Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-16
BRITISH OPPOSITION TO BLAINE.
An Eminent New York Lawyer tx
plains its Acknowledgment Ire


Mr. Robers SewelI, the well-known
New York lawyer, returned Tuesday
from IL trim across the water. and. in re-
Spouse to inquiries as to the recep ION
which the nomination of Mr. Blaine
met in England, said that when he went
10 London. he found Mr.. Biaine's name
use l. very lnsolent manner Con-
tinuing e said:
1t was t. my mind. however. Y ry
easy to see the animus of AL this oppo-
stiop. The English new papers had
found out that he was ~ l.r,'ect o ist;
the Eng lish newspapers did OF like that,
and when they lear IF the NOV, ment
in Boston, and particularly of the move
ment OF the independents at Val a per-
fec howl of triumph wee,t through the
press Ind, ed, s lnemb-a of Parliament
80 far forg himself as 81 go down to
bis con tueney IA Yorkshire and in a
speech on the subject ielicitated them
elves on what ne called the defeat OF
Blaine. 1t was an exhibition of Ill :en-
er as well as ie aDrance in Amer can
political affairs: tor [ believe that the
dis inguished III. J. really hought that
the NEE ing at New Haven had disposed
effcctually o. Mr. Blaine's prospects for
the presidency. J4e congratulated his
hearcl upon the fact and said that times
would b. better because now there
would be free trace in toe Unit d States,
q q that would be good for England.
TIE Lendos PdU Nor Gazette com
menting upon this speech spoke of it
as very iniudici. Us, whas-ver the truth
T want Of truth leight be; they said it
was very unwise to give expression TO it.
for those speeches Won d be used in the
United Sta es as arguments in favor Of
Mr.. Bia'n..
This thought " rs very astute. and
there is no mistake about it that Blaine
$ looked upon as anti-English. 1t is
considered among the governing classes
ii England that if Blaine is at the head
oil the government of the United States
tho for.ign policy Of England will have
to be modified in vario3S ways, aid GEN.
| orally the impression is that it will be
better for England that Blaine should
not be elected. This feeling spread
while | remaioed in England. and it
was eliminating in many directions.
! found, however, in Dublin that the lead
| ing Nationalist in Ireland looked for
ward to the election of Blaine with de-
| light. They think that what is bad for
! England will begood for them, and they
| think that with q strong government In
| TIC OHlJSu DtdttS pursuing ID NlSoIOuS
! foreign policy their views and interests
will be apps to receive more attention. 1t
was generally understood in England
before I left that Cleveland was to be
| the nominee OF the democratic party
and it was also understood that the
democratic party could not come out
! boldly in favor of free trade; but never
! theless it was the free-trade party.
My own impression is that among
the better class of Irishmen whom met
! abroad, as well in London as in Dublin,
there is a general feeling that the Irish
bull has been long enough harneased to
the corpse of the democratic party, and
that q favorable opportunity now exists
of showing the power of the Irish race
by being an important factor in the
election of an American president This
is SO absolutely clear and common sense
a view of the situation that for my part
[ do not see how it can fail to be acted
upon by the great body of Irishmen in
he United States