The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-09
The General Press.
UNABLE TO Support THE NOMINATION.


Boston Advertiser.
To a large section of the Republican party the
news that the fierce struggle of Chicago has
ended by the nomination of Mr. Blaine will ap-
pear ominous Of disaster to them. The event
will mean that the party of sound government
and high moral purpose is required to abdicate
its place as the exponent of principles, and to
undertake the exculpation of a man, and to
them it will appear, believe, that the decis-
ion a national convention no longer reflects the
matured judgment of a great party holding
itself responsible for the guidance of the nation,
but is the chance result of a contest in which
intense ambition, the most degraded political
methods, and the clamor of mob within the
hall of the convention have had victory. We
need not enter upon any formal declaration of
our own entire agreement with those RepubG-
cans who thus fail to find III the nomination any
fit expression of the established principles and
avowed aims of the Republican party. The
ovente of the lact threa days have given no
answer to the objections so often urged in these
columns against the nomination of Mr. Blaine
and against the course of Mr.. Blaine a public
man, and have presented no contingency il
which these objections could be waived consist
emily with truth or political honor. We have
then nothing to retract and nothing to modify.
With undated devotion to the great purposes
for which the Republican party was organized
and has been maintained we declare our ina
billty to support the nomination either in the
present aspect of the political field in any
which seems likely to present itself.
CONDEMNATION OF THE CANDIDATE.
New York Herald
Although every man who cares for the purity
of public life and the welfare of the country,
and especially all those who hoped for the re-
demption of the Republican party from the evil
elements that have already nearly dragged it
down the depths, must poignantly regret a nom
nation like this, yet there has grown within
day or two, in many circles, a sentiment that
will regard the nomination with certain grim
sense of satisfaction. Indignation of decent
opinion at the rrecurring nuisance of the
Blaine candidacy, revolt against the open
shamelessness of the Blaine and their
methods and at their scheme of carrying things
with roar, and not by reason has made men
feel that at last there was, perhaps, but one
cure for all this, which was to have the Blaine
element carry the convention and nominate their
man and then the man and the
party buried out of sight by an overwhelming de-
feat at the hands of the people. All who have
felt that may have their cure before them, and
they may at least congratulate themselves that
they now indeed in fair way to have done
with Blaine forever There will be an immediate
development of interest in what the Democrats
will do on the 9Th of July. We have no doubt
they can easily win with Tilden's name at the
head of their ticket. The fraud of 1876 is more
strongly resented now than in $780, Not only
would Tilden secure all the Democratic votes,
but large number of Republicans would see in
him a conservative, statesmanlike leader for
whom they can safely vote.
PROPHET OF DEFEAT.
New York Times.
1t is best, after ALL that James G. Blaine
should be the candidate of the Republican party.
His nomination has been urged with earnestness
and sincerity by majority of that party and
the majority must rule in this country, even
when it is in the wrong. The party now appeals
to the country with candidate who stands for
something. He represents the average of Re-
publican principles and purposes of Republican
honor and conscience, as they now are
If Mr.. Blaine Is not fair representative OF
Republican principles, of Republican honor and
conscience as they now are, then the Republic
ans of Maine, New York. New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Kansas were wilfully betrayedin their
primaries, in their district and State conven
lions, and at Chicago; and we have nowhere
read nor heard that Republican sentiment in
these States, or in any State, was sti1ed or per-
vered in order to secure Blaine delegates. Nor
was Mr.. Blaine nominated in ignorance of who
and what he was. The party had its eyes open.
1t has taken this step, not in the dark, but in
broad daylight. There will be nothing ambgu
Gus about the defeat of Mr.. Blaine He who
runs may clearly read the verdict in ADVANCE
"A candidate unworthy OF confidence, and
party too careless of its own honor to be longer
trusted with the nations"
That defeat will be the salvation of the Repub-
lican party. 1t will arouse its torpid conscience,
it will stir it to self purfcation. it will deposo
the false leaders who have fastened themselves
upon it, it will send the rogues to the back
ground, and will make the party once more
worthy of honor and of power in the republic it
has so nobly served. When the party has
passed through the fires of defeat. and is well
rid of its peccant humors, it will come back to
the impregnable ground of right it stood on
when it beat down treason and disunion; to {.
position in which it shall embody the highest
and best impulses of American life; to state of
heart and mind which shall fit it to be again the
custodian of that matchless trust, government
of the people, by the people and for the people"
One word as to the position of the Times Ii
will not support Mr.. Blaine for the presidency.
1t will advise no man to vote for him, and its
reasons for this course are perfectly well under