Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-16
Blaine and Cleveland,

IL mas been evident to persons with only
half an eye that the old iron-sided, rock
ribbed, Bourbon, "spoils" democrat has not
been reposing on a bed of rosss-or, to say
the least, on tkornless bed OF roses-since
the Inauguration OF Grover Cleveland as pres-
ident. At a time when he ought to be care
less and happy, and in the height Of felicity,
he Is solictous and indignant During the
late, lamented canvass, it is quite true that
the great unwashed, longing all the while for
the prospective plunder, heard the nice dem
ocratic talk, in conventions and from the
stump, about civil service reform, but he had
right TO regard the president aud the mem.
oers OF the new cabinet, when they came in,
as Mr.. Edmund Sparkler lin Little Dorri,,")
regarded his mother-in-law and his wife
namely, as having mo bigod nonsense abou,
them.' After election he spoke OF that
feature which was so glorifed before election,
as "slivel service reform" and he laughed
IN his sleeves at the great joke the democracy
had played on the nation, and watched with
full orbed eyes to See the great army of
"rascais" 20 out, and the great
multitudes of hungry place-seekers with an
occasional escaped Jail bird) go in
That the great expectations OF the un-
washed have not yet been realized to any
satisfying extent is already matter of his
tory. There was a hitcb-several bitches, in
dsed--in the forward movement Of the pro-
cession.
1t is now the middle of September and
hundred thousand Extensively partisan repub-
licans are in federal offices. And, worse than
all, there 10 some ground for the suspicion
that there Is a sort OF secret understanding
between Blaine and Cleveland, who seem to
have some features in common which are
suggestive if not dangerous. Blaine had
literary relatiye--a woman-"Gail Hamil-
ton, and lo it appears, when it cannot be
helped, that Grover also hath a lady rels-
uVe-a sister, in fact, who has shown herself
to be, in the current Bourbon vernacular, A
"dam literary f,ller." Now if there is any,
thing more offensive to the unwashed than
that democrat, male or female, especially
one in high position, should become an ex-
pert in reading and writing, it is not now
known what it is.
Then it should be borne in mind, in con-
nection with this, that Mr.. Blaine would have
nothing whatever to do with the scandals
about Cleveland, before the election, and tina,
Cleveland would have nothing to do with
those about Blaine. Was there nothing in
this to create burning in the hungeling heart
Of the bourbons?
NOW lot us look at the feather that breaks
the back Of the bourbon camel Here ia N.
democratic editorial jacksl at Augusta, who
originated those infamous fasehoods and
scandals about Mrs. Blaine, who arose and
demanded the Augusta postofice as reward
OF his ineifable meanness. And bis psper.
were signed by scores of the leading demo-
Gratis OF Maine--to their great discredit. But
30 Tar MS we have yet head, he has not ONLY
not received the postofice but he has been
personally sat down" upon by the DEM
'cratic administration of this beloved coun-
ry. Can thugs of this sort overcome the
'ouroon heart a. summer cloud without
'xciting his special wonderland his un-
ightsous indignation2 And can be now be
'ersuaded that there is not a silent Ard
risndiy understanding between Jim Blaine,
sains, and Grover Cleveland. late OF But
MOI And IL this is not uesson-is II not At /.
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