Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-06-19
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Opinions of the Press.

Cleveland Herald Rep From this day
the State which has given four Presidents
to the Nation, and has material for as
2aany more, will work with all its might
for ''the man from Maine" and from the
lake to the river it will ling with shouts
of Blaine and Victoryw
Pittsburg Dispatch Rep A Pennsyl-
vanian for President on platform that is
peculiarly Pennsylvania, is such a clear
case OF twins that any Pennsylvania who
cannot carry his torch and lend voice to
the chorus this fall must be either signally
strong in his partisanship or cold in his in
tellectuality indeed.
Detroit Post and Tribune (Rep.): With
such head for the ticket there is no dan
ger of dull canvass. His own restless
and fearless spirit is contagious, and we
shall have a campaign that is aggressive
and pugnaciOus, with meetings, speeches,
professions and fireworks. Under Blaines
captaincy the Republican column will keep
moving on.
Peoria transcript (Rep): There is no
need of any biography of James G. Blaine.
His name is in the mouth of every one.
Even the schoolboys are familiar with the
history and deeds of the man whose white
plume has ever waved where ragged the
battle for human rights and human liberty
the fiercest and hottest. He goes into the
battle with the prestige Of numerous vic
tories, and the one next fall will be his
great and crowning one.
Toledo Blade (Rep.): With Blaine as our
candidate, we shall have what we most de-
sire, and what is necessary at this period
ia the country's history, a hot campaign.
He will win the fight, not by dodging or
equivOcatiOn, but by the sheer force OF the
correctness of the principles of which he
is, above all others, the representative. An
extreme Republican, his election will be a
complete vindicatiOn OF the principles of
Republicanism, and an expression of the
confidence of the people in the party that,
since 1916, has controlled the destinies Of
the country.
Illinois State Journal (Rep.) The nomi-
nation of Blaine will arouse an enthusi-
asm among the people from ocean to ocean
that has never been equaled since the
Declaration OF Independence set the heart
of the Atlantic provinces on fire a century
ago. He is felt to be the typical Ameri-
can, embodying all the eXcellencies and
mayhap, some of the defects of one to the
udLuCl IC 10 a ludl lOl " hOAh CNCAy
citizen can vote with satisfaction, and every
Republican can work for his election with
enthusiasm.
Nebraska State Journal (Rep.): Much
better than a dark horse is the nomination
of James g. Blaine He is a statesman,
and his views on all public questions have
been the property of the Nation for years.
No matter what the action of the Demo
cratic convention, the issues are laid down
in advance. No amount of Bourbon dodg
ing and equivOcation will divert the con-
test from the line laid down at Chicago by
the Republican National Convention. With
Blaine at the head of the ticket, sustained
by the past record and present principles of
the party, the campaign will be aggressive
from to-day.
Toronto Mail: For the first time since
its organization the Republican party has
deliberately nominated its ablest man as
candidate for the Presidency. In this the
convention has done better probably than
most persons dared to expect. The nomi-
nation of Mr.. Blaine will be an agreeable
surprise to thousands of his countrymen
and cO-partisans.
Murat Halsted, in Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette (Rep.) If there is possibility Of
beating Blaine it is because New York is
European rather than American, and do
not concede that there is enough of that to
overpOwer the man who represents the
height and breadth of American politics
and policy. If the Democrats gather
strength so as to seriously threaten the de-
feat of Blaine and Logan, there will be
such a campaign as never yet has shaken
this country. If it were not for the 300
votes of the solid South there would be no
more chance for the defeat of Blaine and
Logan than there would have been to beat
Blaine in either of the three latest National
Republican Conventions if the delegations
had been made up in the several States ac-
eording to the Republican strength.
Albany Journal Rep: The Republi-
can party, invincible as an exponent of
progressive ideas and courageous action,
will be wOrthily led by the man whom it
has honOred with its approval this day.
All citizens who desire that this country
shall stand before the world as nation
great and benignant in its might as a
robust type of successful government by
and for the people will heartily approve
the nomination of the illustriOus states
man from Maine. If the Republican party
has yet mission to fulfill, it has shown
wisdom in the selection of a candidate
who has been answering in his obedience
to its decisions and powerful in the cham
pionship of the settled policies. If there
is need of honesty, vigor, leadership, and
capacity in the Chief Executive, those
qualities will be supplied in the trium
phant election of that candidate TO the
office of President.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette Rep: In
thus hOnoring Blaine the convention has
done an act which will meet the hearty |
approval of the great body of Republicans
all over the country. 1t has made success
certain beyond the possibility of doubt,
and Will infuse vigor and spirit into the
which will be irresistible. He is
the most popular leader in the country to-
day. and will arouse greater enthusiasm,
inspire a higher degree of confidence, and
command larger support in those States
which must be depended on for Republican
electors than any other man who could
have been named. Ohio, Connecticut and
California have been taken at once out OF
the list of doubtful States. Who believes
that the State which gave us Garfield, and
which holds his memory in supreme yener-
alton, will fail to show its devotion to the
man who did so much to elevate him TO
the Presidency, and whom he so highly
honored and trusted in return?
Wheeling (W. Va LnteHigencer (Rep):
After years of hopeless combat with an op-
ponent physically our superior, West Vlr-r
ginia stands at the threshold of a new era. !
The nomination of James G. Blaine for
President will complete the work so happi-