Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-01

that The American people have lost all scnse
Of right and honor. those men have the I'M
pfrtirencc Of heralding their affinity with
the Republican candidate In the light OF q
recommendation for him. I am not. how.
ever, asserting or even insinuating thai I'll
prominent friends and advocates OF Mr..
Baine have directly or indirectly psr;ic'-
patcd In these corrupt practices. NO
doubt there are very rcspectioie
nFn among them. but party prejnu'eee
have blinded them 10 such depree that IN
a large measure they have lost the power
OF discriminating between right ana
wrong, between truth and false9ood, De-
tween honor and (iishcnor, or they belong
TO that class Of our citizens, unfortunately
So large In number. who, whiic taxing an
active part In politics. are OF the opinion
that there Is difereut code OF ethics Tor
public and private ide. Many OF these
gentlemen would consider an aggravated
Insult should any one propose 10 theln 10
embark. rs private citizens IN their buss-
ness. IN enterprises OF The character OF the
transactions winch have been charged TO
Nc Republican candidate in his odicSll
canac,ty. aud the proofs for which have
been furnished. In political lie, however.
they think more liberal views ought to pre-.
vail. and they could close their eyes to
wrong aaA shortcomings whcneyer the in
tcrests Of The party demand il They over
look the pernicious consequences OF their
erroneo,,s views. and are apparently not
aware that presidential caH didate against
whose official honesty and integrity such
serious and ~Vll-souuded objections can be
made must necessarily attract all corrupt
elements, and that. considering the inso-
leuce manifested hy those elements. the re-
spectacle friends II Mr.. Blaine viii vainly
enJeayor IL put stop ~ the Wild orgies
which are sure to follow Blaino's election
in all Departments 81 the Federal Govern
mcDt.
And now east your eyes up0n the Other
side a the picture, upon Governor Grover
Cleveland, for whose support you are rs
senlbled here to-day. Here you have a
man as plain ~ he is unpreiendng and
straightforward a maa who hesitates not
q moment 10 show the door 20 the friends
of corruption and to the dcmagognes as
soox, rs they dare 10 approach him; uSn
who cannot he Induced by personal or
political considerations 10 leave the pan
wbich sound common sense has shown
aim 10 DE the right one, and who. Tor
these reasons, has repolled the corrupt Gle
ments Of his party, while Blnae has attrart-
cd thGm; aman perfectly unmoyed by the
hue and cry raised by the Buffers and
Grsdys and the rabbte generally, aud who
would undoubtedly even deAine the honor
OF the presidency were It to be obtained ut
price in the shape of concessions TO these
persons in return for their friendship.
Hence II was that the declUatiOn of dele.
gate 90 the Chicago CODyeuton-Genera
Bragg. OF Wisconsin-was applaudcd TO
the echo throughout the country, and that
everywhere the rem,rk could be heard that
he had hit thc nail on the head when he
said: We Cove Cleveland most on account
Of the enemies he has made TO this great
truth is only 10 he added; And we oppoee
Blaine mosi strenuouSly on account Of the
friends he has made"