The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-08-23

their agents getting men to sign papers agree
ing to vote against Mr.. Blaine, has srcn.
SAVIOR of machine politics. / saw more thar
this. thirk it the most nischicvous and IN
fair method of political organization flat ha.
been exhibited in this state since the old day.
of the know nothings, who adopted the sam,
plan. Applause
CLEVELAND HELD OUT AS BAIT
The nomination Of Mr. Cleveland. gentle
| men, is in my estimation merely n rendition OF
what the democratic party has in several pre-
ceding campaigns attempted, and that is lie is
held out rs bait. II was so with Mcclellan in
the war; it was so with Horace Greeley: il was
so cminently with Gen. Hancock: and the
democratic party, with certain wisdom, OBJ
serves the rule which an old man in the coun-
try once stated that in the selection of bait YOU
must consult the taste of the fish and not the
| taste of the fisherman, and so they hold him
out as reformer. / think if they lad had the
courage of their convictions they would have
nominated old Judge Thurman, and the only
plank in the platform would have been: Let
The boys come in out of the cold TO warm their
toes" which / understand was Judge Thur
mans platform before the Chicago convention.
But they concluded TO have this bait held out.
Now if you chose TO take him, the democratic
party don't care one cent who ii is that l. the
means Of leading them into power. This great
dixie that we have built up they don't care
whether it is lcvcled by rats or washed away BY
Il flood. The tide will come in II will be the
democratic party, with IFS traditions, its masses
its purposes, placed in power, and the prcsi-
dent will be lis president, rs he must be- The
choice of tine American people is between great
parties, between principles, between purposes,
and it can't he made a question Of men.
MR. BLAINE's PERSONAL CHARACTER.
But, fellow citizens, there is one thing |
ought to have said about Mr. Blaine. Ia re-
gard to the common accusation against him.
have never taken any stock in them-never
have believed them-for the reason that
have known the man. Applause. No man
can point to an act of his in public life from
which he has ever made private profit or adj
vantage. have dared TO think, to call myself
his friend. Applause | never heard from
him an expression of purpose or of opinion
hat was not on the side Of the highest and the |
best Applause. Mr. Blaine is Il brilliant |
man. He is a man Of great versatility of re-
sources. In the consultations that were had |
in regard to bringing about specie payments.
redcelning its greenbacks, Mr.. Blaine assist
ed. AT these consultations were suggested
great variety of sentiments. There, too, he
showed himself very fertile in eXpedicnts, and
hat he is man who when great question is
presented, brings solid sense TO bear upon it,
md that in following his schemes he keeps al
Ways in view the public interests.
THE BREEzEs FROM THE PRAIRIEs.
wish to say to our boiling friends down in
'oston, if it will not offend them and il is not
lscourteous, that a great many people live in
his country west of the Mil Dam, and even
rest Of Harvard College, in Cambridge. There
re number of them even west Of Worcester;
nd you have heard the great POI ular voices Of
hose who constructed the republican party in
his country, who have been its strength and
S virtue. You have had breeze from the
rairies. You have heard the voice of the
lrmers. You have heard from the miners, the
lachinists, the mechanics from every part of {
his broad land This great conserving voice /
as come up, ''We trust Mr.. Blaine and de- ,
re him to be our leader" Whatever Massa- =
lusetts in its entirety may think, is not that I
stional popular opinion to be respected. APP '
ause.