Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-04
moNEAy OCTOBER 4. 1886.


The MupWumps and Democratic pa
Usrs of the country are quite sure that
Maine csn never get the Republican
neminattoR for President again, and
yet he lie TIE only candidate named for
siH. ufies thu seems TO attract q united
oppositiou. II Blaine were out OF the
q uession, and IL any other aspiraRt for
etc Presidency were to loom up the OPP
position sSaisst htm would be just rs
solid as It Is nov against Blaine. Any
thing against Blaine printed In any
obscure crossroads or hamlet In tie
Wild West or In the bulidczsd South,'s
oaarbt up with extreme eagerness and
rshashed through such Mugwump pa
vors 10 the New York Times, the New
York Evening Pest and others OF like
tx, and the Democratic papers repro
6ace the ISLANDERS They lose no time
md spend q great deal Of 1t In telling
the people that Blaine 10 o politically
dead man. bat they never succeed 10
buryina the dead man out OF sight. II
they could only do this they would be
happy. Bot Blaine 10 rs politically
alive rs ever, and IL these Mugwum ps
and their allies, the Democratic papers,
would bat stop and consider for mo-
ment they would see that their vicious
A,ta k. on the foremost leader oil
the Repu blican party are calculated te
produce an effect quite contrary to the
QUE they desire to produce.
This IL the only time in the history
of our nation as far back as can be re-
,nembered that the candidate Of the
defeated party was treated In this
manner. Whatever might have beer
sid against him in the heat OF thu
campaign, he was never assailed ate
the battle WAS over. But not 80 will
Mr.. Blaine. Why is he not treatet
Hike other defeated Presidential candi
dates? The reason 10 obvious. II !
because Mr.. Blaine Is stronger with thu
people now than he ever was befor
when he was leading the Republican
hosts to battle. They know that leav
ing out the farce called an election II
the South he lost the ofiios by mer
scratch in the State OF New York. TIT
people see now that he was cruelty
maligusd and slAndered man, and theil
hearts are warming up towards th'
man to whom they did an injustice two
years ago.
The Democratic and Mugwumppr
know this very we'll, hence their per
sstsnt attacks on Blaine. They hop,
by this to be able to cripple hls irfiu
euce With the people, but they will fai
Other purpose. The great Republican
victory in Maine shows that they ar
hoping against hope. Pennsylvania
will in this eff year give Republican
m-jority Of 10000; II this was th
Presidential year Blaine would &c
100000 majority. Every where over th
country the Blaine tide is rising. Il
Massachusetts,, the only Eastern Stat
opposed to his nomination two year
ago, the State Convention tina. met
week or ten days ago was three to on
in favor OF him. II he were not 4
popular with the people the DemocrA
and Mug would leave him alobt
Bat they koow that so long as he
alive he will he formidable zoe who
they cannot sffjrd 10 ignore. II he ma
been badly bes.en two years ago
would not now be the target at which Il
Mugwumps aud Democrats are direC
ing their malicious shafts. Bu. q
people heed them not. Those who we
induced to leave their party and VI
agains. him before WITH not be deceiv
again, aud there are thousands
Democrats deceived in voting
Cleveland who will gladly this til
vote for that man from Maine"