reading Governor Hendricks ancient
speech, which, by the way, that gentle
man declares he never delivered.
If there are any other arguments 90
advanced by Mr.. Blaine's partisans in
support of his candidacy-aSide, of
course, from those based upon the we'll
known total deprayity of the Democrat
ic party and the splendid achieve
ments" of the Republican party-the
Times has failed to discover them in the
columns of the Blaine press or the
speeches of the Blaine orators. Chico
go Times.