St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-17
REGULATING BLAINE.
Dr. GuHivef, The Chr;stian'Unio and Bos-
ton Herald.

ton Herald.
That the best element in the Republican
party repudiates the nomination of Blaine is
a conspicuous fact There are constant evil
deuces of it. The following are some Of
them, and they present considerations which
candid and conscientious Republicans will
heed The Rev. DR.. CULVER, and old abo-
litionist, writes to the New York Independent,
which is one of the host of religious journals
that cannot sustain the nomination.
s'The issue of to-day is upon the question
whether the national government is to be
administered in the personal interest and
for the pecunlary emolument of individuals.
The question twenty years ago was like un
to it, whether the country should be controlled
in the interests of class, the knights OF
slavery But that is no longer a question.
Another question engendered by the war
and its demoralizations, the question wheth-
err jobbery and thieving, falsehood and bri-
berry, all the small trade and dicker of 'prac-
teal politics., shall have the approval of the
nation has now taken its place. Does the
Republican party stand for eman cipation
from these traders and money-changers, who
have crowded into the places vacated by
SlaNe-HOiucTS: IL IL QOcS uOb, why SuUulu IL
be allowed to live on a dead issue, like car
rion bird? Hardly can more be said as to
the weight to be given to another common
consideration-that drawn from personal
character as distinct from political character.
That man may have charming manner,
and own the happy faculty of making every
one he meets pleased with himself, with nc
intellectual or moral superiority to disturb
any ones self mplacency, really proves
nothing to the purpose concerning his fit
ness for office. 1t rather justifies the pre-
sumption that he is a man inclined to be
true to his friends rather than to his coun-
try
The Christian Union also says what finds an
echo in thousands of Republican hearts:
''The nominations at Chicago have brought
genuine grief to large and very intelligent
body of voters inside the Republican party.
They were never more ardently attached to
Republican principles than they are to-day,
and they stand aloof from their old-time fell
lowships, in the crisis of Presidential cleo
ton, with unfeigned regret. But they can
not do otherwise. Again and again in the
last eight years they have declared their I'M
alterable determination not to support Mr..
Blaine for the Presidency. Their opposition
is not captious; they have come to distrust
Mr.. Blaine with reluctance, and have yielded
to doubt only because they could not shut it
out; they have uever endeavored to impose
any candidate of their own upon the party.
1t is through no part of theirs that they now
stand silent in a campaign to which they had
looked forward as opening another and no
bier chapter in the history of the nation"
The Boston Herald, taking up the same re-
frain, asks:
"And what is a party excepta means to
an end. If Republicanism does not mean a
reformed civil service, reduced taxes, honest
money, economy in the government. puri-
fed politics, and restoration of statesman
ship in the conduct of public affairs, what
interest in the Republican party have con-
scientious voters who believe in these things
And who will say that Blaine and Logan
stand for any of theml
These seem to be quite as pertinent and
impressive arguments as the doughnuts con-
tributed by the old pastors OF Mr.. Blaine.
We do not recall this particular argument,
that of clerical certificates, in previous cam
paigns. Is it felt that candidate who is
morally assailed by his own letters and words
requires this especial kind of ''backinga"
Oris it supposed that if man goes to church
in an edifying manner, 1t is conclusive evil
dence that his official conduct has been above
suspicion or reproaeh! Clergymen and
quiet people who take little active part in
politics must smile at this transparent de-
vice, and possibly the word humbug may be
murmured In their medtative walks.