Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-04

of American patriotism. Let us conceds
to Eir1 sincerity, and in so doing dis.
cover the essential patriotism of his ma
ture. IL would be difficult to find in his
whole life aught that was inconsistent
with this Interpretation of his character.
His public career Of more than thirty
years, ever widening and deepening in
the channels of national life, has been an
example of patriotic devotion to Ameri-
can institutions. The very vices of his
statesmanship-if such there behave
had like root and vitality If he fought
off the Chinese IL was because he was
blinded with his passionate American
ism The great idea with Blaine seems
t. have been the establishment of a con-
plete republican autonomy in this ma
ton He desired the individuality and
glory Of America. He was seriously in
spired with the sight Of his country's
flag. Nor may we well, now that this
remarkable career is ended, speak lightly
of that fer'id unwavering passion which
Blaine ever displayed at the very men-
ton of his countrys name
II is well that such an example should
have been set in high place of our ma
tional life The young men Of our coun
try have seen it from afar, and in pro-
portion ms they have imbibed from this
fountain they ARE better and truer than
if they had drunk from the cold and drib-
bling waterspouts of the caucus Let us
hope and believe that the living part Of
Blaine has entered into union with the
soul of his country, and that the Ameri-
can nation VIII feel through several ages
the warmth of his surviving blood and
genius
In the next place Blaine hes demon
strated thct man can lie great without
success. This proposition has a strange
sound in American ears, II is against
the teaching Of the schools Cur doc
trine is that only the man who is elected
is anything; the other is nothing Blaine
has shown that the man who is not
elected is greater than the other As "a
matter of fact. few examples in the his
tory Of the world have been more inspir-
iting than that Of Blaine in the last
period of his life Note the esteem in
which he is held by his countrymen.
Mark well his reputation in foreign
lands. In England, in France, in Ger
many, Italy, Russia. TO the ends of civ
ihzaton, II was Blaine who was known
and honorea Aftor Grant bn - tbaopIy
rocont A,nor;,,,, VIC Los hoa, tbrs AZ.
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hin, ho l,,oo-, ,s ,ho IRON, socreta,-v
ord hororaa ~ tbo ,,,n ,,,l,o s,,,,,ivaJ
ga ao,,,;sl,,l All ,,.,,, ,i,,.,s,,,o,,, 90 ,ba
vorl1 without tbo occnnancy ~ tho
wit rIa,so
PLANE v.os , ci,.il,o, Though ma bas
,,a ;nsti,,.t,. ~, l,,,,,, % ,,.,s tbo hottIa
90 ,,,t,d t,o ,.,,,,,,,,,,n, - ,ho,,,ht IN
which ho. J,.lt,,h,nd qgn,.,, ba v,as an
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mao pleasure w INC ''' ','''oo' ", .,,o oaS-
tlehela ana 'he cio'n'r "I ari''S' inouBh
nus actV'le' oeIo'''''' 20 ,n' aso w IiD,
was shaken ny 'n' '.''",'s' war u thou-
ern 'llheS' nv P"'''' .'l'''' '' - ~ ou.y W
the extent Oh CONSTRUCTING 'l' Se'luen.es
ana deuuclhs from 1t Tvs ''oS' ie'u''S ioi
MS country
Blame WaS no' on'V american, no was
pan-American. Nothing less than all
Amercanism could satisfy nm or even
appease ms purpose ana ainpitloh no
was also pan-repunllcah Ills congress
OF American repuohcs' II not a Drilii,hV
success was III least reputauie' lne
PROJECT lssnea rom ms lecunulty unu
was ms II was Inc potehVi''i oesinrinB
OF an american state system "illcii iiiiBns
stand IN likeness ana counIeIPo,so VI
that European stato system w . , l'l'
oeeh the "o2t OF ponric"i I history sii99
wy l'.t'5 - " P''''li''' TT i - ~
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g. ,,as hi. hi, r+roat Rnst0n should 70.
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from the mills Of Providence. The