The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-04-01

| ~ hhS pecu uiuteu tuht DiRlno Will &c
what he can 10 defeat Edmunds return te
the Senate this fall. We have not credit
ed the rumor. but = column editorial in
the New York Tribune Of Saturday would
seem 10 Indicate that outside influence
will be brought 10 bear against him. The
7ribmes excuse for saying what it did ia
that report has recently been published
10 the effect that Edmunds offered bis
services to the national committee, during
the last campaign, at the same time telling
them that four years before be had writ
ten confidential letter to the Vermont
delegation advising them not to vote for
Blaine, and that the letter WAS then in the
possession Of mugwump who threatened
10 publish il II Edmunds took an active
part in the campaign. The nstional COM
mittee thought under the circumstances
It would be better that be make no speech.
%. This report was not denied by Ed
munds and the 1aibnne took pains TO in
terview the members OF the national COM
mittee and as a result, it says that the
committee repeatedly importuned Ed.
munds to take part in the campaign and
thu. be refusedjwithont giving any ade-
quate reasons.
The Tribune processes to give the bot
tom truth 10 tic matter. bnt the inference
~nacu one woniu naturally draw from it's
article is that Edmunds was the sole cause
OF Blaipe's defeat, which is as far from the
trnih as possible. At the ontset Of the
campaign Edmunds presided at meeting
In Burlington at which he said 1t was the
duty Of oil Republicans to support the
ticket. The complaint is that he did not
on that occasion and afterwards euloeize
Blaine. They say he ought TO have held
up Blaine as y saint. The unfortunate
part OF the whole matter Was Blaine's rec |
ord was such that it needed holstering MP
by men Of high reputation. The whole
campaign was fought on the defensive.
The national committee fought il on that
ground and made some stupendous blum
iers. Two weeks before the election. the
tate OF New York was regarded by both
Democrats aud Republicans as almost
ure Tor Blaiae. But the committee
hunshi he needed more bolsteriDg up.
nertins IT a iuisters Was arranged in
Sew York 10 chow that tlese good men
ndorseJ lin, AZ tUis meeting the unfor.
innate BnrcLari opened his mouth and !
en- thousand yotrs etrr l,st TO the party
that rtit.. Il Was also thought Deccs.
Ary to rh4s that capitalists we're in favor
Blsi,s, a',d gran, dinner Of monopo- q
SIS sas h-,d ~ Deinoricv's and thou
s4d- II votes more were lost 10 Blaine. /,
oa Blaine an. lie paiiJusI committee
y t. tLrow al The blan.r of defeat GU to | I
dnunis. Forgetting all their bluuders {
ley cry "Ejunads might have saved /
A." In
To us the Whole blaze II defeat rests /,
rst on the candidate who nev,lri 10 much v
and secondly, In hBhting tbs n
hole way through GU the defensive.
hen Cleveland was sccnsed Of dis II
'sceful scandal be simply said TELL the ii
nth, aud this dill more to dspel the n
'rk ciond than anything else that could ~
we been donc. There was no denying
d no excusing and the II
after was soon forgotten. How differ pl
& the conduct OF the Republican leaders cl
! trying 10 show that Blsipe was a saint, pl
hen everyone knew that be was not, re
~ simply KEEP, before the people mat q,
y which sooli soon have been forgot Of
They fcnah, the fight on personal,
stead OF rational issues. aud we're beat. 90
. aud nov they seek 10 lay the blame all ur
Edmnuis. dc