Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-29
BLAINE REPuQIATEQ.

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the presidency. Mr.. Pound is perhaps the
most distinguished republican in Wisconsin
and his opposition to Mr. Blaine will cause
profound sensation throughout the North
west. He has for years been an unwaver-
ing leader in the republican party, always
supporting the entire ticket, and has been
very prominent in its councils for twenty
years. He served three terms in Congress,
taking prominent part. At the end Of
his third term he voluntarily retired from
public life to devote himself to private en-
terprise. His reputation OF Mr.. Blaine
proceeds from no personal grievance or dis
appointment, but from II firm conviction
that the republican nominee is not the man
for the place The following are extracts
from Mr.. Pounds letter:
"Mr. Blaine, in my opinion, embodies
most in American politics that is menacing
to public morals and Integrity III govern
ment. With long public career mainly
distinguished for sort Of decamatory and
pugiistic statecraft, he is not the inspira-
ton of single valuable policy or the au-
thor Of an important statute, but, on the
contrary, has often suggested and support
ed unwise aud bad and opposed good
legis lation With record clouced
by suspicion and accusation of job
berry and corruption undefended, he
brings to us personal antagonisms which
have torn and weakened our party IN the
past, invading the administration of the la
mented Garfield with demands of per-
sonal vengeance so virulent as to inflame
the spirit of assassination and eliminating
in the defeat of Judge Folger and conse-
auent election of Grover Cleveland Cover
nor of the Empire State. Mr.. Blaine's
friends justified their detection, which de.
feated a most excellent man, by the plea
of fraud in one proxy at the State convcn-
ton.
"But returning to the candidate. Him.
self specuator, enjoying q fortune too
great TO have been acquired by honest in
dustry, legitimate business enterprise, or
his country's service at s., 900 a year, he
sympathizes with and profits by speculative
stock jobhing and gambling methods of ac-
quirng Wealth-methods which have
wrought ruin, disgrace and business dsas-
ter beyond computation, schooled youth
and pursuaded middle aye TO avoid honest
and useful industry made suicide and in
sanity commonplace, unsettled values,
placed the fruits of honest toll in the power
of the Goulds and ArmouIs 10 bear down or
NAV dictate; methods which recently gave
lis but an exaggerated Illustration Of their
iniuuitous consequences in the Grant Il
Ward fifteen mllion-dolar failure and rob-
berry.
Reference to Blaine's Congressional rec
ord relating TO subsidies, class Legislation,
corporate exactions, &c, will readily salts
fy the honest inquirer of his uniform sup
port of monopolcs and Indifference to the
common veal.
THE disingenuousness OF his letter OF ac-
ceptance is further betrayed by its signlii-
cant silence touching the events of The past
three years. Bringing down his historic
figures to the present would have revealed
the fiction involved in his statements
would have shown Il marvellous shrlnkage
in nominal values: would have noted the
dowlaI of business prosperity and business
morals, and would have pictured as few
eau do SO graphically rs he the furnace
fires dying out, the wheels Of factories
standing still, wages reduced, beggary
usurping the place Of labor, bank and blsi-
ness failures creditors and drpUsitorS wan
tuuly delrauted, homes lost, and crook ed
ness in public affairs. Mr.. Blaine is ohjec-
tonabe furthermore for the company he
keeps, for the friends he has made.
with no pronounced ISSUES between the
two great parties, We can safely afford TO
yield temporary executive control ut this
time To an honest man, though he be dem
ocrat. And if grave questions of public
policy were at issue they cannot be deter
mined by the Executive. This is the pre-
rogative of Congress, the law-making
branch, heretofore for time and now I'M
der democratic control. 1t is vastly more
important to good government that the re-
publican party be restored to supremacy in
Congress than that the administration of
law be entrusted to an unworthy partisan
surrounded by bad counsel. While Mr..
Blaine is known to be unworthy, Governor
Cleveland has demonstrated his fitness and
worthness for the position by his fidelity,
ability and integrity in the discharge of his
executive duties as Mayor of Buffalo and
Governor of the great Stale Of New York,
and in my opinion a very large majority of
intelligent and unprecedented voters believe
he should be elected. II one-half of the re.
publican voters who agree in this opinion
have the courage of their convictions and
vote conscientiously he will he triumphant
ly elected. The scandals affecting the do
nestle lives of all candidates should be COM
mitted TO the political ehouls and hyenas.
While it is my fixed purpose to support
Cleveland and Hendricks, it is no less my
determination to support all lit and worthy
nominees Of the republican party"