The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-08

1t would be worse than folly To DENY
that in some cases individuals i'm public
position have been Of supreme service
10 the United States through their own
exertions and independent Of the party
which raised them TO honor and useful
ness. The name Of Charles Sumner,
who led the party up to his own opin-
IONS on the emancipation of the slaves.
would at once confront the man who
should deny the statement. The name
OF Abraham Lincoln would absolutely
disprovc it. In the main. however. a
man can be of value to his country only
as he acts rs the exponent and repre-
sentative of the principles and purposes
of a party. Only when some great
emergency or great crisis arises is
there opportunity for the appearance of
men of the heroic mould.
In the present state of affairs the Fed
eral Administration does not call for n
man at its head who will do more than
represent and carry into effect the best
impulses of his party. In brilliancy,
originality and force of character we
believe Mr.. Blaine is rs much a porn
leader i'm his party AS through lack of
those qualities Governor Cleveland is
naturally subordinate TO several of the
candidates unsuccessfully opposed to
him at Chicago. Although he possesses
the qualifications to meet a great crisis
in affairs, Mr.. Blaine. as President,
wound simply represent the Republican
party Governor Cleveland could not,
if he would, do more than apply Dem
ocratic notions to administration.
The canvass. therefore. is really n
bottom simply between the two par
ties and The principles i'm which each
believes. OF course, in point Of quail
f%ications Mr.. Blaine is greatly the supe-
rior of Governor Cleveland. The per-
sonal issue, however, is not necessarily
involved in the campaign.
OF what the Republican party is, what
it believes, what il will do if again conf
missioned to serve the country in adj
ministration no man can plead ignor-
ance. The party is what its lustrous
history has made it.. A party can 40
more change its chara ter than an il
dividual. Each developes as the germs
of goodness or badness inherent in it at
Its birth give it form and character.
The Republican party was born OF pa
triOtiSm. Out of patriotism it saved
the Union, it freed the slave, ii re-
established the commercial integrity
and solvency of the country. To day
il promises to protect and encourage
American industries. The Democratic
marty grows from the idea of disintcg,a-
ton AM State supremacy, and it has de-
veloped consistently. To-day its policy
is i'm the ~disintegration of the manpfact-
urers of the country.
In a campaign it is natural that the
personalities of opposing candidates
should be of interest and should pro-
woke discussion. The issue of Novem-
Der, however. is not between Mr..
Blaine and Mr.. Cleveland. Ii is be-
tween Republican anu Democratic
principles. Had the States simply
named Electoral tickets and chosen no
candidates i'm National Convention the
issue could not have been clearer than
IL is to-day. With such an issue, but
one motive, devotion to party, should
Govern the action of the individual
voter. The free trader, who has
bolted the Republican nomination, has
acted i'm accordance with this motive.
. He has sacrificed past associations, in
order to stand by free trade, which Is
favored by the Democratic party. The
thousands of Democrats who have
promised support 10 Mr.. Blaine have
unquestionsbl been attracted to that
position by his strong approval OF pro
lection. If the campaign is 10 be
made a personal question between MIR.
Rlaine and Dir. Cleveland. Mr.. Blaine
will be the gamer. 1t will. however.
be conducted on the broad principles
of parties and devotion to party or
oanization. On these grounds, for
nearly a quarter of a century, the Re-
publican party has won. 1t will win
again.-ADany Journal.