, 1884-03-21

schemes or rather mutual schemes, to sup
ply the city with water which will involve
n great deal of money. By all hands
coming to Blaine's support, with Blain's
immense popular following, it is the east
est thing in the world to nominate him,
and these men believe hat heis the easiest
man TO elect.
Said |: What has Blaine himself
been doing all this time?'
Why, Blaine got out of very promi-
men notice iii his big house, rented to a
Chicago merchant, and retired into the
snuggcry of a very pretty home, where
his dinner parties have been f]requentcd
by such men as Ned Bealc, the intimate
friend of Grant. \ good many of the
old ~tale-bearcrs who used to carry lies and
rumors to Grant when he was President
have been sent out of the country or lost
their power to injure. Many things that
Grant once believed Blaine said about
him he now disbelieves or overlooks.
You see there are three great factors rep
resented in these men Grant is in finance,
Conkling Is in corporation and financial
law and Blaine has a popular following.
Each ofthOse men is now contented with his
WI sphere. Grant has not been very
well of late, and is looking toward the
settlement of his affairs. Hc has not the
physical strength for public life that he
had. In his day of physical pride, sem
sitive and fresh in the Chief Nlagistracy,
he was led to believe that Blaine was per
p~etually belittlinG his administration and
his personal intercourse.
Said l. Has this Mexican reciprocity
treaty got anything To do with these col
lusions?'
Something. You see the Americans
have invested in Mexico something like
$50. OOO,O 600. 1t is stated that the State
of Massachusetts alone has $36, 900 900
invested in the chief Mexican railroad.
Grant has taken the iniatiyc in favor of
close Mexican relations and reciprocal
treaties. That treaty has just passed
through the senate. If you analy2e the
vote upon it you viii find that it has ONE
meaning. The treaty is to remain in oIe-
ration just six years, and il Blaine is
elected president and takes his seat on the
18th Of March, 1855, he will rule us nearly
all the lifetime of that treaty.
We have surrendered our entire edito-
rial space in to-day's issue to present the
facts connected with the bargain and
sale" between the Stalwart and Half
breed leaders, so that our readers may OBJ
serve how the interests of the people Of
our country are being bartered away by
scheming politicians-thc very same set
who defeated the will of the people in
1876 when Mr.. Tilden was elected 10 the
presidency. Though the facts be as set
forth by Gath, in part, or in whole, there
can be no question as to the existence ola
thorough understanding between the
radical leaders. Nevertheless, we still
entertain the opinion thatth honest mass
of the voters of the Republican party will
not be driven like sheep to the shambles,
and that an honest element will be found
in the national convention, which will OPP
pose to the bitter end the bartering away
of the sacred rights of the sovereign peo-
pie for the advancement of cliques of
scheming politicians, who are alike devoid
of principle and patriotism, except so lar
as their W selfish and sordid interests
are concerned. The country needs a
change from nepotism and rascality, The
people recognize this forcible fact. They
want the change and they will have it;
and, through the Democracy it must
surely come.