Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-25
Cleveland vs.. BlaiUcs

The Baltimore Sun of Monday published
the following interview had by one of its re-
porters with our States Attorney, l.. Allison
W liner, Esq, in which Mr.. Wilmer gives his
views, in his usual frank and open manner, OF
the Republican and Democratic Presidential
candidates. The same influences which Mr..
" liner refers TO as repelling him from the
support of Mr.. Blaine are recognized and ex-
pressed with equal frankness by large number
of highly respectable Republicans in New York,
Massachusetts, Indiana, Connecticut and other
States whose electoral votes are necessary to
Republican success. and these same influences
promise to compass the defeat of the Republ-
can ticket. The following is the interview
Mr.. L. Allison Wilmer States attorney of
Charles county and an influential republican of
Southern Maryland, was in Baltimore Friday.
He was independent and outspoken. His re-
marks were in the spirit of that class of ntelli-
gent republicans who are repealed from the sup
port of Mr.. Blaine because they do not believe
him to be the pure and incorruptibe statesman
who is worthy to be the presidential standard
bearer of one ofthe great parties of the country
Mr.. Wilmer says he is watching the course of
the two parties "a nd will deliberate calmly be-
fore absolutely determining upon his action IN
the presidential contest. He did not hesitate to
say, however, that Mr.. Blaine is not clean
That has been his opinion ever since 1876, when
Mr.. Blaine was investigated by the House Of
Representatives Mr.. Wilmer, entertaining this
opinion of Blaine's character, opposed his can
didacy for the republican presidential nomina-
ton in 1876, and again in 1880. He was sur
prsed that the republican party, in the face of
the country's knowledge of Mr.. Blaine charac
ter should have done so unwise thing as TO
selec him as its candidate for President. Mr..
Wilmer spoke of Governor Cleveland in terms
Of praise as strong as was his expression of the
opposite view of Mr.. Blaine's character. Gov.
Cleveland, be said is man Of intellectual in
tegrfty he has clear insight into subjects on
which his mental powers are brought TO bear,
his judgment issound and he displays in action
manly frmness and decision in cutting up at
the roots wrong aud corruption without regard
TO the party in which they had their source and
fourished. In measures affecting purity and
honesty in the administration of public trusts
he acts as statesman nd a patriot and without
distinction of party and person. These and
other like qualities of Mr.. Cleveland he could
not help admiring in any man, whatever might
be his party, his race, or his country. Mr..
Wilmer asked if he proposed acting with
the independent republicans who refuse TO sup
port Blaine, and if he would attend the general
meeting Of their representatives 10 be held in
New York soon. He replied he would not attend
the meeting that the circuit court for Charles
County met next week, and being States at
tornev, he must Of course be in court. As TO
the course he would pursue in the urther prog
ess Of the campaign he did not know what
might occur TO stfeci his views but an inference
might be easily drawn from what he had said
v hat bis position was.