Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06


Hancock may win for like reasons.
His candidature would show
the North and East that the South
asks that thorough Unionist should
represent 1t. Hoar and Sherman and
Malone, as mouth-pieces Of the ultra
bloody-shirt Republicans, would be
silenced and the masses of the North
ern people would resent sectional as
saults upon ticket whose Southern
candidate evinced degree of loyalty
sturdier and holder than that which
crowns the fame of Linc.ln. In other
words, the ticket would be made
with reference to the universally of
strength of those placed upon 1t.
THURMAN,
because Hoadly aud Payne are mimi.
cal, cannot perhaps carry Ohio, and
local elections occur in that state in
October. Therefore, Thurman is not
available" say the friends Of other
candidates, and yet Thurman Is the
only candidate mentioned whose great.
ness fills the measure Of his fame
who should he the chief
magistrate OF the republic.
He is Blaine's superior in every ele-
ment of intellectual aud moral great
ness, and the party itself would have
greatness thrust upon 1t" by maxi
ing him its representative leader. But
the purpose seems To be dominant to
win by setting up men who have only
local strength. Bayard Is not great
man, but AN excellent gentleman,
He loves to disporC him.
self on Pennsylvania avenue along.
side "Gentleman George lpendletonl
OF Ohio behind spanking bays. He is
.,l1 Qtal
sentative OF ideas aud theories, and of
local selfishness, of which Blaine Is
the embodiment, while Thurman Is
the impersonation of the greatness and
grandeur of the whole republic. Thur.
man was more than II match for
Blaine's turkey gobblcr,' Conkling,
and Gonkling was head and shout.
ders above all the leaders OF
his party. l am not sure
that the Chicago convention, confess
ing that Hoadly and Payne would pre-
vent Democratic victory In October
in Ohio, should not nominate Thur
man and Hancock. The party would
gain in universal strength and honor
more than 1t could lose by local defeat
in local contest aud this local defeat
would signify nothing because every
voter would anticipate and discount
It,.
THE MAJESTY or THE MAN.
Thurman will have seat i'm the
Chicago convention. Whenever that
body Is organized Thurman will first
catch the eye of every delegate. God
stamped greatness upon him. He /.
wholly unlike ordinary men. He Il
majestic III his physical proportions
Intellectual greatness Ia written on hi.
face. There is majesty in his move.
ments and unconsciousness Of self. III,
talks like Macaulay wrote-naturally,
simply, logically and with n grasp anC
vigor of intellect that move,
de.iberative assemblies rs do the force.
of nature the Gulf stream through the
tempest-tossed ocean. Blaine Is
Texas norther' and Thurman tn,
steady breeze from the Pacific desic
Gated by mountains and plains of Mex
leo to soothe the people of Texas I,
delicious repose even when the SUM-
rays are fiercest. AS Garfield = appear
ance and eloquence, in the Republican
convention enabled him to be
tray Sherman and win 70
himself the nomination, ever
50 will Thurman fascinate the repre-
sentatives Of Democracy at Chicago
the honors which that body could no
AT that very instant Blaine's vice
hideous by contrast with tn
virtues of Thurman, an,
Blaine's greatness dwindle into in
significance beside the genius for state
craft of the profoundest thinker of til,
| age and country