The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-19
uNvERrFIED PREDICTIONS.
Some of the Evils We Have Avoided b!
Fir. CIeveIand's Election.

UNVERtFIED PREOiC iONS.
some of the Evils We Have Avoided by
Fir. CIeveIand's Election.
The supporters of James g.. Blaine
were fond of emphasizing the ''Ameri-
can policy of their standard-bearer
and of picturing his brilliant prospective
Administration. A nan Of great ex-
perience in public affairs diplomat
by nature and by training. man OF in
domitable spirit-Mr Blaine, in the
opinion of his friends, would bring
luster to the Government and leave a
name more enduring than brass or
marble. Mr. Cleveland. on the other
hand. being man of limited experience
in statecraft must necessarily make a
failure according to Republican opin-
ion. Acquainted with few public men
he would be at loss in selecting a
Cabinet. and being elected by party
that had been out of power for quar-
ter of a century, he would have to yield
to the clamor for office and devote his
time to turning ont the ''ins" and re-
wardlng the "outs" who had done val
uaDic HOEh III lIlc CdlI pd4Sh.
But more important issue still. ac-
oording tie Republican opinion. was that
of the tariff. Mr.. Blaine's election
would mean a triumph of the Pennsyl-
vania idea. A high tariff would be
maintained and industrial enterprise
would flourish As it had never fiouriShed
before. The mills and furnaces would
resume operations, coal and iron ore
would be in demand and wages would
be higher than they had been for sew
eral wears. Mr.. Cleveland's elect on,
on the other hand, would mean revenue
reform, and values would drop accord
ingly. The mills that had been idle SO
long would remain idle. Bus ness that
had been so depressed-uader Repub-
lican rule-would remain depressed,
workingmen would starve, and desola-
| ton would very soon visit our rich and
happy land. These were the dark lines
in which Blaine and his cO-wOrker>
drew the picture of Democratic Ad
ministration.
Fortunately, the business men of the
country took different view of tho
Democracy. They saw that monopoly
/
tration, while honest industry would
/ languish. They saw that the scope o
our great resources would become mar
rover, instead IF broader. They saw
/ that hard times would continue 50 lOn1
a dcmago.y and corruption retained
| It's power. All honest men, whcthei
they had studied public economy or nos
knew that mau, OF Mr.. Cleveland
tried ability in executive affairs and o
his seyc-e integrity would make Sife
President than = man Ike Mr. Blame
whose record was blemisAed by man.
questionable transactions. and who's
counsel ors ard dH Y associations wer
millionaire iobb-rs and bitter partisans
And The r.ght-tnin.liag men beng in tn
m iorily, Blaine WAS defeated an;
Cleveland elected.
Had Mr.. Blaine been elected hi
American policy would have been
sectional policy American for his sec
tional friends and anti-American for iii
South whose people he hated. Lon:
before this he would have selected hi
Cabinet. Jay Gould, or his representa-
tive, would have held the Treasur
I DOIIlOilO, EIhlIlS Mcuiu have tdhCu III
portfolio OF the Interior; Roach repre-
sentative would have had the Navy
Star Route DOrsey's Representative
would have had the Po5t-otlice Dcpari
ment, and some Southern renegade
some Southern SOuth-hater -wOul
have been selected for one of the tw
remaining Cabinet offices. The Sout
would have had four years of sectional
ism and centralism to contend agains
the frcemcn of the country would hav
labored against tremendous Ids.
But to-day. under the healthful sim
illus of Democratic success. we see bus
ness improving, prices advancing. an
q great outlook for Southern en;crpris,
Better still, we find sectionalism blotte
out, and the Southern patriot, not scel
ing Office, but rejoicing in the fact tn;
he can look upon the Government as
} Government for the whole people an
|, not for n minority.
Truly are all Mr. Blaine's prediction
dashed to the ground. Mir. Cleyelan
is now accepted by all unprejudlce
men, regardless of party. as state
man, fearless but conservative, and {
he rises in popular esteem so does NJ
/ Blaine become smaller and sma)le
Mr.. Blaine may attempt again to fore
: himself upon the country, but he IS
all practical pur 3oSeS as dead as Nj
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