Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-20
BOTH OUT FOR CLEVELAND.
Hamilton Fish and b. H. Brietow
Repudiate Mr.. Blaine.
ISpcrial to the World,l

Especial TO the World.l
SARATOGA, N. ", Sept. | 1.-The prin.
cipal diversion the past week has been
swearing at the weather and talking
politics-especially talking politics. 1t
has even inva led the ranks of the ladies',
and along the shaded veraudas the names
of Cleveland and Blaine are heard from
feminine lips more frequently than
Among the men there has been much
serious COMPARISON Of political views
and grave discussions OF Mr.. Biaines
past record. The sturdy old ex.Secre,
tary of State aud Ex-Governor, Hamil.
ton Fish, an old time friend of MIR
Blaine leads many of these discussions.
In spite OF his lifelong devotion to the Re-
publican cause he is outspok en- in his ad.
miration for Cleveland, and in his bluff,
hearty way says 80 to the little group
Of admirers that can always be found
about his favorite seat. Such men as
Benjamin II. Bristow, who was Secre.
tary of the Treasury while Mr.. Fish was
at the head of Grants Cabinet; Francis
Walker, Chief of the Census Bureau,
and Others, men whose names stand at
the head of the Republican party, are
equally outspoken in their determination
10 vote for Cleveland. 1t will he their
first vote for any other than Republi.
can, they say, but they must vote for
him unless they choose to not vote at
all. The idea OF supporting Blaine is
not even considered.
The venerable Mr.. Fish, whose ser.
vices as Secretary of State under Grant,
and as Governor of New York elected
| by Wing voters, made him one of the
most prominent men in his party, was
somewhat averse to talking publicly of
his preference for Cleveland
A SPLENDID RECORD As GOVERNOR.
81 am out of politics altogether" he
said, "and it would hardly look right
for me to take any active part in the
campaign under the circumstances.
have the greatest respect and admira.
ton for the Democratic candidate, and
personally i should like to see him
President. He has made a splendid
record rs Governor, and | believe would
do equally as well as the Chief Execu.
tive. There is only one thing | shall
possibly fear in voting for him, and that
is the Southern Democratic element.
Cleveland himself is all that could be de.
sired, but he might-mind, say might
be controlled by the Southern Demo
cratic majority. Even though vote
for Cleveland it is the man and not the
party | endorse, Why, l still consider
myself a Republican, and good p
publican, too and the Ex-Governor
dropped into a reverie as he reviewed
his half century of political service.
"Now, about Blaine," he resumed, in
a retrospective sort of way. II know
him personally, and a more agreeable,
fascinating man l never met. But his
past record" Mr.. Fish broke off
abruptly and pursed up his lips fearful
of saying too much. II won't say any.
thiag of hrs doiugs in Congress, for on
that point there is some dispute. But
his course in the Department. is patent to
all-you know it as well as land i,
cannot be too strongly condemned.
don't want to talk publicly-I am out oi
politics and really must not say any
more. Still, it is the most uncertain
election ] ever saw. What with Butler
iu the East and st. John in the West
and the Independents everywhere, ther,
is no telling where he will bring up.
wish knew" and with an inquiri4g lool
he turned to party Of friends, as mougl
they could tell him.
81 SHALL VOTE FOR CLEVELAND"
Benjamin IL Bristow was equally mod
est. He had been too honest for Gran
as Secretary of the Treasury, and evel
since then had tried to keep out of poll
tics.