Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-05-03
THE PLUMED KNIGHT

ing of the Republican National Conven-
ton, it becomes more and more evident
that James G.. Blaine will be the central
figure and the object of the greatest
interest in that body. His friends are
marshaling all their forces in his favor,
and if it shall happen that he is not the
Standard bearer in the campaign, it will
be again owing to the efforts Of his
competitors in combining against him
after their own hopes are disPelled.
Could the real voice of Republicans
have made itself heard and obeyed,
Blaine would now have heen out OF the
calculation, as he would now have been
closing his second term as President OF
the United States. Were there nothing
TO bring him forward now but his own
personal ambition and the wishes and
interests of his personal friends, he
would not be heard of in the contest.
But during all these years, his name
has been a household word among the
American people, who have continued
to regard him as the first OF American
statesmen and patriots, and who will
not be satisfied at any time with the
working of the party machine, while it
deprives them of the privilege of cast
ing their votes for the man whom they
have resolved to elevate to the first place
in the Republic. Of course, it cannot
be predicted with certainty that he will
receive the nomination this year, since
there are SO many contingencies, which
have no relation to the will and choice
of the people; but if the popular will
be permit tied to have its due weight in
the convention, Blaine will be the can
didate, and the knowledge of this fact
affords a very strong ground for hope
that the convention will be governed BY
the popular expression In his favor.
Blaine is far from being the only strong
candidate or the only Republican states.
man who would make good President;
but the popular tide Is now setting SO
strongly i'll his favor, and it is destined
to increase so much in volume and in
tensity before the convention meets that
it will be difficult to disregard it. AS
there are always reasons Tor the sPon-
taneous and voluntary uprisings OF the
people in favor of any particular citizen,
SO in this case the reasons and causes ex-
list, and are easily found. The feeling
has become general among the American
people that at this crisis in orr history,
a man is needed at the helm who will
be guided by broad and liberal policy
in all home questions, and who will
know how TO deal firmly and justly with
the many intricate and delicate ques-
tions that are certain soon to arise in
our relations with foreign nations. The
civilized world has been substantially at
peace for long series OF years, and
what differences have arisen bave been
settled by diplomacy, or when war has
been the result, the scene has been SO
distant that American interests have
been but slightly complicated. The i'm
preston is now becoming quite general
throughout the world that the state of
armed neutrality which characterize the
present attitude of the nations of Europe,
cannot much longer continue, and that
when it is disturbed, the force of diplo-
macy will prove unequal to the task of
adjusting the difficulties that will arise.
In other words, general European war
is among the events most confidently
looked for in the early future. AS it
approaches, when it comes and as it
progresses, American interests and the
honor Of the Republic are certain to be
involved. 1t will then be necessary to
have a Captain who will not stop to
count ironclads, numbers or sizes OF guns
or strength of foreign alliances, when it
is question of defending the National
honor or of protecting National interests.
There is no danger that James q. Blaine
will be found wanting in wisdom and
prudence in waroing off danger, or in
hrmness and courage in meeting what
ever emergencies may rise.-LaaAo
Statesmen.