The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-08

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Before these remarks reach the pub
lie, they may be a backnumber. A
Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency may be named. But the news
of the morning from Minneapolis is al
together too significant to pass with
out comment, whatever the ultimate
result may be. The Sun, which is a
very good Blaine organ indeed, CORE
spends in it's account of the situation,
with the Harrison papers, and so it is
fair to assume that the state of feeling
is correctly represented.
We are told that the Blaine dele
gates were anxious to postpone a vote.
They had no confidence in their own
strength. They feared that the Pres
ident would be nominated or the first
ballot If it were taken early. They
were laboring to break the Harrison
phalanx, not by booming the Plumed
knight from Maine, but by trying to
enlist the support of small patches of
delegates for this, that and the other
candidate Of local fame.
So it appears Mr.. Blaine's coup de
theatre had not the effect he ant ici
pated. Despite the whoop of Tom
Platt and his gang, the great act was
a failure. 1t left Mr.. Blaine worse off
than he was before, for, previous to
it, he had an enthusiastic support
which might have become overwhelm-
ing through that sort of magnetic in
lection which enthusiasm begets.
But the hideous treachery of Mr..
Blaine's course chilled and estranged
every man possessed of the common
est principles of honesty. Its evil
dent theatrical purpose, so far from
imposing on anyone, caused offence
by its Transparency. The tide turned,
and the Blaine managers have had IL
hard time trying to prevent its ebb
from becoming a swirl, which would
leave them high and dry upon the
rocks Of defeat and outlawry.
Altogether this reaction against
Blaine, If it holds good to the end. is
the healthiest sign we have seen in
the Republican party in years. 1t
shows. that, however depraved the
leaders of that party may have be-
come, there is still some sentiment of
honor, some respect for faith between
man and man left in it's ranks. -
-.
THE Philadelphia Press has an
amusing cartoon, this morning, show
ing the leaders of the anti Harrison
movement and various motives that
animate them. Quay has a placard
labelled s
"Quay-Under Quay's bossing Penn
sylvania, the greatest Republican
State, now has a Democratic Cover
nor" x
Walcott has this tied about his
neck
ANY Republican candidate should
be sacrificed by Colorado in return
for free silver. Walcott.n
The others rum
Michigan, always rock-ribbed Re-
publican till Alger was elected Gov
ernor, now doubtful and divided"
Under iClarkson's management,
Iowa (Which wa always Republican,
for the first time became Democratic
and doubtful"
me too. Under my leadership the
Republican party of ZmyIISfatef is
BUSTED. Plat" 1uoA4uNA
1t seems to us, the ,Feess -nsakes a
good many admissions III this array.
But it should give a pendant piece
showing something OF the services of
Wannamaker, Raum, Tanner, Noble,
Foster, Sewell, Porter and the other
Harrison magnates to their country
and the party.
The present situation of the Har-
rison and anti-H Harrison leaders re-
minds one strangely of that old saw
about the pot and Kettle.
The sodden and mindless partisanship that
rules the Democratic party in New Jersey Is a
reproach to the State.--State Gazette.
What about the mean and slavish
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