The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-09-16
CAN'T SWALLOW BLAINE.
4 Republicans Piihy Arrangement
-kx.GOV-rnOr f'ou"d t.iv-s Some
Pointed REASON why ne will sup
port Cleveland a nd Hendricks.

4 .e''cr n m ~x Congressman Pound,
d Chirl. \. Falls, Wi-., in which the
writer say H. viii "Epo-r Mr.. Blaine AMI
support Governor Cleveland for the Presi-
l~ncy i, made public. In his letter Mr..
Pound SAYS:
After much earnest and solicitious de-
Iteration deem it to he my duty, while
abaling uau.ht Of loyalty to the Rrpubl-
can PARTY, bn; rather to promote lis true
purpose and strengthen it for future good
work. 70 support the Democratic nomi-
nee, Governor Cleveland, for President at
the approaching election. My judgment
dt-agrces with, and my conscience rebels
against, the action of the Republican
Convention in the nomination OF Mr.
Blaine, and without arroga.ing for myself
wisdom superior to a ma ority of repre-
sentative Republicans convened To voice
the determination OF my party, am com
PEELED To Obey my own best judgment and
SENSE Of duty ia this single and extraordi
nary instance. Being a lifelong Repub-
iican aud III" recipient of many distin-
guished h"uDrs. State and National, il is
due nv political associates, so often my
cordial supporters, and myself that the
reasons for departure from conventional
corporation be frankly stated.
Mr.. Blaine, in my opinion, embodies
most in American politics that is mcnac
ing to public morals and integrity in gov
ernment With long public career,
mainly distinguished tor a sort Of declam
story and pugilistic statecraft, he is not
the inspiration Of a single valuable policy
or the author Of an important statue, but
on the contrary, has often suggested and
supported unwise and bad and opposed
good legislation. With a record clouded
by suspicion and accusation of iobberv
and corruption undefended. he brings to
us personal aniagonisms which have torn
aud weakened our party in the past, in
vading the admini-tr ration of the lamented
Garfield with demands of personal ven
geance so virulent az 10 inflame the spirit
Of assassination and eliminating in the
defeat of Judge Folcer and consequent
rrctinn Of Grover Cleveland Governor Of
the Empire State.
But returning to the candidate. Him
a"if SPECTATOR. ENJOYING fortune too
great to hav" been acquired bv honest
industry, Legitimate business enterprise or
his country service at IS 900 wear. he
svmpathizes with and profits nv specula
tive stock jobbing an gambling methods
Of acquiring wealth-methods which
have wrought ruin, disgrace and business
disasters beyond computation, schooled
youth and persuaded middle age to avoid
honest and useful industry. made sniri1e
and insanity commonplace, unsettled val
nee, placed the fruit of honest toll in the
nower Of the Gouds and Armours to hear
down or bull up in the markets az within
or interest may dictate; methods which
recently gave us hut an exaggerated illns-
ttation Of their iniquitons consequences
in the Grant & Ward $l5, 900, 600 failure
aud robbery.
Reference to Blaine's Congressional
record relating to subsidies, class legisla
tioa, corporate exactions. etc, will read
ily satisfy the honest inquirer Of his uni
form support of monopolies and indiffer-
ence TO the common veal. Little wonder
that he omits in his letter to refer to or
explain the cause of the great disparity
in the distribution of this marvellous in
crease of wealth accumulated during the
period he chooses for comparison; that
he fails to note the fact that the one
three hundredth part Of the $4,000, 900
ia held by one man, while others rank lit
tie below and his own palatial residence.
q rental OF Gil 10000 year,
suggesting more than an average per cap.
Eta M wealth. Little wonder that he il
ailens on the subject of interstate CON- :