Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-25
PUBLIC OPINION.
As Gathtred by a Gasettc Represcn.
tativc at the State Capital.
The Republican National Nomination
Discussed by a Prominent
Republican.

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special 70 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Jnne.A --"Threc men beat
Arthur In Texas" re marked promi.
nert Republican ofiice-holder 10 me
the other day. While discussing the
poiicai situation over the fragrant
FUMES ora well seasoned mecr@chnun,.
who were they%n
Quincy, Mslloy and Ochsltrec.
When Malloy ksrkcd Cuney oat OF
!he custom hotise, he little knew that
ne was paving the way for the def,nt
OF his own political boss, AS soon AZ
Cuney found that Arthur was stand
ing oy us enemy, he went 10 work
against The president. The Blaine
boom to,k u sudden leap upward
among the negroes, the colored preach.
en- mixed II IL with their piety, Dick
Nelson travelled all over the state In
It's interests and industrious Blaine
missionaries calculated every where.
The result was that while the couvcn.
tlnn was liked long ways
of from the Senegamblan
districts the negroes TUNED up In force
and went for uie planned knight. The
PRECEDENT also owes agreat deal of his
III success III Texas to TINT fellow Och
iitree Now here are n great many
Republicans VINO pseier Democratic
president u Republican prcsl.
dent bnsssd by ochiltree.
He baasted of his influence
with Arthur, and things went on ~
lntii II looked rs y he was really u pet
OF the administration. This disgusted
many Republics aud weakened the
| ...l. H.. 1. r.. ~ A..
presidents following terribly. Thus
between tbcn,--C Quincy. Malioy aud
Och'ltree--V Texas, which has
always been an administra-
ton state, was turned over TO
the opposition and Blaine
received thirteen votes to Arthur's
ten.m
"The president mus not be such a
shrewd politician rs he Is cracked NJ
TO be-
"Shrewd, humph' he might have
been a hrst-rate striker In New York
ward, but when II comes to manipula'
ting The vast machinery OF III,
government, he IA awfnlly fresh. II
was MS own iallt that he IL not now
the nominee lnstesd OF Blaine. In
MISSOURI he inoDkeycd witt, the Filley
faction and It's enemies until both vol
down ON him. In Arkansas he let
Clayton slip 10y his ioollshness
Fhus he lost Missouri, Arknn'
sns ana Texas by his nwk
wardn,ss, and they lost him the presi-
dency"
Could Blaine'r nomination hav,
been prevented 10y skiilful maneuver
inRp"
Probably 80, There's where tb,
Arthur men Went Tor Tue climax oi
laundering stupidity. When the pres
ident iaiied TO take the lead on the firsl
ballot he should have been
WITHDRAWN. y with all the fedora
patronage nj his command no was lln
able 10 start OF With us good showing
hs ms co'npe.itor, l'nfe was cerla,nl,
horse had been substituted on tht
second ballot the Blaine forces wonld
have been demoralized and his success
rendered extremely uncertain; but In
stead the prssldent's supporters stuck
stubboinly 10 him, while Blaine wni
gaining all The time. IL was tho wors
managed CANVASS on The part OF Arth
ur that has ever been known, ant
Blaine owes his nomination more u
this fact than To his own popularity OF
good luck.n
Discussing shc probability OF Tn
dissolution OF his party my Repnhil
can friend remarked;
"The Republican party was founded
upon great moral idea, IL rose rap
idly to success and power ON tina
idea, but that Ii almost gone M a fac
tor In politics. The negro has abou
all his rights and can't be uset
very much longer to keep up an ngi'
tation. Then we Will be forced back
Ia ordinary Issues. and will have u