Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-07
James &. Blaine Nominated for
President.


President.
The electric wire flashed thrilling ant
joyful intelligence over the country yes
terday. In every State, and in every city
town and hamlet where the telegraph
reaches. there were happy hearts, ringing
cheers. and warm congratulations ovei
the nomination Of JAMES G. BLAINE a.
the republican candidate for President o.
the United States. The joy was all the
greater because Of hope deferred, Of Mr..
Blaine's defeats in previous conventions.
and of his retirement from public station
wrought by the cruel bullet that caused
the death Of the noble and widely lament
ed Garfield. These things. however. were
only incidental To-, and not the main
sources of the wide and deep torrent Of
popular satisfaction and applause which
followed the nomination Of Mr.. Blaine.
The man himself. his splendid abilities.
his magnetic power to attract and influence
other men. his brilliant career in Congress
and his brief though memorable service in
the Cabinet. his dauntless spirit. his skill
and wisdom a. a statesman. his magma
nimity and nobility of character. his emf
nent equipment in every way to fill the
station for which he has been named and
TO which he will be elected. these. more
than all else caused the remarkable
esteem in which he Is held by the people
of the United States and his selection as a
candidate for the Presidency. It must be
remembered that this nomination has come
to Mr.. Blame without his asking or seek
ing it--yea, against his often and always
expressed declaration. strictly and faith
fully observed, that he did not desire to
be candidate for the nomination. The
struggle on the part OF his supporters was
entirely voluntary. They had no en-
couragement or assistance from him. He
laid no plans. pulled no wires. took no
steps whatever to secure delegates to sup
port his cause In convention and when
that body met retired to his quiet home in
this city. and there awaited with serenity
the action OF the peoples representatives
chosen to nominate candidate for Presi-
dent.
Twenty years in the most critical period
of the nations life he stood conspicuously
before the people of this country. The
principles which he advocated are those
BY which the government went success
fully through a long and bloody war. and
by which it has prospered since the war
closed beyond the predictions OF the wisest
and most sanguine of our prophets. No
person in the country has to inquire who
Mr.. Blaine is or what are his political
principles. His name is heard every
where. II Is q household word, as ia
miliar to the people beyond the Rocky
Mountains as to the people of Maine.
Maine was not more enthusiastic tor him
in convention than the tar western States
of California and Oregon. the new terri
tories, and the matchless countries lying
along the Upper Mississippi and its tribu-
taries.
We have said that Mr.. Blaine will be
elected. The same power and enthusi-
asm which was witnessed at Chicago in
his behalf will seat him triumphantly in
the Presidential chair. The people are
with him. They will sustain him. The
breath of slsnder will not harm him. Re-
publicans will lay aside their differences
Thousands of thinking and liberal mind
ed democrats viii enlist under his banner.
for they have confidence in his ability and
integrity and feel that he will be q wise
and just President and President of the
whole people.
All honor to the delegates to the Chica-
go convention who faithfully and manfnl-
lv strove to carry out in the nomination
the viii Of the people. When they re-
turn home they win receive the plaudit,
swell done, good and faithful servant"
Their arduous duty was splendidly per-
formed, and the people viii net forget.
JOHN A. LOGAN.
The completion of the Presidential ticket
last evening by the nomination of that
gallant soldier and able senator JOHN A.
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