The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-12
fAARPEK's WEEKLY
Tells Why M: liam ,ourtis is
'aSt mot Enfhusisstio for the Ticket. IA

Iells Wny M. aeotEe WI lifam curtis IL
teSt mot Ent hn sisstic for tho Ticket.
Hapfr's IFtet'y. l9i 4 l2SSs &; -
i The nomination ot Mr.. Blaine does not
change the views Of lis. inexpediency that
We have freely expressed Harper's We.kly
has said nothing upon this subject wi.hsut
carefpl consideration, and the fsc. Of the
nomination does no. change lis conviction
that the Republican campaign with the
candidacy, Of Nj. Blaine must 5be a pro-
longed explanation jand defense. The
campaign Of this year viii be one in which
the, personality ofcandidates will be more
thoroughly seiutiniz d than ever, because
there is NO great supreme issue Of national
peril or natioaal policy which will ergroes
the attention Of the tpeople,e and this scru-
tinyiirvitea defsst. 4 E s..
s!Under such circumstances, v hen party
appeals to the country fora vote Of con:
idence, twill naturally lbs judged by the
representative whom It deliberately selects.
To him the country will turn to see what
the party honors, andwhat quail f:ations it
holds to bs essential for the hish sss trust.
Itwonld, We tbinl, have been possible to
name cand ldate; whose nomination, with
the present; feeling Of the country, would
have been eQuiyelent?to an election, can.
didate who would have aroused all the old
Republican enthusiasm by appealing to
the deeire OF pure and progressive politics,
which, wss the animatins principle Of the
other Republican campaigns. Y, Originally
the Republican party was reform parry.
and having achieved the greatest reforms
in emancipation and in an amended Con.
stltution, freed Of all taint CT slavery, It is
strongest when its young and ardent work.
ers, the real "1wolksrs" Of g party, leel that
1t. Is still essentially . progressive and az.
greesive reform organization, and when
they know. that II is ledin a Presidential
year by q candidate who Ela in chaiac.er
and career t1ua and fitting representative
Of political progress and reform. d The fact
that q candidate IS selected who is not surh,
4 representative properly alarmsthem and
shakes their faith in the party. ~
lit ia true that the Republican party ia
always strong in the veal knes, of the Dem.
ocratic yoppositloDi gbu! that Is . negative
et.snetb.s ii The democratic party really
stands iors nothing rbut Opposition and a
|repulsiye tradition The endeavor to iden.
tify 1t with any definite policy except that
which Is known as general ,cussedness',.
iaila; but that Ia mot an argument which
can elect q Prealdent. The nomination
Of Mr. Hlaine although 1t ia doubtless
agreeable to. the mai9rityS Sot the party, 2ss
shown at Chicago, because q large part oi
the sppsrent opposition, as in the Indiana
and Illinois, and even in the Ohio delega.
ton, was friendly to his nomins.ion-ought
to alarm honsst Republicans a. showing
how dangeropsly tat, the Republican stand.
ard has; Il fallen. X TheH nominations al
Chicago, made against the moat friendly
Repub blicans rem onstrance, have forced
|upon Republicans the conviction that thu
great objects Of the Republican parry
honest and economical Administration
peaceful and honorable, foreign relations
the progressive Epuriiication ol the publi
i g.rviee AZ home, vice red notion OF the rev
enue, and that sense oi9general securit,
which springs from the moral elevation 9
the adnipis.ratiou-are not to be expects
! from Republican success. To this STATE