The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-06-11
Press Comments on the Nomination.

Press Comments on the Nomination.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE: flames G. Blaine has
been nominated by the people and will be
elected by the people. His nomination will be
hailed with the utmost enthusiasm by the
friends Of the protective tariff In every part Of
the land"
NEW YORK HERALD: Finally the great
agony Is over, and Mr. Blaine Is the candidate
Of the republican party for the office Of presi-
dent Of the United States. We are sorry for
1t, and we believe the republicans will all be
sorry for it next November"
ALBANY JOURNAL. "The republican party
will be worthily led by the man whom 1t has
honored with its approval this day. II there
is need Of honesty, vigorous leadership and
capacity in the chief executive, those qualities
will be supplied in the triumphant election
OF that candidate to the office of president"
TROY TIMES: at Is always mistaken policy
to commit a wrong, and In that light the Times
must ever regard the conduct Of the convention
at Chicago yesterday. But a conclusion reached
by the collective wisdom and sagacty of the
party must be accepted as properly outweigh
ing the judgment Of individuals or even of a
large minority of the organization. The ma
jority has spoken and the Times obeys."
NEW YORK INDEPENDENT: "we will not
support the ticket nominated at Chicago. 1t
commands neither our enthusiasm nor our con-
victions. Our convictions were not transferred
by Powell Clayton with his drove of Arkansas
delegates. Our enthusiasm Is not kindled by
gush and dash and magnetism The level
head and downright conscience of the republic
can party demand devotion to principle. De-
votion to party is not enough"
Boston JOURNAL: "I is sufficient for u.s. as
members of the republican party, to know that
Mr.. Blaine is to lead the party in the coming
campaign. He is to stand upon platform
which was adopted by the republican delegates
and to give to him, therefore, as the accepted
leader, cordial support, is duty which every
republican owes the party. OF the election of
Mr.. Blaine there is very little question. The
campaign thus far has shown his wonderful
strength with the people"
WORCESTER SPY: "Now that the man who
was most generally desired is chosen, those
who rejoice are many and ostentatious in their
delight, and those who regret are inconspicu-
GUS and silent. Mr.. Blaine has many admira-
BILE and engaging qualities He is as popular
as Henry Clay and in character somewhat re-
sembles him. He is the candidate of the party,
and the feeling of party loyalty-an honorable
and generous feeling-will silence many mis-
givings and bring to his supp Jrt the substantial
strength of the party"
CONCORD IN. H. MONITOR. "At last the
republican party has controlled its own con-
vention. At last the voice of the people has
been needed. At last great popular leader
who was long ago elected to the presidency by
the republican party is to be formally chosen
by republican votes. Is 1t necessary to say that
the nomination is a wise one? Is 1t not enough
to say that the candidate is Blaine?-that name
whose very mention sets the blood tinging and
pulses beating as no other name known to this
generation can do. From this our success is
| assured. 1t matters not whom the opposition
may nominate, or what course in its convention
or in its campaign it may pursue"
BOSTON TRAVELLER: "Mr. Blaine is now
the nominee of the national republican party
IN IN 40 0htt atf oil Nd
now that he is so by her own default, to sink
all petty regrets, forget all past antagonisms,
and rally once more around the grand old BAN
ner OF the republican cause. Party loyalty de-
MAIDS this, and patriotic duty forbds anything
else. For the first time in its history the re-
publican party has nominated New En-
gander for the chief magistracy Of the nation,
and for the first time in three decades an op-
| portunity offers to place an eastern statesman
in the chair of Washington He will not fail
to reach it for want of the fourteen electoral
| votes Of Massachusetts,
Boston HERALD: Believing that Mr.. Blaine
would be a bad and dangerous president, we
hope to see him defeated Believing him to be
weak candidate we expect to see him de-
| feated. His zealOts say he can be elected with
out the vote of New York They will have a
chance to proveit. Perhaps they think he can
be elected without the help of Massachusetts.
| 1t is not improbable that they may have a
chance to test this also. II the democrats rise
| to the occasion, nominate Governor Cleveland
| and give him an honest support in his own
state, we believe they will carry the election.
Now may be good time for the republican
| party to step down and out The national con.
vention acted as If it thought so.''
NEW YORK SUN (DEMocRATIo): "A great
many republicans are opposed to Mr. Blaine
| Some OF them would reject him on account OF
the stains upon his public career, as exempli.
he'd in the transactions of the Mulligan letters
| but there are others, and their objection is Of
greater pertnency and effect in the present
condition OF our AFFAIRS who repudiate him on
account of his crazy notions and quxotiC
| policy when he was secretary of state. Blu,
| those who imagine that, because of such dis
affection, the country is now to witness spirit
less canvass and an easy triumph for the op
| position, are, in our Judgment, very much in
error. Mr.. Blaine is fertile and sensational
politician, and he will force the fighting from
| the start"
| SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN: The republican
| party, daZzed with the qualities which please
the mob have placed this man in nomination
thereby giving to the democratic party the
greatest opportunity it has ever had to recover
power by nominating some clean, able, safe
and progressive statesman like Grover Cleve
land or Thomas F. Bayard. New York is the
| vital state, and the nomination of Cleveland
with his views in favor of revenue reform and
| civil-service reform, his conservative regard
| hOuCyou lutcTcstS anu tlllCl6QL hQIDlu
| istration, would undoubtedly win the supper
of the independent vote. II the democrats, OF
the other hand, make doubtful nomination
like Payne or Tilden, then it will necessitate
third party nomination.
LEWISTON (MAINE) JOURNAL: " In other con
| ventions there has been a less decided expires
sion of the popular will, and the result has beer
that men outside the canvass of the distric
conventions creating the national convention
have won. On this occasion the vast body O.
the republican party in the republican statel
clearly defined their choice, which was Blaine
This consideration had tremendous weight
but not more than it deserved, for it is simply
the fair doctrine that the states which mus
elect ought to have the privilege of saying
whom they shall elect Though the nationa
convention was not formed upon that rule, will
a singular wisdom superior to the rule b,
which 1t existed the convention practically
acknowledged the justice of the platform o
Mr.. Blaine's following, and on the ballot pu
him in nomination The convention honor