Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-03
DAILY oS1.|NTEluGtNCER.
At LAST An OPINION.

The art of balancing on the topmos'
rail of a tall fence is difficult to acquire
Especially is this the case when the OAR
ANGER is a heavy weight. Our coh'e"-
porary, the Oregonidn, however mas os
,.ra;s,e,,t effort become skbifui per
former. Public attention was firSt CHI
ed to it's attempts IN this r"', IN con
nection with its attitude on the fofiei''
u,s ones,ion. 1t made many ineifec'uai
efforts. sometimes falling on one s'ce'
and again on ii e other, until ii''ehs "
aliehts squarely bestride the ran ''7'Hs
TO its feet with apparent ease ana grace
fullv swaying from one sids 70 tue o'heI
n, ito own sweet will Ii never gets on
tho fence. however. bat when IL settles
down after its fea's Of pos'urine' ih'"f
iabIy straddles the rail.
Its snccess in this particular has EN-
boldened it to attempt the more diiiicui'
role of carrying several buckets vi
water upon both shoulders. In discuss-
ING the Presidential possibilities the
D,eoon;a. has played fast and loose
with remarkable skill. 1t has succeeoeo
in initiating the lively flea with no'aoie
.xastness. When one looks tor hea'
!, ;sn,, ,bere II il the same with the
Oreqonian's opinion rs to the ifesiooL
,;.l no,uinse. Ii blows hot and eolo.
Rlaine ia strong with the people but
Arthur ha. made a good President ou'
Edmunds may succeed but-Lihcoih
would do but-and so on.
We had despaired of discovering the
chosen candidate OF our contemporary
until in perusing its editorial cosuihns
of last Thursday, this item was per
a.ived. at il almost certain now thar
no candidate will have majority al tue
opepinp Of the convention. behiho
them all therefore stalks the shade" OF
m. couinp man. The country Will walt
To see whose form will appear, when
thu clouds roll BY Not a few see, or
think they sse in the dim figure IN the
misty distance the form and iineamehts
of General Grant. After the candidates
40 far named have tried their strength,
the convention may nominate Grant bS
reclamation. He would carry the conn-
try with a rush" Here, at last. We per
seive the glimmer of an opinion Ouf
contemporary's candidate Ii the com
inc man." He is moreover, cahdi
date who casts shadow. He IL yet a
dim figure in the misty distance, but
would carry the country with II rush.
Never mind third term objections, 81
Justify shouted by our contemporary be-
fore the two last conventions OF the
party met. According to this new ligh'
the adherents of Mr.. Blaine, whom only
the ill advised candidacy OF General
Grant four years ago could have de
feated for the nomination, will be swift
to aurren Ier and nominate "by ACCLAIM
ation," his third term rival.
SO this ia the coming man, the one
whose shadow stalks behind all other
candidates, for whom the country. IN
GLIDING the Dregon'an. IL waiting VII
1.-The clouds roll by" But what Of the
independent vote of New York, oil
which our contemporary IL 50 solicit
ousI Was il ever cast for General
Grant since 1868 ? Has it not opposed
his nomination by its delegates in con
vention since 1922 by what occult
means il it to be now transferred to hi
support If Mr.. Blaine cannot obtain
the independent vote of New YORK
Stat.-which, by the way, was his main
reliance in the convention Of four years
ago-under what theory oan Grant ex-
poet it g.? The country isn't waiting to
see the form of any dark horse emerge
from the shadows of obscurity to lead
the Republican party to victory. Blaine
has tho support of by far the larger por
ton of the Republican party. lie has a
majority over all others i'll the States
which will send Republicans to the next
electoral college. He is the choice OF
the rank and file Of the Republican
party. His nomination will be the sig
nal for an aggressive and sucoessf nj
campaign. His defeat At Chicago will
carry disappointment to more Repuhli-
can voters than the defeat of all other
candidates now before the people. He
IL the chosen leader of the Republican
party at the North. He will be elected
If nominated. Meanwhile we shall wait
with intense expectancy for another
bucket to be lifted to the shoulders Of
our contemporary. 1t should provide
for contingencies. II the coming
man." he with the shadow" should
not appear, what then?