Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-21

cry, At the worst. the independent de
lection cannot do more than offset a
fraction of the Tammany detection from
Cleveland in New York. or the Butler
detection in Massachusetts,.
On the other hand, the democratic
q ifcultieS increase as the republican
diminish. The Tammany bolt is of a
very different character from that led
by tie rye William Curtis. 1t is organ
lied, practical, efficient. 1t knows def
lntely what il wants, and has the most
complete command of its means, The
40.OOO votes which Kelly threw into the
scale against Robinson four years ago
are as fully at his disposal nov as then,
aud the latest developments leave no
d uht Of his disposition to use them
against Cleveland. Buffers definitely
announced purpose TO be n candidate,
after his consultation with Kelly in New
\ Ork, ensures Massachusetts to Blaine by
an effective plurality, in spite of the Har-
ward professors and the Beacon street
huIters. These specific influences would
secure to the republicans the two great
states threatened by the independent de-
fccti0n without the larger, though less
palpable influences which are at work
for tne republicans and against the
democrats over the country There are
three of these, each of which is worth
thousands of votes to Blame and Logan,
though all are ore sentimental than
rational There S no longer any room
for doubt that Blame is going TO get very
large lrish-American vote. This is once
the curiosities of the canvass. Just why
an lrish-American should suppose the
election of Blame win improve the
condition of his countrymen in the
United States or Great Britain is
& mystery but it is a substantial
fact, which will tell tremendously when
the votes are counted. 1t is equally
true, though scarcely so ineNplicable,
that the organized labor interest of the
country is hostile TO Cleveland, and will
divert thousands of votes from the
democrats in the large cities. Some of
his wisest and most judicious acts as
governor rise in judgment against him
before the ignorant rabble, who blindly
follow the demagogues of the political
labor societies, while the really misChiev-
ious steps he took in obedience TO the
democratic machine which elevated
him to the executive aud nominated
him to the presidency are lost sight O f
except by n few Of the more en-
lghtened and far-seeing Independents.
Finally, the mud thrown at his pri-
waite character, mainly, to the credit
of republicans, by democratic opponents,
has certainly smirched him in the eyes
of many voters. who would not have
been influenced by the other considera-
tons. All things considered, Blaine has
more than reasonable probability of
success in every state which has been
considered doubtful, except Indiana, of
which little has been heard since the
democratic convention. He should have
a fighting chance there. too, though
there is a tradition that Hendricks can
not be beaten in his own state. In the
light of the present outlook, it is inn
possible to look for democratic success
anywhere in the north except possibly in
Indiana and New Jersey and it is impOssi-
bic not to anticipate Blaine's election by
larger majority than Gartield's. 1t is
in the air, as Ialstead said of his nomi-
nation. Blaine may not be the most
acceptable candidate to thoughtful
voters, nor likely to make an ideal chief
executive of the nation, but he is the dis
tnct choice of a majority of the people
of the country, as he was the choice Of
ma iority of the Chicago convention.
He is going to be the next president of
the United States. The sooner the peo-
pie who don't like him learn to accept
this inevitable fact, the less disappoint-
ment there will be after election