The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-04
BLAINE AMI EDMUNDS
The Recent Incident in New York-Mr
Edmunds' Letter Blaine.

The Recent Incident in Now Nork-Mr.
Edmunds' Letter on Blaine.
The recent occurrence in New York
where Mr. Blaine and Senator Edmunds
met, and where Mr. Edmunds protfers d
the hand which MFR. Blaine declined to
take, has been the theme of much com
neut. The scene occurred on Sunday
Nov. 2lst, and it was only two days be-
fore that day that Mr.. Edmunds' letter
rejecting on Mr. Blaine's honesty had
been published in Mr. Edmunds' New
England organ. Though written in April
| 1880, it was not given to the puDltc till
then. and it was of course. given out
with Mr.. Eimunds' knowledge. The
following is the letter, referring to the
Presidential contest:
WASHINGTON. ID. G., April 10, 1885.
DEAR SIR: | have your very KIND and
welcome letter of the 10th and thank you
heartily Tor 1t. 1t is true my position
was trying. tor on T. ilectlnn ! ielL that il
was tar better that the R"pub!ican ticket
should succeed (~hatever my personal
| npiulOn bad been and Was coucerulng
cauildate) than that the Government
shunlh go INTO the hands OF the Demo
cratic party; but could not under any
circumstances or temptation say that |
believe something about "a Candidate that
did not believe, aud If | were to III IKE
speeches and say what | did believe as
TO certain Lrau>dcilJns, &C, OF WAS 80
SpeakIug) to refuse IT. answer queSt;ous
III these topics. 1t would be especially
worse Tor the party than staSlig II hoiue.
| know, therefore that | diI the besr
shing tar the party that an honest mau
could do.
believe, then. tn 1t the sober minded
r republicans of We mon will not con.
denim Inc BECAUSE could not aud w,uid
not tell unit uthS or be a h, pocrite, even
70 reta our party il power. | under
stand periectl. the b al sources, one alb
mira and one alb extra whence can e the
sol If things to which you refer, but
there Is nothing that | wi, Jp do about
1t other than III 90 on manfully and try,
| as have always done, to DO my duty in
| the Senate, aud, So far as | have the abi-
Ity to honor The commonwealth that has
bestowed upon me. unaskrd, great trusts
| and honor. 1 can never be a ''wIre
worker or heggar for the gift she has
| hitherto freely placed in my hanis not
| As the consequence OF Importantly, but
| CAS- she supposedly for the advancement of
her own interests Il the panpl. be iieve
thai these Interests may be better con-
| fidei to other hands, it is their right and
their dur, III act accordingly. My only
am hition ia that the honest and lntelil-
geut men of Vermont and of the country
| shall think that am brave enough TO
| |, I,t I
| and mt Ia worry about consequences.
Ny dear sir, | am not posing as a mar
| tyr, for the pride OF place and power is,
| as IL seems to me, more and more as the
swift years go by. among the least OF tue
| pleasures or benefits of life. There is an
iuextinguiShab!e JOY in having been faith
fnl to truth and self respect, aud there
will always be with me glad grateful
ness to those who have hanored me with
their respect and confidence. am, III
haste. sincerely yours,
GEORGE F. EEMUNDs.
Fresh from the publication of this let
ter, Mr. E lmunds offered his hand to
Mr.. Blame, and Mr.. Blaine declined to
take it. Commenting on the letter and
the occurrence, the UGica HcraA says:
This publication Was a gratuitnus rep
etition of Mr.. Edmuuds' assaults on the
personal integrity of Mr. Blaine, and a
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| charges that have heen heard and o,n
vasSed and ,dindicatsd If,h.r u.nTIa-
m m believes these CHARGES be can No,
with self-resnect meet Mr. BIaine az
| friend ar associate with him IN tar,n. ~
c,,r,esv and mutnaIasteem
| On the nrh,r hand no man with a h;gb
sense of manhood could. in Mr. Riaine's
/ nosition treat tbe persisteut circpl..or of
s,,,h sl,nders other than AZ y tr,Incer
| and A hbeI.r, with whom n, ,xch,ny. ,t
| condiments could he t,ler.il. Mere
,,artis,n controversy. rivaIries IN noliric,
| bitter strife over measures Dr men are
conceivable. between men who admire
the talents and honor the character ol
! each other. Social relations are not dit
! ticuIt in such cases But an honest man
will draw the line IN assaults IN his in
tepr,ty. He will wish no relations with
! the person who strikes at his fair fame
/ C,usciuus ,f his own honsstv ba will
tr.,t as a sI,nd.rer one who aurnts and
,ane,ts oh.r,.s axnossd and avnI,dad
| ,n..o.;,,, ,ha Jaw assanoa ~ oI,.,ia,a,
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;. -, r..rn.s r., ,rrs.1 ,s fr;snd ~, ,,a.
s,,n WIN gives currency +, snch im,rla
| -;
| indignant honesty was manifested by
| Mr. R,.iue towards Mr. Edmupds On
| Sunday before the funeral of Elk Presi
| dept Arthnr-not nm tba dax of tba
ri NJ DI. - n
o ~ " - 'n"'
oaiieo d. tie ho">e VI 'h"ui hiug 10 $40"
| their respects Tor the deau. lhey met
! face To face, and the Senator FROM Yer
mont manifested readiness to address
| and to shake hands with Mr. Blaine. The
a ,s OF Mr.: hdmonss' neither T extended
| ing the attention OF the few persons pres