The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19
Dissatisfied With Blaine.

OAoSdblolIeO NlIH Blame. | q.
The storm Of vigorous and plainly n
spoken dissent with which the nomi- u
nation OF Blaine has been met In re- +
puDhcan cleaner circles all over the =
union, is revelation. Nothing like +
it has been seen in this country since y
the birth of the now dominant party. e
1t is phrensy; it is indeed very 9
simeon of disgust and it must ineyi- ,
tably wither the hopes of the able. |
bold and daring political charlatan I
who wears the empty honors of
the republican nomination for presl-
dent. The STATEsMAN's dispatch
from Boston yesterday morning con-
tains the key note of the feeling
which is sweeping over New Eng
land with such uncomfortable
force. 1t is true, it is called an in
dependent movement, but the
men in it acted four years since with
the republican party, and they GER
tainly never were democrats. They |
are of the leading and most respecta- |
BILE influences in New England.
Their banding together Is an evidence
that Massachusetts, is sick of the
shams, subterfuges and low morals
which came in with the advent of the
new lot to power. Blaine is only
very favorable outgrowth of the
spirit which violently pulled Gen.
Grant from grateful obscurity and
placed him full in the eye Of the
civilized world, with all of his
sad lackings standing out II bold
relief. Fortunately,in humane sense,
the delicacy was not there to be
mortified and panied in mis- person,
but the shame has produced better
, result than they knew, or that any
I one could have devined at the close of
9 Grants second term. 1t has SO mount
:, ed in power that even Blaine, sc
: much superior to Grant in grace an6
- culture, and no worse in morals, pals
- on the delicate and sensitive stomach:
of the dillitante New Englanders
d Echu, but it is good, royalty, special!
IL and particularly good. Even the pa
u pers, the mouth pieces of New Eng
II land, are sick. They, in Difference tt
Y the aroused sensibilities of their read
n ers, launch anathemas at tn
d. Chicago convention and all O
Id its participants hackers AM
is strikers, as well as the nominee
n has attempted to cram down thei
r cultured Threats. Blaine's politics
IF morals rather than his supposed pol
l. cies, is what produces their DISCUS
avn Are we then to suppose that whe
o Blaine was dragooning the south i
or the cruel and unmerciful way that b
~ did, these cultured and delicately hui
=. tured Bostonians and h ew EnglandeI
:" generally, disapproved of the course
~ If yea, they have perfect systel
ne of language which most admirabl
g. conceals their real sentiments.
ne Joined to this rising tide {
tie dissent in New England we hay
IT. the full-grown fury sweeping ov'
New York and the middle state
re Here, as in Boston, the leading an
he most respectable papers, the moulde
sst as well as the refectors of public SCI
en- timent. are bitter and plainly on
III spoken, not only In dissent, but
up their fixed determination to oppo
'l Il, his election by every known hone
dill means. The universally of this fee
ing pressages the inevitable defeat
lid Mr.. Blaine. With Boston again
ID him, he cannot carry Massacuu
zee sets. Without Massachusetts,,
M is licked in New England, withol
,w New England and New York
lie can never be president. A
lc- this depends surely upon IL
ell character of the nomination we are t
o. make at Chicago. Such a chance ;
ma this to defeat radicalism aud to sui
No stitute democracy ought to inspi
or our delegates. They cannot, if the
ill would, make a mistake. They dal
n not fly in the face of providence. WI
all has so kindly prepared the condition
an precedent to success, by making q
,ly unworthy nomination.
He The situation it hopeful in thi
nod that it indicates unerringly that IL
* day of the mere politician hi
ers passed, and that Of real state
in manship has now dawned. II
all day of impurity, of corruption, {
,lv distrust and doubtful cleanliness b.
Mt given place to decency and purit
les Hereafter no matter what the ell
re- quence or the personal charms of Il
man his record must be spotless
he would aspire to the direction of Il
ou destinies of this great nation. I'll
Is people will that the rising disgust
Il the shameless indecenctes prevailin
no since the war in high places, be +
w buked. Blaine is no worse than w
~ Garfield, Grant or any of TIL
=. crowd. Hayes was better pc
- sonally, but as the .willin
Is tool of the shameless frauds of '76 |
%, sank in the moral scale even lowe
- than either of the two above mention
- ed. All these New York and Ne
~ England swallowed, apparently witt
- out an effort, and without disgust.
~ is, therefore, we repeat, good sig
90 that at last the last feather has bee
n. added to the burden, and tired patienc
ce fails longer to bear it.
It's This means victory for democrat
es and cleanliness. Let us deserve /
n and work with confidence for 1t, an
a. it will be ours beyond living shat
lg ow of doubt. So mote it be.
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