National Republican., 1884-11-03
A Man OF the People.

In the past six weeks Mr. Blaine has
travelled 10000 miles and made not less
than 25O speeches. His public utteranccs
in that period of time would fill several
largo printed volumes. He has personally
faced and talked to between two and
three million voters. His campaign tour
is the most memorable event in the po-
litical history of tho nation. 1t was the
master move of master mind, and it has
insured tho success of tho republican
party. In all his speeches Mr..
Blaine has not said n word
that required explanation, amendment,
or apology, and he has talked to every
class upon the subjects nearest them, and
in which they were most intimately and
directly concerned. His speeches have
been upon an infinite variety of topics
aud in every instance no has
shown himself to DO possessed of
an intimate knowledge of the theme
upon which he was discoursing. Ho
talked to the farmers as though he had
been engaged in farming all his life, Ho
addressed the iron workers, the miners,
the railroad men, and artisans Of every
description with as clear an understand
ing of the home needs of the workingme en-
as any man among them, and in the Ian.
guage of n statesman he told them what
was needed to improve their condition and
maintain their independence. He has
talked to the wool-growers, to the minis
ters, to the college professors, to the busi-
ness men, to the flnanciers, to tho veto
rams of both armies, aud to the politicians
always with amazing perspicuity and
directness. To the business men he talked
as one business man of wido experience
and information would talk to Others.
To the preachers he spoke in a manner
that captivated them, and the ladies of
New York and Brooklyn, who gave him a
splendid reception, were charmed beyond
measure by his eloquence and liberality,
and to tho fnsncers he talked finance as
one who had made life study Of that
speciality.
He has shown the people that he knows
the country as woll as any man living,
not as whole merely, but that he knows
hi upOub bhS pcOplc uHu hHc LuulJlIuulu-
Gus interests that enter into tho nations
makeup. He has proved himself tc
be great man, aud he has won tho
admiration and respect of all classes. He
has proved himself to be beyond all
compare the greatest and best informed
urable superiority over the ignorant
narrow.minded, small-souled, blunderinl
mass of moral idiocy and stupidity the
democrats and free-trade republicans have
put up for their standard-bea rer /;
recognized by every intelligent man
woman, and child in the land. His
peerless independence and dauntless
courage have wrung from his bit
terest personal foes an admission
that he is at least man, and manly
man at that. He is the very embodiment
esvtba Byo5aulriss and Drawn. He mo moves We
quickly, holds his head we'll up and back
fears nothing, is supremely conscious of
his power and possessed of indomitable
self-contidence, not offensive but patent
to the world, looks squarely at you when
talking, and speaks his mind on all occa-
sions. In brief. he is an American
through and through, aud Americans like
! him for it, and they like him for tn,
principles he represents.
The republic will have in Mr.. Blaine
president to whom they can point will
pride, and when he leaves the whit
} house it is safe to say that great men will
| succeed him. His election will mako the
nomination of small men exceedingly un
. popular. lie has set the standard so higl
that none can hope to go beyond, ant
5 only the greatest can aspire to equal hi
magnificent campaign.