Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-05-03
A BLAINE VIEW OF 1t.

New York Tribune.
There is not TO be any stampede" "
The Democrats and Mugwums have
been congratulating themselves that
they could at least pretend, if Mr.. Blaine
should be nominated by the Republican
Convention, that it was not the delib-
crate and sober Judgment of his
party, that he was selected in sud-
den fit of half-craZed enthusiasm by
delegates who were chosen to favor
somebody else but were carried off their
feet by excitement. There is to be no
such performance in the Republican
National Convention. If Mr.. Blaine is
to be nominated at all, which rests with
delegates most of whom have not been
chosen and who have not yet had any
opportunity for conference and survey
| of the situation, he will be nominated af-
ter most thoughtful and dispassiOnate
consideration of the merits and strength
of all the other possible candidates, and
of the prospects and the wishes of Re-
publicans in every part of the country.
How can that be known? Because
some delegates have now been chosen
whose deliberate judgment it is that Mr..
Blaine should be nominated, notwith-
standing his declination, and who have
been deliberately selected by constitu-
ents because the Republicans of certain
States and districts were of that mind.
These men will undoubtedly give ex-
preston to the beliefs and wishes of
those who have chosen them. While
comforting with other delegates, in all
sincerity desiring the fullest possible
information respecting public opinion
and the merits of different candidates,
they will start with the expression of
their personal belief and the belief of
those they represent. The question
whether Mr.. Blaine should, on the whole,
be selected, Notwithstanding his decli-
nation and his personal unwillingness,
must of necessity be placed before the
Convention throughout its sessions,
and before the members of the Con-
vention before its session begins.
Whether the Convention finally agrees
with these delegates or not. in either
event its decision in regard to the mat
ter will be as deliberate and carefully
considered as the work of such a body
ever can be, and there will be no STAN
pede about it.
So much being settled, great deal of
the frothy pretence with which Demo
Gratis and Mugwumps have hoped to
break the force of possible nomination
of Mr. Blaine, if made, is swept away.
Should the Convention decide upon an
other nomination, it will be deliberate
conclusion that, in view of all the facts,
it is not thought best or necessary to
disregard Mr.. Blaine's personal prefer
ence. \ decision to nominate him, if
reached, will be equally deliberate, and
based upon comparison of all the facts.
The chronic falsifiers, who cannot tell
the truth when they try, will continue
their Misrepresentation in either case,
but will not have much power to mis-
lead public opinion.
OF course Mr.. Blaine's friends in all
this matter deserves word of apprecia
tian. They have studiously avoided &C
tive efforts to influence the opinion of
others regarding the selection Of can
didate, in the just feeling that their fel-
low Republicans ought to decide and
are fully able to decide for themselves,
for they know wherein Mr.. Blaine is
strong as a candidate, and also where
he is weak, what he is, and what the
country thinks of him. There should
have been, and has been, no endeavor to
hide the merits of other candidates, to
foreStall a deliberate and careful choice,
to conceal the personal unwillingness of
Mr.. Blaine or deprive it of the weight it
should have. The question to be deci-
ded by the Convention concerns the well
fare Of the Republican party and of the
country, and in that spirit it will be
frankly and dispassionately met. A
nomination under such circumstances
will be respected as the deliberate judg-
ment of the party, and whether it accords
with the personal preferences of this
or that portion, will be supported with
hearty feeling and as patriotic duty.