The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-11-21
Blaine's Apology Looked For.

Two days after the election, when it
was well known To all who had access
to the returns and understood simple
arithmetic, that Cleveland had receiv-
ed a ma aiority of 1900 in New York
State, Mr. Blaine gave out to the As
sociated Press the following:
II am advised that there have been
frauds committed in New York State.
| believe that an honest vote of the
State gives Republican plurality and
| ask the committee to see that we have
a fair and honest count
feel entirely confident that the hon
est vote of New York, without change
or manipulation, will show plurality
for the Republican electors of not less
than 1900. | do not speak idly, but
from the most accurate data carefully
furnished me from the most competent
sources.
do not believe the American people
will accept fraudulent result. The
Republicans have carried the Northern
States by more than 100000 majority
and they do not propose to have the
leading State taken from them by
fraud
When the foregoing remarkable de-
liverance came from Mr.. Blaine, even
Johnny Davenport could not suggest
where. when or by whom single fraud
or mistake had been committed, and
Mr.. Blaine either deliberately falsitied
or he was bcwildered into idiotic bab-
bling by defeat when he declared that
frauds "had been committed in New
York state y that ''the honest vote of
New York, without change or manipu-
lation, will show plurality for the
Republican electors of not less than
l,500,' and that he did mot speak idly,
bht from the most accurate data care
furnished me (him) from the most com
petent sources
Such proclamation coming from a
candidate for President presented the
, gravest questions to the American peo.
pie, and if credited as a candidate for
President should be credited could not
fail to disturb the business and po.
litical tranquility of the country. For
tunately, however, Mr.. Blaine had pre-,
sented so many eXtravagant aud dra
matte assertions aud denisls to the pub,
lie during the last month of the cam
paign, that his reckless proclamation as
serting his own election passed as the dy
| ing throes of defeated ambition.
1t is of little moment to the countr,
whether Mr. Blaine shall apologize tC
the people for his foolish and false i'm
putation upon the Stae of New York
but it is of some moment to Mr. Blaine
that he shall manfully recall his grave
charge that has been dissipated by the
official returns, until not the trace Of s
shadow of fraud remains. 1t was un
manly to make such deliverance with
out so much rs the semblance of truti
to warrant it, and it was specially un
becoming and undignified in q Presi
dental candidate thus to play the petty
tricks of the ward politician when the
nation was soberly declaring its soy
ereign will but il is much more un
manly for Mr., Blaine 70 permit IN,
charge to remain uncorrected, wher
every school boy in the land knows tina
he must have been either untruthful o.
demented
Now that the smoke of the battl,
has cleared away, and no frauds hay,
been discovered, ard the "most accurat,
data of Mr., Blaine proves to hav,
been fraud upon truth, Mr. Blain
would be no less just TO himself thar
to the country by manfully recallin!
his foolish accusation and apologizins
for his error lie has lost the Presi
dency, but there is no reason why
defeated candidate for the Presideuc
must lose the respect of the AmencaI
! people. .-Phiia. Times.