Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-09

authorities, the man most easily beaten.
Nay, he is the mar whose defeat is al
ready assured; for, it is admitted that he
cannot carry New York, the state whose
vote will decide the contest, He repre-
represents sharply the policy Of high pro-
lection on the tariff; he represents what
may be called a war policy with England
aud France on South and Central Ameri-
ca questions; and his pnblic record is
marred by unfortunate and ~indefenstble
relations with railroads which give cause
to the Independent republican organs OF
New York for asserting they will never
support him. 81,
Democrats are more than satisfied with
the nomination of MIR. Rlaine.
st. Louis Globe Democrat. .
The stress is over, and the name OF
James G. Blaine, like that of Abou Ben
Adhem in the vision, ''leads all the
rest Upon his shoulders at last has
fallen the honor which has been the am.
bition of his whole ltfe-to his hands has
the republican standard been intrusted
for the campaign which is to decide what
political principles and which of the two
great parties shall control the administra-
ton of the government during the next
four wears. The name is not an obscure
yne, the candidate is not q stranger, and
not an accident. No other man in Amer
lean politics, perhaps is 30 well known to
the masses of the people; aud the events
of the last few days have demonstrated
that he is the unmlstakable choice of the
republican voters of the country for the
great office to which it is now the duty of
every sincere and loyal member of the
party to help to elect him by a rousing
and splendid majority.
1t is hardly necessary to say that Mr..
Blaine was not the first preference of
this paper. There seemed to us to be
reasons why some other man would have
been stronger, particularly in doubtful
and vital localities; but we must have
judged mistakenly. Yesterday, MIR.
Blaine was simply an individual, to be
passed upon for a certain use and object;
to-day, he stands not only for himself
any longer, but for the heroic and potent
organization that has declared him to be
it's ''leader of leaders" and It's bright par
ticular champion. His personality has
ceased to be a question for republicans to
dispute about, or to deal with otherwise
than as the verdict in his favor requires.
He passed the sort of scrutiny that is de.
cisive and complete, and he is the EN-.
bodiment now of those beliefs and hopes,
those doctrines and purposes, by virtue
of which the party has achieved all its
glories iu the past and upon which de.
pend all its chances of prolonged exis.
tence and usefulness.
The illinois Stats Zeitung (Rep }:
The convention has done it's work. Pas
sion and prejudice have triumphed over
reason. Blaine, of Maine, has been Sc.
lected as the pugilist to knock out the
democratic nominee. How this fight will
end it is not in the power of any man to
tell, while it is not vet known who the
democratic candidate will be. The time
when a republican nominatian was
equivalent to an election has passed
away forever. To-day the nomination
Of that party only signiies the beginning
of a campaign of very doubtful result. l
the democrats should nominate a mai
like Horizontal Morrison" the probabil
tiles would be stronglyin favor Of Blaine
election, but we do not hesitate to say
that such a man as Governor Cleveland
of New York, James G.
Blaine, with all his boosted magnetism,
would hardly be able to defeat
The great enthusiasm for Blaine will
most likely be limited TO those whose
candidate he was from the start. Thos'
German citizens who have generallyacte
with the republican party do not show
much of this enthusiasm. This nomina
ton leaves them very cool and collected
They will quietly wait to see who tn
democratic party will nominate befor,
taking decided stand. The indepen
dents who chung 30 t~enaciously to thu
Vermont iceberg are to be pitied. By
many of them it was solemnly announced
that in case Blaine should be nominated
they and their friends would wage opeI
war upon him. Will they do 500 Will
Curtis, Roosevelt, and Schurz take tn,
stump against Blaine or will they maxi
their peace with him2 There are inter
esting questions to which answer will
come in due season. The German-Amer
leans of the country, whose independents,
is sincere and who wish a wise, honest
economical, and conservative admlnistra
ton of our affairs, will calmly await tn
action of the democratic convention, ant
they say: "May the best man win"
NEW YORK.
New York Sun (dem.). A great man.
republicans are opposed to Mr.
Blaine, but those who imagine that be
cause of that disaffection the country j
now to witness a spirited canvass and al
easy triumph for the opposition are, il
our judgment, very much in error. Mr.
Blaine is a fertile and sensational poll
tician and will force the fighting from TIT
start.
New York Commercial ADVERTISE
(rep }: President Arthur can afford to b,
beaten by the elements which have pre-
vailed at Chicago. If the %opinionatet
reformers, the COW boys and the stal
route gang did not openly clasp hands t.
compass this result, they worked for
common object. Can the party success
fully fight through a campaign in which
it must be constantly on the defensive
Can the upright and intelligent voters o
the party be persuaded to support Mr.
Blaine2 III the man the convention ha
chosen to supplant President Arthur car
approach in dignity, purity and in pat
r'otism the administration we are now Il
lose, he will do no more than the bes
judges of events and character hay,
thought to be possible.
The New York Times. (rep } under tn
caption, "Faclng the Fires of Defeat,