The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-24

| VOtcrs OF Inc country ana all CAUTIOUS anO con
servative citizens, who distrust Blaine and fea
1t is The element represented by such powerful
and influential Republican newspapers as the
New York Times, Boston Herald and others tina
might be named. 1t is The element that pressed
Edmunds for the nominaiiOn-an element tina
is not carried away by excitement and that
however much the rabble may shout and roar
will not support Blaine nor aid him with theil
| votes
DIsCOUNTING DEMOCRATIC LAUNDERING.
Syracuse Herald (Ind.), June7
The nomination of Blaine will cost them
large Independent vote which they might have
had for the asking. They seem to be trading
| wholly on the chance that the Democrats will
make fosls of themselves again. They argue
that, as Greeley's shifting partsanship and gen
eral lack of qualifications gave them their second
term of Grant, and Tilden's lack of backbone in
an emergency gave then four years Of Hayes
and Hancock's luckless tampering with the
| great economic problems gave them their six
| months of Garfield, SO some other unfortunate
| man or deed may be trusted to give them term
| of Blaine All the Democrats have to do this
year is 10 put at the head of their ticket first
rate man and adopt platform that means some
thing, and their battle is half won before blow
has been strun1E There is q man in their ranks
who can knock James G. Blaine and his noisy
heelers into the middle of the next century.
That man is Grover Cleveland.
PROBABLY FATAL MISTAKE.
Newport News (Rep.), June7
We do not believe the convention has made a
wise or a safe choice. In order to win the party
must poll its full strength and there are thou
sands of lifelong Republicans who will hesitate
to vote for the Maine statesman. They are
mostly the silent men who stand aloof from
caucuses and conventions, and who have nothing
to fear from the crack of the party whip. They
are thoughtful and in earnest and in doubtful
States, like New York. are likely to determine
the final result Should these Independents act
as they have done in certain other cases, the
mistake made at Chicago will soon be apparent
NEW YORK THROWN AWAY.
Albany Press (Rep), June I.
The Republican party-or at least very large
portion OF it-has candidate il has wanted for
a long while. And though he is thoroughly i'm
bued with its principles, and has proved himself
an able exponent of them, still, unless many
members OF that party can sink their opposition
-animosty or prejudce-he will not get its full
vote Here in New York it is extremely doubt
ful whether this will be done, and unless the
Democrats make serious blunder Mr.. Blaine
cannot carry this State.
DESERVE TO BE DEFEATED.
Springfield Republican (Rep)
These nominations are revolutionary. They
arc such as the Republican party has never be-
fore presented and W i'll carry dismay and alarm
to thousands of men who have regarded this as
the party Of safety o integrity, of principle and
OF high moral ends. They portend deserved dis
aster and defeat to the Republican party and
revolution in the nat onal administration.
MR. BLAINE PROFOUNDLY DIsTRUsTED
Philadelphia Times (Tnd. Rep.)
The sober, serious fact that Mr. Baine's part.
sans must face is taat the large body OF cor
servatye citizens wi O hold the balance Of power
in every one Of the debatabe Eastern States
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, an
even profoundly distrust NJ
Blaine and will not support him for the Pres
dency Whether their opposition he made ei-
fectvc for his defeat will depend, of course, On
the alternative offe ed by the Democratic par
next month"; but II he be elected it will I've
through Democrats folly and not in any ca ie
by brass bands.
CANNOT AIRY NEW YORK.
Buffalo Commercial (Rep)
1t would be arrant hypocrisy for the Commtr-
ctat to pretend to Ic satisfied with the result of
the Chicago Conve entiOn. The Com
mercll has freely criticised Mr. Blane's avail
ability 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
exerons of the Republican party. To what we
have said we adhere
THE SAME MAN HE WAS
Chicago Daily News (Rep.)
1t is perhaps needless to say that the act OF the
convention has not changed our opinion OF the
man who is now the nominee of the Republican
party. That act n ay constitute in the eyes OF
many a veritable political Lethe but we see no
reason to follow those whose convictions are so
easily changed No one has disprOved the
charges made against Mr. Blaine nor have they
ever been withdrawn. In short, he is to-day in
all respects the san e man that he was before the
convention asSemb ed.
CANNOT SUPPORT THE NOMINATION..
Boston Dflly Advertiser (Rep)
The events of tie last three days have given
us no answer to the objections so often urged in
these columns against the nomination of Mr..
Blaine and against he course Of Mr. Blaine rs
public man, and have presented no contingency
in which these objections could be waived con-
sistently with truth or political honor. We
have then, nothing TO retract and nothing to
modify With unat ated devotion to the great
purposes for which the Republican party was
organized and has been maintained, we declare
our inability 10 support the nomination, either
in the present aspect OF the political field or in
any which now seems likely to present itself
HOPES TO SEE HIM DEFEATED.
Boston II srald (Ind. Rep)
Believing that Mr.. Blaine would be a bad and
dangerous President, we hope to see him de-
feated Believing hirl to be q weak candidate,
we expect to see him defeated. His zealots say
he can be elected withsu the vote of New York.
They will have chance to prove it, Perhaps
they think he can be elected without the help of
Massachusetts, 1t is not improbable that they
may have chance 70 test this also. If the
Democrats rise to the occasion, nominate Gov
ernor Cleveland and give hi m an honest support
in his own State, we believe they will carry the
election. The government of the people, by the
people, is safe in the ands of any majority of
the people. Now may be a good time for the
Republican party to step down and out. The
National Convention has acted as if it thought
so.
New York WOrld.l
For three months or more Mr.. Robert T.
Lincoln has enjoyed quiet boom. Convention
after Convention proclaimed for him, and it
seemed almost certain that he would secure the