New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
THE ATTACK ON Mr.. BLAINE.
MIR. EpMUSDs HAS NO GROUND OF COM PLANT

try to-day in dlneres light from that two weeks
he has only to thank his own reckless and
able friends No one has made attack upon him NO
one has lmpeached his public honor or hdey Bnt his
eyerzeslos end malicious partSans samefuliy assailed
Mr. Blaine without warrant Justification, and they
wake up find that Mr. Edmunds ia in exactly the same
boat MT Edmunds mas unus no gFTG OF ph nnt
him on the defensive They alone have treated the act
Blaine did wrong. did Mr. Edmunds. II Mr. Edmunds
free from wrong, so was Mr. Blaine The friends OF
mined that the niusce which undertakes to make fish
OF and flesh OF another shall not go unchaeneeI; IL
their own candidate by pulling down any other. They
have RETAINED FROM using the weapons mat were III
9bae eS a. enGs M5 6m an Object o i is
only because. in their rancor toward Sr Blaine. t9Gy
the case OF Mr. Edmunds.
HELPING MR., BLAINE BY THEIR ABUSE
Prom The Utica Herald ,
newspapers which have decorating Mr. Blaine with
their a6useand thus increasing the chances OF his nom
natOn-are. with hardly exception, the Tree trade
press he Nec T5r Fleming Posi- has long occupied the
homogeneous position Of rank free trade Journal pre-
me Times calls itself revenue reform paper
ton it il directly ut variance with the Republican party
so with HyPs,'s Wcekig ne Potion HeTad ana SPtng
party general politics. both warmly enlisted IN the
movement to break down the protective system when
has made the United states the strongest aud weahiest
nation the globe. These are the conspicuous anti
Blaine newspapers; and every one Of them Is in
position the question which certain TO be upper
most the coming Presidential campaign where Ii can
be Of little service to the Republican cause no mat
ter who the nominee may be- II Is quite natural unne
such circumstances that Republicans generally should
display no inclination to consult their wishes IN respeci
20 That nominee. II Mr.. Blaine not pronounced
aud clear headed aprOecOnst perhaps some OF tnee
ton thar the stale scandals they try to fasen upon MI
Blaine examined, disproved and dismissed long
years ago
WHAT THE REPUBLLCAN nos rILIrY TO BLAINE
From The Utica Herald.
1t Is fact well worth attention that the news
viii hat bppu r.
their abuseand thus increasing the chances OF his nom
T1e Tor EesainG Post has long occupied the lscon
grous position Of rank free trade journal pretending
York Times calls Itself revenue reform paper and ac
knowedses that ln Is views oI upon Iaf a i5G
B BSiiaS Hi PaT an and WIZ so1 H%B fpca%
party in general politics are both warmly enlisted in the
movement TO break down the protective system which
has made the United the strongest and Weane5t
nation on the globe These IRE inc conspicuous anti
Blaine newspapers and eyoy one OF them Is IN posi-
the coming Presidential campaign. where it can be OF lit
tie service TO the Republican cause, no matter VINO
the nominee may be.
now IT LOOKS TO AN UNBELIEvER.
Gcorge Asd Togaeads y.' York Correspondence IN Dos
A public man whose life has been credtable to
his father and aOtheT to his negb0r TO his wife and chill
dren and TO both his native and hs adopted states has
Ethen Brand has taken hold Of him. Nothing OF Mr.
Blaine shall ever be permitted to he known but TINS M
enemy; prefer for my enemy the aggrec,
gate and spite and 9 t6 of
better element, have no greater delight IN our
human nature than It's nginites and who reproduce III
this Scrbes and Pharsees Of nearly 1890 years
gone past. find nothing in ancient or sacred history
leading Inc to believe that any has been IMMACULATE
Absolute completeness OF character is always at the
pcnse OF the human beauties. The palms we sing OH
plainly told Why should not these psalms be thrown
out OF the churches for King Ddyids offences were
greater than Blanes see King Solomon surrounded With
harbin,
he could make beautiful proverbs II Is not necessary
to o,, elect Blaine II order to trouble these hes
but do fqregee that II this man be followed much
sympathy Like many hero and heroine OF the pas-pure
only IN their msformes the civilized world today
could bring back woman ont OF two to rule our race II
would be the queen OF the scotch and not the woman
who beheaded her The men who I've and love in these
general persons of limited acquaintance, OF cold hearts
and incapable OF exercising constructive power. They
are only useful to arrest some strong mans Tight and
their tombstone should be put not that they had ever
For nearly tweny,fiye years have been in and about
public life, aud but for philosophy and magnanimity
which found an absolutely spOtlcss man In hi yh pO-
stion. If he did not steal wink at stealing he had
Yet In spite OF the one spot he may have had the
public man was strong. patriotic and useful knew
as the noblest his sympathy. When he thought
he was the most right he was the most wrong When he
noble "'''N
recolect when Greeley was nominated, and the plat
on the tariff that they left 1t 10 the constituencies, and
Sumner said: "That Is the most honest platform have
that subject" But when he undertook 10 smash
Grant with hs great cartel TO bring all the old AbO
tonisS with all their sins OF intolerance Grants head
and character, sumner failed.
only have TO say that look with the greatest con-
tempt, after long experience, all this gOatng and
dancing the heart Of Of strongest and best
equipped men, and believe that the men who dong
IL are not IS good as Blaine.
THE PUBLICs SUPERIOR JUDGMENT.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, HGy5
The campaign of SANDER against Mr..
Blaine has not yet to an end but IL lOnger has
sufficient YigOr attract attention. II was well
duced or Il might have been successful The Netg
York Erenin0 Post s nothing In assault If not partial
In il attacks upon Mr. Blaine IL has been cOnspIcuOusy
partial aud has too clearly exhibited personal feeling
In fact the ground cut from under its feet when IL
continued 90 assnl Br Blaine for doing that which II
had been established lac did not do, and continued to
sunDort Mr. Edmmds as t3 own spcc Al candidate when
n was established that he had done what The Post had in
correctly assaed r Blaine for doing. The country IL
halter i1dce OF ia public than The Post and II has
shown its superior JUDI IN its support OF Mr. Blaine,
and lis condemnation OF lc prejudice and malice OF The