Mr. Blaine's Grand Run

It is our candiel opinión tliat Hiere is not i meniber of the republican party In the nation to-day who could have cqualed tho inagnificeiit run which Mr. Blaine has Just made for the presidency, fur there is no man so near the liearts of a mnjority of his party. He is one of the grandest men, in every way, that ttiis country has ever produccd. Xo candidato for tlie presidency ever labored ander the disadvantages lic did and carne so near overcoming theni. With a party of traitors in his own camp ; with a fierce and hungry Öppösition, uniting all the soreheads and disgruotled elemeiits that have been sloughed off from the republican party frotn time to time for 20 years ; with a league of protection cranks determined, not upon their own success, but upon his defeat ; with an indiscrect clèrgyman friend, of " Rum, lïomanism and Rebcllion " notoriety; with the opposition llushed with ïmnierous ofl'-year victories in strong republican states; with the electoral machinery of over three-fourths of the states of the union in the hands of the enemy; with an administration, to say the least, lukewarm in his interest; with the great monopolies and mouopolists opposed to his election; with the Conkling-ites stabbing him in the, back; with the business of the country in a depressed state such as was seldom ever before kuown- (and laboring men lay their tióubles to the party in power, always); with a gang of as black-hearted villains asever graced a prison continually llooding the country with falsehoods and slanders respectinghis character and record ; with the so-called " independent" - (cut-throat would be more applicable) - press of the country bitterly opposed to him ; with all these things to contend against he made one of the most magnificent runs that this country ever witnessed. Even his most vindictive and virnlcnt enemies are forced to admit this. He reduced Cleveland's majority of 200,000 to 1,000 in New York state, and that too, in the face of the corrupt practices of the infamous Tammany and living hall rings in New York city, which in niany precinets managed to cast more ballots than there were voters registered. In Michigan he wiped out a fusión majority of over 4,000 two years ago, and carricd the state. In Kansas he did the same thing. California and Oregon he redeemed. Ohio he changed from 19,000 democratie to nearly 3G.000 for himself. His own state of Maine elected fusión omcers two years ago, uut gave hun over 20,000 majoüty. He carried Cleveland's own ward, own city, own county, own connressional district, which never before failed to give him (Cleveland) rousing majorities; while Pennsylvania looms tip with over 80,000 majority, which two years before elected a democratie governor. Here is a table showing the changes he has wrought in some of the states: Democratie majorlty in 18S2 5iZL2S Rcpublicau majorily in 1S8Í 54J,iW Had it not been for the solid south, made solid by force ; made solid by a deep and lasüng hatred of this government; kept solid by a shot gun at the head of every colored voter, James G. Blaine would have been elected by the largest mnjority ever given a president. He is riclily deserving of n better fate tliau defeat. But the man whothinks he is silenced, will find himself mistaken. Mr. Blaine will be a power in this nation, when the names of liis maligner's and simuléis shall have been forgotten. The Wayne county board of can vassers appears to be controlled by a preciousset of rascáis. They have been engaged for severa] duys in counting out republican votes on tritlingtechnicalities, thelr object being to count out a suffleient number of republican legislators to secure a democratie inajority In the legislatura. The methods adopted would make even a Mississippi returning board blush. The fusionists out 'm Kent county tbonght tliey had the indominitable "Col." Selléis, of the Cedar Springs Clipper defeated for the legislature this time. But they didn't know their man. On the official count Sellers pops up with .M9 majority! And, by the way, he is a modest, hard working legislator - and would make a good speaker. The prohibitionists stick their tbumbs uuder their vest sleeves and liken tbem. selves unto the carly anti-slavery party. 'J'hey liken St. John's run unto Jas. G. Birney's. Oh, pshaw, gentlemen, you can't play tliat dodge. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, nor in the same way. Besides, Mr. Birney did not receive a consideration from either party to remain in the lield. Do you see? T'ie official canvass bas been completed in New York and the vote been given to Cleveland. And the Sun (Dana's) still shines! But we have had eartbf[uakes, though! Better look out for whirlwinds, cyclonci1, earthquiikc?, typhoonp, explosions, floods, storms, and perils unknown by March 4th ! Ko knowing what Mother Earth (and Dana) may do to pay the pcople off for sucli work.