Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
A VOICE FROM INDIANA.

'THE TRISH WORLD IS NIGHT,
BLAINE is THE MAN, THIS is
THE REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNI-
TY-wITH HIM THE DOUBTFUL
STATES WILL BE MADE GER
TAM
From the indianapolis (Iud.) Gazette !
In the last issue OF the Gd;cttc
we inquired, CATER Blaine-WhOW
The query is one that is yet pu1-
cling the busy brains Of the brain.
lest politicians in the party, but the
politicians who are striving honest
" to secure an answer are rapidly
approaching the GGsette's cOnclu.
sion, that Mr.. Blame himself is the
only available candidate, and that
if he is not made the nominee OF
the Chicago Convention the result
of the next Presidential election
will be involved IN great doubt
The free-trade Republicans have
gone wholly over to the Demo
cratic free.trade party, and they
are bound to antagOnize any Re-
publican holding protection views.
Patrick Ford in The Irish World
tells the naked truth when he says
to the Republican leaders:
"The Mugwumps are not for you.
For you to select your candidate
with view to conciiate them is
futile. They will be for Cleveland
and free trade, no matter whom
YOU nominate"
The Mugwump Republican OF
1884 is a full-hedged Democrat in
1888, and not halt 20 dangerous to
the Republicans IN his new garb as
he was in his prOtessed Repubh.
can makeup four years ago. On
the other hand: there are the Irish
voters, who are naturally prOtec.
tionists, and, with Blaine the nOmi.
nee, they Will rally by tens of thou.
sands to the support of the party,
and as Patrick Ford further says
"Here is material out of which
to make fresh blood that will re.
/ invlgorate and give new lease of
power and usefulness and glory to
the Republican party"
John Sherman says that if Blaine
were nominated he would sweep
the country. VIII Mr.. Sherman
and the other distinguished men
who have been named In connec.
ton with the nomination rise above
their own ambitions and Join their
petitions to those Of the people and
| invite James Ct. Blaine once more
to hold aloft the Republican ban.
ner, and, supporting him as loyal
" as Mr.. Blaine would support the
nominee, march on to certain vic.
tory next November This is the
Republican opportunity. Will it
be grasped, or shall Mugwump in
fuence dictate the leader and so
disgust and dshearten thousands
of Republicans that they will be
Indifferent to the RESULT Nine.
tenths of the Republicans OF the
country have believed that Mr..
Blaine was again to be their leader ;
they have lOnged for this campaign
and looked confidently forward to
/ 1883 as tho year of yindicatiOn.-
Will it be wise to Illustrate the
hopes of so large majority of the
party IN the vain effort to win
back a handful of Mugwumps? The
unJuestloned choice is James
G.. Blaine. There is no
mistake about 1t. lie Is available.
If he cannot be elected there is no
hope for any other Republican, for
he is the strongest man in the
party, being especially strong in
the Eastern doubtful states. Nom.
mate Blaine and win the support
of hundred thousand Irish voter 8
in New York. Nominate Blaine
and secure the electoral votes of
New York, New Jersey, and Con-
nectlcut. Nominate Blaine and
make sure OF the electoral votes of
California, Oregon, and Nevada
Nominate Blaine and break the
Solid South by adding the electoral
votes OF the two Virginias to the
Republican column. Nominate
Blaine and carry out the will of
more than 90 per cent. of the mem.
bershlp of the Republican party
Nominate Blaine and the people
will elect him. Let the Peoples
will be done.
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