The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-04

448S~*~R 49, 49,
According 70 our Washington dis
patches. sons significance i attached
70 the organization Of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
on what l. regarded - Blaine basis
The selections Of Congressman God a.
chairman and Edward Mcpherson -
secretary are looked upon ~ directly
in the interest Of the late candidate
for the Presidency. II Is asserted that
the efforts they are 10 make toward
r. storing Republican control IL tho
House Al the fall elections are 20 be
coupled with : concerted movement
to keep alive the Blaine sentiment
throughout the country. OF course.
the avowed object of the latter move
mcnt Is the denomination Of the Maine
leader As the Republican Presidential
candidate two years hence The Cos
sip on the subject i an interesting
contribution 20 current political dis
custom To similar outgiyings from
other quarters Il makes timely and
suggestive addition Moreover. IL
bears the unmistaksble stamp Of truth
and indicates cor. Getty the present
condition and tendencies Of the Re-
publican organization in the Nation.
Whatever may be thought Of Mr..
Blaine either by critics or adherents.
his strength with his party can neither
be- ignored nor denied. A. the matter
stands to-day he il. even in nominal
retirement. the most conspicuous Re
publican in the country. Out Of Office
his movements are more closely
watched by the politicians Of both
parties than any representative Of the
minority who occupies official station.
Defeat has not deprived him Of the
adhesion Of large body Of followers
in every State If the Union The num-
erous body Of partisans Of his train do
not necessarily represent the original
Republicanism Of the United States
or that element much Of the best has
already passed over 10 the Democracy.
A section not - large but still intlu-
enfial j. irreyocably arrayed in nntago-
nism 10 the Presidential aspirations
Of Mr. Blaine eve-theless. wha re-
mains u the old party stands firmly
committed % his fortunes and looks
upon him a. it, most capable and in
fiuential chieftain. Nor are the mani
fe~tstions Of sympathy and support
confined 70 his original followers.
They are a. visible among the extremists
Of the old Stalwart school a they are
in the circle formerly characterized a.
the HaIf-Breeds Reyerses NJ the polls
may have impaired his standing with
the mulfifudcs Of voters; his relations
70 machine men have been strengthened
and s0iidified by his overthrow His
position in his party j. such that i
must inevitably. unless complete
change occurs. exert a potent and far
reachign influence on the Republican
campAiny for 1858.
Undoubtedly. Mr.. Blaine and his ad-
herenfS arr giving careful attention q
the possibilities Of ISIS. Undoubtedly,
they mean 20 SET him again in the field.
If reasonable prospect Of success /
presented. Can be be elected. j. the
only question that disturbs or restrain.
them Ii j. the chief consideration
which will govern their future opera
tons No intelligent prr~on believes
for q moment that Mr.. Blaine himself
would hesitate to make the effort il b.
believed the prize within hi grasp II
h. conceives the con~ummati0n Of th'
ambition Of his life to be in the rang'
q the possibilities he will accept tn.
nomination. if rendered II 70 hi
practicrd eve Republican triumph ap-
pears out Of the question. A. now seem.
probable, be will reSOlnfely decline Il
serve n the standard bearcr Of Al
army doomed in advance TO irretriev
able defeat. Mr. Blaine has AWAY
been regarded AS sharp and shrews
politician. With all his sharpness ans
shrewdness. however. he learned som'
valuable lessons in the last campaign
and one Of these was that Presidential
candidacy. unless reasonable chanc'
Of success is involved. j. not thing 4
be coveted or willingly accepted
Meanwhile. the opponents and sup
porfrrs II Mr.. Blaine are M; inclines
| 10 permit him 20 rest. even though h
I were DESTROYS 0fwithdrawing altogethe
| from political association. Discussions
| al his availability or unavailabiiity q
| forward with increasing earne~tnes
l and frequency. The Independent Re
| pub,icans who antagonized him in ISIS
announce their readiness - repeat tn
1 operation in 1855. should he again en-
\ ter the lists The Blaine Republican
| insist that he would be stronger tw'
years hence than any nominee VIII
. could be submitted; that the fire Of &C
cusation has been withdrawn. and tina
he can concentrate the party forces an
attract outside recruits 70 an exten
that no other Republican could hop
for. That these considerations are 4
be debated for many months to com
i an accepted fact in politics. In ID
interval 81 discussion il j. not probabl
that Mr.. Blaine's hold on his part
will be broken or ioo>cned- His cor
tinued ascendency renders futile fo
the time being the aspirations of II
gan. Hoar. John Sherman and thei
compatriots- Il effectually shelves FL
munds and ever other anti-Blaine n
publican As . Presidential quantity.
will enable Mr.. Blaine to nominal
himself in the next Presidential strue
gle. II he desires the nomination
will. in all human probability. empov
er him to dictate the nomination Of h
favorite candidate. IL he does not desil
1t for himself In fact. Mr.. Blaine
obviously the boss 81 his party at I'll
hour. But his party i not the countr.