Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
! The Nation and i G RIains

The Following article appeared in
the New York Notion of the 9Th
inst, and was written just before
the balloting commenced which
ended in the nomination of Mr..
Blaine at the Chicago convention.
The Nation is Republican paper
edited by Karl Schurz and repre-
sents a very determined section of
the Republican party in New York
which is infiexibly opposed 10 the
corruption within that party. 1t
does not look as If Mr.. Blaine
would get much support from the
ssNation."
The nomination of Powell Clay
ton at Chicago for the temporary
Craftsmanship, by combination of
the Blaine and Logan men in the
National Committee, is something
for which the friends of good gov
eminent cannot but be sincerely
grateful to "the Blaine crowd"
Clayton is disreputable Arkansas
carpet Dagger, who was the "pal'
of Dorsey in all the operations
which disgraced the politics of that
State in the evil days between 1865
and 1873. a worse type of the cor
rupt political adventurer is probably
not to be found in the United States
He cannot have been selected for
the temporary Craftsmanship for
any other reason than the belief
that he could be relied on for any
ruling however shameless or I'M
scrupuIous. In selecting him,
therefore, the friends of Blaine
make one more display of their dis
regard of the moral sense of the
Republican party, and of their read
mess to resort to any means what
ever IN order to secure nomination
for their champion. In fact, we
could not have desired a better if-
lustration of the truth of what we
have been saying in these columns,
during the past three months, as to
the nature of what may be called
the Blaine influence in politics. 1t
is thoroughly corrupt and corrupt
ing, has been SO from the beginning
and must remain so to the end.
This open display of it in the very
first stage of the proceedings at
Chicago, is however, likely to be
extremely useful. We believe it
will put the friends of other candi-
dates more than ever on their guard.
1t will satisfy them that no COM
promise ofAwhich Blaine is to be the
outcome is open to anybody who
cares for the continued existence Of
the Republican party. 1t will,
moreover, prepare the voters, in
this State at least, in case the Blaine
tactics should be successful at Chic
ago, for the imperative and solemn
duty of once more furnishing sue
cessful knayery at whatever cost, by
an overwhelming defeat at the polls.
Those who buried Folger under the
great majority of 1882, on account
of the trickery and fraud of his man
ayers at Saratoga, will, we are sure,
do as much and more for any Presi-
Dental candidate who comes into
this State next fall as the product of
INSCRIPTIONS dexterity.
If any other proof of the indiffer-
ence of the Blaine managers to pub
lie opinion were needed, it would
be found in the fact that the leader
of his boom in Chicago, and the
probable inventor of the Clayton
device, is a Star-routc contractor.
In fact, it is not too much to say
that all the really corrupt element in
the Republican party is now ranged
under the Blaine standard, and is
looking eagerly for his nomination.
We do not mean to say that it is
only this class which desires it, but
it is undoubtedly this class which
desires it most and is working hard
est for it. President Arthur has on
his side some of the most promi-
nent enemies of all reform, but it
is safe to say that Blaine has all or
nearly all those who disliking re-
form, expect to make money in any
way which comes TO hand--Out OF
the Treasury if possible, but if not
possible, by some evasion or per-
version of the law. Blaine's selec-
ton for the mission to Peru, during
>his short term of Office in the State
Department, of a man who bad
been convicted while, in high cCm-
mand in the army OF bribery, forg-
cry, and false dating of letters for
purposes of fraud, is a fair speci-
men of what we might expect were
he armed with the Presidential
powers. IF he did this in the green
tree, what would he not do in the
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