St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-15
THE REPUBLTC4Y o4MPAIGy

petWeen honesty ana corruptlon-DemOc-
racy and Republicanism.
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THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
If any evidence were lacking of the total
decentralization to which the country has
been reduced by Republican management, it
can be found in the charae er of the present
campaign. The men put in nomination, if
one may trust the assertions of the partisan
organs, are dishonest, unchaste in morals,
lacking in ability, proved rascals, I'M
faithful in public and private lite, and in no
sense worthy any Of the positions for which
they are aspirants. 1t is a campaign of
nastiness such as the country has never be-
fore known. There is more downright ly-
ing, SANDER, meanness, debasement, stulti-
ilcation, and the like than has ever before
been developed in the political history of the
union. a foreigner reading the political
newspapers would be forced to conclude that
the voters of this great republic are composed
Of sodden fools, who are being invited by one
class to vote for men who are denounced by
another class as being the yeriest dogs in
existence.
This is more especially true Of the cam
paign as conducted by the advocates of
Blaine. There is scarcely prominent Re
publican newspaper in the country now sup
porting Blaine, which four and eight years
ago did not denounce him as an incom Pc
tent statesman, a scheming, INSCRIPTIONS,
designing man, who had taken pay for ser
vices rendered while member of the gov
ernmert, and who was a convicted bribe-ta-
ker, and man whose word or oath could not
be taken. Now these same papers are prais-
ing the same man, eulogizing him as an Off
cial, whose entire life has been above suspi-
cion or reproach; whose integrity is above
challenge, and who is Of assured incorrupti-
bility
The candidates. with the exception of
Cleveland, before the country are an inferior
lot. Butler, the Republican ally of Blaine,
| is man who has been a thousand times
denounced by the very newspapers that are
now lauding him to the skies. He is re-
! garded as crank, turncoat, man with
out principle in the north and by the south
is looked upon as a monster without parallel
in his vileness. Cleveland, If the Repub-
lican newspapers are to be believed, is 4 man
without ability, hated by the working classes,
and despised by men who have known him
| from childhood.
1t is this debased political condition in
which the country finds itself, and which is
due wholly to the decentralization which has
| fallen on the land from Republican misrule.
In the good old Democratic days gentlemen
contended in the arena for political honOrs.
The braying of such wild asses as Logan and
Oglesby was not heard. Public opinion held
the partisan newspapers to an account foI
their utterances, and it was not possible fol
cowardly journalistic sneak to shield hi:
ISLANDERS behind the impersonal "we," which
is now the safe barrcade from which repu-
tations are bombarded and characters are de-
stroyed. When Republicanism succeeded in
filling the high places, every adyenturer came
TO the front and host of vcrmin swarmeC
into the government offices, as their ances
tors did over Egypt. They befouled every
thing they touched. The White house.
where Democratic gentlemen had presided
became on a par with the corner grocer!
where smutty stories are ''swapped," anC
the inmates tickle each others libdinout
tendencies with pungent suggestions. Thi
condition was perpetuated. Hayes was
partial exception. who undertook TO make tht
presidential mansion place where temper
ance and dignity were salient characters
tics; but he was punished for his temerty
He earned the contempt of every blackguart
in the Republican party, and to-day is wors,
hated than even the memory Of another Re-
publican Andy Johnson. Garfield started
out with something of a conviction that thu
White house was trile better than bar
room for the congregation of Republican
loafers, and he was shot by a Republican.
Arthur is a gentleman after fashion. H
is in bad odor with his party. He was dc
feated at the presidential con yention. Moth
ing so pleases his Republican enemies as t
announce that he has 50 many pairs O
trousers, so many neckties, so many Style
of coat. Had he but one pair of trousers
held by one suspender, and with blue shir
changed semi-monthly, he would be popu
lar man.
This great wave. which inundated the lane
in 1861, has not yet subsidized. II has n,
affinity for cleanliness or decency. If any
body doubts it let him look at the manner il
] WINCH IA4C pltStub Is CbuuuCNC'i
Blackguards and blackguardlsm are in tn
ascendant. No candidate, however pur
his record, is safe from calumuy. Tn
indecent Generalization which has attends
the administration of the government 70
more than twenty years prevades the politi
cal management Of the party in. power. Tn
party which produced the credit mobilier
the Mulligan occurrence, Belknap, the whis
key rings, Grant IL Ward, Corbln, Blac
Friday, the Pacific railway conspiracies, tn
Union Pacific and Little Rock transactions
the same party which once denounced Blain
as thief and is now pushing him for Office
is the same party which now is running
campaign that fails to contain a single elt
ment of decency.
CURRENT CoMMENT.
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