Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-09-20

Blaine an ynforeiving Enemy.

And now the record Of Mr.. Blaine
il beinr overhauled to some pur-
pose. He is conceded by every
BODY tr he II man Of brilliant intel
lect, OK tar-reschirg sagacity, of
marvellous resources, coo:, auda-
cious and persistent. He is said to
possess great personal magnetism,
having the faculty Of winning
friends and par,isaps wherever lie
goes and whenever he chooses.
And, therefore, he IS said to be a
good fcllow"--a phrase which im-
plies That lie ia kind-hearted, gem
e-ous, impu.sive and 'square. II
has, however, never been generally
asserted that he wa. vengef:,i and
untorgiv,ng as North American
Indian, that lie cherished personal
spite like a Corsican or q Bedouin,
and that, unlike even the believer
in the vendetta or the Arab thief Of
the desert, he would sacrifice his
best and most generous friend to
the bullet Of the assassin if thereby
he could crafty his hate or advance
HE inter ests.
But a careful study Of Mr.. Blaine
raises the presumption that lie
would do all .his--nay, that he has
done III this TO punish All enemy or
benefit himsait. Let us examine
his record and gee how far this
presumption is justified.
Blaine is Unfortunately ambitious.
That ambition led him 20 presen,
himself &c a leading candidate for
the Presidency first III 1876. Blaine
is also vain. That vanity led him
years ago, to humiliatc Roscoe Conk
ling in spirited repartee. Uni
form success had begotten conf.
dence in Observation-Disclosures
had generated insolence. Insolence
made enemies when self-confi.
dence derided. Well, Roscoe
Conkling defeated Blaine's aspira.
tions for the Presidency in 1876. II
1880 this came Roscoe Conklinl
again stood between Mr.. Blaine
and the Presidential nomination
Blaine's accustomed success, how
over, had not entirely deserted him
and in the nomination of Garfield
a man of brilliant intellec: but un
suspicious nature, a moral coward
whose magnificent brains Were
anonymously united to a veal
character, Blaine found his oppor
tunity. His strong and buoyan
nature fastened on Garfield, ant
the latter became wholly in hi
power. Too weak TO 60 alone
Garfield rested on the robust bacl
of Blaine. He trusted his frient
as a child trusts its father. Fl,
hcaped honors upon him. H
made him the premier of his ad
ministration and the power benin,
the throne. Blaine was Presiden
in fact. He had sll the advantage;
of power and none of its RESPONSE
bilities. Then was the time 4
ruin his cnemics. His vanity still
smartsd under the defeat
administered by Conkling. A LOT
tier nature would have risen be
You'd the promptings Of persona
hatred and the reminders OF pei
sonai spite. with q maSnlhcen
brain, with a strong character
with inordinate power, the countr,
prosperous, one might naturall
suppose that Mr.. Blaine woul,
have risen 10 the requirements q
the opportunity and united hi
party, aggrandized his country an
elevated the condition of his cOun
trymen. Such opportunities com
but once in q lifetime to any man
He did nothing ofthe kind. +
him it was an opportunity only t.
crafty the hatred Of the sayage-t
assuage the wrath Of the barbarian
To this modern Hannah nothinj
was agreeable or pleasant SO lon
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