The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-14
SHOW YOHR COLORs.

Now that it is a pretty well accepted
fact that Blaine is out of the race it
might be good policy for every republi
can editor and every other republican
to let his honest sentiments be known
as regards the candidacy of the man
from Maine. This should be done in
order that the lunatics who either
think that he is the only republican
capable of leading the party, or the
only one from whom they expect a
share of spoils, may know that the
thinking men of the party, rank and
file, do not want him now, and, indeed,
never did want him since his defeat
four years ago.
A careful study of the situation has
led to the belief that many thousand
of republicans have quietly sat by dur
ing months past and kept still about
this matter merely because it seemed
foregone conclusion that Blaine was to
be the republican standard bearer, and
that even Blaine was preferable to the
hypocritical veto signer who now Oceu-
pies a chair heretofore honored by men
of more brains, if less Drawn, than he.
But now that he h off the track it
should be made a certainty that he
should never, through his henchman,
be again allowed to become q factor in
the battle for the nominations. And
this simply, if for no other reason, be-
cause he is undoubtedly the weakest
man so far mentioned by the republi-
cans in connection with the candi-
dacy-unless possibly it be Depew, be-
cause of his reputation as a railroad
capitalist.
Blaine has shown himself in the past
to be one of the ablest and most skill
full politicians the world has ever known
when working for his party or friends
alone.
But when working in the interests of
himself alone as presidential candi-
date four years ago, his entire career
was path filled by blunders such as
even Cleveland was too shrewd to
make.
Why, he even had the poor taste to
apologize for the manner in which he
married his wife-a according to demo
cratic version-and brought suit against
the Indianapolis Sentinel for accus-
ing him of what, had he acknowl-
edged it to be the truth, would only
have redounded to his honor as man
and father.
Again, at New York, he allowed him.
self to be wined and dined by the cor
poration magnates and money leeches
of the metropolis on the eve of the cleo
ton. $50 49, $780,
Besides numerous blunders of SINH
lar nature-whether he be guilty or in
nocent-he has the reputation of hav-
ing been mixed up in the Credit Mobi-
lier and several other unsavory jobs
which alone is burden the republican
party cannot afford to carry with any
candidate for its favors.
Yet, with a party Astounding with
smart, capable men upon whose records
not even a smirch can be found, a few
such papers as the Topeka Capital sigh
and groan and declare that it is still
"Blaine or Bust"
Out on such nonsense. What the
republicans want is a good, honest, ca
pable man to carry its standard. This
personal magnetism theory in q presi!
Dental race is all bosh. Surely no one
will be foolish enough to assert that
Cleveland's personal magnetism ever
took him to the White House.
If personal magnetism-which is the
cry of the Blaine men-would not de
feat Cleveland four years ago, why
should it do so now2
If Blaine could not defeat Cleveland
four years ago, what good reason is
there for the assertion that he alone
of all the republicans can do 50 now?
Blaine has had his chance. and
through his foolish management and
bad reputation, defeated his party
Now let him take his place in the
ranks, and do his duty to the party that
has made him all hA is or ever can ex-
pect to be.