Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-21
THE STORM GATHERING.

Enthusiastically manifest that the most
perfect political organization is made
quate to discipline rebellious masses. Ii
demonstrates the emptiness Of booms as
contrasted with solid popular thought.
1t shows plainly that the hurrah and par
aphernalia of conventions exhilarate and
dazzle; that these pyrotechnical devices
flash only for a moment through the sky,
leaving the heavens darker afterwards by
reaction. The blaze in which the Maine
Knights Plume was waved before shout
ing thousands at Chicago, and by SYM
pathetic imagination before the eyes OF
myriads of overwraught people through
out the Union, has already given place
to clouds. The air is full OF straws that
are all moving in the same direction.
These ominous messengers are swirllng
along in a dense, gloomy column, that
heralds a cyclone. 1t requires no weather
prophet in politics to foretell that 1t
will strike with resistless and crushing
power upon the Knight of the fragile
Plume when the voice OF the people
eliminates in November as the voice OF
God. Politicians propose and the peo-
pie dispose. The grandeur Of the Amer
lean people is in their individuality. In
telligent, independent, self-assertive,
they are not always to be led. In emer-
gency they are, in fact, masters OF their
land. It is this that makes freedom
more than a name. 1t is the spirit and
power to take back the reins and drive
for themselves again that ~insures the life
Of the nation. Thoughtful citizens,
each from his own point of departure
but all having in common view the well
fare of the country, arrive at the same
conclusion. The masses are not inspired
in times OF crisis by a few interested
''chiefs;" inspiration comes thus from its
proper source, is spontaneous and n
versal. Leaders do not create it. They
are creatures Of it. The millions in this
county who deliberate apart and tnd
themselves, in the outcome, united In
mind, on important occasions, as one
man, are the typical Hercules in whom
are blended the strength and wisdom OF
reform. This giant in whose mind and
muscles are concentrated the combined
intelligence and physical power of a ma
iority of the American people stands
now, club in hand, and gathering still
greater force to strike. Against the blows
which ne will deal for the people, the
Blaine Plume will be but an obstacle OF
air. Only yesterday a business letter
was received at this Office from an old
subscriber, a solid man OF Boston. The
espistle ends thus: II am not Of your
political faith, but l shall not vote for
Blaine" And so it goes, not only in
Massachusetts,, New York and Con-
necticut, but in the great Northwest
everywhere. The Democratic press is
not obliged to originate an n OF po-
litical capital against the Republican
nominee. Tons of it come from hith-
erto radical sources-tons of it ready
made to hand. Here is a sample from
Ohio. Says the Cincinnati Times-Star
lRep.):
Is that man going to build up the
party whose nomination ~alienates some
OF its most honored leaders? Is the
great army of Republicans to be con-
solidated under a commander who be-
gins his first battle with the corps OF
Independent Republicans deserving from
his standard? Is his selection the
choice of a leader who will conciliate
and unite rather than distract and
weaken? A Republican National Con
vention has at last made n of those
mistakes which it has SO often had oppor'
tunity to charge upon its foes. Whether
the error proves fatal depends largely OIL
whether the coming Democratic Ma.
tional Convention gives voters only
choice of evils.
And then listen to this from radically
Republican Iowa. The Herald of Du'
buque, the largest city in the State. says
The slap-dash man may be strong with
his friends, but the fact that he is a slap
dash man is not apt to commend him tc
the Independent, the thoughtful and the
conservative man-to that class whose
votes decide elections. Mr.. Blaine is moi
q whit stronger with his friends thar
Douglas was with his. The ~latter's ad
herents were the personiication of devo
tion-earnest, jealous and ready to fghi
for him. And yet we know what wal
the fate of the one. And SO it will b,
with the other. because he has mo-
strength where alone he needs it.
Democratic editors may enjoy otiuu
cum dig. translated for the occasion, al
ocean OF dignity for the present. and lay
their pencils aside, at least, until tn,
Democracy meets on the 9Th of July ant
names a proper man to antagonize Thu
Plume.
Harmony Of Style.
Chicago has q young horsewoman who
ooea in for sorrel color of A bright shade