The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-18

have shown That they nave the courage OF their
convictions, and are respectable In numbers as
well as Names"
WORCESTER GAZETTE. I" 1t must be added
that the nomination Is extremely dstasteful TO
many republicans, for reasons which have been
sufficiently aired previous to the convention,
and perhaps nowhere more freely than in
newspapers which have been ranked as party
organs. To the independent element of the
party in this state and in New York, the choice
Is especially offensive. They would have taken
Arthur under protest. but Blaine they refuse.
How important this factor will prove in
presidential election Is matter OF conjecture
at present 1t was not strong enough to elect
Greeley in 1872, but the times have changed
somewhat"
PHILADELPHIA TIMES: "That the anti
Blaine republicans of Massachusetts don't in
tend to let their opposition to the man from
Maine die for want of expression, was very
clearly evidenced yesterday at the meeting Of
Independent republicans held at Boston. Both
in point of numbers and in the character, abl-
ity and reputation Of the men composing it, the
meeting was An imposing one. The orginators
of the meeting doubtless took a wise course in
appointing an executive committee and decid-
ing to await the action of the democratic con-
vention before entering upon further agrees
sive steps. The ludcrous feature of the gath
ering was its evident horror of Butler, he being
a great deal more Objectionable than Blaine"
New YORK STATS ZEITUNG: 1--WE hope
that the democratic party, through some avail
able candidate who Is the opposite of Blaine,
will secure the defeat of Blaine, but we would
prefer that the country had been spared the
danger OF the election of such a president.
When he left congress to become the head OF
the executive (for he was the only head OF the
Garfield administration he was obliged to prop
up his popularity by a combative foreign
policy, which should tickle the vanity of the
nation, little did he regard the true interests
Of the people. To this course the man will al
ways adhere, no matter in what position he
may be. He is the boldest ablest representa-
tive of all those who fight for that political
power which misrepresents the people.
BUFFALO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: "The
Commercial has freely criticised Mr.. Blaines
availability as candidate. We have said that
we did not believe he could carry New York
state and that to elect him would demand the
utmost exertions Of the republican party To
what we have said we adhere. But we also
repeat that we prefer the success OF the repub-
lican party at any time to the supremacy of
democratic candidate. Not cheerfully, not
contentedly, but yet Loyalty, does the Com
mercial accede to the will Of the majority OF
the representatives of the republican party as
declared in the fourth ballot at the Chicago
convention. Mr.. Blaine is to be the republican
leader, and the Commercial takes its place in
the republican ranks. With Arthur we should
have felt assured that we were taking part in a
glorious advance; with Mr.. Blaine the Com
mercidl will hope for a successful defence.
CHRISTIAN UNION, New YORK: "The nomi.
nations at Chicago have brought genuine grief
to large and very intelligent body of voters
inside the republican party. They were never
more ardently attached to republican principles
than they are to-day. and they stand aoof
from their old-time feilowships in the crisis of
a presidential election with unfeigned regret
But they cannot do otherwise; again and again
in the last eight years they have declared their
unalterable determination not to support Mr..
Blaine for the presidency. Their opposition is
not captous they have come to dstrust Mr..
Blaine with reluctance, and have yielded to
doubt only because they could not shut 1t out
candidate of their own upon the party. 1t is
through no fault Of theirs that they now stand
silent in a campaign to which they had looked
forward as opening another and nobler chap
ter in the history of the nation"
ILLINOIS STATS ZETrUNG: "The republic
can national convention has finished its work.
Noise has overcome reason, the lungs, the
brain. Blaine of Maine who is in statesman
ship what Edwin Forrest was on the stage, has
been chosen as the champion who the 4th OF
| November, is to measure his strength with
that Of some not-yet-named democratic antag-
onist. What will the result of this contest be-
! Naturally it Is impossible to arrive at any Ger.
tain conclusion 80 long as one of the combat.
ants is unknown. The time when a republi.
can nomination was the equivalent of an elec-
ton has been past for twelve years. To-day
the republican nomination means only the be.
ginning of q bitter contest with very doubt
| full result. II the democrats in foolish delusior
nominate man of the stamp of our Horizon
tai Bill Morrison for their leader, then Blaine
would have no difficult task but against 9
man like Cleveland, who was chosen governor
of New York in November, 1882 he could with
difficulty come off first best"
WEsTLIoHE PosT, ST. LOUIS: "The nomina
q Dln;r To- al ito, -.
and Logan mean reforms with a vengeance
| Our Warwicks make candidates, but no pres
dents. He, like the liquor law, halls from
Maine Blaine has this with Henry Clay il
common, that he received the nomination only
after several fruitless efforts, and not at time
when his party was certain of victory HaC
the recently reappearing know nothing senti
ment something to do with the nomination o.
Blaine? Between Logan and Blaine Away
for none,' so we said a few days ago, and nov
we are asked even to take them both at once
This ia too much of bad thing. The republi
can party is no camel and Blaine is not
feather. Nevertheless, his nomination re
minded us of the feather which can break thu
camels back The weakest candidate befor
the people has proved himself as the stronges
with the politicians. The only trouble is tina
the nominating may be done by politicians
but only the people can do the electing."
New YORK TIMES: "The demonstration
tial nominations have been received have BEEF
formal and perfunctory, perhaps. Mr. Blaine
is the first to be received in cold and disaI
proving silence by a large section of the party
and with instant protest and revolt by anothe
large element Thousands of republicans wit
whom patriotism is sentiment enduring TO
life, while partisanship lasts only during tn
party's good behavior, that is to say, the RICH
thinking and reasonable men of the party ar
asking themselves to-day whether they ar
now republicans, whether the party they be
long to and were proud to serve any longer ex
} lists. Thousands of other republicans, les
firmly attached to the party, republicans who's
allegiance is always dependent upon goo
nominations and right intentions, are COZ
! ferring one with another about the nomnatio
of an independent republican ticket in oppos
ton to Blaine and Logan. The repubica
party was never brought to such pass before
, The liberal republican episode of 1872 was
summer shower The party now faces a ra
Ting storm OF arrows barbed with fire. "
: WORCESTER SPY: "No doubt he will make
rafting campaign. There will be plenty
crowded meetings, ringing speeches, and tr
! mendous cheering. But no candidate who hs
I, been thought of has 80 many resolute opp
, nents among men who would gladly vote wit
: the republicans II the republican party wou
give them a candidate for whom they cou
l vote with good conscience. Mr.. Blaines a,
mirers may think that they are unreasonabl
/. obstinate and prejudiced; that they magni
= small faults into inexcusable offences; tn
I. they make of slight objections insuperable o
stacles; that they give too much weight to Il
. evidence against Mr. Blaine's character, al
5 too little to that in his favor; that they exa
I gerate the personal aspects of the canvass, al