The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-22
BLAINE or MAINE,
Said to be nn Avowed Cnndidate--A Few
Reasons why lie Cannot win,
New York TRUTH

NOV YORK lfnlhl
II IN now conceded Blaine ia In The
race for the Chicago nomination, aud II
working day aud night TO capture The
convention.
This is no surprise TO m.
Weeks ago we pointed out that thC
contest had narrowed down TO Arthur
aud Blaine, and now tho blaine "'h00m'
haa begun in earnest, those who had re'
fused TO believe no lOuger IN the Null
gan'a candidacy eau DO no no longer
Az n candidate, II would be madness
IN Arthur's friends 10 look upon BlalneH
candidacy otherwise than formidable.
In 1879, NJ Cincinnati, Blaine had u
strength Of POI votes,
-Four years later, NJ Chicago, he had
2S5 votes.
This strength was entirely his own,
for no has what no other Republican can
boast OF, large ANA enthusiastic per
sOnal following. His sins DO not rob
the sinner OF the support Of the HnlntR
Ills sunstrOke of 1879 would have proved
the political death Of any other man,
His policy during the few months he was
premier" under Garll0ld, would have
been fatal 10 any other man than Blalne
In spite OF everything that eau be- said
against him, HIS strength today Il un'
impaired, aud when noses are counted
IN Chicago IN June, itWlll bG found
that, AZ In 1876 and 1880, he IN the real
competitor OF the candidate the Repu6'
llcan patty ought 10 nominate,
The question then ISIS Blaine The
coming mani
Trnth thinks not
Twice before no entered n national
convention with the same strength hC
will have this year
Twice before he was beaten while his
white plume waved In the front Of The
battle.
II is with him u fatality 20 be very
strong, but not quite strong enough.
The trouble with him Is he IN n pOlit'
zeal gambler, who tries blum when hit
hand w M we'll known TO his antagOn'
lists ~ 20 himself, And like the cele'
brated Al Sin, no ~ inclined 70 resort
10 hia sleeve for assistance In obtain
ing n flush. Like tho Chnaman, too
In the game he did not understand
Blnlneia APT tO 0yerdO tho thing,
lie did ~ IN 1870, And the nomination
Went 10 an Ono man named Hayes,
He did II In lsS0,and GARFIELD captured
the pd2e ho was compelled 10 yield Ia
prevent II going 10 Gen. Grant.
This time he IN no better OF.
The fnct " that w before, he haa play.
ed his game TOO adrOitly.
Experience has shown that Blaine
can not be- nominated unless he is able
TO detach part Of the Stalwart strength
This he tried 10 do this year by u pre-.
tended support OF senator Logan, but ~
Ia apt % be the case with him, he went
10 his sleeve too soon in throwing on
all disguise NJ thla early day, he has
shown TO L0gan'a friends HIS only pur.
pose from the beginning was 70 play
Logan "fOr n sucker"
This treachery itself II sufficient 10
defeat him.
Already the muticrings Of the storm
lre heard.
When II bursts Blalne's fate will bo
settled for the third nnh lnst time. II
Will then be found thrt by hla tronchory
10 Logan no dealt himself hls death
blow, AdrOlt NJ no is, his ndrOilness
generally W like the ambition that DER.
leaps itself, and II wns fortunate for Ar.
thur that his treachery was iirst felt by
Logan, for by thla means no ~ not an'
tagOnized IN Grant was four years ago,
No, Blaine IL not the coming man.