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:''The people  demand a man whose political reputation is spotless as a star; but they do not demand that their candidate shall have a certificate of moral character signed by a Confederate congress. . . . This is a grand year--a year filled with recollections of the Revolution. . . a year in which the people call for the man who has torn from the throat of treason the tongue of slander--for the man who has snatched the mask of Democracy from the hideous face of rebellion; for the man who, like an intellectual athlete, has stood in the arena of debate and challenged all comers, and who is still a total stranger to defeat.... James G. Blaine marched down the halls of the American Congress and threw his shining lance full and fair against the brazen foreheads of the defamers of his country and the maligners of his honor.''

:''The people  demand a man whose political reputation is spotless as a star; but they do not demand that their candidate shall have a certificate of moral character signed by a Confederate congress. . . . This is a grand year--a year filled with recollections of the Revolution. . . a year in which the people call for the man who has torn from the throat of treason the tongue of slander--for the man who has snatched the mask of Democracy from the hideous face of rebellion; for the man who, like an intellectual athlete, has stood in the arena of debate and challenged all comers, and who is still a total stranger to defeat.... James G. Blaine marched down the halls of the American Congress and threw his shining lance full and fair against the brazen foreheads of the defamers of his country and the maligners of his honor.''

The rivalries between Blaine's "Half Breeds" and Stalwarts (Grant supporters) was so strong that a compromise candidate, [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] of Ohio, was chosen and then elected in a highly controversial election that ended Reconstruction.  

The rivalries between Blaine's "[[Half Breed]]s" and [[Stalwart]]s (Grant supporters) was so strong that a compromise candidate, [[Rutherford B. Hayes]] of Ohio, was chosen and then elected in a highly controversial election that ended Reconstruction.  

[[Image:Burnletter.jpg|thumb|300px|"Burn this letter!" Keppler cartoon shows public opinion hostile to Blaine, begging forgiveness; ''Puck'' 1884]]

[[Image:Burnletter.jpg|thumb|300px|"Burn this letter!" Keppler cartoon shows public opinion hostile to Blaine, begging forgiveness; ''Puck'' 1884]]