The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-06-19
REPUBLICAN DLUNDERING.
What Cousressman TiIimaa says of blaine
and Logan.

WAsnISGToN, June 0.-Representa.
tive Tilman was asked to-day what be
thought Of the Republican nomination,
and replied that the Democrats could
easily beat them by proper management.
His reasons for this assertion were be.
cause outside Of the bad records Of the
inns hitherto deemed indispensable in
dent and Vice President have been dis.
regarded in choosing Blaine and Logan.
Those maxims are that every candidate
for either Office should be taken from a
large State and doubtful State. The
reason is tha. local State pride is always
estimated to be worth 1T lcas. 5 per cent
Of the States popular vote in Il Presden.
tial election. AS Maine has only six
votes in the Electoral college, whereas
New York has thirty six, Of course it is
ak time. as desirable to carry the latte,
for Presidential candidate as it is to
carry the former. This idea vas lost
sight Of for the first time when the party
went to little Maine for Presidential
candidate. The scme disregard Of policy
was shown in nominating Logan. Illi.
nois, it is true, is "a large State but not n
doubtful State, because every Democrat
even admits that she is sure to vote for
the Republicans next November. On the
other hand Indiana is both large and q
doubtful State, and had the Republicans
chosen either Gresham or Harrison in
place Of Logan, Indiana might have been
lost to the Democracy next fall. But
now the Democrats can reasonably eX-
pect to secure it, especially if they shall
select candidate for either the first or
second place from the Hoo.ier State.
The reason the Republicans have defied
both the established rules Of making
Presidential nominations Is that they are
over confident and are arrogant almost to
madness from long possession and abuse
Of nearly unlimited power on account of
the process Of impeachment Of corrupt
officials having become obsolete.
No moral law can be violated with
impunity. Punishment must and will
come in good time as certain as fixed laws
govern both the moral and the physical
world. The Republican party has long
black list of sins and political crimes to
answer for, and the nomination of Blaica
and Logan is a good illustration Of the
old adage, "Whom the gods would de.
stroy they first make mad" In truth, l
am inclined to think that in this Presi.
Dental election God Almighty is taking
care of the Democratic party because the
party has no: got sense to take care of
itself. Let the Democrats select proper
candidates from large doubtful States and
they are bound 10 win.
What makes me the more confident of
success is that no political party has eve:
held uninterrupted control Of executive
power in this country longer than TWEEN.
ty-four years. Tho Democrats had
Jefferson. Madison and Monroe tor six
terms. The Republicans have enjoyed
the same number, and as like causes pro.
tuce like effects in individuals or masses
of men the time Of Republican supremacy
will be up on the 4th of next March, and
they must make room for n Democratic
cycle or rotation.
could assign many other reasons for
Democratic success next fall, but / have
told you enough in pointing out the two
blunders the Republicans committed at
Chicago. 1t is to be hoped that they
will monopolize the laundering tactics
hereafter. The Democrats ought to quit
that sort of business now that the Repub.
licans have got at it.-Specidi Dispatch to
the Ne,rs and Courier.