Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-10-23
The Case in Brief.

The Republican party claims as its
right the support of good citizens for
three classes of reasons, either of which,
if there we're no others, ought to govern
good citizens. Such citizens ought to
vote for the best and worthiest candi
dates. They ought to support those
principles which will make the Nation
honored and prosperous. They ought
to put down the party which seeks selr
fish ends by foul aud dishonest means.
l. The Republican candidates deserves
support if there were no difference in
the principles or methods of the parties
"a James G.Blaine is one of the ablest
living statesmen :Grover Cleveland is the
smallest man Except on the hay-sealesl
ever nominated for the Presidency.
(2l Mr.. Blaine has experience. knowl>
edge of men and mastery of public Ques~
tions. Mr.. Cleveland has neither, and
must be the tool of somebody.
(3) Mr. Blaine is Christian gentle
man, temperate In life. the head of a
happy family. Mr.. Cleveland, the cler
gymen of his city testify, is not.
"a Mr.. Blame, during thirty years of
active life. welding large power and ex-
posed to constant temptation, has taken
not ore dollar that did not belong to
him. Mr.. Cleveland took money that
did not belong to him by fraudulent
charges as sheriff.
(5) Mr.. Blaine is not accused of any
act of wrong-doing, but has written lett
tiers which, if judged contrary to the
tenor of his whole life, can be constru-
ed as evidence that he was willing to do
wrong. The bargains of Mr.. Cleveland
and the indicted Oilici ais by whom he
was nominated were 50 fragrant that the
very journals which now pretend to
have most faith in him then denounced
him most severely.
(6l Mr.. Blaine was the free choice of
his party. Mr.. Cleveland was forced
upon an unwilling party by the tricks
and the unit rules of the plundering
rings.
90 Mr.. Blaine has those qualities
which make people love him. If any
man is capable of liking Cleveland, or
any woman of loving him, the man or
the woman needs pity.
(S) Gen. Logan was one of the bravest
loyal generals, and is now a statesman
of power and courage. Mr.. Hendricks
was a copperhead, and is a trimmer and
a slanderer.
II. Ii there were no difference as to
candidates or methods, the Republican
principles ought 10 b. sustained by eve>
ry honest and patriotic citizen.
% Mr. Blaine represents the protection
of home industry. Mr.. Cleveland is the
favorite of all the Free Traders, ana
fourrflths of the Democratic Represen-
tatives voted last May for the Morrison
bill as "a first firm step toward free
trade"
(2) Mr.. Blaine represents protection
of American citizens abroad. Mr.Cleve-
lands party, though many years in pow
er. left it to Republican Congress, led |
by Mr.. Blaine. to uprOot the doctrine
that a naturaliZed American could still
be treated as subject by a foreign
Power.
(3) Mr.. Blaine represents a free and
fair vote and an honest count, in all the |
States. Mr.. Cleveland is the willing tool
of a conspiracy against free government, |
which can succeed, if at all, only by sys-
tematic assassination of its opponents
for sixteen years, by fraudulent votes |
and perjured returns.
~ Mr.. Blaine represents honest mon |
ey, good alike in every part of the land |
Mr.. Cleveland represents hose who |
would destroy the National banks |
in order to revive the swindling wildcat |
State banks with which Democrats all |
ways cursed the rurp ~.
(5) Mr. Blaine Represents honest pay |
ment of the public debt Mr.. Cleveland |
represents ali those who have tried and |
will still try to repudiate the Nations
debt.
(6) Mr.. Blaine seeks to expand the
of the Nation through rela-
tons with other Powers, through liber.
al provisions lor the consular service,and |
by establishing mail routes to foreign |
ports. Mr.. Cleveland peculiarly repre-
sents those hirelings of British bond
holders who lied about the foreign ne
gotiations of their own country in order
10 earn the pay of Chilli and the Roths-
childs
III. If there were no difference as to
candidates or principles, the history
aud methods of the two parties ought
10 determine the votes of all good citi-
,ens.
W Mr.. Blaine leads the people who
freed the slave, suppressed the rebellion,
and restored the public credit. Mr..
Cleveland and his party defended slave
y. declared the war a failure. demanded
he repeal OF the Resumption Act even
after It had succeeded. and for twenty
i've Years have surpassed in stupidity