The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-21

Should the Democratic blunder as
have the Republicans, and nominate
the ostobjectionable man in their
ranks, thousands of Independents
might feel compelled to vote for
Blaine in order to avoid the proba-
BILE evils of a Democratic restoration
who would not under any other con-
tingency. The National Convention
of that party will now be the next
point Of absorbing interest. We only
chronicle what is patent fact to ey-
ry discerning person, that the Demo-
Gratis can win thousands Of Repuhli-
can votes for their Presidential candi-
dates in mass provided they select
their strongest man.-Boston Tran
script.
The events of the last three days
have given us no answer to the OBJ
jections so often urged in these col
ums against the nomination of Mr..
Blaine and the course of Mr.. Blaine
as public man, and have presented
no contingency in which these OBJ
jections could be waited consistently
with truth or political honor. We
have, then, nothing to retract and
nothing to modify. With unabated
devotion to the great purposes for
which the Republican party was or
ganized and has. been maintained, we
declare our inability to support the
nomination, either in the present as
pect of the political field or in any
which now seems likely to present it.
self.-BoSt0n advertiser.
The nomination of James G. Blaine
for President unquestionably gratitieS
a large majority of the Republican
voters. In forcing that nomination,
however, while his friends have dis
| played fidelity and courage which
must. .extort admiration, we fear that
they have acted at the same time with
a recklessness which may not only
bring defeat to their party, but politi-
cal ruin to their beloved leader and
fearless champion for, while represen-
ting without doubt very large major
ity of the Republicans of the whole
country, Mr.. Blaine does not represent,
has never represented, and probable
never will represent that considerable
portion of his party which is governed
by principle rather than by sentiment,
and~without whose votes no Republi-
can candidate for President can be
lected.-Bnfdlo Express.
The Chicago Convention asks {
large and, by every ones admission
influential minority to accept can
didate whom it believes to be person
ally base and to represent more thar
aught else the base and corrupt ant
dangerous element in American poll
tics. What makes the matter all the
worse is that the situation thus crea-
ted is one in which no compromise is
possible. No voter dares to tell his
friends or his family that he is going
to vote for man knowing him to be
a knave. What is to be the ISSUE
from this deplorable and disastrous
but deliberately created muddle, it il
yet too soon to forecast. That Mr.
Blaine cannot be elected we look OF
as certain. Whether he can be defea
ted without running the organization
,, which is being prostituted in the ser
vice Of his selfish ambition remains tC
be seen, Whatever happens, we be
lieve great political publication viii
be the result, and we shall somehow
have party which will represent tn
. American people in its noblest mooc
and will adequately express the Ma
tional respect for the virtues by whicl
e governments as well as homes ar
/ maintained and defended.-NeW Yor
Y Evening Post;