Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Possible Religious Turn for the Next
Presidential Campaign.
Blainc's Chances Brainy and Pop
ular Leader Of His Party.
The Napoleon OF the Railway Service
His Genius Illustrated.
correspondence OF the Gazette.


Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Washington, January 1.-The latest
movement of demagogism involves the
nomination of Tecumseh Sherm m for
the presidency, and for the reaso a that
his wife is y devout Remanist. IL
Is thought that the irish
vote muy thus be captured.
Meanwhile, If Romanism win Ireland,
1t Will repcl New England, aud the
party leaders are in IA brown study
over the moral effect of the relations of
presidential churches. incidentally,
the tremendous growth Of Rom Anism
I'm America Is discussed as IA p ,ssible
governing force in the coming con-
test for plumber and power. 1t will be
most difficult to r,stiain the piotes-
tant priesthood IL Sherman be
set up as the Republican
leader. Already do their religious
organs insist that church property
be subjected to taxation. The nc
cumulations of Romanism in all great
cities and in each state capital alarm
poverty-sticken Protestant prea cheers,
especially the Northern wing of
Methodism. In view of these collnte-
raj questions, IL General Sherman and
Sherman's wife be nominated To en-
trap the Irish, the Democracy need
only nominate General Rosecrans,
who, if he were not a Romauist, and
he liz most liberal OF religious thinkers,
would be the leader of his
party IN the ensuing campaign.
But the New England Ioung-Men's-
Christian Association \ ortheru- Meth
Gariield-Buptist element of the
Republican party IL most potent and
dangerous, ana shrewd leaders of rad
icalism dare not offend this IN ighsy
multitude by pand,ring to supposed
lrisn church prejudices.
BLAINE.
In very truth, Blaine is the only
man the Republicans can nominate,
and for the reason that he is better
and wiser than the party. His
strength lies in his personal virtues
and peculiarities and not in the creed
he must adopt or party he must
lead. He Is rich and might
buy the office. He is eloquent aud
might win IL BE is full OF magnetism
and attracts the mob. He never for
gets name or face. He is pugna-
cious. He never betrays those who
serve him. He did wool Ben Hill
learfully, and draw n picture of ADDER
sonville that will never fade from the
memories of men, and yet Blaine
knows that Confederate poverty and
Federal policy, making the exchange
OF prisoners impossible, built Ander-
sonville aud produced WI ".
Grant himself gave paterni-
~ TO the persons OF this
trightful prison-ppn. Blaine, while
replying 10 Ben Hill, and depicting
the inIamies OF war and of WirZ, and
the woes of prisoners, was delighted
that he was thus eXcoratiDg Grant,
who coGllv stated in response TO Con-
federate confessions of poverty and of
their inability Ia care for prisoners
OF war, that Confederate prisoners eX-
changed began instantly to fight,
while Northern oN-prisoners were
never more seen with muskets in their
hands.
nLAINE's POWER.
But Blaine smashed Ben HUI in the
eyes of the galleries, and simply ms
victor in this intellectual conflict won
the c0untry's applause. He knows
well enough thar bnrbarity, like hon
esty and patiolism, Ia not II matter of
longitude ar latitude. He knows that
negro slavery begut choicest virtues
of conduct and character, and Blaine
at this hour il more esteemed by the
Southern multitude than any repre-
sentative man of his party. In fact,
Blaine in mental aud moral traits and
peculiurities, Is rather II SOuiherncr
than Northerner,
MS FORTUNE.
He has been a daring Spectator in
railway and other shares, and
has grown rich. He could
afford TO enact the part
OF Dldus aud buy the imperial purple,
and ia Republican gain the prize he
will pay for II. Sherman has not the
and morals, whether Roman
ist or Protestant, have no market
value, So profound and vast ia the
pecuniary interest of the Republican
party, as Represented by mills, banks,
rails. mines and public lands, in the
protracted tenure OF power, that ten
millions of dollars may be demanded
and employed in buying cleo
toral colleges. There may be
no Othe. recourse. Andrew Johnson
said the time was coming when the
colleges would betray states and sell
the presidency. When this deed IL
done the splendid knaves OF Florida
and Louisiana returning boards will
sink into significance and oblivion,
and the richest Republican will win
the presidency. Blaine's chances, in
every aspect of his and iherInan's for
tunes, are Infinitely the better.
THE NAPOLEON or RAILWAY EMPIRE.
The great intellectual manager of
railways, and he would have made IA
Napoleon among soldiers, strangely
bears the th name of Hayes.
Or course he Is not ofisin, even in the
rem otest degree, TO that remarkable
Rutherford u. Hayes. On
he contrary, he is the proper repre-
ientation OF the genius and force Of Jay
Gould In the administration of the
business affairs and management of
,ix thousand miles Of Southwestern
railway lines. Some Yeas ago was
on the international road,
between Palestine and Houston. The
rain was dcrailed, and Tire loco
motive half buried In the
mud aud sand. a silent, modest gem
.leman, plainly but well clad, whom,
had observed as u reader Of newspa-