Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-19

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worse, infinitely more dangerous to Oul
future as a nation, than anything Demo.
cratic administration could, under present
circumstances, bring with it. mean ex-
actly what 1 say. Take all the things
which the most fanatieal Republicans pre-
dict and the most nervous of them fear as
to the possible results of Democratic sue
cess-a precipitate disturbance of our tariff
policy, renewed troubles in the South, a
clean sweep and a new deal in all the Fed
eral offices consequences which | by no
means admit as probable with such Pre-
sident as the Democrats have nominated at
| the head of affairs-but admit for argu-
ment's sake that all these things would fol-
low, yet all the evils thus predicted -busi-
ness confusion and financial loss, violence
in the South, and another carnival of spoils
in the Federal ofices-would only be of a
| temporary nature. The energy of our
business community and the resources of
| the country would quickly help us over our
| financial embarrassment, and bad laws can
| be charged by amendment and repeal.
| New disorders in the South and spoils
carnival would quickly provoke an over
whelming reaction, and the guilty party
would soon lose power again. All these ap-
pretended results of Democratic victory,
| if they really did occur, would, therefore, be
only temporary. Subsequent action would
obliterate them to the last trace. They
would be like flesh-wounds, painful enough
at the time, but capable Of easy and per-
maneut healing. But you let the American
people declare that in the bestowal of their
highest trusts and distinctions they care
| nothing for official honor; that gross and
systematic prostitution of official power
for private gain, even in the most import
ant positions in the Government, is not re-
garded by the people as an offence disquali-
flying a public man for the most exalted
honor in the land, the presidency of the
United States-let the American people de-
clare that, and you have injected into our
system the virus of a disease which is not
of a mere passing nature, which will not
be easily and permanently cured by mere
reaction, but which will tester on and on,
attacking the very fountain of our vitality.
This is not a mere flesh. wound-this is poi
soning of the blood.
BLAINE CONvICTs HIMSELF.
Nobody can deny that have treated Mr..
Blaine fairly and with moderation. | have
not depended upon statements made by his
enemies or detractors. | have not even
quoted the fiery denunclations poured upon
him not many years ago by some of his re-
Gently magnetized friends. l have dis
cussed only one phase of his career, and
only one salient point in that phase. have
not taken up his foreign policy in order to
inquire whether it is true that he reck-
lessly ieoparded the peace of the country,
and that the most important international
questions, as soon as he touched them, be-
gan to revolve around claim and seemed
to turn into a job. have not touched his
plan of distributing the surplus revenue,
which, of course, involves the preservation
of the surplus as the fountain of a multitude
Of jobs have not touched his original
and curious conception that the people of
Virginia should not repudiate their debt,
but neither should they pay if, for the
United States should pay it for them, and
SO on. All these things, interesting and
instructive specimens Of craftsmanship,
have left aside. have, as said, discuss
ed only one salient point in one phase of his
career, and in doing so l have called to the
stand as principal witness Mr.. Blaine him
self. By his own words, written and spok-
en-words authentic beyond cavil, words
imprinted on the official records of the
Government-Mr. Blaine has convinced me,
and, trust, has convinced you, that his
defeat as candidate for the presidency is
at this time the supreme duty of American
citizenship. TO vindicate the honor of the
American name it should be done by phe-
nomenal majority, so that the world may
know how strongly the American heart
beats for righteousness and honest govern
ment. And to repair the honor of the Re-
publican party, it should be done by Repub-
lican votes. Yes, to repair the honor of
the Republican party, it should be done by
Republican votes, to make it known that
while a strange debauchment of conscience
permitted such nomination to be made,
the true Republican heart revolted at it
to undo by its own act the disgraceful mis-
chief
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
The Democratic party has never present
ed a candidate whom any friend of good
government. Democrat or Republican.
could see step into the presidential chair
with greater feeling of security than
Grover Cleveland. This time, therefore,
is uncommonly propitions for change of
power, on account of the safety with which
it can be effected. And here Imay remark,
by the way, that the scandalous stories re-
Gently circulated about Mr.. Cleveland's
private character have, to my knowledge,
been carefully inquired into by several par
ties separately-by men of high standing
in Buffalo; by clerical gentleman on the
editorial staff of the Independent and by
others and that the reports of all of them,
as they have come to me, agree in pronounc-
ing these stories monstrous calumnies on
the man, which will recoil on the inventors.
The public will undoubtedly hear more
from the investigators through the press.
With this conviction l stand here speaking
of Governor Cleveland. beg Republicans
to remember that when Mr.. Cleveland was
elected Governor of New York two years
ago, it was through Republican support
that he received his enormous majority.
And am sure every Republican in New
York whose object was not mere party adj
vantage, but an honest, able, and fearless
administration of public affairs for the pub
lie good, has ever since congratulated him
self upon the support he gave that Demo-
cratic candidate. To be sure, while receiv-
ing the hearty appreciation and applause of
the friends of good government, Governor
Cleveland also made enemies. The bitter
est among them were the greedy politicians
for whom he was not good enough parti-
san because he was so good Governor;
and he was SO good Governor just because
he was not good enough partisan for them.
DON'T OvERwoRK BUTTER. Those but
ter-makers who are troubled and annoyed
by the streakiness of their butter may rest
assured that it is due to over-careful work.
ing out of the water from the butter pre-
paratory to sailing. The finest qualities of
butter show no solid salt whatever under
the microscope, and yet there is plenty of
salt in it. The salt is in solution, and is so
evenly diffused through the butter that a
drop OF water can be detected, but only
very finely granulated and fibrous appear
ance. Every grain and fibre is surrounded
by a film of brine clear and transparent =