Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-24


Kspsssssleaas rather hgntly assume
that CElng " the aniagot7ai
brlxesn tns February and May
rartlsz vskAIa t1e den1oeratie
party a SeN loxz aad the anEAgon-
lam 81 IaMzaaag "a erossr Cleveland,
sas democratic n0galnee, it viii Dc easy
% carry the state for The republican
s4cket
They saould De tAoaxhtfal about i
thax last nov. TOR the first time II
many years, republicans axe so COM
plstely 0at Of po~sr throughout this
state that II Iamnany were Ieacher-
Qua AID sslieltogs ~ ssli out, the re-
puBileans nave ao patronage TO serve as
me basls OF tIa<Ae.
Bassa,t the sssR
The New x1rk republicans have not
goa the stun "a maze 4 bargain with
Ia addition IaAulnlany hAs "a ia hands
"A eisborzteIy prepared fraud machine.
IA. fun capacity OK sn4ea can not be
49, than ttls plurality With which Cen
erni Harrison carried the sIate four
YEAR zeo. suppose Cleveland s noInl-
enlssi. eau tue republicans depend
ur>no Tsmsf.aBy a. scratch him 10 de-
6n0 Right Eaese 10 where demo-
eenste dssrspsins aGd money come IN,
- Ctsyeisnsf friends IN New York
are in comnaud OF An enormous caps
III They nave mncn 10 say of To
farm. Of the necessity OF public econo-
nv. bstSer Complaints ID make OF re-
pabllesn ase Of money, and they are
extrsmeiy dsnuneiatofy OF trusts But
tnsy have the asusruet OF some OF the
greatest corporations IA the world, anu
mere never vas as much money spen
for any candidate IS for Mr.. Cleveland
IN both the OCCASIONS men ne has been
bsfors the people Of the United states-
TIE republicans will 40 well III they
rnsse three dollars for h.rrison ia New
York where the democrats raise nse
dollars for ClevclAnd- In appi ylng
mony where 10 wiIl do sne most good IN
tnoss communities OF the impefiAi
ssn&s waero sas alleged dlssAtlsfaction
Of democrats 10 supposed TO De revoiu-
tsooasy, ~ must be remarked tnat tnsfo
Are ONLY two men 10 deal with, the
New YORK boss and the Brooklyn boss,
ana the recent surrender by famnlany
q ms controlling management Of the
hr,dgs that connects the two cities IN
d>ense An approxlmAs1on ~ hAruoEli-
ous understandirgs-
In my Judgment the time Will come
vnsu the countryInen OF James u.
Blame Will mud thar ne has behaved
With dignity, propriesy and bravery; IN
H. year 1892, IS IN 1858, 1854 and,
indesd, in 1850 and 1876, in ali things
relating 70 sne office OF president OF the
Unssed Stases- In 1876 he WAS en-
SPECIFICALLY and openly seqking the
once, an ambitious young man. and
vas beaten ty . public sentiments that
Vas unjust and combination that MAS
unique.
10 STANDS Uaiqaa
There wAs nothing like IL before ana
ohere mas been nothing equal TO II since.
A. sudden effusion of feeling and
sinister concentration Of forces diverse
IN themselves, bat directed 70 COM
mon end, there was developed . violent
outAgouism 70 q statesman OF genius
for the reason that ne Was 30 fsscIuat-
ing that many resisted him because he
had she reputation OF being Irresistible,
and refused 20 submit TO his attractive
Dezs. for friends had consented 20 call
him, a. ne had been declared by his
enemies, magnetic, and there were
fears that MS magnetism WAS danger
Qua. How it WAS to imperil the body
polite there Was no specifications.
The antagonists, Who became accus-
ere and ia the name Of their supposed
supss,or scruples dew ut Mr.. Blame be-
cause he vAs . man born TO leadership,
were most Affected BY the testimony
against hum which vss promised and
nsvsr produced. IL Was the constant
outcsy that there was something speed
lily coming 70 make consecutive the
broksu story and AL the vawning, va
can't spacse, bat the imputations that
were never verified were from the irst
the serongest. The gaps were nos flled
and the txumpery tales most exploited
we're never confirmed. There 10 rea-
con to believe that the administration
lost 10 the country through this folly
this commission Of personai injustice
Ia sssaustsng . aiming career for the
purposes Of vindsetlvs destructiveness
would have been one OF The moot bril-
liant in our history; that II Mr.. Blaine
had been nominated IN Cincinnati,
vnsre he was beaten by the field for no
better res sou than that he Vas favorite
the republican party would have
passsd ulumphsntly over the period IN
when il experienced decline, because
the possession by them OF the preGl'
dsucy was disputed by the democracy,
and the administration Of Hayes, how
ever smiabse, honorable and useful
lacked force, for u failed in the initia
tive that VAS seemingly forbidden by
conditions OF Disability growing out OF
its Origin. Precisely the statesmAusnip
of Blaine, unmistskably elected and
independently poised. strong upon III
feet and clever IN aggressive progress
the country needed. Under Blame thu
republican party would have beer
strengthened and animated, the Iona
aud dlsorganinng. 40 far AZ elementa
forces were concerned, third party con
hict would have been avoided. And II
seems possible that the opportunities oil
high slslesmAnsaIp 10 prevent the con-
solidstion of the south in the Interest
OF the democratic party would have
been 81 used "a 10 prevent that oppres
ave and threatening misfortune.
they w-r. sssee~a.
Some OF tliose engaged IA the opposi
ton OF 1876 70 Blame st Cincinnati
oAsed upon a misspprehension and tn
acceptance OF inadequate indictment
90 tue accomplishment OF conviction
soon became sensible that they hse
been buncoed by false prstenses OF su-
perlstve parity, and had failed 10 rec
ornixe the man whose commanding
espseity would have been for the gooe
Of all They repented, aud Mr.. Blaine
has had oo more constant and sincsrs
supporters for many years thsn thos'
who have not been lnaptly called ths
mngwarps Of 1872 and 1876. aud theil
redemption from Ideatificatiou with
ths pretenders VINO are Ia their ifnAzs-
nation persuaded that Mr.. Clevelsnd
of unexsnpied power and sweetness