The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-06-17

troubling themselves over Mr.. Tilden's
course In regard TO the Presidency. The
old gentleman is a physical wreck. but
he has sufficient mental force not to tap
his barrels in vain attempt TO reach
the White House at n time when James
G.. Blaine and John A. Logan are the
Republican candidates. II Is not likely
that he has ut any time expected to run
forlorn race for the Democracy this
year. But If he cherished any purpose
to become candidate in case weak
nominations were made by the Republic
cans he quickly changed his mind when
Blaine aud Logan were named. The
talk of 'fildcn's candidacy has no doubt
been cover for other schemes"
"Tnr Republican platform bears in
spection and study" says the Cincinnati
Times-Star. at will wear well. The
more 1t is Investigated the better II APP
pears. Probably no political convention
ever before adopted series of resolu-
tions so comprehensive and satisfactory.
The Democrats will be puzzled TO con-
struot platform which will compare
favorably with It. TO say nothing of
the tariff, in order to put the party in
agreement with the public sentiment of
various sections, convention No. must
appropriate for Democratic use at least
half n dozen resolutions of convention
No. /. il must declare against Euro
pean contract labor; in favor Of the en-
forcement Of the eight hour law; for the
creation Of National Labor Bureau; for
the exclusion OF Chinese laborers; for
the suppression of polygamy; and civil
rights resolution would also seem to be
necessary. The Committee on Resolu-
lions will have hard struggle 10
swarm over" the Republican resolu-
tions. And yet, after all, this will be
easy in comparison with the terrible
tussle over the tariff"
Il "
BLAINE has won his first race In the
campaign, at any rate. AT New Orleans,
last week, among the attractions for the
benefit Of the Southern Art Union was u
mule race at the fair grounds, which
brought together very large and fash
iohable audience. Society young men,
rendered unacceptable IN jockey cos
tunes of many and varied hues, were
the riders, and each man secured his
mule by chance by drawing a number
out of hat. There were IL entries,
among which were "Blaine" by Multi
Gain out of Maine, dam Shame, age one
week, colors, purple and white. "iril-
den," by Fraud out of Presidential Chair,
dam Good Time Coming, aged, colors,
pink and white. sc. A. Arthur" out of
Office by Convention, dam Badly Left,
oolors, blue and old gold. panic" by
Grant out of Confidence, dam Swindle,
age, all spring, colors, convict stripe),
red and black. "Seedy" out Of Pocket,
by Sprees, dam Wreck, colors, green.
"Sugar." by Cane Juice, out of Vacuum
Pan, dam Loss by Tariff, colors, green
and red. "Crevasse," by Crawiish, out
OF Rice Flume, dam Wet, age, yearling,
oolors, blue and white. "Bank Presi-
dent" out of Humor, by Discount,
dam Rough, oolors, red and white. The
race was announced as ''dash of one
mile for scratch mules without pride of
ancestry" first in to win. 1.-The start
was a good one" says the horse reporter
of the Times-Democrat, "Blaine getting
Off first, Crevasse next, and Bank
President third. They had not pro-
ceeded very far when they moved in
single file, with plenty of daylight be-
tween them, and Blaine oantered down
the home stretch an easy winner, Bank
President second, and Tilden third.
Time, BIN"
The question Of how the title of
"Plumed Knight" was given to Blaine
has been repeated recently, sufficient to
warrant the republishing of that part of
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll's speech at
the Cincinnati convention in 1876, in
which ii occurred, as follows:
sour country, crowned with the vast
and marvellous achievements of the first
| century, asks for man worthy of the
past and prophetic of her future; asks
for man who has the audacity Of gem
ius; asks for a man who is the grandest
combination of heart, conscience and
brain beneath the flag. That man is
James G. Blaine. For the Republican
host led by this intrepid man there can
be no such thing as defeat. This is a
great year-a year filed with the recol-
lections of the revolution; filed with
proud and tender memories of the sacred
past; filled with the legends of liberty
year in which the sons of freedom will
drink from the fountains of enthusiasm;
a year in which the people call for man
who has preserved in Congress what our
soldiers won upon the field; year in
which we call for man who has torn
from the throat of treason the tongue OF
SANDER; a man that has snatched the
mask Of Democracy from the hdeous
face of rebellion, man who, like an in
tellectual athelete, stood in the arena OF
debate, challenged all corners, and who,
up to the present moment, is total
stranger TO defeat. Like an armed war
rior, like plumed knight, James G