The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-06-28
Bitterly Disappointed.

anyone Will Coitehu tudI Tue Ilo-
publican party in its national
convention has made the most of
its opportunities. The action of
the convention from first TO last
has been little else than a disap-
pointment TO those who hoped
for prudent counsels and wise
nominations. No man contem-
plating the proceedings and the
final action of the convention can
doubt that The party has passed
under the control OF its baser ell
ements and that he deliberations
of its great assembly were ruled
less by prudence and patriotism
than by folly and frenzy and the
madness of factional strife. All
the baleful influences eminating
from dissimulation, insincerity,
cunning, treachery, hypocrisy
and higotry were dominant in
the convention from beginning to
end.
From the preposterous platform
that with an arrogance challeng
ing admiration for its very hold
ness, declares that the clothing
and food OF the people must be
taxed higher and higher--that
whisky may be free and cheap,
10 the nomination ofan aristocrat
and boodler as its chosen repre-
sentatiyes and leaders, the con-
vention exhibited a capacity tor
stupid<blundering or a fatuous
disregard of public sentiment al
most Incredible. 1t might have
adopted platform that while
maintaining the principle of pro-
lection would have appealed TO
the conservatism of the people
without offending their sense of
justice by the very insolence and
effrontery of its demand that the
trust and the syndicate must have
protection first of all and above
all. 1t might have conducted its
deliberations with dignity and as
having in view the cleansing of
the party from the influences that
have brought it to degradation
and defeat, instead of calling to
the front the demagogue and the
blatherskite to harrangue the
mob and stir Its passion and its
prejndice 10 deeper folly. II
might have placed in nomination
men who at the very least would
have commanded respect as rep.
.resenting some living principle,
some definite policy of govern
ment, some aggressive scheme of
reform, instead of permitting the
most offensive, the most scandal
Gus and most perniclous infiuen-
ces in American politics to foist
candidates upon the party who
represent nothing but the evil
tendencies and associations that
center around the name of James
q. Blaine.
The convention might have SO
acted that the party could have
Egone into the contest with some
show of success. 1t did not take
1.-THE chances that were presented
Ito it. 1t refused to take hold up
on the opportunities that We're
before it. 1t may not have done
The worst 1t could have done
Possibly there was a lower depth
of degradation that it did not
reach. 1t did not nominate Blame
again, and it did not get down SO
low as to put Foraker on the tick.
ct. For that grace let the conven-
tion be duly thankful ; but. ieav-
ing that out of the question, 1t
could hardly have made worse
nomination than it did. Sherman,
the best equipped man of them
all, was thrust aside. Gresham.
an honest, clean handed man of
good repute, was passed over.
Allison. Depew, Alger, Phelps,
Mckinley and Hawley, all men
of ability, were rejected, and a
cold blooded arlstocrat of mega
tive virtues and a boodler poll
tician selected at the dictatiOn of
James 6. Blaine
Such a combination cannot
possibly win. The outcome of
the convention is bitter dlsap-
pointment TO all Republicans not
smitten with the Blaine frenzy
and who looked for sign that
the Republican party had risen
above the influences that have
made it the refuge of the dema-
gogue, the defense of the extor-
.ioner and the abode of political
uncleanliness. To such republi-
cans there can be no visions of
victory and in the gloom toward
which the party marches there Is
no ray Of hope.
After most of the delegates