The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-06-20
REBELLION AGAINST TuE TATTO0ED CAN
DIDATE.

Republican party, 1ts ho"'"3s'o" :,
las been urged with earnesthes and SIM Z =
erity by msjority Of that party, and :
he majority must rule in this country, :
,ven when it is in tho wrong. The pat'
y now appeals to the country with a
candidate who stands for something :
lie represents the average of Republi-
can principles and purposes, OF kspuo-
lican honor and consclence,as they now
are.
We shall not be surprised If some ke-
publicans who do not like Mr.. Blaine
resent with heat the allegation that
man, who as Speaker of the House OF .
representatives, bartered his official ln.
fluence for private gain, who, as SEC
retary of State, made the enforcement
of swindling claim against distressed
and perishing sister republic the most
conspicuous feature of his foreign policy,
q man who has had no part or interest
in the work done in tee last five years
toward the publication of the public
service, is fair type and representative
of the party .Aat saved the Union, freed
the slave, and restored the national
credit. There will be nothing ambig-
uous about the defeat of Mr.. Blaine.
He who runs may clearly read the YER
dict in advance: "a candidate un-
worthy of confidence, and party too
careless of its honor to be longer trusted
with the nations
"One word as to the position of I'll o
Times, It will not support Mr. Blame
for the Presidency. 1t will advise no
e man to vote for him, and its reasons for
: this course are perfectly we'll understood
| by everybody that has ever read IL"
Che Boston Daily advertiser says.
"To large section CT the republican
! party the news that the fierce struggle at
:, Chicago has ended by the nomination q
Mr.. Blaine, will appear ominous of disas
lar. To them the event will mean tia
- the party of sound government and o
10 high moral purpose is required to add
ct cate its place as the exponent OF pFin
It, cioles, and to undertake the exculPatio'
" Of a man. And to them it will appear
a, we believe, that the decision of ma
ti,nal convention no longer reflects tn
ne matured Judgment of great party hold
~ ing itself responsible for the guidance o
a. the nation, but Is the chance result OF
s. contest in which intense ambition, tn
al most degraded political methods and th'
OF clamor of a mob within the hall Of th'
ne convention have had victory.
> We peed not enter upon any torma
declaration Of our own entire agreemen
with those republicans who thus fail t
Snd in the nomination any tit expression
. of the established principles AMI aVowe'
aims of the Republican party. Th
r events of the last three days lave give
rs no answer to the objections SO ofte
urped in these columns against tn
nomination of Mr. Blaine and agains
the course of Mr.. Blaine as publ
nam, and have presented nocontingenc
ye in which these objections could be waiV
he ed consistently with truth or polit CT
an honor. We have then nothing to re
of tract AMI nothing TO modify. Wit
81 unabated devotion to the great purpose
er for which the republican party was OF
b 2anizsd and has been maintained, "
"a declare our inability to support th
~ nomination, either in the present aspec
of the political field, or in any which'no'
seems likely to present i'self."
se The New York Commercial Adss'
vs t;ser saws: "President Arthur can sffor
ne to be beaten by the clements whie
k have prevailed at Chicago. Ii the opln
to donated reformers, the cowboys and th
o. star soute gang did not openly elias
'ts hands to compass the result, they work
re ed for common object. Can the pa
ne ty successfully fight through campaig
ey in which it must be constantly on I'll
n defensive? Can ths upright and IN
pm te,ligent voters of the party be pers!n'
'u- ded TO support Mr. Blame: Ii Il
man the Convention has chosen TO gu
plant President Arthur can approach
:, dignity, purity and Ia patriotism Il
administration we now are to lose,
:" will do more than The best judges
~ events and character have thought to
=: possible"
W ~ The Worcester Spy says: "But
Tue candidate whu has been thought OF b
'ui so many resolute opponents among m
W who would gladly vote with the rept
- Iicans if the republican party would q
'n0 them candidate for whom they col
~ vote with good conscience. Mr.. Blain
az admirers may think that they are |
:, reasonable, obstinate and prejudice
"eN that they magnify small faults into
"o' excusable offences, that they make
." slight objections insuperable obstacl
that they give too much weight to
,hu evidence against Mr. Blaine's charac
-. and too Iittls to that in his favor +; Il