The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-17

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each according to the measure Of his sup
posed opportunity. Mr. Blaine has the
heaviest debt to ply, and his creditors are
rushing in as though they fancy him an
Ascending debtor. lie must pay for be-
the choice OF his pmty-choscn for the
purity by the most thoroughly representa-
tive partisan body that ever met. Ele
might have swept the country so that 10
vcstigc OF the Democracy or any other OPP
position would have remained. Some Of
the men and the newspapers that opposed
his nomination because, MS they said, lie
could no, be elected, are now ut the pains
TO show that he Is the one ma who could
have secured with Il rush the triumph OF
the Republican party. This handsome
tribute to his strength and his genius is
made clearer by pointing out those things
which he ought TO have done and those
which he ought TO have left undont.
With the voice OF the fault-fnder
minsles 4 more manly voice. Other
men and newspapers that opposed
the nomination OF Mr.. Blaine, Mt til.
first indication OF his defeat made haste TO
say, wha. is true, that Mr. Blaine made j
splendid race; that no other man could
have done 10 well that his strong person.
atty added effective fighting force; thu,
he reclaimed States which had gone Dem.
ocratic since they gave their votes to Gar.
field. 1t frll to Mr.. Maine's lott 10 be til,
Republican nominee at a time whenthc
free traders Of the party We're determined
t. leave it, When the Prohibi,ionis,s WHO
thought there was something to be- gain,d
by Il National demonstration were deter
NJ ned to stand up and be counted. It
Was his misfortune to be publicly com.
mended by 4 fool preacher who lost him
votes where he most needed thcm-in n
State whose vote has hung for nearly two
weeks on u small aud uncertain plurality.
There is no re.roarh ior Mr.. Blaine, bu,
honOf! nonof! honor.
The National Republican Committee il
plyiig its penalty. thought to have done
this in that State and something else in
another State-anything but what it did.
1t ought to have had more torch-light pa.
rades in Indiana and fewer in New York.
1t ought to have paid no attention u
Ohio-which has u way OF going Demo
cratic now and then; or to ll~linois-whcrr
Republicans were pulling each others
ears, and the newly elected Legislature is
n tic on joint ballot! The National Com
mlttee ought not to have allowed Mr..
Blaine to do this, and it ought to have
forced him to do that. ii New York had
given Mr. Blaine 4 decisive plurality OF a
thousand, what great men the National
Committeeman would have been! How
tlunkeys would have ,oaded for their "iE-
fluence with the Administrator!
The New York State committee do, S
notescape. Croakers rise up to say that all
the time they knew that the State coul-
mlttce was more interested in electins a
Legislature to send President Arthur to
the United States Senate, than in carrying
the State for Blaine. Then the committee
made, hldcous errors in The printing OF the
ballots, in the work ut the polls, and more
OF the same kind. The most glazing error
OF the State committee wa that it per
mItted adverse returns TO come in md 90
ont; that was the mortal sin. The diLcr.
ence OF a few votes would have made the
members OF the State Committee great
men. IT.
What 4 great thing it would have been
for the Republican party ii 1t hal had the
iosesight to select Il OF the hindsight
croakers as its standard bearer, with
equally keen prophetic vision surround
ing him with other talented croakers as
staff officers?