The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-14
WHY BLAINE GOULD NOT GARRY
NEW YORK,

John FORD. in tLe April Forum
Mr.. Blaimes denomination has been
the one definite aim of most OF the par
ty managers for four years. Why
abandon il now, even il the candidate
himself should be resigned to such a
course? Like Napoleon the Little, no
represents "a principle, cause and u
defeat" as no other candidate does or
can, and beside his claims those OF all
his competitors sink into insigniticance.
Accept the Blaine premises, and there
can be but one Cnnciu>ion-lhat Blaine's
nomination is Indispensable To republi.
can success.
But are the premises correct? Can
the Blaine advocates point To such
gains a. to eniitie them 10 expect that,
| with u continuance of the party man
agement of the last four years, they can
elect the candidate OF their choice?
| Ahnvc all, i there n better chance of
carving New York for MIR. Blaine
than there wa: Jour years ago! TIE
last question goes TO the heart of the
political situation. aud. at the risk oil
seeming TO assume that The less iIi-
cludes the greater, m answer to il
! must be held 10 be decisive OF the en-
tire controversy. They reckon i'll
who leave me uui' l. n statement which
NAV be made this year more emphatic
ally than ever by the voters OF the state
of New York. There is no visible
chance for Blaine in Indiana, even if
there be in New Jersey, and il needs a
change in the presidential vote of both
states to leave q e political complexion
of New York matter of Indifference
By no ingenuity OF figuring which
does not ignore the election returns OF
the last four years can it be shown that
there is any !ikelih0Od of Mr. Blaine
carving this state. The claim that he
can is very much Of piece with that
other assumption of his friends, that,
because ae received forty-eight per
cent. OF the votes OF his fellow citizens
in 1884, the charges made against his
character ami public record may be re-
garded as dismissed. The last presi-
dental vote may be cited as n "Vindi-
,, cation" of the republican party, with
some obvious qualifications, but it can
hardly be appealed 10 as vindicatiOn
OF Nr. Blaine. In this state there was
ceriuirIy y considerable body of repub.
licans WHO voted tor MIR. Blaine under
J, protest, and who are not likely to vote
for him again Timid men will be
: under nc sRch compulsiou as they
were in 1854 TO take counsel Of their
fears. Democracy does not spell
"ruin" in the sense that Mr.. Blaine anC
= his advocates on The stump said il did
;, Scrupulous men will find it easier IL
= choose than they did i'll 1884 between
u the present occupant Of the Whit,
House-whu is the only conceivabi,
>, candidate ui the democracy III,
y author OF the Muiigan letter. Mr.
- Cleveland's bachelor lite will turnisl
- no more campaign material, but Mr.
- Blaine mas not ceased 10 be the rep
." resentative of certain degenerate ten
denotes of American stalesmaushIp
:, In the last resort the republican part
% in this state mnst appeal to u resont
a minority OF voters who regard NJ!
" Blaine with feeling compounded d
suspicion and dislike. And To thes
the party will be less than it was Ton
, wears ago. and the candidate more.