Daily Republican., 1884-04-25
Blaine, Arthur, Edmu u ds.

The result of the New York State Re
publican Convention taken as an honest
and fair reflex of the Republicans of
that State indicate that JamesG. Blaine
though the choice of infinitely more
voters than any other candidate named
will not be the choice of the National
Convention at Chicago for a candidate
for the high office of President of the
United States The result indicates
two other things; what are they ? That
Chester A. Arthur, the present high
and honored President, will not succeed
himself and that George F. Edmunds
is the coming man. The fate of two
candidates at least seems 10 have been
definitely settled and those two
are the men who have been securing the
most votes for the nomination. To
james & Blaine the result, though
apparently fair on the surface, under
meath appears his Waterloo.
This time the Republicans of the
great Empire State move .cautiously
and guardedly. No 800 medals are to
be distributed for party zeal and blind
devotion TO the interests ofanyone man
The machine in politics in the hands OF
practiced political operators has refused
to perform the regular routine political
work for which it was manufactured
and has been cast aside as practically
worthless
Remembering the crushing breaking
Of hA in,
chine. domination, the Republicans of
the State are now doing their work upon
the principle; of hard pan common
sense. They listen not to the behestS
of party leaders ont side of their State,
but look only totheir own. New York
is the great pivotal State of the present
campaign. In her hands are the desti-
nies of the Republican party, and it il
evident that she intends 20 commit nc
suicidal folly,
ned with a practical eve, and the stu,
alton taken in at glance. The Re.
publicanS of New York reason Justly
when they say, let us not rush wildly
to the support of a man who is not Ger
tain of carrying the largest pivotal
States Of the Union. They say, halt q
little and let us reason together They
further ask Can James G.. Blaine
carry our State? In gread tiLa
wave year of Republican successes he
might carry it, but the venture mus,
bea risk We have no particular ob.
lection to him, but there are others who
have, and their desires IN the choice Of
candidate must he RESPECTED. This is
one OF the times when the voice of the
minority hrc"meS potent. 1t cannot
be ignored. cast aside nor passed by.
Therr i minority in New York,
represented by Harper, Weekly and
the Evening Post, thar do not favor the
nomination Of James &. Blaine. The
minority may be small in numbers, but
it Is independent, Intelligent and
wealthy, holding i'll Its hands the power
TO defeat or elect the next President
whether he he Republican or whether
he be IA Democrat. This minority i.
untrammclrd by party rues and party
customs Republican in principle it
owes noall"giance to the Republican
party. This minority is strong enough
TO defeat the election Of Mr.. Blaine in
New York, and without New York,
made reasonably sure for the chosen
candidate of the party. success is not
assured.
But with the candidacy Of Mr.. Blaine
held in abryauce that OF President Ar,
thur has almost dwindlrd into in>igniti.
canoe, With following i'll his own
great State. If not half the delegates
and the largest following in the South
ern States, upon which hr must depend
for a nomination, and without the pow,
er OF giving him single electoral vote,
he passes out of sight as an available
candidate. If it is unsafe 10 stake the
issue in New York on the candidacy Of
Mr.. Blaine, it is infinitely more :" to
stake it on President Arthur. While
Blaine political sky is for the time
dimmed, Artbur's is totally obscurrl,
Then, as we have already foreshaI-
owed, Edmuads seems to he the coming
man. Happily he is one of the few can
didates for which the Republican party
will have no apologies to make should
he receive the nomination. OF all
named as candidates Edmunds is the
least candidate of his own vOltiOn
and choice, and if he receives the nomi-
nation his will be clear case of the
Office seeking the man, and not the man
seeking the office. With Edmunds as
the candidate, whatever doubt might
hover around other candidates, in his
case there could be none With Others
victory for the Republicans might re.
suit, but with Edmunds it would be
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