The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-01
Penalties of Greatness.
lGreenville News

Folks Of the common herd who can
children baptized or christened Win no
more than the usual family squabbling
over such events and quarrel and make
peace with their relations and connec-
tions without causing more than
neighborhood gossip, may well be
thankful for their lot and filed with
sympathy for the high and mighty of
the earth whose haps and mishaps go
into the newspapers.
There is nothing particularly remark
able about James G. Blaine, Jr., but he
is debarred from honorable and peace
full obscurity by the fact that he is the
sol Ct lanes G. Blaine, Sr. Itwas all
very well to certain point. He was
doubtless elated and flattered when in
consequence of his parentage his goings
and comings were chronicled as impor-
tant events. Like many thousands OF
other young men he was married, and
| no doubt he thought it tremendous
thing when that proceeding was writ
ten up in many columns and announc-
ed far and wide, free of cost. by the
associated press. But there the pleas
ant features Of his eminence ceased.
Like many thousands of couples
everywhere, Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine were
| in the course of time more or less glad
dened by the arrival Of an infant. One
of them is Catholic and the other
Protestant and row began over the
particular method by which the safety
of the newly arrived soul should be
secured. Ofcourse the parents on each
side had to dip in and a gorgeously
complicated family disturbance ensued.
Young Mr.. Blaine did what too many
young men do in such circumstances.
With affections and conscience tangled
in inextricable confusion and hopelessly
divided up, he proceeded to work his
intellectual faculties into harmony
with his domestic affairs by becoming
ferociously, frequently and fagrantly
inebriated.
Just such things happen all over the
world every day, and with ordinary
people are patched up and forgotten
when feeling and common sense have
had time to assert themselves. But
these people were Blaines, and conse-
quently the reporters got hold Of the
facts. Immediately every newspaper
in the country took a part in this en-
tirely private disturbance and engaged
vigorously in setting the Biaines against
the Nevenses and the Nevenses
against the Blaines and stirring
I'D the trouble to the utmost.
1t has become part of the campaign and
the Democratic newspapers I'VE must
say, in extraordinary defiance OF de-
cency) are trying to make the hapless
infant DR.. Burchard for Harrison. OF
course the politicians do not care a
snap for the fact that the lives of a
young man and young woman are to
be ighted and the peace of two fami-
, lies is to be wrecked. They are working
; the Blaine baby for all it is worth on
the Irish vote and putting the innocent
little thing into politics regardless Of
; the circumstance that it is a girl anc
r not yet out Of its first long clothes.
!, Very likely there will be a divorce.
We hope otherwise, but with legior
ofnewspapers and host Of politician
} added to the usual elements of mothers
S in-law, fathers-in-law and conflicting
! church authorities the prospect TO
, peace is poor.
1t is almost another case of Ginx'
baby.