Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-12
OUT FOR CLEVELAND.
rIsa, BR,srow AMP surr. WALKER
A Tiin OF ramous Espubncana VINO reject
Dcdger jim Blsiho ter New works.
Honest tsOyerncr


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Such men as benjamin II. Bristow, who
was secretary of the treasury while MIR.
Fish was at the head Of Grants cabinet
| Francis Walker, ohiei of tho census bureau,
| and others, men whose names stand at tho
! head of the Republican party, arc out
| spoken iu their determination to vote for
| Cleveland. IL will be their fret vote for
any other than aRspublioau, they say, but
| they must vote for him unless they choose
to not vote at all, The IDEA of supportin 6
| Blaine is not even considered.
~ am out Of politics altogeti er," Mr..
Fish said, ''and 1t would hardly look right
for me To take any active part in the cam
paign under tho circumstances. l have
the greatest reepect aud admiration for
the Democratic candidate, and personally
| should like TO see him president. He
has made a splendid record as governor,
aud believe would do equally well as the
chief executive. There is only one thing
| shall possibly fear IN voting for him. aud
that is the southern Democratic element.
Cleveland himself is al! that could be
desired, but he might-mind | cay might
-bs controlled by tho southern Demo
cratic majority Even though vote foi
Cleveland it is the man aud not the party
endorse. Why. l still consider myself d
| hcBobslonA8 olA'A ~ AbJu lhNpoNAtNshAt WV
and the ex-governor dropped into 8
reyerie as he reviewed his half century oi
political service.
"Nos, about Blaine" he resumed, in Q
I Retrospective sort of way. ~ know HIN
personally, and moro agreeable, fasoi
mating man l never met. Bu his pas
4 record"-aud Mr. Fish broke of abruptly
. and pursed up his lips, fearful Of sayina
F.. too much. Il won't say anything OF hi
doiugs in Congress, for on that point thcr
is some dispute. But his course in tn
. department is patent TO all-you know
4 as we'll as land it cannot be too strongl,
J condemned. | don't want to talk publio
!, II am out Of politics aud really must no
y say any moTs,
s Baujamin II. Bristow was equal
J. modest. lyon know am not publi
Il man any longer" he said, SO don't as
me to say anything. Talk to my old chic
S Mr.. Fish. have only enc vote and tt
y deposit of that constitutes my entire pol
I. tical work this campaign"
4. And what name will be on the ticket ?
vt 81 shall vote for Cleveland as an en-
It phatic protest against tho nomination
}, such a man as Mr.. Blaine. It is the oul
o way can protest against the candidacy
" SO dishonest and corrupt man. Yes, m
ID vote is for Cleveland" ~ don't call it
| bCiAiSldiib NOtS' Hai L Nt4lA ~ hh ARAS
= one, / am not in love with the Democrat
ID party and am not Democrat. But
rs really will not say any more"
10 Francis II. Walker, ex.supt. OF the cei
N sus, is another OF tho prominent publ
* men up here out OF politics. Mr.. Wake
Q. life long Republican, changes his 70
this year. "I shall vote for Clevala Ian
" but I am still Republican" he sai
ol "The Republican nominee has always hf
IN my support except when Grant ran ST
Is opd time. Then | did not vote.
s, Massachusetts, my state, the cane
n dacy of Butler has taken from &
ed Democrats 10000 of the most disrep
or table voters. On the other hand belle
n. that fully IS, 600 OF the best and most II
al telligent Republicans will vote for Clsv
land. The independent movement is lar
and we'll organized, but it is Doubt
20 whether it will oounterbalance tho Butl
- detection. 1t looks somewhat now
though the Blaine managers were beco
A. ing afraid of the spirit they had evoked
Butler. He is now wholly under tn
q control. and seems to be hurting the
-, publican as much as any other party