Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-10-17
.nLAINE's SWINGING AROUND THE
CIRCLE.

CIRCLE.
The Democratic press are making
a great hurly burly about what 1t
calls "Blaine's swinging around the
circle" ale is doing it all I'D cap
taedum yulgus," shouts one editor,
chagrined at the splendid ovations
(which greet the Plumed Knight ev-
erywhere. He is already making
them sing, "d,m $pjro $Pero", and
in the end will give them all the
Latin they want, besides a little
French in the form of a compete
droce. But all this fuss is "dead
givc-away." Ills success wounds
them and they tiutter What is
there wrong about the candidates
going round "that the jury may see
the witness on the stand"? They
do not refer to Johnson or Greeley
Swinging round the circle, altho'
they were greeted by a number and
kind reminding one Of the little rab'
BILE which greeted King Richard the
Third in his great conspiracy to OBJ
tain the crown of England, except
that the former did not obtain the
crown while the latter did. VIVA
is the cause of the difference IN thu
success of the three like Presiden
.tial tonrs ? Greeley was and hac
been for many years a great jour
nalist,-the most distinguished pc
-,litical leader in the land, and John
son was at the height of his fame
and yet the people shrank from them
while they gather around Blaln
with an almost unheard-of enthusl
asm, although many Republicans
even in Vermont, do not think HIN
the very best man for the place
Why is it, we say? 1t is becauS
the keen instincts of the people dl
fntics. 1tt"f IS basGasaas55 obPhRSS9Sn Sa g.
that Blaine has always been true t
those principles which cost til
country so much. Because he ha
been one of the foremost of thos
political teachers who have so SUI
cessfully worked out the great prol
lem of reconstruction. Because the
remember how step by step llel
bricks opposed every war and It
construction measure adopted b
the union government. Becaus
they remember how he favored tn
extension of slavery over the nortl
west how during the war he lei
his church because the ministo
preached loyal sermon; how bl
terly he denounced Lincoln's abol
ton war; how he opposed the ell
listment of colored troops ; how h
assisted in organizing secret socl'
ties opposed to the government
how he proposed TO require a prof.
erty qualification from negroes t
enable them to vote, and finally ho'
he is in universal sympathy with a
the elements opposed to the thee
.ries on which the people have bee
brought to their present prosperor
and peaceful condition. 1t is b
cause they know that with all IL
sentiments animating the breast
Hendricks, Cleveland must be in s
,cret sympathy, because the latter
as silent as the grave on the gre;
question Of protection to enterprl'
and labor, his mouth being as he
motically scaled by his party man
gers as was the boys when his mot
er had company, for fear poop
might find out that he was #
free trader. Because they like Il
outspoken frankness of Blaine al
distrust the now contemplate skull
ing of Cleveland. Because they i
gard him as the Youngest of Dem
cratic blunders, born of the part
through mistake or aged "indlsci
tions," and because of the state
manlike character with which Blai
inspires the people. In short, it
because they feel in sympathy wit
and have confidence in one par
and do not and have not in the OF
err it is idle to suppose that
people are to be duped by char
that Blaine has been unfaithful
respect to his marital relation
while he has stood by the bride
his youth with a constant and
voted fidelity, and probably W
through life, while his .detpaqtt
support and defy man deer
Swallowed by castaway whom
dil NOT ctnnI hu ,rith thn hnnnr