The St. Johns herald., 1890-11-27
Blaine's Nomination Inevitable.

The recent election did more than
 merely decided the partisan com
 plexion of the House of Represen-
 tatives for the coming two years. It fixed the issues on which the next
 Presidential canvass is to be fought, and named the men who are to be the standard bearers in the contest. So far as regards the Republican side the decision as to the issue
 and the leader may be regarded as absolute. Reciprocity is the one and James G. Blaine is the other
 There may be room for doubt as to
 the selection of candidate which the Democrats will make. Russell
 Springer and Gray are possibilities,
 while the old aspirants and rivals,
 Hill and Cleveland, will remain as active, although, of course, not as
 hopeful, as ever. The probabilities at this time, though, seem to point in the direction of Robert E. Patti son. He is abreast ot his party on the tariff question, and he has the social standing and ability which
 his party need, and the courage,
 dexterity and popularity which
 would be handy qualities for the
 party to have in it's leader in the
 coming 2 canvass. But whatever the
 Democracy may do in this direction,
 there is scarcely any doubt as to
 the action of the Republican Nom linating Convention.
 In the opinion of everybo dy
 whose judgment is entitled to any 2 weight, Blaine's candidacy is inevit' able. Democrats as we'll as Repub. licans see in him the leader of the
 Republican host in 1892. No oth.
 CT man has been mentioned by any
 body for the nomination since the
 election, By all the canons of log
 ic and sense he must be the man fol this honor. Reed, Mckinley, liar
 rison, Allison, Aldrich and Lodge
 are no longer possibilities in this
 direction. They stand for the pc culiar tariff policy which was forced { upon the representatives of th' party in Congress. The masses o the party, particularly in the West | condemned this policy when 1t wa s being discussed in Congress, whil, the country at the ballot-box over 9 whelmingly rejected and repudiatec r it. Mr. Blaine stands for the op e posite policy. Blaine would broad g en the area of the country's mar - ket; the others would narrow fl a While he Is as earnest and cOnsls j. tent a protectionist as they, he, UT | like them correctly gauges popula |, necessities and tendencies, and l r. abreast of the sentiment of tn y times. The country sees and UT j. derstands all this if Congress an ;- the politicians do not, and wi. e make its dem1nds heard and rt 1t spected. No new names will com '- before the Republicans betwee h now and the time, fifteen or sixtee S months hence, when the preference l. of the people will begin to be man d fested in the selection of delegate y ty name the representatives of tn n States at the National Convention ,f nor is there likely to be any chang B. in the present attitude of Republ d cans toward any of their leaders r. the interval. Blaine in 1892 wi ot be as much of necessity to ti o Republican party as Lincoln WI Ut to the party and the cause of u n. Union in 1864, and there is | n more doubt as to his nominate
 than there was, at any time aftt
 1870, of the renomination of Gral '' in 1S72.-Globe- Democrat.
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