The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-06-28
Political Notes.

Seventy-fiye Democratic editors of Missouri
have been questioned as to their choice for
President. Three-fourths are for Cleveland,
ten for Bayard and the others scattering
The Independent Republicans Of New York
on Tuesday appointed an Executive Commit
tee consisting of Carl Schurz, Horace E.
Deming and Z. A. Doty, to be increased by
two other members, whose duty it shall be to
prepare Immediately document addressed to
Republican voters throughout the country,
setting forth the reasons why they should not
vote for Blaine and Logan.
As general thing the Democratic party
has been obliged to fight its battles without the
aid of the religious press. But the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Blaine has induced an unusual ex-
plosion of dissent in such journals as the In
dependent, Boston CoagreydtioRalist, Christ
ian Leader, Baptist Weekly, Christian Union,
and other notable opponents of religious
opinion. The action of the Republican party
is considered as unnecessarily houting the
moral sense of the nation.
1t is gossipped in Washington by those who
remember the exclusiveness that prevailed at
the White House during the early weeks of
the Garfield administration, and suggested as
all believed by Mrs. Blaine, that she would
thoroughly carry out those plans if her hus-
band were elected President. She once said:
''The people should be made to esteem it a
privilege to be permitted to go to the White
House," When her remark was repeated to
the Governor of Western State, he inquired
if the people whom she wished to keep away
were those in the same positions that the
Blaines and Gar6elds were ten years ago?
Two of Blaine's brothers are in the public
service, meaning that they derive their living
from the public Treasury. Brother John is
L. DzI-z
is Curator of the museum in the Agricultu-
raj Department. Besides these, Blaine has
eight more relatives quartered in various ways
upon the public purse. Col. Coppinger was
an old stager in the service long before he
married Blaine s daughter, and he still sticks.
Logan goes at least four better, with no less
than fourteen relatives, including one brother,
five brothers-in-la law, one son and one son in
law, who get their living from the Govern
ment. Most of them will derive their reveA-
ues from some other source next year.
From the Boston Ealscaipt, (Rep.)
The enthusiastic gentlemen who met here
yesterday, en- route for Augusta to notify Mr..
Bitine of his nomination. had their ardor
chilled by the failure of Boston Republicans
towelcome them and speed them on their po-
litcal mission. They should not lay this to
any lack of hospitality on the part of our cit
izens, for this was not the cause ofthe neglect
Boston Republicans, who have heretofore
been foremost in such ciyilities and attentions,
have no idea of aiding in the election of Mr..
Blaine, and will not participate in any move
mtnt for that purpose. But it may be peril
nently asked, Where was the Republican
State Committee on that occasion? The
Blaine committee needed all the comfort they
could obtain, with the otherwise chilly sur
rounding. They departed for their Mecca
with sorrowful hearts. Y
From the Boston Herald:
Senator Bayards speech delivered at Dover
Del, in 1861, ought not materially injure his
strength as a candidate, and probably would
not in the East. The worst sentiment in his
speech, from the Union standpoint, was one
which was expressed by many good citizens,
that it was not wise to enter upon war of
coercion. He was wrong, as Horace Greeley
was, and as Winfield Scott was; but how
many would have favored the war in 1861 had
they foreseen its cost? There was nothing in
the speech in favor of secession, or indicating
that the South had good reason to secede..
1t breathed the hope that it would again re-
turn to the Union. That was twenty-three
years ago. Mr.. Bayard has been in his long
public service honest high minded and patri-
otto. Men who were original and violent
secessionists are now high in the counsels of
the government. Why should severer stan
dard be applied to Mr. Bayard than to these ?
Is there really any danger that, if elected
President, he would prove to be an enemy TO
his cOuntry2