The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1882-188?, 1884-07-19
The Presidential Outlook.

each surveying the others strongholds, pre-
paratory to entering upon what promises to
be the most desperately fought campaign of
modern times. The Republican hosts will
be generated by the ablest, the most ambi-
tious, the most daring and the most dazzling
man in their party. Commander Blaine will
marshall his forces in person and his batter
ing rams will be especially directed towards
the vulnerable points in the ranks of the
opposing forces.
But unfortunately for Mr.. Blaine and
more unfortunate for the party of which he
is the deputized leader, there are antagonisms
and dissensions within the party lines that
will jeopardize Republican supremacy before
the Ides of November. The independent
movement against Mr.. Blaine which was
organized by pronounced Republicans has
already assumed proportions which will
make Connecticut, New Hampshire and even
Massachusetts debatable States on the 4th
of November. The detection of leading
party journals is unprecedented in modern
politics. Harper's Weekly has been since
1851 vigorous Republican journal and it
thus speaks of the present issues:-,
AS the friend and advocate "of all meas
ures that tend to the publication of politics."
a. aave ~ bas pynpatbigad with aud o,,n
ported the Republican party as the organized
political exponent of the principles in which
into patty keeping the right of private judg-
ment." Believing that the nomination of
Blaine was grave political mistake and
that his election would endanger the inhu-
ence of Republican principles, while the
election of Grover Cleveland, who has
tevinced ''the executives qualities of
'sagacious, bipartisan statesman" would
promote the objects for which earnest and
unselfish Republicans have contended, it
pledges an earnest and cordial support to the
DemOcfaJlc canuluate.
The New York Times which has been the
exponent of advanced Republicanism since
the formation of the Republican party, out
lines its policy in the present campaign and
advises its hundred thousand daily readers
to support Governor Cleveland in the follow
ing terse language
With Grover Cleveland as its candidate
the Democratic party appeals with unmis-
taxable directness to the moral sense of the
people of the United States. Shall the next
President be man who has weakly yielded
to temptation, or a man who has unswerv-
ingly adhered to the right against powerful
enticements to dc wrong? A man who begs
pecuniary rewards of those his official action
has enriched, or one who de6es corrupt
dictation and seeks only by just courses to
deserve the approval of right-thinking men
A candidate attacked, impeached, tainted,
and besmirched all over, or a candidate
beyond reproach? A Grover Cleveland
whom honest men respect, or James G.
Blaine whom rogues love2
This is the supreme issue. II it this which
the voters of the Republic are to decide. 1t
is not the issue of protection; free trade has
nothing to do with it; there is no admixture
of foreign policy or the want of foreign
policy insincere professions cannot put it
aside; the glare of a boasted torchlght
brilliancy will not outshine it. The sober
sense of an intelligent electorate, the honest
convictions and the patriotism often millions
of voters are appealed to, and they will settle
this question conclusively and for the right
1t is not only in what he clearly represents
but in what he distinctly opposes that
Grover Cleveland is strong before the Amer.
lean people. His career has made him the
exponent of clean and honest politics. Ii
the administration of public trusts he has
shown that he is superior to partisan bias
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conflict with official probty and the public
welfare. He has been severely tried in th,
important and responsible post he nov
occupies. He has resisted the importunitie
of designing politicians, he has defeated th
purposes of selfish schemers All thos
members of his own party who are no
absorbed in private aims which are in con
fiict with the public good are outspoken il
his praise; and he has won the good opinio
of all Republicans who are not so far gone i
partisanship as to have lost the power t
commend upright conduct in a politica
adversary.
The Times will heartily support Governc
Cleveland. In opposing Mr. Blaine it find
itself already upon impregnable ground an
in excellent company. 1t has closel
watched the career of the candidate nomir
ated at Chicago July 18th, and it has entil