Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-24
TattOOing Mr., Blaine,

The Judge of New York says, in
James g. Blaine the country has man
from whom it may expect as much in
time Of doubt OF difficulty as ever it re-
ccived from Lincoln. Seward is gone,
Edmund, is buried out of sight beneath
Il mountain of Republican votes. but
in Blaine We have man in whom the
glories OF Lincoln will live again The
very spite and venom of the attacks
made upon him show how formidable
he IS in the eyes OF his enemies. With
such weapons Washington was assaulted
nearly century ago; they were turned
against Lincoln; they were leveled at
Gartield's breast but ask the country
Gas it will be asked in November) how
much they regard them. No more and
no less than Blaine regards them to-day.
Party spite will have its fling; no quarry
is too noble for the campaign mud
singers.
But take the majority of the party
take the great consensus of public opin-
ion, and see what it thinks of Blaine.
Take the great political papers of The
west and read of Blaine. He is no half
way politician no shirkcr rom his
pany's ranks in the tents of Indcndence.
He is q Republican Of the Republicans,
and represents all that is noblest in the
grand old party He was in it at IT'S
birth, and SO fixed is he in his principle
I that he will be in ut its death if it dies
within his time. He is hated by
the opposition more intensely than
any other Republican, because
lie is the most intense Republican
living. lie is not only in accord with
his party but is in the extreme advance
He hated slavery with hatred that had
no limits, and he hated all of its out
growths He is a believer in protection
to American industry, he is a staunch
upholdcr of national integrity; he is a
champion of equal rights, and of honest
/ money
No wonder his opponents are afraid
OF him. No wonder that weak-kneed
Republicans shrink from the path that
he trcads SO boldly. He is the ablcst
statesman in America. and the brlvc>t.
He never held Il principle that he was
afraid of; and he never shrank from lis
/ logical consequences.
4 OF course, he has been ma!irncd as
few men have. He possesses power
that makes him dangerous to his enem-
les His greatness has invited attacks.
and he has been the shining mark that
scandal loves. Malicious SANDER has
been poured out upon HIM in torrents,
but 10 no purpose. His integrity has
made him proof against attacks. The
/ people know him to be honest-know
him to be great in his integrity as in his
other magnificent qualities. and they
have never lost confidence in him.
Is it the slur of partisan press that
can injuro such man as this? Is 1.-THE
anonymous whispering of accusations
that have never been proved that eau
shake the peoples confidence in him?
/ Wait till next November, aud the Amer
lean nation will yiudicate at lie polls
the justice of their choice and tie char
actcr Of their favorlc leader They viii
1 force the malicious slanderers to swallow
their own lies. as the sIanderers Of
Washington, Of Lincoln, Of Garfield
have been forced to swallow theirs; and.
if God spare James G. Blaine's life, the
United States will have one more presi-
of whom we may be unquali6edly, I'M
reservedly proud.