The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-19
WORDS Of ~ WISD0,MI.
FROM An AMERICAN STATESMAN,

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FROM AN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Who Is Greater In Defeat Than III. AntnEo
mist Is In flesory-A .ln..criy Review Of
the Prc.ldontlni Contest, and whnt
Democratic sucer. Really Means. .
AUGUSTA, MG,, Nov. lS.-A large nun
Der OF devoted personal aud politica
friends OF Mr.. Blaine seienaded him thl
evening rs an expression Of personal gool
vii! aid admiration OF his conduct in til,
National campaign. Thcymarched through
lhe streets under tho ma,shalship OF Col
Frank Nye. When they reached The
Blaine house their compliments ant
friendly regards were expressed in i
speech by Herbert NJ. Heath, Esq, OF the
kennebec Bar. Mr.. Blaine responded n.
follows, his speech being continually in
tesrupted by applause:
FRIESDs ASD NEidiinoEs The National
contest Is over, and by the narrowest oil
margins VIC have lost. thank sou for
your call, which II not one Of Joyous con.
gra.ulAlion is one, lam sure, OF confidence
and OF sanguine hope forsthe future. I
thank you for tho public opportunity you
give me to express my sense OF obligation,
not only to you, but all the politicians OF
Maine. They responded 10 my nomi.
nation with genuine enthusiasm, and
ratified 1t by u superb vote. count
II lis one OF the honors and qualifications
OF my public career that the party In
Maine after. struggling hard for the last
six years, and twice within that period
losing the State, has come buck in this
campaign to the old-ashioned 10000 plu-
raiity. No other expression OF popular
confidence and esteem could equal that OF
the people among whom have lived ior
thirty years and to whom am attaches,
by all tho ties that ennoblc human nature
and give joy and dignity to life.
rESSsYLyAHIA's NOBLE MAJORITY.
After Maine, indeed along with Maine,
my first thoughts alwaysci Pennsylvania
How can fittingly express my thanks 70,
that unparalleled majority of more Than
So,0oo votes, popular endorsement which
,as deeply touched my heart and whicl,
has, II possible, increased my affection ior
the gr.s: d Old commonwealth, All affection
which Inherited from my ancestors anil
which lshalltransmitto my children. But |
DO not limit my thanks lu Tie sIaie Di my
residence and the State OF my birth. i
owe much to true and Jealous friends in
New England who worked SO noblv for
the. Republican purity and its candidates,
and to eminent sclolars and divines, who.
stepping aside from their ordinary avoca.
,ions. made my cause their cause, and to
loyalty to principle added the special com.
plIment OF standing as my representative.
IN tho National struggle. But the achieve
ments for the Republican cause in til,
East are even surpassed by the splendid
victories in the West. In the magnificent
GORDON Of States that stretches from IL.
foothills Of the Allechenies to the Golden
Gate OF the Pacihc, beginning with Ohio
and ending with California. III. R.pul!.
lican banner was borne SO lof,ily that but a
single state iaied to join in ,h,
vide acclaim OF triumph. Sor should
90 }ls,ice 10 my oan feelings II, Itaii,t {
to thank the Republicans OF The f,ipir,
State who encountered SO many di.cour.
aselnents aud obstacles, who fought foe,
from within and fo"s from. without, ant!
who waged so strong battle that change
OF one vote III every 1000 would have
given us victory in the Nation.
THE RESULT OF THE sLEcrloS, ;
The result OF the election, my friends,
will be regarded in tho future, think, rs
extraordinary. :sThc Northern States.
leaving out .he@cities OF New York and
Brooklyn from the count, sustained tho,
Republican cause by n majority OF more
than 100000, almost half million, in.
died, OF the popular vote. The cities
Of New York and Brooklyn threw tlpit
:reat strength and influence with the Solid
Southland were the decisive element which.
gave TO that section the control OF tho
National Government. Speaking not a,
all as defeated candidate, buI
simply as loyal and tlevot''i Atucri.
eau, tli'nk ,hc, transfer OF the ,roIirical
power OF the Govcrnm mt to the South a
national misfortune. 1t is a misfortune,
brca'ise it introduces an clement which.
cannot insure harmony an! prosperity to
to the people, because it introduces
into Il Republic thu first luic II
minority. The first instinct of On
American is equality, equality OF right,
equality Of privilege, cgual!tvui political
power; that equality Which says 10 every
citizen your vote isjust Us eoo', Just MS
potential as the vote Of any other i;izen.
Fias cannot be sid to day in the United
States. F-.t, isI1 +
TIE SOUTH RULES.
The eleven States tia, comprised the
Coniedpracy had by. the census OF 1850
seven and n half millions Of white popu-
'ation, and 5,30o,0e0 colored population.
The colorcd population almost TO man
desired to support the Republican party,
but by a system, Of cruel intimidation and
by violence and murder, whenever viz
lence and murder are found nee
essary, thcy> were absolutely de-
privcd OF all political power.
II the outrage stopped there it would be
bad enough, but it does not stop there.
For not only is the negro population dis
franchiscd but the power wliicl, rishtiuIly
and coustitutionaliy belongs to them IS
transferred to the white population, en-.
abling the white population OF the South
to exert an electoral influence iar bryomj
that exerted by the same number OF white
peopleinthe North. Toillustratejus. howit
works to the destruction OF ali fair cleo.
tons let. me PRESENT. TO you five States, in
the late Coniederacy and five loyal States
Of the North, possessing in each section
the same nlimber ofselccloral votes. II