New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-18

That is "A bad cause which can only be sup
portrd by "a pdiut-bauk fIi-chood. When amy
journal asserts that Mr.. Blaine has never shown
"couspcuous zeal for the protection of Amcrl-
can citizens abroad.' it state. what is well
known to be untrue, both 10y Americans AMI by
reope i'm Europe Il il bur a few days since an
article Was quoted from leading English iour-
nal. in which itwls charged that Nr. Blaine
ORGANIZED thc Cougrc.sion protest against the
Imprisonment Of Costello for words spoken in
ths city. and persisted in the agitation until
some years Mtrt Great Britain consented hv
treaty tu forryo Us ancient claim of perpetual
allegiance. The charge was true. Mr.. Blaine
wa, peculiarly active and cou,picuuu, ia that
honorable aud effective agitation, which has
since been ul iucdrlablc benefit 90 vast uum.
Der of adopted citizens. The fact, are not fot-
gotten by Engirmcn and though British
Journals pabll,hcd ON thi, side al the water may
ind 1t desirable Ia conceal them, the Truth Is
not forgotten 10y adopted citizens
Bat this Is only one instance of many. Mr.
Blaine, whole public course h,, been marked
by an ardent and intense Amcricani,m--l zeal
for the interests and rights of this country and
its citizens which many other Republican
statesmen have felt but which scarcely any
other statesman of either party has 50 often or
so couspicuOusly manifested. Indeed in 1876
and in lsSO it was one Of the chief charges
made against Mr.. Blaine by his opponents that,
in order to court popular favor, he had con-
stantlv pursued such a course as 10 please
adoptcd citizens. This his enemies were wont
to call dcmagogism of the most Objectionable
sort. whereas il was in truth only the frequent
expression of an abiding zeal for the defence of
American citizens and American interests
everywhere, at home and abroad. 1t had
seemed, up to that time, altogether unlikely
that this spirit would ever be appreciated to
any great extent by Democratic voters. Bat
now. when there appears strong feeling about
it, the British journals would like to deny the
facts while denouncing him for @dema-
gogism all the same.
Having been selected for Secretary of State
bv President Garfield largely because of the
deep interest he had SO long shown in defend
ing Americans and American rights abroad.
Mr.. Blaine at onco entered upon policy which
every British journal abroad has recognized rs
calculated to vastly extend the influence and
the commerce of this Nation. The British nress
here. however, finds chat it will not do TO utter
the plain truth about that policy. Hence il re-
tails the foul ISLANDERS first circulated in a sue
cesslul effort to use a Democratic Congress as
the tool of British Peruvian boudhoders. But
nobody is deceived. The country knows that
the London journals are absolutely correct and
truthful in their statement that Mr.. Blaines
course was designed aud well calculated 20 pro
mote American influence and American com
merce, and, as one Of them charged to push
British trade and British influence step by step
from points on this continent. whole ocean
of falsehoods will not suffice TO hide that great
fact from the people of this Nation. Nor will
the people be slow to express their gratitude
and admiration. They want an American
President, aud they are going TO elect one
whose devotion TO American rights and inter
csts has been proved by years of consnieuous