Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-09-11
BLAINE REPUDIATED
By the Leading Republican
of Wisconsin.

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Why q Republican, Cannot Sup
port the MuttigGsG States
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IN Endorsed.
(Milcdf1kse Special to the NetD Fork Iynss1
A letter from ex Congressman Pound,
of Chippewa Falls, in which the writer
says he will oppose Mr.. Blaine and sup
port Governor Cleveland for the presi-
dency, was made public here to-day.
Mr.. Pound is perhaps the most distin-
guished Republican in Wisconsin, and
his opposition to Mr.. Blaine will cause q
profound sensation throughout the
Northwest. He has for years been an
unwavering leader in the Republican
party, always supporting the entire ticket,
and has been very prominent in its coun-
ellis for twenty years He was a leading
member Of the State Legislature in 1864
1855. 1867 and 1869. He was elected
lieutenant governor in 1869, and was in
1876 elected to Congress from the Eighth
district, then embracing more than hall
the area Of Wisconsin. He served three
terms in Congress, taking a prominent
part. He was chairman Of the commit
tee on public lands in the Forty seventh
Congress. At the end of his third term
he voluntarily retired from public life tc
devote himself to private enterprise. His
reputation of Mr.. Blaine proceeds from
no personal grievance or disappointment,
but from a firm conviction that the Re-
publican nominee is not the man for the
place. Mr.. Pound has thousands oi
friends in Wisconsin. He was a close
friend of Garfield, and was strongly urged
for cabinet position Following is Mr.
Pounds letter:
Gen. E. D. Bryant, Madison:
My DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 23d
inst, asking an expression of my views Of
the political situation is received. 81
many friends of varied political bias have
addressed me in person and by letter
touching my attitude on the presidential
question that am constrained to make {
pretty full response to your kind inquiry
with permission to publish the same il
you deem it wise to do SO.
After much earnest and solicitous de
liberation deem it my duty, while
abating naught Of loyalty to the Repub-
ican party, but rather to promote it.
true purpose and strengthen it for future
good work, to support the Democratic
nominee, Governor Cleveland, for Presi
dent at the approaching election. My
judgment disagrees with, and my con-
science rebels against, the action of the
Republican convention in the nomination
of Mr.. Blaine, and without arrogating fol
myself wisdom superior to majority o.
representative Republicans convened tc
voice the determination of my party,
am compelled to obey my own best judg-
ment and sense of duty in this single and
extraordinary instance. Being lifelong
Republican and the recipient of many
distinguished honors, State and national
it is due my political associates, so otter
my cordial supporters, and myself that
the reasons for departure from conven-
tional cooperation be frankly stated
No one will deny that the essentia
worth, if not the perpetuity of the re-
public, depends upon the maintenance
of political and personal integrity
as well as prudence and justice in its
legislative, Judicial and administratiy,
branches It is true that detection and
correction of crookedness and inidelity il
the executive branch of our government
are most difficult. while long uninter
rupted control is certain to invite abuse
of power and opportunity. The Repub-
lican party has enjoyed nearly twenty
four years of continuous administrative
authority, and while its history is re
splendent with glorious achievement!
and hallowed by memories of unrivalec
craftsmanship, patriotism and prowess
there have crept into its human machin-
cry many grievous abuses and ailments,
demanding correction and cure, which
may or may not be accomplished by tn,
party in which they are engendered
Happily the work Of publication and re
form has been progressing most salts
factorily within our party under the pres
ent chief magistrate, and with such emf
nent success as to command the unexam
pied approval of the press, the people,
and our party expressed through State
conventions and by the Republican ma
tional convention in the extraordinarl
declaration that 1--WE believe his emi
nent services are entitled to and will
receive the hearty approval of every citi
zen" What. then, does the party owt
the country and itself2 Manifestly, tbs
continuance of the faithful servant
Common honesty and decent recogni
ton of fidelity demand it. Little shor
of hypocrisy would deny it. But being
denied, the alternate should be mar
whole public life is guarantee that tn,
wood work will go on. He should bt
the highest and best type of political in
tegrity, craftsmanship, and Republican
principles.
Mr.. Blaine is not such man, but, il
my opinion, embodies most in American
politics that is menacing to public NOR
ais and integrity in government Will
long public career, mainly distin
guished for sort of declamatory anc
pugilistic statecraft, he is not the inspi
ration of single valuable policy or tn
author of an important statute, but, OF
the contrary, has often suggested anC
supported unwise and bad and opposed
good legislation. With record cloudec
by suspicion and accusation of jobber,
and corruption undefended, he brings t5
us personal antagonisms which have tori
and weakened our party in the past, in