Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-12


"hi'h offANplp oo>kIISG.
int ioiio"lng letter has been received here from
Murat Halsead, editor OF the Cincinnati CONNER
o.'-G1tUe II Is ia reply 10 letter crItlcisng his
Ai,esed conversion 10 Blaines candidacy:
lou can Tor Information about nv s,conyerSion.n
az sou afe peased TO term H. 10y Nj Blaine Allow
me 70 inpaFt the following:
, EgAt Years ago advocated the nomination for
Sne iiSsi1ency OF Gen. Brstow and opposed Mr.
b41lhe Incidentally. NOW am not d,syotlny tnvSsf
~ to IA iaSor OF any particular nomination. though
NY eNits>td preference a. John sherman: ana am
nol ass'lllinG Mr. Blaine, President Arthur senator
f or Gen Logan. holding them all I'm high
esteem Perhaps have changed my policy mo
less 10 have prUnted by eight YEAR., reinforcement OF
experience. During those years I have bssan more
ueepA IMAM ever convinced that there Is no reason
ao,e nope OF doing any good with the Democratic
party and have lost faith In the efficacy OF indie
Prhuent movements 4 have had a share In the
iauoi Oh holding parlor consultations with a few
excellent citizens with the view OF SCATTERING both
tae great political organizations OF the count m. and
want TO spend my Time 10 better purpose. In this
perceive no occasion Tor public regrets or private
SORROW. L propose 10 support the republican ma
uonal nominations. and Il occurs 10 me 10 reserve
my strength Unt after the proCeedincs Of the CON-
hehtlon The journal with which I aIn CONNECTED
Is not AT war with ally or the candidates and he
ueNe In the cause above them all
i am grateful 10 Mt Blaine Tor his large share I'm
oeieauihg the thirdterm aggression against Amer
lean repuhlicanisIn, ana l leel persuaded that In
the atmosphere OF suspicion OF is96 some of us &c
cepted too readily the theory that the smoke OF ae
cusalion against Blaine meant that there must be
a l'ult'il SoOu 10 uIeaA out and consume him
whenever attempted 10 hunt up the facts that
w.fe assumed 20 be the tuel they failed 20 mater.
lalize. L should not, Il tie were the candidate
lcri alarmed about his record. We know ali mas
can DE USED against him, that II would be as in
eTectual before the people AT large as In the ~
publican party,-apd that there is no Candidate Nm
assallable. Mr.. Blalnes enemies who are violent
ana quoting themselves 10 show that hard thiuCs
can DE said of him. are not important, and have
mistaken their mission.
Know OF some matters in which Mr Blaines rs
saiIahtS are utterly In error. President CARRIED
told me. that at the first OF his Cabinet meetings
he opened business by saying 20 all as he could
that moment dc without oreDse 10 any, they would
get aiong peaoeably only 10y carefully limiting
themselves 10 their own departments OF duty Ne
said Blaine acqueSced and complied with the suC-
gestioD rully and cordially, up 10 That day-It wss
TIE last day OF June, 1881. And President Garfeld
SAID BlAhe was not responsible for the New York
appointments upon which Conkling reSig ned: that
theS We're his own, and made under a sense OF
duty 10 his friends and himself as the Presi-
dent OF the United states, upon the belief
that when the shock was over there would be a
better understanding When compare my knowl-
euGe, Win the charges current against Mr.. Blaine
ABOUT these transactions ana often repeated
that reputation becomes tedious. am free 10 be-
neNe That he has been falsely accused In other mat
ters; and know enough OF those who are making
business OF hostility 10 him To he sure that II the
lines were drawn on them that they apply, they
could be made unhappy.
L think our strongest candidate and safest Pre,i-
dent would be John Sherman, and 4 gladly give
President Arthur credit for his admirable adnlnts-
tratlon-out do not believe that the millions OF
repubucans who klndie with enthusiasm AL The
name OF Blaine have gone FAR wrong.
NJ. HAIsrEAp.