Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-24
FOR GOVERNOR,
FRI Derrick ROBBIE.
A Sad Condition

York. are in an unfortunate predicament.
The republican party is not large enough
10 contain them, its candidates are not to
their liking, and 50 they have determined
10 90 over into the democratic camp
where there Is more room, greater sym
pathy, and candidates better adapted to
their peculiar tastes and sentiments.
These unfOrtunates, if we take their word
for It, have no fault TO find with the re-
publican platform. Their complaint is
that Mr. Blaine and General Logan are
unworthy OF their confidence, unfit to ill
the places for which they have been nom
ineted. 1t was not always thus with Mr.,
Curtis, whose eulogies Of Mr.. Blaine have
been profuse heretofore, nor with others
OF the independent squad who have gone
over TO the enemy They have met with
n change it appears melancholy
change-and now are going to oppose
Mr.. Bnine's candidacy on personal
grounds alone. OF course they may be
lieye lie" if they must, and" be damned
in consequence, as they certainly will :
but that Is no reason why other men
should follow them and suffer the fate
which is in store for them.
Mr.. Blaine, upon whom these kid
gloved exquisites pour out the walls OF
their wrath, aud for whom they have so
great dislike that they have rushed into
the arms of the kuklux democracy to OPP
pose him. is not the man by any means
they take him to be. We know him better
than they appear to know him the people
of this great country know him better.
When he was a young man the voters of
this city sent him to represent them in the
legislature. He served them there four
years. two years of the time being Speak
er of the House. There he displayed so
much ability. efficiency and fathfulness in
the discharge of his duties, that he at
tracted the attention of broader constitu
cncy and was elected to Congress from
this Congressional district eight consecu
Speaker of the National House OF Repre-
sentatives, During the last term for which
he was elected to the House he was APP
pointed to the Senate ofthe United States &c
fill vacancy which occurred in that body
and at the meeting of the Legislature mex
following was oil ected for full term In
1876 aud 1880 he was a candidate before
the national republican conventions Of
those years for the nomination tor the
Presidency. After General Garfield was
elected President he requested Mr. Blaine to
accept the leading place in his cabinet, and
MIR Blaine became Secretary OF State
This year Mr. Blaine's name was again
brought before the republican national
convention in connection with the nomina'
ton of "A candidate for President. against
any effort whatever by him to promote
his nomination. OF the constituency which
supported him in the Chicago convention,
the Philadelphia Press graphically and
truthfuly saws Color map of the
United States to show the highest educa-
"tiou. color it to show the largest number
"of small landholders, color it to show
1.-THE states and the counties whose pro-
"portion of troops was largest in the war.
"color it to show the republican vote
"apply to the broad surface OF the land
"any test OF native intelligence, of edu-
''cation. OF republicsnism, OF that land
"holding which. As MIR. Blaine we'll said,
"in his eulogy of Garfield. has been the
patent and the passport of Saxon self
respect ever since Heugist and Horsa
LANDED on the shores of England, and in
leach case the states. the communities
"and the counties which respond to these
'tests are, with insignificant exceptions,
1.-THE states, the communities and the coun-
tiles whose delegates at Chicago made
blaine the candidate of the republican
party"
This is the candidate for the Presidency
whom the independent conference at
New York are going to oppose on the
ground that his election will be n scandal.
Respected. beloved, honored by the people
of the city where he has had his home for
thirty years. no less for his private than
his public worth, promoted by his State to
the highest seat in the council OF the ma
ton which she controls. trusted and hon
ored by the noble Garfield. nominated for
President by the hand of the people, Mr..
Blaine can endure campaign of SANDER
better than his enemies can. as they will
learn to their sorrow when the result OF
the November election shall be declared.
1t is pitiable that men should become so
blinded by the dust thrown up by a few
malignants. as to prefer Cleveland to
Blaine, democracy TO republicanism, but
this IS not the first time that men have
gone politically mad nor will it be the last.
Allow Us To Saw