Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1884 — BLAINE’S BOOM? [ARTICLE]

BLAINE’S BOOM?

The strikers lor Biaine distributed a cartoon representing Arthur beiDg tossed lroru his boom by a herd of in furiated half-breed cattle. " hen the Arthur meu retaliated by sending out a jar toon of the “tattooed” man. the parties distributing them were set upou and nearly killed. ■ Talked of for President and Vice President: Cleavelwnd. of New Pork, and General Palmer, of Illinois; McDonald, of Indiana, and General Slocum, of New York; Pattoson, of Pennsylvania, and Carlisle, of Kentucky. and hosts f others. Bev. T. C. Webster is a Trencher in’the Methodist fold. We belieW too. he is politically a Republic.' From his refusal to speakjin response to a call Saturday evening, we take it he is not what the Republican designates a political preact.er. Nonpolitical preachers are secuie in the sincere es‘e**m of all parties. The several States are sending del egations to the Bth July convention very generally instructed for ex President Tilden and ex-Vice Presi. dent Hendricks. Mr. Tiden, in a very patriotic letter peremptorily declines the nomination, informs the Democracy they have many good men to select from, any of whom can defeat the “tatt oed“g©ntleman rrom Maine He expresses great interest in the welfare of the party and the country, and predicts success. .<»». Rensselaer Republican : Revs. Ferguson and Miner both made good speeches, which moves us to ask, by the way, why is it that Democratic preachers are of such unusual occurrence. Preacheis.Jof the Democratic faith, politically are not unusual. They recognize the platform connected with the pulpit as their proper place, and from It preach “Christ, and Him cru* cifled” to Democrats, Republicans, and all other parties alike. It is a very “unusual occurrence” to witness ‘ democratic preachers’’ on the pollti cal stump, establishing their solidity in the faith by praying for the elevation of men of certain political views

The announcement of the nomination of Blaine, Friday did not enthuse the faithful at this point. No until the return of tne great mogul from Chicago was any movement; made toward ratifying the action of the convention. On Saturday the chief wrote up and had scattered broadcast a poetical and flasi y call tor a meeting that evening, a .ery fair audience, composed chiefly of ladies and children, met in response 8. P- Thompson made a few general remarks. He was followed by W. A, Rinehart, chairman of the county committee, with the impressive announcement that he would be on hand end vote for Blaine. Bev. M C. Miner, underthe influence, we suppose, of the exceedingly humorous call, tried to be witty at the expense of his came; he reminded the audt e. ee that by law a Miner was prohib* ited the ballot. Alfred Thompson had cover before witnessed such a crowd or such enthusiasm, and endeavored to impress upon the minds cf the assemblage the immensity of the thing. According to the Republican, W. B- Austin, the “boiling fountain of enthusiasm,” and W.W. Watson, the “vol ano In eruption," engaged in a little "small-talk.” The “volcano in eruption” blazed forth the announcement that he “had been a Blaine man ever since he could walk,” and not to be outdone, the “boiling fouutaiu of enthusitsm” gushingly res. onded ho could beat, that—“he was born a Blaine and Logan man.” The audience did not exactly understand how the “volcano in eruption” could be a man just learning ta walk, nor yet how “a boiling fountain of enthusias ” co’d be a man at birth. It was “small* talk” says the Republican, and those present would concede that they co’d be for Blaine in those infantile days as a result of paternal education.--Rev. B. S'. Ferguson announced as an evidence of his earnest zeal, that he hoped “that the Lord would heip the Republicans to elect Blaine and Logan this fall.” it was conceded, however, by rhe audience that this man of God was undoa tedly more fervent in bis supplication to the Almighty to help him into the Treasurer’s office of this county. If he is booming the cause of Blaine and Lo gan with the Lord, he would be fool* ish to conceal his anxious desire for a boost into a county offloe. All in ail, the meeting was not the success hoped and prayed for.

Blaine wih have a bard row to hoe in New York.—-Representative His* cook (Rep). It is a disgraceful nomination, and I will not support it.—Theodore Lyman (Rep.) of Massachusetts. “ We are sorry for it, and we believe the Republicans will all be sorry for it next November—New York Herald Moreover, we do not believe Blaine will receive the uniteu Republican support, by which only can he succeed at the pulls.—Rochester (N. Y.) Herald (Rep). Believing that Mr, Blaine would be a bad and daugerous President, we hope to see him defeated. Believing him to be a weak candidate we exaect to see him defeated.—Bos on Herald (lud. Rep). That Mr- Biaine can not be elected we look on as < ertain. Whether he can be defeated without ruiniDg the organization which is being prostituted in the service cf his selfish ambition remains to be seen.—New York Evening Post (Rep). With an unabated devotion to the great purposes for which the Republican party was organized and has been maintained, we declare our inability t© support the nomination, cither in the of the political field or it any which now seem likely to present itself.—Boston Advertiser (Rep). Mr. Blaine does not represent has never represented, and probably nev er will represent,J that considerable portion ot his party which is governed by principle rather than by sentiment, and witUout whose votes no Republican candidate fur President can be elected.—Buffalo, New Yora, Express (Rep). Blaine’s nomination means a disastrous defeat for the Republican party and from that defeat th 9 party would never recover, except under other leaders, and. perhaps, under another name. The party jas assuredly f lien upon evil days. It has been stain d ;iud dishonored by men who have noparl in it save for their owu selfish anj ignoble purposes.—New York Tim es (Rep). fTo be continued.]

The South Bend Times states thu; the wires and daughters of laboring men at Reading, Pa., have been driv* en by necessity to breaking stone for use on tho streets (quarried by their husbands and fathers) to su&ciently increase the earnings of the family to an amountceded for honest living Protection doesn’t protect these laboring people. While the delegates at the Chicago republican Conw ntion were laboring to fix up a very taking resolution to gull the people concerning the public lands, their representatives in Congress were engaged in fillibusteringto prevent the passage of bills declaring forfeited unearned land grants. The Democrats ousgeneraled them and many millions of acres will revert to the Government provided the Senate sustains the action of the House- »■€•*,. On the county Democratic ticket, for County Treasurer, Ex-Auditor Ezra C. Nowels is so -far the only one spoken of. His well-known fitness and honesty and popularity are urg* ed on all sides, and if nominated we understand will accept.