Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-13
BLAINE For 1888.


Occasionally one sees the name of
James G. Blaine put forward as the Re-
publican candidate for President in 1888.
There is but little danger of Mr.. Blaine
again being put forward as Presidential
candidate for many reasons. In 1884 he
was put forward as the strongest man of
ms party, and as one who had seen long
service in public life, and as one excep-
tionally brilliant. Against him there ran
as the Democratic candidate new man
and man almost unknown in public life.
The Republican candidate represented
the past; the Democratic candidate rep
resented the present.
The civil war was bound to develop
many bad things, and it would have de-
veloped many bad things had the Demo-
cratic party been in power at the close OF
that war. A long war in which all the
people have an interest, and in which
the people rs contra-distingushed
rom an army fought, necessarily
gave rise to much license and
lowered the morals OF the whole
country. AT such time the successful
political party would naturally look upon
itself as the party entitled to all credit
and to all dominion. 1t was in this light
that the Republican party looked upon
itself in 1865. The war being over, things
had to be readjusted, and upon their re-
adjustment, and owing to the long inter-
ruption in the internal commerce and
development of the country, there began
period OF unprecedented commercial
expansion. In no direction was this so
great as in the development and extern
sion OF railroads. Railroading became n
mania, and this mania was pursued in
accordance with the morals which pre-
vailed at the close of the war. These
morals were loose and elastic, and were
never troubled with subtle distinctions
between right and wrong, between specu-
lating in public station and speculating in
private station. The Credit Mobilier
was the maelstrom which enpulfcd
many congressman, but that which
chiefly engulfed Mr. Blaine was
the maelstrom of the Little Rock
d Arkansas railroad. He speculated in
public station and used his official posi-
ton to further his plans. He was puided
IN all this by the loose and elastic moral
code which predominated at the close of
the war, In 1884 he was put forward os
the candidate OF his party, but when he
ana his career were seen in the searching
llght oil IA political campaign il was found |
that he was in every way of the past and
ol tlle worst in that past. "By their works
snail ye know them" BY his works tba
people knew Mr.. Blaine, and knowing
nm, trusted him not. When he knew
that the people trusted him not and ro.
posed their trust in his opponent Mr.
blame himself, under his own hand and
seal, certified that he was of the past bv
delivering his famous Augusta speech
ihe reasons which defeated Mr.. blaine
N 1884 will prevent his party putti,.
him forward as their candidate in 1899
IL Is always an error in politics 10 nut
man oil the past up TO run on an issuo of
-he present The result of the electio,,
ast year should have demonstrated ,h;, ,
% the Republicans, But it seems il aiJ
not The Republicans put very WORTH |
nan forward as their candidate for ca'
'rnor OF New York, and he had = ,ai. /
"oSpec' oil success, But he was defeated