West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-10-31
II Stands G. MESSED.

IL Is not necessary for the Democrats
TO state and clucidato n single charge
against James G.. Blaine TO demonstrate
not only his shameless, constant aud
systematic corruption, but also the uni
versatility Of popular bclicf.in that corrup.
ton. The newspapers that now VIC
with each other 10 be considered the
! leading Blaine Tyans have i'm their mo-
ments of sobriety and candor in the
| past furnished those who now Oppose
| their candidate with all the ammuni-
/ ton that they could pos -ibly desire.
/ This is true with % very few exceptions.
! Even the New York Tribtt4c and Boston
! JOHrli0J have at one time or another i'm
/ their existence indicated doubts OF Mr..
! Blaine's probity. But the leading pm
/ pers of New York State and tho West
tho Troy Times, Albany Journat,
| Buffalo EJprcss, Buffalo COnmerciI,
Utica Heraid, Cincinnati COmmcrcidi
/ Gazcttc, Chicago ITfbuHc and many 9th
ers have recorded judgments against
Mr.. Bla ne upon which the Democratic
/ party ought 30 be willing TO rest its case
at any time. The present painful at
tempt of these Tapers 90 make Mr..
Baino's past reputable in view Of what
| their unbiased verdicts have been is not
|
or make their special pleading rcspcc1-
ed. How Ikea prophecy the following,
from the Buffalo COHmcTcidi Of May 6,
now reads:
Edmunds only added forco 10 the fact that
~ Blaine manages by hook or crook do can
not Nct 10 any other way 10 get the ChicnVO
fensivc with candidalc of whose record tbcy
arc ashamed, whose fuiurc makes the busi-
/ O lfg g. M
newspaper in the country; and whose cleo
ton, should that D." rought about by some
mv@toriOur AGENCY. would be regarded az tho
triumph Of dcmHlpgism.
That is what the election would sig-
nify, bat 10 the triumph Of domagogism
we must also add the triumph Of cor
rUptiou. Eight days later the tOD,mCrciai
declared some more frozen truth a. fol
lows
Outside of ring OF politicians who have
touud.in blaiuc bod ihctiona. lcndcr. ready
Tor raid whore spois' were Co bo found,
there was no regret expressed. nor was thorc
any fcl.. whcu b uarnc was stricken from rho
lisi OF cabinet ohccr7 Tho man was at that
time icsted and found wanting. We do not
turn over tho dohlci pages ~ bis record as
member OF tho National Iogislaturc Tho
businrss mon know how nufn fhcro was in
his carccr tncn % mark him ns n man impul-
sivc. dungeons ard unreliable.
These be strong words, my mast
ers, but none too strong for the appli-
tdllph IIaI WIS ludOe OF lUNu. How
can newspaper face its own honest ut
tcranccs Of less than five months agO
and expect 90 carry any weight Of in-
fucncc with Supplying arguments, la
UOr.Du-Iy and spociOusly prepared 10
meet % partisan emergency When
Judge IoIrgcc in hsattomptcd defense
OF Blaine at Dunkirk. y. y. was con-
irontcd by the estimate Of bis character
and record 10 which Doe had signed llis
name n few months before. he retired i'm
confusion rom the contest. Tie showed
that he had enough sense of the aIsity
Of Dis position, to blush for the incon-
sistcucl and iusnceuiy into which for
party reasons. he had rashly permitted
himself TO bc betrayed. We're 10 not
for part..an urgency Mr.. Blaine would
not have o. sing honest defender IN tbe
cOppirg --DJstOV OH,