National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-13
Where They VIII Land.

The independent republican kickers
whose superscnsitive political stomachs
reyolted when the national convention
nominated Mr.. Blaine have had time to
cool oh 1t is safe to say that with very
few exceptions they are on tho stool of
repentance and anxious to get back into
Slo fold. When their representatives and
spokesmen went over into the democratic
party, and with grand flourish of trum-
pets announced that they were going to
support that pink Of perfection the good,
puro Mr.. Cleveland, the army of kiclers
of lesser degree shouted glory, and en-
rolled themselves under the banner OF
publication. They met in convention
and resolved to make the campaign on
tho moral ISSUE" Every other issue
must be subordinated to that of morality.
Personal character was to be the test
When the charge was made and proved
by his own friends that tho truly good
Mr.. Cleveland was . nOtoriOusly sooso
character, that only fow years ago he
had Acknowledged the paternity OF an il
legitimate child by woman who had
been his mistress for series of years.
and that he had heartlessly consigned his
offspring to public orphan asylum and
its mother to an insane asylum-both in-
sttutions maintained by public charity
the kickers realized that they had made
themselves ridiculous, They found them
selves the laughing-stoch of tho country,
n very uncomfortable position to be in.
A great majority Of tho kickors were
honest enough to acknowledge they had
made mistake, aud that they
were sorry they had gone of
half-cocked. A few obstinate aud stiil-
neckcd leaders continued to tOOt
their horns, pretending to be unmindful
of the disclosures that had been made,
and still insisting that good men could
vote for Cleveland in preference to Mr.,
Blaine on the morality issue, but every
body understood that these false apostles
of purity were willfully blind to the facts
aud bent solely on maintaining themselves
in an absurd position. Doyoured by self,
} pride and oOnceit, they would not confess
thcy had gone wrong, choosing rather to
mouy Of insincerity hypocrisy Of the
worst type, aud open and shameless talsi-
fcAtiOn and Misrepresentation. Happily,
these seli-elGcted political saints whose
ob5tinacy outweigns their reason and
sense Of decency are fow in number and
destitute Ofinauouoo ut this time, by roa-
son OF their manifest distortion OF truth
TO bolster up the wrong conclusions OF
warped Judgment, to the insult Of the in
telhgonco Of the men who have listened
to their preachings and toachlngs with
pleasure in the past.
BY TAR the largest number Of ropubli'
cans to whom Mr. Blaine is dlstastelul
have come To tho sensible conclusion that
the success OF the republican party 10 of
immcaourab,y greater importance than
the humiliation of republican whose
defeat can only bo accomplished by the
triumph Of party that il not ht TO be
trusted Ihoy are honest IN their dislike
OF Mr. Blaine, hut they sro true to them.
selves aud TO their principles, aud when
tho issue is narrowed down to u question
of party supremacy they do not
hesitate long. Their duty Is plain,
Thoy win not allow moro personal
dislike 10 stand in the wGy of the per
Iormarca Of that plain duty thoy owe t.
themselves as good citizens, believing
as they do, that tho good Of the country
demands continuation Of republican