New-York tribune., 1884-10-04
OUR FRIENDS. THE ENEMY.

The safety the Republican party requires the de'eat
Of James c. Blaine We are willing to help the Re
publican party upon this basis The World
Happily for the Republican party, it is quite able
TO save itself without the aid Of atfectonate jcabs
The attempt to stab that party under the NTH Tib
while saying, Art thou in health my brother
has been made every four years for long whlie'
The party still lives and the dessrters aud traiters
well. some of them furnish what brains 1t has to
the Democratic party as its orators and editors.
And when I'm the daily press and on the platform the
grOssest yces whose general practice would d'ute rae
society in generation are openly apoogLed f"r"r hue
the occasion Of cheap ant yu2lar wliticlsu anu tnc
claim - unbushngly made that mans ptlVae i.e is
people the highest office IN Their eiit toe tha' my
manhood is nsulted and my reentT nt Is in't'nt '"
emrhs tic. ~ Rev DR.. Bchren1,. Brooklyn
Ii seems to be the fortune OF The frcn'g fost ana
of The Times in these days to get good many hiSt
rate notices Of the unwclcome sort from Christian
cergymen. If they study tho situation they may
find that they have neither added to their own
popularity nor to the strength ol their candidate.
The discussion recently started in The Gl5s a. 10 the
probab . successor to Mr. Blaine On the Republican
ticket forth vaiie Of opinions from he press
aud the orators OF thc country concer9iHe tie "'o'y
OF the many party lenders. Boston CLIQUE.
TIE discussion is premature. Mr.. Blalnes sue
cessor will be selected by the next Republican Ma
tional Convention about four years hence, and can
hardly he selected with more unan NIFTY. en- hus-
asm wisdom or regard for the public VIII than were
manifested in the selection Of Mr.. Blaine himself
Mr. Cleveland would not stop with This. II world be
take thr offices fir ns ne tould ont 1
uoiic4 He would hc bound 10 do th't by the principles
hc hns adopted In regard t0 the civi service generally
lThc Times.
his particular inpudent untruth has been re-
peated too often Thc Times does not dare to admit
To its columns the fact, known 90 every voter III
this city who is able 10 read, that Governor Cleye-
land was by Tbe Times itseii denounced as having
sold ont to tho political for'ions controlled by
THOMPSON aud Davidson, corrupt aud indicted Of
Grlaq. In the face of this every tIule IL repeats
such assertions rs the above II deliberately lies.
reeecion of the national Democratic tlckets fore
gone conclusion THIS con'irlipn hh7 p'rn 'i,hns',
prominent mwyer Of nm clhnr1icy wriici til'Wn. .'
Dire. cd "a bis Evcel'"ncv Grover 'l"yrhh fuNnsu ~
tho United states priFiuV for tbe appointments ~ one
VaIr HAMPTON Bibes ia Postmaster ~ t0Wnhi inc
pnpor hns already boon signed nv large ulhf "i lho
iciIg business men Of Columbia -l'"umD' ~ - p
patch.
For twenty years tho Democrats of tho South
haye indnlgcd the idea that the shot gun policy. by
which they could carry thor own states would
secure them the Offices They have been mistaken
oyery tno hitherto. and viii be mistaken this scar
A turnufnriurrrs 1purnr n0tra fhai 80 orc hlwlys
within Of starvation. " Npmli hs cosy '" grt
tnsmpnals nom pcoplo who nave b'oh n"hi'i '" v th'h
tlAt Boston Olvbo
isa, from Dnnoefntio workers who btyo boon
pt,nlsed fat ofiooyi onco IN four Yrafs ~ now
thny are considerably Hrntaf starvation, OHf work
inpncn generally would be pretty near soHo aeropS
trouble # not starvation itsef II thcrs weIea pros
pect of Cleyeland's election
The fllncv of gla estimate ~ 0nr National wealth