The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10
Disappointed and Hopeless.

The death of Garfield and the retire.
ment of Mr.. Blaine to private life have
eliminated in the elevation of the latter
to the head of his party. This result
has long been anticipated Mr.. Blaine
himself has invited 1t by pursuing
policy tn 1t suited the times and eireum-
stances. Without soliciting votes he
kept himself before the people, so that
all knew he was as keen an aspiratit as
he was id 1876 or in 1880. He has thus
become the staudard-bearer of his par
ty; and he must now face, not poll
ticians and delegates within his own
ranks, but a great party that has no
faith in him or the principles OF the
platform upon which he stands.
He was nominated at the end of a
struggle of almost unprecedented bitter
ness. The very circumstances of his
nomination must have tendency to
arouse factional feelings, and Mr..
Blaine himself represents all that Grant
and Conkling aud the stalwarts geheral=
ly Ioath and despise. But Blaine's
weakness chiefly consists in his restless
ambition-in his desire to inaugurate a
dazzling, snowy policy both at home
and abroad. Once seated he would be-
gin campaign for q second term, and
the country would be apt to be treated
to policies that would not promote its
growth and prosperity. In times like
present the country does not want an
Irritating foreign policy or a disturbing
domestic policy. 1t would be apt to get
both if it elec.s Mr.. Blaine.
Thoughtful people will be apt to hes
itate before they vote for the brilliant
and restless man from Maine. The
overpressed business man, who can not
leave hia Office OF store or factory for a
summer rest, will be apt to think twice
before he helps to the Pres dency d
man whose career has bren full OF sur
prises and dar ng declarations. MIR.
Blaine Is not d safe man, and the busi-
ness world knows 1t.
How, then, can d man vino can rot poll
in the doubtful States, and particularly
in New York, the full vote of his party
| because OF factional differences, and who
does hot possess the confidence in crit
ical business period of business men :
how can such man-magnetie and
brilliant though he be--hope to carry
the country? He can not carry Nc"
York, nor New Jersey, nor Indiana, ant
| it is not altogether ce. ia n that he Car
carry Massachusetts,. The best men ir
his own pa ty in the last named State
will not support him except in the mos
| perfunctory manner, and il 10 luke
warmness in political ranks proper. i:
developed d;strust in business circles
even the Old Bay State may win place
| in the Democratic column.
Be the result what it may the bread
and butter brigade and the coloree
troops generally returned home ina dis
pirited and hapless condition. They
bet on horse that was easily distanced
and the entire gang can not now estab
lish a single claim upon Mr.. Bla ne
They can not cast an electoral vote
and the only intiuent al votes they ha'
or W II have this year were persistent.
cast against the plu,ned knight. The,
fought nobly. but their foresight WA
not equ Il to the occasion, and they vii
now proceed to chew the bitter cud O
d appointment. Mr.. Blaine owes theI
nothing. Atlanta Constitution.