The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-17
from the Boston Transcript, Rep.

From the Boston Transcript Rep.
The enthusiasm with which Carl
Schurz is being received in his tour
through the cities of the West is a dis
agreeable revelation to the Blaine lea
ders. Yet striking proof has come to
light that Mr.. Blaine himself measured
accurately the influence that Mr..
Schurz would exert, and sought, after
he himself was nominated, but before
Cleveland was pitted against him, to
prevent Mr.. Schurz from publicly OPP
posing his candidacy. The negotia
tions which Mr.. Blaine endeavored,
through an intimate friend, to enter
into, and their contemptuous rejection
by Schurz, are thus described, with an
evident air of authority, by the editor
of the Milwaukee Herald Germany:
Mr.. Schurz remarked in his German
speech at Milwaukee, 81 am convinced
that my personal relations to Mr..
Blaine would be of the most pleasant
kind if I only were willing to support
him in this campaign" And in this
conviction Mr.. Schurz is perfectly cor
rect For he is in possession of let
ter addressed to him by one of the
most prominent and important follow
ere of the Presidential candidate, ap.
parently at the request of the latter.
We have ourselves read this letter as
we'll as Mr.. Schurzs answer, and do
not believe we shall be indiscreet in di-
vulging some of their contents. The
name of the writer shall be suppressed
for the present suffice it to give our
assurance that he was an influential
personality at the last Republican Ma
tional convention, and since then has
stood in the most intimate political re-
lations to MIR. Blaine. This gentleman,
an old personal friend of Mr.. Schurz,
writes to him on July l, 1884, chat is,
beforethe Democratic National Conven-
ton, until which date the Independents
of the Schurz. Curtis tendency had post
poned their political action), to the fol-
lowing effect : That he had just seen
Mr.. Blaine again, who expressed his
earnest and sincere regrets that Mr..
Schurz had declared his intention of
opposing him. That Mr.. Blaine at
taohed great Importance to Mr.. Schurz's
attitude-greater, indeed, than to that
of any other person. That Mr.. Blaine
would gladly give Mr.. Schurz any de-
sired explanations as to his policy in
case he should be elected, and hope
that this would prove satisfactory to
him. That MIR. Schurz was urgently
requested not to assume decisive at
titude before he had had an interview
: with the writer of the letter which
= would take place in a few days. This
meeting never took place, for Mr.
Schurz replied at once that he would
enter into no negotiations of any kline
whatever, but would, on the contrary
: adhere to his indicated policy and op
e pose Blaine.
Mr.. Blaine's supposition that Mr.
Schurz could be bought off, either b,
/, promises, persuasion or what not, i
D characteristic of his audacity and o
r his low judgment Of conduct and tn
t motives of mems actions, Doubtless
g is inconceivable to him now Schurz de
Siih'd liic tcnIi'hohial VI Vioo,oV'
o which it lately proposed TO raise TO
= him. 1t was also, of course, incon
: ceivable to him that Schurz should no
t be accessible to negotiation, at least
n on the basis of the high position tina
J. could be offered him in Republican
!, administration, and hence the attemp,
d which Schurz treated as an insult. Sen
b ator Hawley sneered at Schurz the otl
d er day as professional foreigner.
s If he and other New England Senator
D whose real opinion of Blaine ia we
n known, but who are now bound TO hi
h chariot, had shown an equal indeper
l. dence in American manhood, the
r, would have better right to make thj
!, fling.