Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-04-17
Why Blaine Cannot Win.

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It's now conceded that Blaine is m
the race for the Chicago nomination,
! and is working day and night 70 capeuls
| the convention.
This is no surprise to us.
Weeks ago we pointed out that tho
contest had narrowed down to Arthur
and Blaine. and now the Blaine
..boom'' has begun in earnest those
who refused to believe in the Muillgan
candidacy can disbelieve no longer
AS a candidate, it would be madness
in Arthur friends to look upon Blame $
candidacy as thing to be described Dy
any other word than formidable
In 1876, at Cincinnati, Blaine had =
strength of 291 votes. s.t
Four years later, ut Chicago, ms
strength was 285 votes. fs&,f..
This strength was entirely his own.
for he has what no other Republican
can boast, a large and enthusiastic per-
sonal following. His sins do not rob
the sinner of the support of the saints
His sunstroke in 1876 would have
proved the political death of any other
man. His policy during the few months
he was premier under Garfield
would have been fatal to any other
statesman than Blaine. In spite OF
everything that can be said against
him, his strength to-day is unimpaired;
and when noses are counted in Chicago
in June it will be found that, as in 1876
and 1880, he is the real competitor OF
the candidate the Republican party
ought to nominate. - .,tf
The question then isis Blaine the
coming man?
Truth thinks not.
Twice before he entered q National
Convention with the same strength he
will have this year. sd
Twice before he was beaten while his
white plume waved in the front OF the
battle. m
1t is with him fatality to be very
strong, but. not quite strong enough.
The trouble with him is that he is
political gambler who tries bluff when
his hand is as well known to his an
tagonists as to himself. And, like tho
celebrated All Sing, he is inclined to
resort to his sleeve for assistance in OBJ
tanning flush. Like the Ghinaman,,
too, in the game he did not understand,
Blaine is apt to overdo the thing.
He did it in 1876, and the nomination
went to an Ohio nobody named Hayes.
He did it in 1880. and Garfield capt
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yield to prevent it from going to Cen
eral Grant.
This time he is no better off,.
The fact is that as before he has
played his game too adroitlY.
Experience has shown that Blaine can
not be nominated unless he is able to
detach a part of the stalwart strength.
This he tried to do this year by pre-
tended support of Senator Logan, but
as is apt to be the case with him he
went to his sleeve too soon--in throw
ing off all disguise at this early day he
has show to Logan's. friends that his
only purpose from the beginning was to
play Logan ''for sucker.''
This treachery in itself is sufficient to
defeat him. .ste .4{azAs'A 5s.t
Already the mutterings of the storm
are heard.
When it bursts Blaine's fate will be
settled for the third and last time. 1t
will then be found that by his treachery
to Logan he dealt himself his death
blow. Adroit as he is, his adroitness
generally is like the ambition which
o'erleaps itself, and it was fortunate for
Arthur that his treachery was first felt
by Logan. for by this means he is not an
tagonized as Grant was four years ago.
No, Blaine is not the coming man..
N. r Truth. E-1