The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-23
A Triumphal Progress.

Governor Cleveland has been staying
at home, attending to the peoples bust
ness and Gischarging his Official duties.
while Mr. Blaine pursued his loud and
demonstrative march through New
York and Ohio. Many people have
been misled by the uproar. But, now
that Mr.. Cleveland has found time to
20 out into the country and confront
the masses and test his popularity, the
aspect of things has changed very ma
terially. The great election next month
IS. after all, not merely question as to
the qualities of two individuals. Fifty
millions of people are callel upon to
:tecide between two opposing sets OF
principles, two different policies. They
are not exercised about the respective
merits of Mr. Cleveland or Mr.. Blaine.
The popular intelligence is not so poor
a thing that it can be diverted from the
true issue and seduced into a false one.
Mr.. Cleveland represents a certain idea
of Government and National policy, and
Mr.. Blaine represents another. MIR.
Blaine is the representative OF the cor
rupt Republican regime-Mr. Cleve-
land typifies the revolt against this
regime and heads the demand for re-
form in the public service, for purity
IN Office and for new departure in the
direction of general prosperity. Mr.
Blaine has the fine name of theatrical
display of so-called magnetism and eff
fective eloquencc. Mr. Cleveland lays
claims to nothing but plain earnestness.
high character and an official record
which is without flaw.
As we have said, Mr.. Biaine's canvass
thus far has been a noisy and snowy af-
fair. But MIR. Cleveland has delayed
his public appearance because he would
not neglect his public duties for any
purpose of self-aggrandizement. Su-
perficial observers may have been mis-
led by the outer appearance of things,
but the Outburst of popular enthusiasm
that greeted Mr.. Cleveland at Buffalo
ought to put an end to any misappre-
hension. Buffalo is the point at which
the chief opposition to Mr.. Cleveland is
sid to reside. Buffalo is therefore the
point first sought by Mr.. Cleveland. It
il characteristic OF the mans rugged
il Independence and indomitable courage
that he seized the most trying Opportu-
D'jy-the most forbidding scene. Con-
scious of his integrity and his great
services to the people he sprung into the
heat of the luminosity against himself
and braved the issue at its most threat
ening point.
The result need not be enlarged upon.
Mr.. Cleveland has shown the country
that the principles he represents are
fOndiy cherished and intelligently I'M
derstood by the great mass OF the
American people. He has demonstrated
his power to awaken popular enthusi-
asm and to rally around his standard
the best and most patriotic elements of
tie country. The campaign can not be
carried away BY splay of dramatic
effect and calcium light. We see now
IL at Mr.. Cleveland is an object of pub
liz admiration; that his presence elicits
ire impressive but unstudied demon
stration of the millions. He knows how
to speak 10 the masses, to appeal to
their better feelings, to awaken their
moral sense, and to spur their patriot
ism. He is merely on the threshold of
a progress which Mr.. Blaine has well
nigh completed, but If we are to argue
from the indications thus far revealed,
that progress will be triumphant in a
degree of which the eulogists of Mr.
Blaine have never dreamed.-N c.
T.mss-Democrct.