The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-06-19
REPUBLICAN LAUNDERING.
What Congressman Tillman Says of Blaine
and Logan.

WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Representa.
tive Tillman was asked to-day what he
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
nominees both of the two cardinal max.
inns hitherto deemed indispensable in
selecting available candidates for Presl'
dent and Vice President have been dis
regarded in choosing Blaine and Logan.
Those u1axims are that every candidate
for either Office should be taken from a
large State and doubtful State. The
reason is that local State pride is always
estimated to be worth at least per cent.
of the States popular vote in Preslden'
tial election. AS Maine has only six
votes in the Electoral college, whereas
New York has thirty.six, of course it is
six times as desirable to carry the latter
for a Presidential candidate as it is to
carry the former. This idea was lost
sight of for the first time when the party
went to little Maine for Presidential
candidate. The same disregard of policy
was shown in nominating Logan. Hi
nois, it is true, is large State but not a
doubtful State, because every Democrat
even admits that she is sure to vote tor
the Republicans next November. On the
other hand Indiana is both large and a
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 OF
second place froA. the Hoosier State.
The reason the Republicans have dehed
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 Blaine
and Logan is 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 not got sense to take care Of
itself. Let the Democrats select prope!
candidates from large doubtful States and
they are bound to win.
What makes me the more confident ol
success is that no political party has eye!
held uninterrupted control of executive
power in this country longer than TWEEN;
ty-four years. The Democrats had
Jefferson, Madison and Monroe tor six
terms. The Republicans have enjoyed
the same number, and as like causes pro.
duce 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 a Democratic
cycle or rotation.
I could assign many other reasons foi
Democratic success next fall, but | have
told you enough in pointing out the two
blunders the Republicans committed at
Chicago. It is to be hoped that they
will monopolize the blundering tactics
hereafter. The Democrats ought to quit
that sort of business now that the Repub'
licans have got at it.-,Special Dispatch to
the News and Courier.