The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-21
The Republican Revolt.

insure TO the country n wise and sale
administration, the Times will support
him in preference to our party's nom
inee,- Flushing Times.
A Republican National Convention
has at last made one of those mistakes
which it has so often had opportunity
to charge upon its foes. Whether the
error proves fatal depends largely on
whether the coming Democratic Ma
tional Convention gives voters only a
choich Of evils.-NeW Haven News.
II James G. Blaine should happen
to be elected, and if then, after he had
put his friends into the offices, he
should happen to have another sun
stroke, or if some inspired Republican
Guiteau should remove him in order
to harmonize the party, and il Logan
should happen to comein, what would
happen to the grand old party?-Cin-
ctnaati Sun.
1t would be arrant hypocrisy for the
Commercial to pretend to be satisfied
with the result OF the Chicago Conven-
ton. = ~ The Commercial has freely
criticised Mr.. Blaine's availability as a
candidate. We have said that we did
net believe he could carry New York
State, and that to elect him would de
mand the utmost exertions of the Re
publican party. To what we have
said we adhere,-Bufalo Commercial
These nominations are revolution
ary. They are such as the Republic
can party has never before presented
and will carry dismay and alarm to
thousands of nisn who have regarded
this as the party of safety, of integrity
of principle and of high moral ends
They portend deserved disaster anC
defeat to the Republican party and a
revolution in the National Admins
tration.-Springfeld Republican
In order to emphasize our disap
pointment over the nomination, W,
we do not think it necessary to reviv,
the stories Of the scandals with which
Mr.. Blaine's political career is cloud
ed. They are not forgotten. We fee
it duty, however, to be true to on
convictions, and we have expressed al
opinion adverse to Mr.. Blaine becaus
+ we believed his nomination was un
fortunate for the Republican party
{ -Utica Press.
The Republican party, dazzled witt
: the qualities which please the mol
l have placed this man in nomination
thereby giving to the Democratic par
ty the greatest opportunity it has eve
had to recover power 10y nominating
some clean, able, safe and progressiv
: statesman like Grover Cleveland o
Thomas +. Bayard II the Democrats
Il on the other hand, make a doubtful
o nomination, like Payne or Tilden ever
c it will necessitate a third party nom
y nation,-Sprinqfeld Republican.
! Mr. Blaine has obtained the supper
of majority of his party, and the ms
= iority is entitled to the privilege {
debating its policy and selecting il
) candidates. But the minority of th
party has its privileges as well as tn
e majority. In this case it has declare
. deliberately, and with solemn apprec
. alton of the consequences to its men
y bers, to the party, and to the Natio
:, that the nomination of Mr.. Blain
if would mall human probability involy
> the Republican cause in irreparabl
% isaster.-ROchester Post Express
1t is perhaps needless to say that I'll
1t act OF the convention has not change
lie our opinion OF the man who is no
y the nominee OF the Republican part,
4 That act may constitute in the eyes
d many veritable political Lethe, bl
10 we see no reason to follow those who's
II convictions are so easily change
d No one has disproved the charg'
n. made against Mr.. Blaine, nor hay
e. they ever been withdrawn. In shol
he is to-day in all respects the san
l. man that he was before the conventic
n assembled, Chicago Ne,cS.
The Republican party-or at least
very large portion of it--has q canc
date it has wanted for long Will
And though he is thoroughly imbut
with its principles, and has prove
himself an able exponent of them, sti
unless many members of that par
10 can sink their opposition-animosit
or prejudice-he will not get its fl
q vote. Here in New York it is extrem
ly doubtful whether this will be dor
;" and unless the Democrats make Sc
GUS blundor Mr.. Blaine cannot car
y this Statc.-Aibany Press and Kaick'
booker.
The ticket does not profess to be
tn shining shore" or absolutely phila
On thropic, self-denying, golden-rule tic
ct. It's saintliness is like that viii