The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-11-26
SOUTHERN VIEWS OF BLAINE's


The Southern press would doubtless have
been justified in replying with scsthing de-
nunciation to Blsines recent post norton
infamous speech at Augusta. The large ma
jority, however, Of the editors south of the
line seem to be disposed to treat Mr..
Blaine with more consideration, under the
circumstances, than is expected Of them or
than he deserves.
The Savannah (Gs.) News pats it in this
shape: "Mr. Blaine hasn't as much reason
to find fault with the South as he thinks he
has, Admitting that in several of the
Southern States the negro voters are in the
majority and that they are all Republicans
1t isn't the fault of the Democrats that they
didn't vete. Mr.. Blaine, OF course, thinks
it is, and charges that 1t is, but then he
doesn't know the truth. He has been mis-
informed by those who ara interested In
keeping him in ignorance OF the facts He
says that he would have carried New York
if the rain in the country districts had not
kept thousands Of Republicans away from
the polls. These Republicans didn't think
enough of him to brave the rain. In the
didn't care enough Of him and the Repub.
Ecan party to vote. If there had been any
extraordinary efforts to get them to the polls
they would have voted in much larger num-
bers than they did. Nobody kept them away
from the polls, and nothing was done to
neutralize their votes. In all the South
there wasn't q complaint that the negroes
were intimidsted or that their ballots hadn't
the game effect as those of white voters.
They did vote by Thousands in every South
ern State, as is shown by the returns"
The Norfolk Virginian goes at him with
considerable spirit, and remarks; "The rev.
citation Mr.. Blaine has made of himself
shows Us indeed that the country had aar-
row escape from the domination Of bad
man, devoured by ambition and only alive
TO the dictates OF his own vanity or the de-
mands Of his own imperious ambition. He
talked about the intention OF the South to
'seizs the Government when he and his
Heutensnts had decided to commit, IL posi-
BILE, that wrong themselves. He stroYe to
SOW dragons teeth in the fields where the
young olive plants OF peace and good viii
The Memphis Avalanche puts some solid
argument with its soothing syrup, and says:
THE thoughtful man viii ask why, Ii labor
Is in such desperate straits, no did not rave
out this Wild waning during the canvass2
II Northern manhood Is so insulted why was
that not mentionedP II Mr.. Blaine's speech
Of incoherent rawlings bad been delivered be-
fore the election 1t would have cost him
Thousands OF votes of prudent men. It ia
sheer, shallow demagoy. II would have
been dangerous at one time. Now il L. idle
breath, and from defeated candidate his
Own threnodic obituary. His Fort Wayne
bloody shirt speech 10 tams In compari
SOD, and his Owl supporters will
SAX, why the difference The Memphis
Appeal remarks: From this speech the
country at large can see what 1t escaped
from by the election Of Grover Cleveland.
Blaine thus again proves that he Is not q
statesman, but partisan that he Is not Q
patriot, but sectional politician" The
Augusta Chronicle fires up Just little q
il addresses the defunct plumed knight in
the following words: what does Mr.. Blaine
expect In arrsying the North against the
South at this tuner What deviltry does be
meditatef What revenge does he mark out
But for the malice of his expressions and
ideas one might laugh at a plumed knight,
who never went TO war, attempting Ia
friehten the opulent East aud powerful West