Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-18
Boston Republicans.

Tuesday night the BLAINE Republicans
of Boston held ratification meeting. They
had q large crowd and there were good
many speakers, but it seems likely that the
Democratic cause, or rather the peoples
cause, will derive more benefit from the
speeches than will the cause OF Mr. BLAINE.
The aggressive features OF Mr.. BLAISE's
campaign. with which the Tribune has
been threatening us, did not put in
very vigorous appearance. The speak
siye, and the whole affair was rather
uphill work. As an Independent Repub-
lican contemporary remarks it was made
reasonably clear "that drifting with the
party is not such easy work as usual this
year" The orators did their best-did. in
fact, some very pretty talking-butthere was
not one OF them that did not show that he
was handicapped by Mr.. BLAINE's record.
II their arguments are fair specimens of
the arguments Mr.. BLAINE's orators in.
tend to use during their proposed south
orn speaking tour, the people OF
Virginia may anticipate mole genuine
campaign fun than they have experienced
since the time that the late lamented ELY
started out to revOutionize the South.
One OF the speakers at the Boston meeting
was Ex-Governor LONG, who urged his
hearers not to forget that "this is a Gov
eminent OF the people" Considering the
conn any Ex-Governor LONG is in, this was
very unfortunate reminder. The fathers
Of the republic intended that it should be
a Government Of the people, but the party
to which the honorable Ex-Governor be-
longs, and whose continuance in power he
so earnestly advocates has made it any
thing else. For twenty years it has been a
government of the people only in name.
Under Radical rule constitutional guaran-
tees have been abrogated, individual rights
In one section Of the country at least have
been tramplcd upon, and we have been
drifting rapidly towards Capitalization. 1t
is due TO q recognition OF this that the
honest people of the country are in revolt
to-day against TIE party Ex-Governor LoSG
represents. They want to go back to first
principles and make that gentlemaE's as
sertion fact. We thank him for his
words. lie echoed the keynote of the
Democratic campaign slogan.
But the most remarkable speech OF the
Boston occasion was that of Senator HoAR.
The honorable Senator was evidently fight
ing mad. He waved the bloody-shirt for
all il is worth, but that it is not worth
much Is very evident from the manner in
which his performance was received by the
press especially. AS to what he said about
violence In the South, we might retail
ate by calling attention to few OF
the evidences of civilization recently de-
veloped in his own section. We might |
enumerate few OF the deeds Of violence
that have disgraced the State OF his brother
prosecutor Of The South, JOHN SHERMAN.
We might also allude to organized OFT
lawry in Pennsylvania and other north |
ern States. However, we prefer that he |
should be answered at home. The Spring |
field Republican independent Republican,, |
in a review OF his speech, says:
Senator Hoar, whose speech will attract |
perhaps the widest attention, very natural
ly reiterates the familiar story OF Copiah
county, and intlmates that &" il Mr.. Cleve-
land were TO declare in q manner that
showed he was In earnest that he would, il
President, use the powers vested in him
for the suppression Of outrages, or II he
should declare as an honest man should do
that he would not take an office gained by
snch means, he could not get aDemccratic
vote south OF Mason g. Dlxon's line."
Right on this point rests the whole peril.
hence OF Mr.. Hears long rehearsal OF the
details OF single political murder in the
South. II the victims OF the Danyille mas
sacre were included, there would not be an
average Of one political murder annually 10
TWO States for all the eleven States which
we're fighting for secession with million
men twenty years ago. There were also
'ome murders In New Orleans, but as
hese were not in the race line, or the
party line. they do not seem 10 inter.
st Mr.. Hoar. Now, the question Is,
What are the constitutional powers
which President Cleveland would be able
o "use for the suppression" OF these
'utrages. happening singly and seldom,
which President Arthur has not already In |
lis bandy II Mr.. Hosr's argument carries
ny weight against Mr.. Cleveland, It car.
les equal weight against every President
rho has occupied the White House since
be moment General Grant abandoned