The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-06-26
Men and Measures, a;
Discussed by the
Fress--State and
National.

The Democratic party is III pltlaOle
dilemma. 1t has glimps of the White
House, but it does not know how to
reach the goal. Heretofore it has been
an opposition more or less formidable.
but this year it does not approach that
dignity. 1t is everything and consc-
quently nothing. Being destitute OF
principles it is in mortal fear of oppos.
ing something, lest it may loose votes
1t lacks the courage of conviction, and
it is as devoid of aspirations as con-
science. Upon one point only are the
Democrats agreed, and that is that they
are hungry, awfully, ravenously hun
cry. Their Sphinx having at last
spoken, saying: ~ will not" the only
platform OH which the party can go be-
fore the country united, is in all con-
suming craving appetite.
The stronghold of the Republican
party is in the heart of labor. The
platform for the industrial classes is
prosperity, steady work and good
paw" and its meaning is understood il
the workshop, of Democrats as well a;
Republicans Washington Letter tc
Springfield Reporter.
Recognized as American in all his in
stincts, feelings, principles and politics
Mr.. Blaine is also equally known as
man of large capacity and wide expe
rience in all public affairs, backed by q
cool courage that can pluck the flower
of safety from the nettle of danger
In him is united the suariter IN mOdt
with the tortiteT IN re. He goes to hi!
ends not as bully and blusterer-no
as an invader or devastator-not as {
conqueror and persecutor-not as
brutal and unreasoning force; but al
one confident in right, armed with pie
nary power, yet without a threat OF
blow till it be necessary to use might il
defence of right. In all the South, par
ticularly in Virginia. he is the best like
of all prominent Republicans who hav'
not been President. Elevated to TIN
Presidency, he will be accepted by al
classes at the South, oppressor and op
pressed, white and black, Republican
and Bourbons, as one who, the frient
of all, the enemy of none, will immedi
atcly enforce the laws for ALL Rich
mond Wing.
THE ORIGIN OF "PLUMED KNIGHT.
In 1876 r. j. Ingcrsoll in nominating
Blaine used this simile, and it contain
good sound doctrine for the prcscr
time: '.Like an armed warrior, like
plumed knight, James G. Blaine marcl
, ed down the halls of the American Coz
gress and threw his shining lance flu
and fair against the brazen forehead @
o every assailant of his country and IN;
q ligner of its honor. For the Rcpubl
$ can party to desert that gallant man
: as though an army should desert the
9 general upon the field of battle
Geo. William Curtis, editor of Ha
y per's Weekly, who participated in IL
Chicago convention, and now repud
Z ates its nominee, is having hard tin
: of it,
The Hartford Post is engaged in di
e ging out some of Mr.. Curtis editoria
n in 1881, which we here reproduce.
l. Our readers VIII remember that
the charges made against Blaine we
:, made prior to these editorials, and til
o. Mr.. Blaine stands precisely today whe
: he did then, so far as his record is co
cerned.
. Under date of March 26, 81, NJ
Curtis writes:
"The election of Mr.. Blaine for {
IL state department shows that the pre-
is dent means TO have party behind hi
Id MIR. Blaine is an alert, brilliant, yer:
tile public man, with larger person