Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-15
which We will reserve till later stage Of
the campaign. Lesciston Journal.
Mr.. Blaine and His Enemies.



If the situation does not change in very
marked degree, Mr.. Blaine will be the can
didate of the Republican party in 1855. All
the signs and all Of the talk Of the leading
Republicans point that way The Republic
cans who do not like him fear his nomins-
nation, and those who like him devoutly
hope as they have never hoped before.
There is absolutely no one in sight on the
Republican horizon but Mr. Blaine. He
has prominence that il would be foolish
to deny or to attempt 10 ignore. As sim
pie private citizen of the State Of Maine his
utterances attract now more attention than
would those Of any official at Washington,
excep, perhaps the President. Certainly no
member of the Cabinet has anything like
his command upon the popular attention.
No member Of the Senate or Of the House
is so grea, an object Of interest. If Mr..
Blaine were TO revisit Washington to-day
am certain that his every movement At the
capital would be as carefully scrutinized and
noted as ere Mr.. Cleveland's acts. This
enormous interest in Mr.. Blaine is fact
carefully noted by the politicians. They
see that he was never less out of politics
than al the present time. They see every
paragraph written about him copied from
Maine to California and have studied the
effect Of the Portland speech of Citizen
Blaine, which was cabled 10 the London
papers only to become general topic Of
European discussion They concede that
Mr.. Blaine to-day is the master Of the Re
publican situation. If be is not renomina-
ted in lsss no one who is opposed to him
can be.
One Of the particular things 10 be noted
in this connection Is the uneeasng activity
Of Mr. Blaine's enemies Now that he is in
private life he Is as much Of target almost
as # he we're in public place. II the
weather happens to be bad in Maine the
condition Of affairs is credited to the ma,ign
influence Of Mr. Blaine. An anti Blaine
man never reasons He Just hates and
hates on with an energy and abandon that
know no rest. The abuse Of Mr.. Blaine
with the anti-Blane people has descended
10 a rub-a-dub. II has gotten beyond red-
son into the realm Of mere unredsoHiRq
notse Those who do not admire Mr..
Bane's politics and do not think he would
make a good President. need not feel
obliged 10 continue to throw mud al one Of
the most interesting men in politics. There
is so little IN politics that is Of interest tina,
every one should pray for long If, 10 Citi-
zen B.al3e, whose mere presence among the
living gives flip TO the consideration Of
every political speculation.
\ veteran Democra, SAID to me yesterday;
The DAY OF talking scandal about Blaine is
IN the past. Everything that can be said
about him has been said. while to-day he
has greater individual hold upon the peo-
~.
no use talking about the dead matters Of the
last campaign. The Pan-Eiectric statesmen
have supplied new issues Tie party that
supports IE Administration ti1; carries
attorney General Garland and has staff 4
PaH-Eiecfric associates need nat ask the
peopis 10 help 10 reb,tke Blane's cand,dd-
b." THIS talk Is common among the better
class Of Democrats They say that the,
honestly advocated reform during the cam
paign and made themselves almost III in
their enthusiastic description Of the reform
70 be brought out by Democratic admins
'Ia'ion Of the affairs Of the government.
They see now no real change in the ad-
m.n.siraiIon Of affairs at Washington. They
see the corporation powers which have so
long controlled Washington having It's plans
to have and 10 hold the new Administration
They ser Il Democratic committee IA he
Ho'tse unanimously rporf stock jobbing
ey'ctSiaH bill in the interest Of The Pacific
Hatlr0ad gang q p'md<rers, triflom a
irord II protest from the Administration
gdfcidis charged irtt4 he supervision 4
these r0adS The, see this swlnd!e Of the
Governments interest stopped in the House
only through newspaper publicity, and won
der # The President could not take his mind
from the consideration Of a fclc patty pen
SION papers to see If he could not do some
thing to secure the Governments interest IN
the enormous deb, o. the Pacific railroads,
now reaching the colossal height Of one
bundled odd millions Of dollars. Good
work IN This direction would incline the
people to look rightly upon the awful crime
Of signing uucon.idered q few doubtful pen
sluE cases.
4 number OF discouraged Democrats " no
have been carefully studying the situation at
Washington are beginning TO ask themselves
how much worse of would they have been
had Mr.. Blaine been elected President They
see The departments sllil under the control
Of The very elements 50 denounced b, them
during the last campaign. They see an Ad
mlnistrs:ion absorbed in party details. hay-
ing no broad general policy. They see the
corporations more Triumphant than ever.
They see no prospect Of ar, change or any
outlining Of any new genera policy,
TIE Presidents course Is The rer,, one 70
help Nr. Blanes prospects a. d Republican
candidate, The negative course OF the Ad-
( mlnIsiFeilon leaves the opposition party
nothing to do. There are no aggressions to
resist. The record OF Republican misdoing
is eft uudsturbed. On accoun, Of this lack
Of active discussion there Is no chance for
the development Of new Republican leaders
Mr.. Blaine TO-DAY is the chief Of his party.
and will undoubtedly so remain until the
next Republican campaign. Il is on &C
count O! his prominence and his leadership
that the canvass in Maine this summer
promises to be so interesting. II is not be-
cause there Will be any real contest. The
interest will arise wholly from the fact that
all the prominent Republican leaders have
been invited to speak, with the understand
ing that the issues made are 10 be those OF
the Presidential campaign Of 1888.
r. C. CRAwFOpp