New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-28
A Cuir VIM COLLECTOR ROBERTSON.


CUN WITH COLLECTOR ROBERTSON
Mr. BlAI>r IN co>oIi,s- AZ iNIoNr>I or rIo-
1rCuoN-BAOur OUTLOOK ToE THE I.rtt BE
GICtNs.
"Why Cleveland las no more chance of cleo
ton iu November" sa'l Collector Robertson, in discuss
iug me 800. r.l' situation with 1mr>L rcoo.tcr few
everue, AGO. uau lc u.s of being struck hs shining
81 JauHart.'
chairman Warren says" sg--e-tcd the Iopoiter.
That 5ir. Blaine Will carry NcV-lorE hr a majority o.
10000
"AuI Dee probably correct" replied uo Collector.
'DuHas tAc culr days OF the campaign, BEFORE the
De-ocraj. held their convention, member oi The stan
Of Democratic paper SAID to me: IL looks rs il C,ye
land would De nominated 4 hope ue WIZ, replied
'Why. he is tie strongest man We have was the
answer. / said that, on the other hand, Ee the
weakestond THINK subsequent events have proved most
conclu,ive,y that was right lie is by all odds the
weakest man they could have nominated. Putting him
at the head Of the ticket alienacd only large
percentage OF the voters but many of the abc,t men and
best WORKERS in TIC party The detection il the Irish
American is much larger than the most cOnscrNa-
tive Democrat Will confess allow himself to believe.
The loss and candidacy of Batter viii make most serious
inroads IA their vote for Butler Will POI five Democratic
votes Tor every Republican vote he viii get
"A greater mistake than the nomination of Ceye-
land was made iu the construction of their platform.
They could have made .uch better fight had they come
out openly and above board Tor iIee-rade The attempt
them. Even with their irec-traie pgocitIuos they
could have made a better h-t with Thurman or Randall.
The latter / know well lie got ms wife from my
county. in Congress with him. and am sati- sized
that De Woud have given II, oJhc in some of tho states
81 which We are now sure. There j, reason u the
world Why Republican, shouldn't iCo sue o the result
81 the election. I,,r. thuc I,ua Tar more favorable
condition foy than az t, st-e ol the contest four
year, ago. IIc,acmlcr well how dubiou. Elc outcome
looked prior 90 tie Mentor Conference AL Vs., mactOu
and iudco-ou. Those feature. are not visible u Tins
tampIirn. Tie siaulcI'u, attacks made upon Mr.
slIes are growing Ices dcnoastr'ye and fewer d. NAM
man ,,lo has occupied the exalted positions OF Mr.
Blaine Boz public Affairs could not AVOID uah Ir enemies
q, wutt worth isa mau who hi- uo enemies Mr.
Blaine consider great man u every SENSE aud in Tie
front rsuk oi craftsmanship lie Was l tpu-i when
had scat c la, more personal magnetism tb1u ans
man ever met except cay perhaps, ana the ttc ma
~ time, s0methius dcta'Ora 10 ms manner t4t was re-
more easily Than Gay. never know "a Cou-rc-. lI /
Who occupied eat Wlc Blaine va, ln tIc lower House /
lion. amy that he nil give o.. splendid .ud
Conservative Government or that among h, warue,t /
voted Toy Ar Blaine ia 1876, l--U aud l-~i ANA /
IN spared } viii vote for MIN ou No'c.'.r .. You /
"I'ot,d or Clay ia 1914 az Baltimore. % Vs., uy first
tIaIh "'' ",5' u'tI 10y Io"''u c'hN'h loh lu mat
year ne Democrats met iu baltimore aud sent TIC
voted for Tu Tor, scott and Fremont Ia 1850 ,o'ei
FOR iiuco.n at tie poll and m tine Electoral College IN
SOS and 1872 voted for Grant Ia 1876 Hycs got my
vote IL -7o No.td ior Garfield aud n ls>l "Ill vote
atfcnslh OF tne independent Republican Mofcmcnt
= ne cle, Ton u Main" ccfy showed Lo" 9mu!H iactor
pf Xxx r,U,I,, and n" I'm, IN ~ ~ ~ ' ,
would sill carry the state.
me pre-. isa powerful factor in the campaign Inn
ia,or o homo protection Many ~ thc uuonu'e. Of The
Been people reading thHt paper ti- year vino probably