Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-26

hWultlnB tht VI tht
National Convention at Chicago for the
real opening of the campaign, the HER
AID has pursued the even tenor of its
way, paying little heed to the "IIurrah
Boys" and their infantile attempts In
this year of grnco 10 initiate q "lIurrah
campaign But The rapid history max
ing which has characterized the short
time that has elapsed since the nomna-
ton Of Blaine by the Republicans, aud
the portcntous lengthening OF the
shadows of coming events, all telling
Of the approaching downfall Of the great
party which has ruled the country for
twenty four years, call even now for
o passing notice.
Amid the enthusiastic shouts of the
followers of "the man from Maine.
which greeted dissemination at Chicago,
little heed was paid to the less noisy,
but not less earnest groan which went up
from tho hearts of those Republicans
who had hoped TO see their party secure
new lease of life in wise nomination
and an honest platform.
The disgust Of these mcn both with
the nominee and the platform has now
had time to crystallize; aud the cloud Of
revolt, which enthusiastic partizans the
day after the convention adjourned pooh
poohod as no bigger than mans hand,
has, In the short time which has elapsed,
grownuntil now tspreads over the whole
party sky, and is rapidly hiding in Its in'
creasing blackness the party which,
proud in It's strength, imagined that 1t
was again TO march on to certain victory.
To Democrat it at first seemed
strange that Blaine should excite such
opposition in his own party. Was it be-
cause Of his personal dishonesty, his
proven corruption! Why, then, did
these same men not lift the standard of
revolt when the "Sainily' Garfield was
nominated? Why did they remain silent
when Grant, after four years of very
carnival Of corruption, sought and re.
ceived n denomination and eelcction?
The answer need pot be sought for
far. The Republican party was the out
growth OF political fanaticism, and il has
ever had within its ranks large number
of earnest enthusiasts, of men who, daz.
zled by the great achievements of the
party 10 its first years OF existence, fond
ly hoped that it would grow in virtue
with years and staad for all time a bul.
wark of freedom, progressing always TO
q higher ideal, until the dream of po'
litical Utopia should be realized. These
men, believing honestly that the party
had within itself the vital forces of re-
form, stomached Grant, and with wry
faces swallowed Garfield.
AT last, however, the scales have been
udely torn from their eyes, and their
party--iheir ido,-stands naked before
them, reel,ing with corruption and ex'
hibiting to eye and nose the signs of
modification before death. And James
G. Blaine, tho undoubted choice of a
majority OF that party, is its fitting and
appropriate leader, standing for all that
is worst in politics. Selfish, corrupt and
without scruple, he is about to lead his
party in its last desperate charge. That
he is preordained to defeat, no man who
reads the signs of the times and is capa'
BILE of dispassonatc reflection can for a
moment doubt.
In his efforts to catch the votes of all
the many colored elements that go to
make up the American people, he will
fail to completely sati.iy any of them,
and will lose all OF the votes of that great
conservative body which despiscs dem
agogue and condemns S"trimmer"
A Know Nothing for the American
vote; promised redeemer for Ireland
for the Irish vote; Roman Catholic and
the son of Roman Catholic for the Ro-
man Catholic vote; Protestant for the
Protestant vote; free trader and n pro.
tectionist; a toady to England or Russia
and bully to Peru; anti Chinese in Cal
ifornia and pro-Chinese in Massachusetts,;
all things to all men, constant to moth
ing but hi personal ambition, his record
displays him in as many colors as a cha.
meleon.
The magnetic" James G. Blaine, the
"tattooed man, is about to lead the tat.
tooed party to inevitable and everlasting
defeat