Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-28
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Special Telegram to the Globe
CINCINNATI, Jan. 27.-"Gath," while
raking the field with fine tooth comb for
presidential candidate among the Re-
publican leaders and ex-leaders, arrives at
the conclusion that the differences between
Blaine and Conkling are about the Same
as those between cream, cheese and skim
milk. He also concludes that aside from
Blaine there appears no man with strong
popular following, although the party
may be forced to take Bob Lincoln as
their standard bearer. He says Blaine is
almost the only member of
the political class with wide
following in this country. He
never committed anyofense of personal
sort except TO confront Conkling in debate
near the close of the war when they were
both members of congress. Blaine had
had little spitss with other people since
that time, but they have never been made
violent, and he said to ne nearly fifteen
years ago in Washington city that Conk-
ling was as smart as he could De. The
most 1 ever could get Conkling to say in
favor of Blaine was to have him nod his
head once when l intimated that Blaine
had shrewd way of getting along, and
had quite following. Blaine was never
supported like Conkling by his following.
His temperament grew better by success.
Conkling's temperament went to pieces
with success. Elements were poured into
Conkling from old fashioned hooks and
corners of the world. His family origi-
mated away out on the end of Long Island
where the society had no travel through
it, and was canny and witch like. Blaine
grew up on one of the high roads between
the east and west, where he saw the people
come along to found new states and saw
them return senators and warriors and herd
ers. Conkling settled in Utica, where cheese
parings constitute the gleat principle of
action. Blaine lived in region where
they gave away cheese and never skinned
milk. Conkling was turned into tyrant
by power. Blame imbibed from all kinds
of people the elements of his own nature
was social, reciprocal and forgiving.
Mr.. Blaine's temperament outlasted Mr..
Conkling's talent, stuffed with power.
Conkling did not grow in congress. The
silly elements of nature grew magniied
with his proportions. He infected our
politics with an acrimonious temper which
resulted in the death of the president.
He is retired forever from
public affairs, and unless he learns
patience his career at the bar will be short.
Mr.. Blaine also reached the highest place
next to a president in influence and be-
came Garfeld's superior almost as much
as Conkling had been Grants. Both
Blaine and Conkling united in hating
Hayes. Blaine is in a position to unite
political classes in his favor, but the
danger of his nomination is paipable.
There is little of the stalwart element in
New York state, and if not strong in yoies
it can be scandalous in the press and III
revelations true or false, which will dis
turb the campaign and put the Republican
party out of color. The convention might
nominate him if it would not be afraid that
it could not elect him. He has made
strong enemies by his very weaknesses,
which is often the case. People have an
too many concessions or unchivalric for
giveness. Blaine good deal resembles
Spanish politicians and their South Amer
ican ministers-men with mingled literary
and romantic and self-seeking powers.
The Republicans believe that they have
almost as good chance at the presidency
as they had this time four years ago. There
are many things, however. to
qualify this assumption 1t is
rather ominous to see great Republican
cities like Cleveland and Cincinnati and
Chicago, leaving the camp and becoming
permanently Democratic. 1t is rather odd
to see Blame state like Michigan suffer
three defeats from Democrats. The Re-
publican party possesses its power by q
union of the Puritan and German elements
to large extent, reinforced by the con-
servative and business elements. OF late
the German and Puritan elements have
been fighting. 1t is not sure that Blaine
can do any thing with the German vote.
l observe that the German leaders like
Schurz, Ottendoffer, etc, look askant
at Blaine. Below Blaine there are
but few men with any political following
Mr.. Arthur might take some men like
Gresham and invest him with the support
of this administration, and I find in Wash
Ington Gresham ia considered man of no
policy, rather abrupt. and of that kind Of
strength and honesty which is subservient
to some greater leader. Besides, Gresham
and Harrison have no good will for each
other, and Indiana is doubtful state.
Mr.. Lincoln does not seem to be strong to
the individual observer, but faom q col
lective stand point he is the strongest man
in the field. How could John
Logan, for instance, oppose Mr.. Lincoln If
he were nominated, when Abraham LIN
coin remains such memory in Illinois,
and his son, at Logan's request, went to
the last convention for Grant? How can
Arthur oppose Lincoln? What has Conk-
ling against Lincoln? The Germans
throughout the country understand the
name OF Lincoln as we'll as the negroes.
The college classes can have nothin.;
against man whose father sent him 10
Exeter and Harvard. Working classes can
have nothing against man whose
father was rail splitter and the poor
mans councillor Blaine might privately