St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-22
THE 4FTKRH4TH

As the American people deprived Mr..
Blaine OF the opportunity Of delivering an
inaugural, he got up a serenade In Augusta
where he delivered an WH-augural, OF the pc
euliar lingo type. In his remarks he showed
great bitterness and spite towards the South,
called in question their sincetity in intend
ing TO be loyal, and denounced them as dis
honest in all things political.
His bitterness and soreheadedness at his
defeat we're very conspicuous. He waved
''the bloody shirt" with great vigor, his aim
seeming to be to inaame passion between the
North and the South, and TO prevent the
Southern and Northern people from acting
tremendously together, under the Govern
ment of the Union as a homogeneous people.
His egotism was particularly offensive.
The great Ego, ran through his stump-ser-
enade deliberately prepared speech conspicu-
ously. He thanked Maine, the state of his
adoption, Pennsylvania, the state of his
birth, an even New York for its sbortive
support of him, Jim Blaine. The grand old
party, fought for, and supported him, not the
country. This arch demagogue sees moth
ing beyond his own personality--the country,
and its interests are nothing In comparison
with the glory of the Plumed Knight.
While he had taffy for the states that sup
ported him, he had nothing bui maledictions
for the South that solidly opposed him His
speech was calculated and designed to alarm
the eolored people of the South. Many OF
the colored people imposed upon in their ig-
uorance by demagogues fear reinstatement
as a result of the Democrats coming into
power and Blaine furtively endeavored,
knowingly to increase rather than to alay
their fears.
He untruly declared that the colored peo-
pie were practically DISTINGUISHED by the
withstand that the white voters at the
South preponderated over the whites Of the
North in undue proportion, as to numbers.
But enough-The speech was a sorry Jere-
miades of disappointed, sourcd, political
gamester. 1t possessed no spirit of patriot
ism. no sentiment of fraternal union be-
tween North and South, but rather the quer
ulous spite of angry disappointment
Exasperated by bis defeat Mr.. Blaine does
not die politically with grace. he hardly
produces the dulcet notes OF the expiring
swan, but rather the haggard contortions of
the dying gladiator. He comes out Of the
contest. not only defeated, but with a posi-
tive and irreparable loss OF character,
He predicts return Of the Republican
party to power in 1883. The truth of his
prophecy is yet to be verified. If the new
administration proves itself to be honest,
true to the people, aud faithful TO its trusts,
it will haYe long lease Of power. If it
should prove TO be no more faithful and lust
10 public interests and the country's welfare,
than the party which it has displaced, il de-
serves to be rejected at the hands OF the peo-
pie.
Democratic administration is to be put
on trial. II faithful aud true 1t will be sus-
tanned, If otherwise it will justly fall. Give
it fair trial. He is knave who condemns
it untried.
II Mr.. Blaine really hatters himself that
the Republican party will return to power in
four years, and that he will then be its lead
er, be reekons without his host. He has
placed the party on the weak point of de-
fence, through one campaign, and led it to
defeat. Never again viii the party recognize
him as its leader. His days of political pre-
ferment are ended, aud his Kissing venom
at the South, and at the conouering Demo-
Gratis of the North, is as harmless as it is rid
iculous and idiotic. INSCRIPTIONS ia off,
cial station, dishonest, untrulhful, he stands
branded as the prince of Demagogues, and
forever blasted by deserved defeat.