Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-08-21

cry. At the worst. the independent de-
lection cannot do more than offset a
traction OF the Tammany detection from
Cleveland in New York, or the Butler
detection in Massachusetts.
On the other hand, the democratic
difficulties increase as the republican
diminish. The Tammany bolt is of a
very different character from that led
b. tSe rye William Curtis. 1t is organ
lGed. practical, efficient 1t Knows def
IL tely what it wants, and has the most
complete command of its means The
10000 votes which Kelly threw into the
scale against Robinson four years ago
are as fully at his disposal now as then,
and the latest developments leave no
doubt of his disposition to use them
against Cleveland. Buffers definitely
announced purpose to be a candidate,
after his consultation with Kelly in New
York. ensures Massachusetts to Blaine by
an effective plurality, in spite of the Har-
ward professors and the Beacon street
holters. These specific influences would
secure to the republicans the two great
states threatened by the independent de-
lection without the larger, though less
palpable influences which are at work
Tor the republicans and against the
democrats over the country. There are
three of these, each of which is worth
thousands of votes to Blame and Logan,
though all are more sentimental than
rational There is no longer any room
for doubt that Blame is going to get very
large lrlsh-American vote. This is one of
the curiosities of the canvass. Just why
an 1rlsh-American should suppose the
election of Blame will improve the
of bic 4,
United States or Great Britain is
a mystery but it is a substantial
fact, which will tell tremendously when
the votes are counted. 1t is equally
true, though scarcely so inexpicable,
that the organized labor interest of the
country is hostile to Cleveland, and will
divert thousands of votes from the
democrats in the large cities Some of
his wisest and most iudicious acts as
governor rise in judgment against him
before the ignorant rabble, who blindly
follow the demagogues of the political
labor societies, while the really mischiev-
lOus steps he took in obedience to the
democratic machine which elevated
him to the executive aud nominated
him to the presidency are lost sight f
except by q few of the more en-
lightened and far-seeing Independents.
Finally, the mud thrown at his pri-
vate character, mainly, to the credit
of republicans, by democratic opponents,
has certainly smirched him in the eyes
of many voters. who would not have
been influenced by the other considera-
tons. All things considered, Blaine has
more than reasonable probability of
success in every state which has been
considered doubtful, except Indiana, of
which little has been heard since the
democratic convention. He should have
a fighting chance there. too, though
there is tradition that Hendricks can
not be beaten in his own state In the
light of the present outlook, it is i'm
possible to look for democratic success
anywhere in the north except possibly in
Indiana and New Jer ely and it is impossi-
bic not to anticipate Blaines election by
a larger majority than Garfield's. It is
in the an, as Halstead said of his nomi-
nation. Blaine may not be the most
acceptable candidate to thoughtful
voters, nor likely to make an ideal chief
executive of the nation, but he is the dis
tlnct choice of a majority of the people
of the country, as he was the choice Of
a majority of the Chicago convention.
He is going to be the next president of
the United States. The sooner the peo-
pie who don't like him learn to accept
| this inevitable fact, the less disappoint-
ment there will be after election.