The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-22
The Outlook.


would not suffice TO chronicle the notes
OF encouragement that come from all the
States of the Union ami show the drift of
popular opinion, The reports Of multi
tudes of newspapers indicate that the
democratic candidates are constantly gain
ing strength, and the support OF Blaine
aud Logan weakening in corresponding
degree. These reports may be considered
isiriy reliable, as they are made by jour
mails of varied political af6lislions-re-
publican and independent, "a well as
democratic. All indications promise 3
steady growth of political sentiment in
favor of the democratic ticket until it
shall attain the volume that will result in
an overwhelming majority. Before the
nominations of either party were made
there was feeling among democrats
which almost amounted to certainty that
the spirit of opposition to corrupt gov
eminent would assure the defeat of the
party which supported it. Now that the
nominations are made and the cause of
corrupt government In further weakened
by the selection of fagrantly corrupt
: man to represent it, its defeat seems posi-
lively certain; certain, furthermore, be-
cause in contrast with that man is placed
the stainless and able man who is the
nominee of the democracy. Thus the
|: obvious phase OF the situation at this
early stage Of the campaign is the aspect
of the millions OF voters looking at the
|etwo prominent figures of representative
men and making their choice between the
:iisreputable politician and the reputable
statesman. They "look on this picture
and then on that" Later in the cam
paign the discussion Of various issues
and local influences may partially divert
attention from the personality of the can
hidates, but the impression Of the con-
irast will remain in the popular mind,
which will ever see tattooed Blaine i'm
aged in republicanism and clean Cleve
land in democracy. Thus the cause of
tadcalism is weighted down by csrryin g
She one, while the other aids with potent
strength the cause of conservatism
Blaine weakens his party, Cleveland
strengthens his. Though many who sup
port him because they cannot get their
own consent to support Blaine avow that
shey are still republicans and will 80 re-
kaain, yet they cannot be republicans"
ia the present understanding of that
karty designation, after the election The
republican party as national organlza
ton will cease to exist with the downfall
4f the government which it created, and
ehich with its abuses has precipitated
Che destruction of its creator There
Ell be no national republican party
FOR them to go back to, and the best of
them will likely remain with those who
they aided to destroy an organization
chat was not held together by principles
but by political machinery worked by a
central power-which was republican in
game, but the enemy OF republican insti-
iutions. The fragmentary remains Of that
party will have some bond of organized
action in an opposition to that in posses
sion Of the governme mt, but it cannot be
come dominant unless it avows the same
fundamental principles as the democratic
I:party and the latter shonld allow its gov
eminent to become 40 corrupt as to incite
ithe people to its deposition But specu-
aation as to what may ensue from the fact
iof democratic victory next November is
foreign to the purpose Of this article, un-
Aees it be to suggest as we have done the
probability that the accessions which the
party is now receiving will be permanent
TO such extent that when it gains power
it will retain it for many years. Our
purpose primarily was to give, as the re-
;yut of our inspection of many newspa-
pers during the week past, an opinion that
the democratic cause is gaining strength
80 rapidly that victory over radicalsm
$eems assured beyond peradventnre