New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-13
HALSTEAD On BLAINE.
PgOFITING BY EXPERIENCE.
THE MILLIONS OF REPUBLICANS WHO ARK ENIBC
sIAsTiC FOR BLAINE NOT FAR WRONG.

rHr MILLIONS OF RrPUBLICANs WHO ARK ESTEU-
sIAsTiC FOR BLAINE NOT FAR WRONG
From The Chicago Ns1Os
YOu call for information about my CONVEX
SION" as you pleased to term IT, by MI Blame Ao"
me to impart the following:
Eight years ago I advocated the nomination LOT inc
Presidency OF General BrstOw and opposed Mr. Bnne
incidentally Now am not deyOting nlyseH 10 tOn III
favor Of any particular nomination though my expressed
preference is John Sherman: and am not assalg Mr.
Blaine President Arthur. Senator Edmunds' OF Oeherd
Logan holding them all IN high esteem r., l.. ,o
Perhaps have changed my policy. profess 10 nave
profted by eight years enlargement or experience Dur
Ing those years have been deeply than ever con-
WINGED that there Is reasonable hope or dong any goDu
with Democratic party; ana nave los' ia VI oo
efficacy OF independent movements nave hs SNARE
in the labor OF holding parlor Win 't t
excellent citizens with the view OF shatellng poth the
ereat poitlca organizations Of the country ana want
10 spend my time TO better purpose. In TINS ] per
ceve occasion for pubic Iesre5 , Ir pm
sorrow I propose support the ltepuOhcan ma
tlOna nominations, and 1t occurs TO me TO teS9ge0 my
The Journal with which connected IS not at war win
any of candidates and believe III the Cause ABOVE
ana grateful to Mr. Blaine for his large share in de-
featng the third-term aggression against American e
nbcanis1n and feel persuaded thar In the atmos-
there of sscon of 1876 of accepted too read
t phst Iere must be hidden fire, soon TO break out
and consume him. Whenever attempted 70 hunI up ne
nateraze should not, il he were the candidate IeeI
alarmed about his record We know gu Inat can Do us s
against him. that it would be Intellectual before the
people at large in the Republican party-ah tAat
ihereis candidate unasSailable -. -, ,o+,,.
themselves to show that hard things can be sd OF nm
are NOT important aud have mistaken their ullss!Ou
know OF some matters in which MI Balne's ASSISTANTS
are utterly in President Garfield told me mat az
The first of his Cabinet meetings he opened business by
saving TO ALL as he could that moment 40 without
offence any, they would get along peaeea9 ol5 o
carefully limiting themselves to their departments
of duty He said Blaine acquiesced and complied Win
the suggestion fully and cordially, up TO mat dhyl was
the last day of June, 1881 ,,,
And President Garfield said Blaine was not responsible
for the NewYork appointments upon which Conklng re-
sned that they were his own, and made under sense
az dny 10 his friends and himself the President OF the
United states the belief that when the shock was
over there would be better understanding
when compare my knowledge with the charges cur
rent against Mr. Blaine about these transactions and so
often rrpeaed that rcuatOn becomes tedious am free
t ye that he has been falsely accused In other mat
ters: and know enough OF those who are making q
business OF hostility him TO be sure that IL the lines
were drawn upon them that they apply, they could be
think our strongest candidate and safest President
would be John sherman. and / gladly give President
arthur credit for his admirable administration but 90
NOT believe that tbe millions Of Republicans VINO kindle
with enthusiasm at the name OF Blaine have gone far
wrong. NJ HALolhAD'
CincinnaH, May 10. 1884