The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
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the multitudes of voters; his relations
to machine men have been strengthened
and solidifed by his overthrow. His
position in his party Is such that it
must inevitably, unless complete
change occurs, exert potent and far
reachign influence on the Republican
campaing for 1883. SIS
Undoubtedly, Mr.. Blaine and his adj
herents are giving careful attention to
the possibilities Of 1888. Undoubtedly,
they mean to set him again in the field,
if reasonable prospect of success is
presented. Can he be elected? is the
only question that disturbs or restraints
them. It is the chief consideration
which will govern their future opera
tons. No intelligent person believes
for moment that Mr.. Blaine himself
would hesitate to make the effort, if he
believed the prize within his grasp. It
he conceives the contamination of the
ambition of his life to be in the range
of the possibilities, he will accept the
nomination, if rendered. If to his
practiced eye Republican triumph ap-
pears out of the question, as now seems
probable, he will resolutely decline to
serve as the standard bearer of an
| army doomed in advance to irretriev-
able defeat. Mr.. Blaine has always
been regarded as sharp and shrewd
politician. With all his sharpness and
shrewdness, however, he learned some
valuable lessons in the last campaign,
and one of these was that Presidential
candidacy, unless a reasonable chance
of success is involved, is not a thing to
be coveted or willingly accepted.
Meanwhile, the opponents and sup.
| porters of Mr.. Blaine are not inclined
to permit him to rest, even though he
were DESTROYS of withdrawing altogether
from political association. Discussions
Of his availability or unavailability 60
! forward with increasing earnestness
and frequency. The Independent Re.
publieans who antagonized him in 1884
announce their readiness to repeat the
operation in 1883, should he again en-.
ter the lists. The Blaine Republican,
insist that he would be stronger two
years hence than any nominee wht
could be submitted; that the fire of &C
cusation has been withdrawn, and tina
he can concentrate the party forces ant
} attract outside recruits to an extern
that no other Republican could hop
for. That these considerations are t.
be debated for many months to com
is an accepted fact in politics. In thu
. interval of discussion it is not probabl
! that Mr.. Blaine's hold On his part
! will be broken or loosenel. His con
+ tinued ascendency renders futile to
r the time being the aspirations of Lc
E gan, H6ar, John Sherman and thei
A compatriots. 1t effectually shelves Ed
> munds and every other anti-Blaine Re
r publican as Presidential quantity.
J, will enable Mr.. Blaine to nominal
: himself in the next Presidential strue
e gle, if he desires the nomination.
$ will, in all human probability, empoN
G er him to dictate the nomination of HI
t favorite candidate, if he does not desil
d it for himself. In fact, Mr.. Blaine
obviously the boss Of his party at til
t hour. But his party is not the countr..
n and nomination, as Mr.. Blaine vet
: well knows, is not invariably equivalel
; to an election. brooklyn Eagle.