Arizona republican., 1890-12-08
JAMES G. BLAINE.
A True Estimate of the Greatest Living
 American.

American.
 From the San Bernardino Times Index
 James G. Blaine is preeminently the greatest American statesman, and his superior in ability cannot be found in the world. He is the leader of political thought in our own country. His words are eagerly caught up by the people and the press, and the whole civilized world reads what he has to say. When Cali fornia was struggling with the Chinese question, against the opposition ot a united eastern sentiment, James C.. Blaine stepped out alone in favor of re- striction. When our country became
 involved in foreign difficulties, James C.. Blaine was the man to extricate the nation from them. When great finan- cial problems have been under discus sion, James G. Blaine has invariably solved them in advance of his time. When great commercial interests have been threatened with disaster, James G. Blaine has pointed out the way to shield them from harm. When the national honor has been threatened, James G.. Blaine has been the first to defend it.. | And recently when the Mckinley bill was under discussion, James G. Blaine introduced new element into our na- tional policy by suggesting reciprocity with nations of the world, instead of cutting down the tariff by placing sugar and other articles on the free list.
 James G. Blaine gains in national rep utation as each year rolls by. Unlike many defeated candidates for the Presi- dency his star brightens under defeat. His genius shines more brightly under adverse circumstances than it does sail ing over a smooth sea. Today he is the king of living men. His courage to meet events as they arise is unequalled. His masterly intellect is equal to any occasion, whether in the council rooms or in the halls of Congress, or upon the platform, or in diplomatic correspond ence with foreign nations, or forensic debates with that greatest of living statesmen, William Gladstone.
 James G. Blaine is today a greater idol of the people than he was when he last ran for the Presidency. His rivals have been weeded out by the scythe of time, or have been relegated to private life, because of lack of ability to sustain themselves through the trying political events of the past twenty-five years. Not so with James G. Blaine. His physical endurance is unimpaired by time. and his intellectual grandeur rises above passing events, and casting his eye over the smooth sea, like the pilot, he pre- pares himself for each coming storm, and when the gale strikes, with rigging all taut, he guides the Ship of State safely through the gale.
 Unless some new element is thrown into the political situation before 1892, James G. Blaine will be the Republican nominee for the Presidency of the United States. If nominated, he will sweep the country like a whirlwind. Conkling and Beecher are dead. George William Curtis has lost much of his former influence. New York city, as the greatest importing city of the conti- nent, is favorable to reciprocity. New York State may be said to be favorable to Blaine. New England and the Pacific Coast always have been his ardent sup porters. The great West are his admir- CTS and warm supporters. The name of James C.. Blaine is the winning card in 1892.