National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-06-12

seemed Given over to admiration Of the 'inex-
pliCnblc dumb show and noise TO which they
were being treated, and of which, mt tho
moment they seemed "for the most part only
capable"
his NARROW ESCAPE FROM HoMIYArroN,
The fainting IL and subsequent illness OF
few days TO which he was subjected, were
create sympathy, and check the injurious dis
Cussion OF the unpleasant matters above men
toned. / yentured to suggest to one of his
friends there that his availability might be
STRANGE against such illusions when tho sub
leot Of them was lying at the point Of death.
modcstly asked how IL would do 70 nomi-
nate some man who was noe lying at the point
Of death. To this he responded With cheerful
alaCrity, "Ohl he Is Just as well as ever he was.
We have a telegram saying he has Just been
cussed, and too well to be retired, ho came
very near being nominated by combination
OF 1.-THE old flag and an appropriation" His
speech against JEFF Davis satisfied the flag"
requisite, and purged him Of the sins he had
been fol. years committing against his party.
His good.natured rulings In the past, together
with ,hy appreciation of yS5S to
represented, both In the convention and near
II, by the gifted lobbyists from every state
capital as we'll as from Washington.
BLAINE IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Blaine was transferred TO the Senate by
the fortunate circumstance OF Lot Morllls APP
pointment as Secretary Of the Treasury and
The still moro fortunate circumstance that no
knew how to secure pressure enough ON the
governor TO cause his Own appointment TO the
vacancy thus created. II has been stated that
Mr. Morrill, did not resign until he understood
that his successor had been determined on,
and that he was a man favorable to his Nor
rillsl reelection at the next session Of the
legislature,
Tho Senate was nm asylum for Mr.. Blaine
from the rude shocks Of the summer, aud had
the, fortunate effect of putting a stop to the
performances of the House investigating mill,
which had suspended, but had not yet con-
cludcd, Its work.
Between the desire OF the Republicans TO
see him enthusiastic, and that OF the Demo-
Gratis to see him lukewarm, curing the cam
paign, there was a good denl of a disposition
all around to let him aloneor to treat him very
HAYES ADMINISTRATION.
When Rutherford j. Hayes had passed
through the great crisis, and emerged with tho
benedotion of Charley Foster and Il. John
Ellis, bearing In each hand an ollye branch
TO be extended respectively to the two great
parties. which had thus united to place him
where he could do the most good to whichever
of them he might decide had claim upon his
allegiance, Mr.. Blaine had been elected for q
full term of six years from tho 4th of March,
1877. Thus secured from the storms Of faction
until yet another administration should come
in, he turned over q new leaf and became q
strong and valuable leader on the Republican
side. He severely arraigned the new admin
istration for deserving the governors Of South
Carolina and Louisiana, chosen on the same
day with the Hayes electors.
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ofienses Just referred TO. lie .narrates the sill
yer controversy and its result, placing him
self dexterously on both sides of the question:
I. G., he advocates silver coinage on q gold
basis. The Chinese, civil service reform the
fisheries, and the Halifax award occupy few
exceedingly readable pages, and then he
the eieotion Of GardeId and ATtbur 1 s6Saii
nni et bis Time foiiny him in tbat drec1jnn
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neoessorI,v embrace an Hecount If his re,anse
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of the Democratic party in New York in ISL
and In virginia in ISL ~ before ne knew that In
toio se "ouiu ""n' 'ho eieu'or"i 'o'es Vi 'hose
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CONCLUSION.
! MY task is ended. 1t was limited to a review
| of Mr. Biaine's book. Il has Involved consid.
| cradle labor In searching the records of hi.
| tortuous career: and from them TO point out
| the more glaring OF his omissions and incOn
| elstencles rs an author. / have redeemed The
| proinIse made 10 move from the record thai
be has done more than any other man in eithel
| party 10 break down the Recommendation poIicy
OF the Republican party"
critic marty was S md Is rlsht, II The sontbeTy
blacks are 80 ignorant and deprayed that Tho
| governments IN which they exercised their nm
| deniabie oonstitutional fisht 10 pnrtioipatt
were uncomfortable, and destructive OF the ends
for which governments arc Instituted among
| men, then the revolution in the south which
| has swept them away was justihable one, ant
the Republicans of This country were tyrants
| resistance TO whom was obedience 10 God
But II black men, equally with tho white
"are endowed by their Creator with certain
inaiienabie rights" among which are "Iife
| liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" theI
| they are entitled, upon equal terms, and un
dertests applicable alike to both races, to par
are 10 be projected in those rights.
5nS sShSgn SDG Nth Ss sonO hS
OF Republicans of the Blaine stripe, have actec
white and that black folks are not people a
ALL In this they but follow the teachings o
slavery. In denying that they do so &C
| they but avail themselves OF that pre-
| cent of Paley, which teaches us tina
| no man Is bound TO tell the truth /,
another who, in the nature of the case, has n,
right to expect 1t of him. This excuses then
In stoutly maintaining that the blacks are FIRE
the truth, knows that they are mol. True 1t /
that great numbers of blacks DO vote, and are
In some states, apparently unmolested. But
is equally true that, wherever there Is any dan
ger that their votes will Interfere with Demo
cratic success they have no more chance h
cast them and have them counted than tn
Mexicans had to defeat the election OF Maxi
milan as emperor.
The southern Democrats are perfectly con
| scientious In their belief that, as against an,
party containing negroes In considerable mum
bers, they have the absolute right to govern II
| that region whether In majority or minority
or this there need be no more doubt than tina
the English Stuarts believed in the divin
right Of kings They are equally persuaded II
their own minds that their objection to tn,
negro sright TO vote Is because of his moral ant
Intellectual inferiority. But In this they vii
eventually see that they are mistaken Tha
viii be when they shall realize the fact tina
no man ever was too ignorant to be welcomed
into the Democratic party, or too depraved t
| be allowed to fight It's battles II he had tn