Excerpt from The Blaine and Logan Campaign of 1884: Blaine's Speeches During the Canvass, and Some of His Public Letters, Including the Letters of Acceptance; Gen. Logan's Letter of Acceptance, and His Addresses to the Veterans

It may be well to 'state at the outset, that the narrative portion of this volume is taken mainly from the correspondence of the Chicago Tribune during the campaign. The speeches are given as reported by the Associated Press agency. N o attempt is made at elaborate description. The only merit which is claimed for the compilation is, that it gives a full history of the brilliant campaign of Mr. Blaine from the time, he entered personally into the canvass.

This book Contains the salient points of the most wonderful political campaign of which history has record. After three and twenty years of power, and after having twice refused, in national convention assembled, to nominate its famed and foremost champion, the Republican party in June, 1884, nominated James G. Blaine for the high office of Presi dent of the United States. His lieutenant was placed on the ticket in the person of John A. Logan - the premier volunteer General of the war-an uncompromising Republican, accept able to all elements of his party, These two men were supposed to be invincible. They were so, as regarded the Democratic party. The danger came from within. Blaine, particularly, had accumulated enemies. His lofty genius, his vast experience, his profound sarcasm and burning denunciation had raised up against him powerful Opponents within his own political household. The first of these was Roscoe Conkling, of New York, who, with a littleness that is the very antithesis of his undoubted genius, refused to break a lance in defence of the Plumed Knight, and ignominiously appeared, like some captive king of the ancients, in the triumph of the Democratic candidate.

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