The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-06-26
Campaign Talk and Tid1ngs.
CAMPAIGN SLOGAN.

o rally to election, boys; come rally once again,
Shouting the slogan. Blaine and Logan;
Come from every region for the day were sure to
gain,
Shouting the slogan. Blaine and Logan.
CHORUS.
Hurrah for the Plumed Knight we hail him with
joy,
And hail our Black Eagle of the State of Illinois.
o rally to the ballot, boys, rally once again,
Shouting the slogan, Blaine and Logan.
o hail ye hearty Westmen who helped to give lis
Shouting the slogan, Blaine and Logan,
And hail to East, and North and South from Texas
round to Maine,
Shouting the slogan, Blaine and Logan.
CHo.-Hurrah for the Plumod knight, etc
0 ring the royal story, boys. no longer will we
Shouting the slogan, Blaine and Logan,
From the shores of Old Dirigo to the shining Gold
Shouting the slogan, Blaine and Logan.
CHo.-Hurrah for the Plumed Knight, etc
We've placed the white and black, boys, upon our
banner bright,
Shouting the slogan, Blaine and Logan,
Wen choose them in November, boys, stand solid
in the fight
For the men to win are surely BLAINE AND Lo-
IGracie b. sprague in Rockand Free Press
WHAT A BOSTON EDITOR SAYS OF BLAINE.
A reception was given at the Quincy House.
Boston. recently to the Hon. Charles r.
Gallagher and Mr.. Jesse NJ. Cove. who repre-
sented the Republicans of the Fourth MasSa-
chuSettS Congressional District at the recent
National Convention in Chicago. After the
customary courteS!es of greeting, the company.
Which numbered nearly two hundred, sat down
to collation.. The company included leading
men and representative Republicans of Boston.
Among the speeches was one from Col. L. \.
Smith of the Boston journal. who said: For
eight years before came to Boston was Sec
retary of the Maine Republican State Commit
tee, OF Which Mr. Blaine was Chairman. Dur
ing all that time knew Mr.. Blaine thoroughly.
and need hardly say that | came to love him
better than any man ever saw or ever expect
TO see. lApplauSe.l There are men who are
great in the distance: Mr.. Blaine is one Of
those men who are greatest when you get near
them. have yet to see the man who knew
James q. Blaine thoroughly and did not honor
him. that felt the influence of his character. his
generous nature, who did not admire him. and
who was not almost led captive by him. |
know his political methods for eight wears and
| know that As a political leader, as a political
organizer, as Il political man, those methods
We're pure and upright. Appnu>e.I | know
that, compared with the methods of some men
who preach purism in politics, in other places
and other States, they are pure as heaven.
The man does not exist on this Gods foot-stool
who will say that James g. Blaine ever cheated
him out of a dollar. or did not keep any promise
ne Hidtt 10 Nun. IAppIauSc.l nen got oack
from Chicago found a letter on my table from
Il printer in Portland who knew Mr.. Blaine.
This man said: Il am 50 happy | cannot tell
how happy am. and | think if could tell the
truth should rather die than to see Mr.. Blaine
defeated, You will say, perhaps, this is
"Sush" Perhaps it was He wasn't much of
man. He had been down to the 'front.' and
he carries in his hip to-day Mimic ball. and
will carry it the rest of his life. But it shows
the affection men bear to that man. | didn't
want him nominated; for the love | bear him,
| did not want to have him subjected to the
vilene>s and scurrity that is poured on Il Pres
idential candidate. | have too much regard for
him. and knew that he didn't care for the
nomination. Last fail visited him ut his
home. and then he said to me 81 don't care to
be candidate; would not 80 through another
campaign such as that of 1876 and that of 1850.
TO me the idea is terrible. | have got through
with public life. When Garfield died. my
public career was closed. | am happy in the
past; am happy in the present. am happy
in my friends; | want to complete my work,
my books and then to live for the respect of my
fellowmen altogether" That man spoke then
the truth OF his heart, and You cannot ind be-
tween the two oceans that he has written TO
any man asking him to 90 to Chicago or to
assist him III any way. | know that his per
sonal friends have been to him and tried to get
him to request them to 20 to Chicago and do
something for him. That man does not exist
who will say that he was asked directly OF in
directly TO get The nomination for him. 1t came
from the people. TApplause.l Ii there eyer
was nomination that came from the great
people that he believes in, that was the nomi-
nation of James &. Blaine. And why DO the
people love this man: It is because he is thor
oughly and intensely an American citizen.
Applause. 1t is because he believes that
every American citizen should be taken care of
by this country and protected. know his
thoughts and his ideas upon this subject. one
of his ideas and one of his fears has always
been that we should have by some means in
our trade. OF by something in our industries.
the reduction Of the labor of this country to the
level Of the pauper labor Of England; and for
that reason to-day he is protectionist. He
believes that the prosperity OF this country is in
the happiness and good Will of it, people and
that Is why James q. Blaine is loved. APP
plause.
THE VOICE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARRY.
The Republican party, through the mouth
piece of lis convention i'll Chicago. has spoken
at last and has spoken with no uncertain sound.
In four ballots James G. Blaine of Maine has
been nominated as the worthe~t man the
Repubcan party could select to ask the pcO-
pie for the highest office in their Gift. The
choice was an eminently wise, and. to all
save few 'cranks' and shameless self-seekers
IN the party. most satisfactory one. Mr.
Blaine is no mushroom statesman. He has
been before the country for years the people
know him thoroughly, and in the fulnesS of
their satisfied knowledge, have nominated him.
He has his enemies: what head ever lowered
above its fellows without becoming mark for
envy and malice. The first half of the political
campagn-that which precedes nomination
has been conducted with Viruencc and acrimo-
ny. far beyond the usual limits of partisan
warfare. Nenal pen and hreling pencil have
collected all the filth and venom they could
muster and poured it on Mr. Blainc's devoted
head. Has any of the mud stuck: The
closing scenes in convention last week, the
wild acclaim with which the nomination was
made unanimous. the cheers and shouts which
shook Chicago and found an echo in every
corner of the land, are the best answers to
that question Mr.. Blaine is the choice of his
political co-belevers-the worthy Standard
bearer of the grand old party The Judge of
New York
THE VIEWS OF ACoNGEEG ATIoNAI. MlNISIE ER.
\ Congregational Mini ster writes as follows
to the Boston Journal Believing that YOUR
paper is the most loyal of all the Boston news
papers to the party with which the ministry
has been most i'll Sympathy-the Republican
party-I desire through Your columns to eX-
press my protest against the boiling movement.
Personally preferred some other candidate to
the one who was nominated. Mr.. Blaine was
not my first choice. although a man and Il
patriot | believe him to be above rrproach
But experience In this, our own Commonwealth,
ought to satisfy any loyal Republican, however
Jealous he may be for reform in politics. that it
is not safe to try to bring il about by eevatng
the party of di>loyalty and corruption to pow
er. What is true of this State is equally true
Of the nation, and any man who Joins in Il
movement against Republican success throws
his influence in favor of unsound government
i'll the nation, as truly as did those who helped
to bring about years reign of Butlersm in this
commonwealth. AS one who gave three years
of service in the army to establish Republican
government, it is the last step could take to
turn upon the party of freedom and righteous
influence to the election of Hon. James G /.
Blaine, because | believe in the sentiment.
"FoX populi est yoX Del
MRS. BLAINE AND MRS. LOGAN.
The wives of the men nominated for
The two first places in the Nation, are al
most as distinguished as their husbands Mrs.
Blaine. who was Harriet Stanwood Il Maine
school maam. is known AS one of the queen-
est, most dignitied and most intellectual women
in the country, who will make an ideal mistress
of the White House. Mrs. Logan is Il most re-
markable woman. with a fame as wide as the
Generals. Her appearance is commanding.
| and her bright intellect. and political acumen
and poetic devotion have made her the Gener-
ais most literal better half and most va!u, d
counsellor. She is admired and respected by
all who know her. and if half the stories to her
credit are true. she is lady of phenomenal
strength of character, and most singular grace
and power.
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
a decidedly Democratic paper. SAYS of the
nomination of Mr.. Blaine: In nominating him
the convention has acted in accordance with the
wishes of nine-tenths of the Republican voters
of the country. The nomination was there forn