Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-06-12
Read What the Leading Republican
Paper of the Country Says OF
Blain's Nomination.
From the New YORK Times.l

From the New York Times.l
1t is best, after all, that James G.
Blaine should be the candidate of the |
republican party. His nomination has
been urged with earnestness and SINGER
ity by majority of that party, and the |
majority must rule i'm this country, |
even when it is in the wrong. The par
ty now appeals 20 the country with a |
candidate who stands for something. |
He represents the average ofrepublican |
principles and purposes, of republican |
honor and conscience, as they now are.
We shall not be surprised if some re-
publicans who do not like MIR. Elaine
resent with heat this allegation that a
man who as Speaker of the House of
Representatives bartered his official in
fiuence for private gain, who as Secre-
tary of State made the enforcement OF
swindling claim against distresse,
and perishing sister Republic the most
conspicuous feature of his foreign poll
cy, a man who has had no part or in
terest in the work done in the last five
years toward the publication of the
public service, is fair type and repre-
sentative of the party that saved the
Union, freed the slave and restored the
national credit. But in soberness and
truth, good friends. is this not so?
Is not the name of Blaine the only
name that really stirs the hearts of the
republican masses? Did not his devoted
band of adherents without the aid of
the otfice-holders, who in the most
States we.e enlisted under another flag,
not only without favor from any de-
partment of the government, but
against the influence OF all, so far as
that influence was eXerteo, lead 10 Chi
cago an army of delegates larger than
that supporting any other candi-
da es? Did not Dlaine's name lead on
the fist ballot, and increase its lead by
jumps to the last, when nearly two
thirds of the Convention were regis
tered in the Blaine column? If Mr..
Elaine is not a fair representative of re-
publicans of Maine, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kan
sas were wilfully betrayed in their
primaries, in their District and Safe
conventions and at Chicago, and we
have nowhere read nor heard that re-
publican sentiment in these States, or
III any State, was stifled or perverted in
Older to secure Blaine delegates. Nor
was Mr.. Blaine nominated in ignorance
of who and what he was. The palty
had its eyes open. 1t has taken this
step, not in the dark, but in broad day
light.
/, 1t is much better, therefore, that
Mr.. Blaine should be the candidate than
that Mr.. Arthur's friedds should have
been successful in their purpose to
thrust him on the party against its will.
We have clearly seen and plainly said
that the great majority of the republi-
, cans did not want Mr.. Arthur for Their
candidate. Had he been nominated his
, defeat would have signified nothiog as
regards the heart and virtue OF the par
,y, nothing as to the favor It's principles
$ aud PRESENT practices and in the e,,as, O,
g The American people. There will be
: nothing ambiguous about the defeat o
Mr.. Blaine. He who runs may clea ly
f lead The vecdict in advance:-aA can
didate unworthy of confidence and ;
q party too careless of its own honor 10 be
j longer trusted with the nations's.n
f Thai defeat will be the salvation O
q the republican party. 1t will arouse il.
torpid conscience. it will stir it to self
! publication. 1t will depose the false
y leaders who have fastened themselve,
4 |
background and will make the part,
. once more worthy Of honor and OF pow
er in the Republic it has so nobIy served
i, When the party has passed through the
! fires of deieat and is well rid of lis pee
q cant bumois it will come back to the
y impregnable ground of light it stood OF
!, hen it beat down treason and disun
. ion, to position in which it shall EN-
body the highest and best impulse O
American life, to state of heat auC
mind which shall fit it to be again til,
! custodian of that machless trust, "gov
: ernment of the people, by the people
1 and for the people,"
O One word as to the position of the
, Times. 1t will not support Mr.. Blaine
: fo the Presidency. 1t will advise M
:. man to vote for him, and its reasons fol
this course are perfectly well understood
by everybody that has ever read it
Without the mention of names tn,
course of the Times was foreshadowet
in these words:-
4 If the nominee of the Chicago Repub
r lican Convention is a man worthy to b,
President of the United States the New
York Times will give him a hearty an(
t vigorous support. If he shall be maj
l unworthy to hold that great office, ;
o man who, personally and politically, il
office or out, represents principles ant
practices which the Times abhors and
has cou1selled lis party to shun, VIZ
/ shall watch with great interest the eff
forts of those responsible for such a
nomination to elect their candidate, bu1
) we can give them no help.
: The interest the Times will take il
j this canvass is that of friend and ply
y sician. 1t is not with cynical indiffer
> ence but with unspeakable saGness
: that il sees the republican party per
/ versely set lis face toward error and its
e feet in vicious paths, for it has do II
y some service to the party. But will
patience and with unfailing hope th,
: Times will cheerfully and with sincerity
g labor TO set the party right agai1, an(
when it shall have had its new birth Il
draw to it all that is sourdest, best ant
worthless in the manhood of this Ee
S public.
Ben. Eutler is having a boom il
Michiga1, among The Republicans. G
y E. Mabley of Detroit, in an interview
says: "Butler could beat Blaine, and
9 will bel q thousand dollars op il. /
g Tilden gets the Democratic nomination
3 be will get the votes o. q large nUmbe
A OF t.eDublicaOS who beiieye he was fair