The Republican journal., 1884-07-10
Blaine in the South.


The most inyeterate enemies of the Republi-
can party are in the South. Whatever is said.
therefore, of the Republican ticket by the DEM
ocratic organs of that section is more than
ordinarily noteworthy. and may supply Us with
some indications of the character of the forth
coming campaign that will be more reliable
than any utterances of Northern Democratic
papers. Except in the case of few of the
most radical Bourbon organs of the South there
is an uudisguised admiration of Mr.. Blaine'>
qualities. and in more than one instance the
opinion is expressed by influential papers that
if they are to be beaten by the Republicans they
would rather be beaten by Blaine than by any
other Republican leader.
A few selections from the prominent papers
of that section will give our readers a general
idea of the situation The two strongest Dem
ocratic papers in Georgia are the Augusta
Chronicle and Constitutionalist and the Atlanta
Constitution. The former says:
If the Democrats. reunited and presenting
uneXceptionable candidates. can not beat Mr.
Blaine. they could not defeat any one Of the
conspicuous Republican leaders. Let Us hope
that the common enemy has made mistake,
and that due advantage OF it will be taken at
the next Chicago Convention Mistake or not.
we will have trouble enough to elect our men
over those Just named ut Chicago. and that fact
may as well be stated and relied upon at once.
The campaign will be red-hot. and if we are to
win none but a tirSt-claSS statesman of incor-
ruptbe record must be the Democratic stand
ard-bearer With Western men. for twenty
| odd years. the Republicans have trumphed.
The Atlanta paper has still more striking
utterance. and one which. read between the
lines. makes no concealment of the admiration
which it feels for Mr.. Blaine. 1t says:
The nomination of Mr.. Blaine is the best it
could have made, and i, will require all that the
| Democrats can do to bring about his defeat.
Recognizing the nature and extent of his popu-
| ar1ty within the limitations which we have
rec is
| room in the campaign for any Democratic
| bunderS. and no place in the programme to
accommodate the capering and vaporing pro
clivitieS of certain Democratic cranks who as
sumo to lead the party. and who have led it
time and again from the emergencies of hope
to the certainty of defeat.
| Should he be elected we believe his Admins
| traton will be liberal one. He is the abe>t
| and most experienced public man to be found
| in the Republican party. and If the country i
to have another four wears Of RepubIicanSm.
| we believe Mr.. Blame will give more general
satisfaction than any other Republican, lie will
at least fly the American flag over the White
| House and the State-lIouse. and there will be
| some consolation in that.
| The Houston Post. one of the ablest Demo-
| cratic papers in Texas. expresses itself in
| hardly less striking and significant manner.
and rings the alarm bell to warn the Democra-
| cy in the following vigorous fashion:
The Democratic party must be aware that by
| nominating Blaine the Republicans have cN-
| hibited the finest trump card in their deck. Ii
Is OF no use to disguise the fact; Blaine Is very
strong man, difficult to beat. He has the mag
netlSm OF the few select. who stand head and
| shoulders above their felIoW-men his private
| record Is pure one-to The best OF our knoWl-
| edge-and his ability has been tested hundred
| times and has not been found wanting. The
| Democracy should not underratc their enemy.
No use to make fun of Blane's book. That
| book will turn out to be the most efficient
| document RpnUDltHn
ayers will send hundreds of thousands of cop
les of that book through the South and other
| Democratic Stronghold>. and seek to convert
Democrats by the charm and the eioquente Of
| Balne's "TWenty Years in Congress. We
have read that book. It i written in the style
of an approved master. and it will catch the I'M
wary by it fine phrases and lis show Of impair
| tIalitv. Blame Is the man of all men who Will
| give the Democrats Il hard battle for the Pre>i-
dency.
There Is very little disposition in the South TO
a>>ai Mr.. Blaine or Mr.. Logan with the bitter
ness il has manifested towards previous Prc>i-
| dental candidates, and there is no disposition
10 underraic his strength leader, and in
more than one quarter there is evidence to show
| that his election would not pc regarded aS a
calamity. The Republicans Of the South are
also wonderfully encouraged by the noulna-
tions. The Crusader, Il pnclly little paper
| printed at Natchez, Miss. in the very strong
hold Of Bourbonism says that if Mr.. Blaine Is
elected ballot-boN Stutling will not only be very
dangerous but very unpopular i'll the South.
and announces that when the ueW>-of the
nominations reached Natchez crowd of ar
dent Blaine men went ont on the blulf and fired
a hundred guns in their honor. The Lynch
| burg (Na.1 News calls the attention Of thr
| Democrats TO tue attempt which will be made
| br the Republicans 10 carry Virginia. The
Virginia Seaport SAYS:
All Republicans can checrfuly unite to Sc
cure this result. and thousands ana thousands
~ tot