The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-16
ALL WANT BLAINE.
Never In American History Hss H.
Been More Spontaneous Can.
EdiforiaI In, Lib yp..-1a 4

Editorial in Irish World
| The popularity of Mr.. Blaine whiea :,
never doubted et any time, has so grown 4
tensity and volume in the last few veeks 4.
there Is no longer any question a. to his e
the practically unanimous choice Of his $
for the presidential nomination next yesr. I
| ports from North, South. East and Ven q
that he is the one man whom the Republie-
desire 10 have as their leader in the csnn~
of 1897
The Washington correspondent AZ a. n.
York Recorder, in speaking OF this s,ons I'll
ing in favor Of the Plumed knight Nm III ~
sentiments that have found exravesjoo hsra
(Washington) of late amorg Republican
leaders from every part of the country are to hi
taken as indicating local feeling, nothing d
stop the nomination OF Mr.. Blaine In issa N
campaign of inyalidism that Was carried On
sistently for q time has worn itself cut snda
reaction has come as its originators might -
foreseen, had they not been blinded By -
san maligniiy. While Mr.. Blaine y nuh
himself into his old time vIgor at Bar Hc1
his wonderful popularity and the briiliangt
his recent achievements are sweeping ~
whether he wills it or not, into position -
he cannot do otherwise than obey the ~
his party. The movement in his favor dsomI
involve opposition to any other man H1M
engineered BY politicians. It has sweptW
them and goes beyond them. II Is noshiQSt
than the spontaneous expression Of pqaiS
feeling"
This is a correct statement of the strong y
Mr.. Blaine has on the affections of the rsnkml
file of his party. Never in the history Of ~
lean politics has there been a more spontlnun
manifestation of loyalty to leader Ihnh
nothing artificial about IL In the sens ~
has been engineered by any clique. Tbs N
ordinary services rendered his eountrybk
Blaine explain his popularity among hb -
trymen, who feel proud of him becauss ~ =
preciate the magnificent manner In MD 3
has upheld the honor of the Amentns nane.
whilst extending American inhrs.a Hence
the desire that 70 evinced on ali - Asmf
him in the presidential chair, whefe u IN =
better able 70 carry out the policy h ~ IN
augurated and which has for its ohiDek -
placing OF America in q position where - h
fluenee, commercially as well as politically, VI
be felt az it never was before.
The nomination of James G.. Blaine woul1 y
in itself platform that would powerfully1 =
peal 70 the sense of patriotism in all Americas
no matter what their political Affiliations NIGH
be. That such an appeal would not b q,
needed IL apparent TO every one who kD0u
anything OF Democratic sentiment towards -
Blaine. With him in the forefront as the s!sa&
nIA O%dICE VI bAc pEOtcttEOnist3 tnefS Wu0N
such a stampede from the Democratic parry :
was never before witnessed. There is no o<ha
man in the country who could command =
many votes outside his own party - Jams q
Blaine. His nomination, therefore, would =
equivalent TO an election. None know this ~
ter than the free traders, who have good rsasca
to fear that the popular demand for III. Balm
will again make him a candidate for The pEsb
dency next year.