The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-20

| on the part Ol nhofo npeIai mHutu Icpuu-
licans TO stray from the pack that has so
reel lessly over ridden tho country. and ally
themselves with men who promise respect
to popular right. For second place LIN.
COLIN undoubtedly now has the first chance.
Those Of the party, however, who admired
and loved his father may feel that no hes
gotten into company that does little honor
to his sirs's memory.
To sum up the weeks work among the
republicans, II may be said that ARTHUR
and BLAINE have each made very fair
showing OF their hands. The former
has silently pursued the quiet, cut.
snd'dried system with which he
was familiar In the old days
OF ward politics In New York city when he
was simply "CHEr' with the boys" who
knew how to pack primaries and procure
d ubiou, legislation. His delegates. have
thus far, been chosen mainly In the south,
To one who has read the detailed reports Of
the so-called republican conventions" In
which these delegates were selected, there
| Is uniformity OF method, not to say a f'a'
vor OF republican patriotism In the proceed.
ings that is truly refreshing. The .of-
icers OF these conventions" are
the local postmaster, collector, marshal or
deputies, and n few other true.souled pa
triots, incidentally in the pay Of the gov.
eminent, supported by a handful OF other
citizens, who might, incidentally also, con.
sent to enter like employ. From these art
less lovers OF good government and political
purity, ME- ARTHUR has already acquired
quite following OF southern delegates, to
whose number, the federal machine in the
north has made some additions and will
make more.
Next 10 ARTHUR in rank Of activity,
comes BLAINE, His machine unlike
the presidents, works noisily.
There is more .or less friction
about it and occasionally It creaks loudly
when some convention summarily votes
down 4 resolution TO instruct it's delegates
to save the country or pRrty-words quite
Synonymous among republicans from
utter ruin, by .adhering to the "plumed
knight OF Maine" Where BLAINE gets
what strength he shows, except from his
New England following ana certain heavy
corporate interests, it would be hard to say.
But even the most sanguine democrat can
hardly hope for such good fortune as to see
him the republican standard. bearer.
Next TO BLAINE comes LOGAN, who Is
re ally making more vigorous and deter
mined fight, probably, than either OF the
two former named aspirants. LOGAN 10
striving to capture the middle western
wing OF the party, the lucky section that
can trade and traffic in convention, the mel
who knew how to make teh combinations
that nominated HAYES. and, four years Ia
ter, GARFIELD. LOGAN began by getting a
black eys in his native state. but like
BLAINE, he can take black eye
and not chow 1t, as the Irish.
man said. Somehow the mention
of LoGAH's name brings to mind forcibly
the republican convention OF 1880, and the
stubborn coterie OF 3c6 who stood out for
GRANT. What has become Of them7 Is
LosAh working Tor himself or for his for
mer MASTER 1t is certainly little odd that
GRANT's name is never mentioned in all
these conventions, snd that his most
trusted henchman, the Leader Of the 800,
who mistook imbecility for glory, has never
word to say now for his former
chief. GRANT certainly has not de.
clIned uolioly, and had he done 30 in
private such remarkable proceeding on
the part of the great claimant could hardly
be kept secret. One Annot predict in poll
tics, but 1t ought not to be surprising If the
LOGAN movem emf developed into GRANT
boom, and that too, at no very distant dsy.
Besides ARTHUR, BLAINE and LOGAN, the
only republican aspirants who havo been
openly at work are EDMUNDs and SHERMAN.
Neither, however, have apparently accom-
plished much, and both may very properly
be relegated to the field where the dark
horses roam.
As has been said, one cannot predict the
result of the republican convention, but
the situation thus far isfull OF hope for the
democracy. The republicans must either
put up bloody shirt candidate or federal
patronage candidate, and the democracy
by acting prudently In platform and NOM
nation can, II they will, defeat either. Sec
tional and war issues are dead and will
never elect another president. Federal
patronage is backed by abuses and mis-
rule which the people clamor to have
reformed. The republican party can only
support its candidate by dead issues or liv-
ing corruption. The day when these, either
jointly or severally, can give them victory
Is past. We appeal, therefore, to the DEM
ocrscy to be discreet, to be wise, to be har-
monious, to be unified, nnd thus cooper.
ate at the Chicago convention, that the
genuine principles OF true republican gov.
eminent may win the ascendency in the
November ides.
THE Fort Worth Gazette published an
illustrated edition yesterday creditabe as
indicative Of enterprise and pluck, both Of
which qualities that paper possesses in
remarkable degree. The big cartoon Is not
specimen of fine art in workmanship, and
the hints II seeks to give are not palpsble
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