The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1884-06-19
mARPER,s WEEKLY
squareiy Declines 10 Endorse the Candida
ture of Blaine for tho Presidency.

Squareiy Declines TO Endorse the Candida
ture of Blaine for tho Presidency.
NEW YoRK, June IL.
Harper's lPeeklg to-day publishes the
following editorial;
"The nomination of Mr.. Blaine does moi
change the view Of its inexpediency that
we have freely expressed. Hdrper'a
Weekly has said nothing upon this subj
ject without careful consideration, and
the fact Of the nomination does MOI
change its conviction that the Republlcaa
campaign, with the candidacy Of Mri
Blaine, must be prolonged explanation
and defense. The campaign of this year
will be one in, which the personality Of
candidates will be more vigorously scru-
tinized than ever, because there Is no
great supreme issue OF National peril or
National policy which will cngrosS the at
tention OF the people, and this scrutiny
invites defeat. Under such circum-
stances, when party appeals to the
country Tor a vote Of confidence, IL viii
naturally be Judged for the representative
whom II deliberately selects. TO him tho
country will turn to see what the party
honors and what qualifications it holds to
be essential for the highest trust. It
would, we think, have been possi-
nomination with the present feeling OF
the country, would have been equivalent
to an elcction--a candidate who would
have aroused all the old Republican en-
thusiasm, By appealing TO the desire Of
pure and progressive politics, which was
the anlinating principle Of other Repub-
lican campaigns. Originally the Repub-
lican party was a reform party, and hav-
ing achieved the greatest Of reforms in
emancipation, and In an amended Consti-
tuition freed from all taintof slavery, tits
strongest when its young and ardent work
ers, the real workers OF the party, feel
that it Is still essentially progressive
and aggressive reform organization, and
when they know that it is led in Presl-
Dental year by candidate who Is In
character and career true and fitting
representative Of political progress and
reform. The fact that candidpte is se-
lected who is not such representative
properly alarms them and shakes their
faith in the party. 1t Is true that the
Republican party is always strong In the
weakness Of the Democratic oppose
tion; but that is a negative strength.
The Democratic party really stand for
nothing bnt opposition, and repulsiye
tradition, the endeayor to identify it
with any definite policy except that
which is known as Ngeneral cussednessn
fails, but that Is not an argument which
can elect President. The nomination
OF Mr., Blaine, although it is doubtless
agreeable 10 the majority OF the party, as
shown at Chicago; because large part
Of the apparent opposition, as in the In
diana and Illinois, and even In the Ohio
delegations, was friendly to his nomlna-
tion, ought to teach Republicans as show
In IN rln1 no aaIt fnr
standard has fallea The nominations ut
Chicago, made against the most friendly
Republican remonstrauce, have forced
upon Republicans the conviction that tho
great objects OF the Republican party,
honest and economical administration,
peaceful and honorable foreign relations,
the progressive publication Of the public
service at home, wise reduction Of tho
revenue and that sense of general security
which springs from the moral elevation Of
the administration, are not TO beexpeoted
from Republican success. To this state
ment 1t was his reply that less is TO be ex~
pected from the Democrats. Those who
have aroused the deep and general pro-
test of the Republican conscience must
bear the responsibility Of the result.
Fidelity to Republican principle requires
indifference to present Republican sue
cess, and Hdrper's Weeklg, which more
than once has not hesitated in the inter-
est of public morality and Of party
publication TO oppose other Republl-
can nominations, can not sustain the
significant one against which 1t has so
earnestly protested, and which is a prac-
tical abdicailon OF Republican character
and purpose. The sad and kindly face
OF LIncoln's portrait, which hung in the
ball, seemed TO watch the proceedings Of
the Convention with an air Of earnest So
licltude and apprehension, and II had dis
appeared from It's place before tAe mons
taalon Was made,