Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-25

He Arraigns but IN fensiiy Arraigne,
In Retnrns

He ArraiRns but In easily Arraigned
in Return.
Mondsy's New York Tinisa
When MIR. Blaine arrived at Chicago
he had gone through his entire list Of
misrepresentation Of the Democratic
party. Not even his unparalleled inven-
tiveness could think OF new one, and 30
he was Obliged to suhmita sort of resume
OF most of those he had already used
To give the review an air OF formslity
that should In part compensate for ita
staleness Mr.. Blaine fell upon the happy
platform style and ''arraignedn the DEM
ocrata In six counts, each, IN, fla idiom
with which he may have, bee2me an-
quainted in Paris, more unfcupded than,
the others. He prafaced tho Indictment
by the usual advocates trick OF tfitteIing
the jury telling his Republican hearera
what wonderful "a years 1t was during
which their party held power. He did
not mention, however, that this long
period of Republican rule was brought to
q close by the idiocy Of the party in put
ting in nomination for the place Of Ahra-
ham Lincoln q men--the first in the his.
tory of such nominations in this country
who ives defeated by members of his
own pal y because Of his proved moral
worthlessness. Had he mentioned that
fact he would have gone far to explain
why ''the Republican party, on its record
Of achievements, cannot "be intrusted
with new lease of power"
Mr.. Blaine began, with characteristic
impudenoe, by complaining that the
abuses that had grown up under Repub.
lican rule have not been reformed ns
rapidly and completely as WAC hoped.
That Is, in sense, true, but it is hardly
a complete reason for putting back in
power the party that gave birth to these
abuasp, and under which the abuses grew
steadily greater, Judged by the ''record
Of its achievements, which was abruptly
| closed in 1884, the Republican party cannot
I yeryweil clAim the reversal Of the verdict
4 then rendeyeds What has It done since
to redeem or wipe out that record? WHAT
4 is the evidences Of it's repentsnee2 Ger.
\ tainly iS is not the reappeayapce OF Mr..
Blaine in the role Of leader, or the coming
to the front MS the managefs Of poor
| Mr.. Harrison's canvass of so many Of
the disreputable persons who were m
able to prevent tho defeat Of Mr.. Blaine.
IN another matter MIR. Blaine, as Is not
uncommon with persons of his stamp Of
conscience, doth" like the player
4 Queen, .'protest too much" If Er.
Cleveland, as President, has been nomi
mating linen of bad character, conyicte1
and pardoned criminals how does II
happen that IN the last session Of Oon
grsss, in which nearly 1,300 nomination,
were sent to the Senate, only three were
rejected by that body, and these for in
significant ofiioes--one for district at
torney and two for village postmasters
Mr.. Bleine was OF one time o senator
himself, and he has been member o.
the cabinet. BE ought to know that it il
only with the advice and consent of III,
Senate that any enc nominated to Office
by the President can be appointed.
MIR. Blaine again with characteristic
impudence "arraigns" the administration
for having ''sacrifoed the honor OF th,
country" in its conduct Of foreign affairs
The basis of this accusation is the fish
cries treaty, in which the administration
obtained from Great Britain, without m,
concession on our part, the absolute sur
! render of TIE British ''headlands" claim
, that had besn tenaciously adhered to 70
} three. quarters of century. Gan Mr.. Gar
fields Secretary of State point to an
/ achievement Of his approaching this
He cannot. He oRn only point to serie
, of rebukes and snuhs received by bi
/ government through hin! that woul
| have been insulting and intoierabi
offensive If, unfortunately, they Ind nc
> been deserved. For the sake Of his cour
try, which he disgrsced as no foreig
secretary ever before did, MIR. Blain
should refrain from all allusion I
the State Department, since bis term Q
service there cannot be recalled withou
deep humiliation. II his own csllouanes
is so brazen that he does not feel the cor
, tempt with which he was constant
treated in that high citine, let him at leas
be merciful TO his countrymen whom 70
the time he represented. Nor can
! with any more dsoency discuss the trest
ment of the soldiers of the war for th
, Union by the present administration. Ii
is unfit to speak for the humblest o
those who worthily served their oountr
in time of danger. The patriotism ths
, expressed itself when the army was at th
front in pocketing the profits of gun opr
tracts, and that now tinds vent in tol
tuous calumuies as to the chief exc cutiv
of the nation, hos nothing in commo
with the devotion of the soldier. Iii
rather that patriotism which the grea
photographer long agohappily defined 0
''the last refuge Of q scoundrels "
1t is hardly worth while to follow Mi
, Blaine through his other 'tarraignments,
which relate chiefly to the management
of the treasury, as to which he mu;
plead either utter ignorance or hopelea
untruthfulness, and to the tariff, as (
which he simply prolongs the howl he Sc
mp, to the ruin of bis party, in Dscembe
last. Mr.. Blaine has uiscalcula'ed hi
powers. He commenced his falsehood
in this canvass at least month too 500
and has broken down, with the eleotio
still three weeks ahead.