Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-02-21
MR. BLAINE
Says His Name will aot be Pre-
scented 90 the Convention.

80 - NNNHNAHHA ~ -"
Ns'ioas clnvtnfioa called % assemble
IN Chic.go IN JAM nat Cor The noni-
rs'i'a q c,sdiis'ss Cor pfss.dsr, ard
VIC pr,iisnt Of The Uniisd States.
an coa,trsrei % this dscision
By eoasia'oa, stiiftly personal 10
ny,sH o. -tich yea we're advised mote
iban year 40. Bat | esnno; make
ihr annl4rosmsni ~iih7ai giusg sS-
p-srsioa % ry dssp sens q gratitude %
he may 'to4saads q ny e3ua'rynsn
80 hsrs sustained me - lorg All 80
cordially ~ their fsshng has --smsd 10
q tsyoai 'he ordinary PoliiicAl sdkef-
s,cs q irios-p.r'i.sr, I'D 70 Pr'ass
slne-ha' q tn nature o.; Fsrsoaal a.
iacarsti.
F0f ik. most gvlsrou. ioysliy ard
frisni,hip. can mske % adequate re
tara bgi .hsn carry tke memory q it
~his h's lasis
~ ca I ryfr.ia irln congrs'ulaiias
tAs R-pabl.eaa party uPoi tie ehee'ias
prspsc'. -hish d.s,i.gaisA TIE Cpiuins
ofths N.i1-al c5a,c,i q isss a. CON
par,d STA ,Asi % 1884 10 1882.
he Rplblc,a party Throughout TIE
Jai5r. net ~iiA dtsAgrog' defeat.
Tea stats, ihA; al 'uPPor;sd GAihsld
and Arthur IN ths tifc;ioa q 1850 wtrs
cared by ne Dtnocfs,,. either by "a
lri'is, or p,gF.lit.ts. Tie R-Pablcaa
lo.s IN zoe NluAsrn tlse'i1as. compared
vi.h tts Tftcsting NA'ionAl elcciila, 81
csclsl hslf million veiss, An4 ttc
electoral vote. % he Uli1n, divided ca
the bas.s u The result - 1852. gave %
The Ds.rocfa's otsr ttrrs hgndrsd slte ors
o4f - '1'al u f0sr hundred I'D
c-e Thsfe VS. partial rcscii'n IN
f.,of 90 he R-pabi-sas ia The elections
q ISIS. tlt tas DsmocfAi' iii held
posss,.-n ~ stvsn NCrtksfa S;N's.. and
5n 'ts hl,., q The ystf, coates, e5a,t
,h5- nee iaan 100 nsl1'i'y "a ihs
Electoral C5l.fs,' % ths -hols oolniy.
Bfsss.rs; The d.sc5aitgensrt hA,a.
rally fl.o~i-s its sissfs- s,teiiot. q
tte.s tso ystti, re 'P.rii % rs Re-
rlb.icsn pAfiy ia The Na'ioasl coaissi
~ isst fo.e - and tas Rrpabicsa
r,..-, catered .l'o ihe campaign -ita
.lcs r-rfg, th.' its fssl 'r,lt dsPsnl.
"a -1 i,- ,1's ots,i-gi- S,s'e al That
S,a'e va, canned BY ~ D,moc'.ic
party by ;'ar,'ity - snail that Be- re-
pfsssn'sl De-. 'ta1 oae.tisvsnih ot oas
% c--' 20 tA. ea'i-- vI's. TEE esa-se
80 ..1s'r vote il every 10000 80
td.ls,-a ~ itc 'a'L POI -oaI have
svra ta- safe 90 The B,pat.is.-'.
t1clsA .-ly SEQ sears bs'l-,. The Demo.
cratic p.lfa.ry exceeded 10. 600. one
t4-irrl al aiac;y.'s1 ta14nad
TIE s,rcfi11. o' lss6 al lss1 have
tr-1a,in'si gf5sisg ,'fsts'a Ia its
Rspl5,-a- fa,ks seldom ia car polite
cal history sa. parry. dsf-A,si .a {.
Naul1al t,.ct1- ralisi Immediately . b
sch y,sa-. a. have th- R1qlh.csa' s,-c-
is,t y comparison 10 possible b.
tseta zoe 'F.ri ~ che pa;fl 10 ls'1 3
al b., ,g.fi. Ia 1887. TIE TO psfi
1ls F-s'rli 'i-p.y a cla'ts't-i.eo.r ~
srr-fl t.r-sfi1-. 'h. o,ttf u stts4s..
at f.tl,,i S.1ld ,ts patty ss.a. .'
tlr recalls go less. over 'lo,s ~ 1857.
ID s1l't.rs lac iLs pio?5'i.1a ~ ils
ssl q 1885, over lss2.3. % vo4.i
secure olr ~ tac mlst ttnukAs.-V.rt,r.
.s. .fi OF. es'.rs s1assacs Bl, victory
&c, to' isfeni On - lafss Ats'o q ia-
crease iae patty h.s osly % mAia'aia
relatively 10 prestige u 1880 70 give 20
,u Naii nal ,.niida;severy NorihsTa S'A {
bat one -iih a ar better Pro'P'c' q car.
fyiss that ote than ii IA, lad ior Il, past
81 years
Aroiasr feature oftAs political .iiusi.-
Ca should aspire RsPgb,icA-s Nth iffr,-
is,isis ';isss,h. Tie Prsses, NA;ioall
Ainiais,ra,isa vas elected Nth. 4 ID,
upon. The repeated assertions o. ID, lead
i-s supporter, IN every protection STAT.
that o. iss4s ca tie iAiif vas invo.v-l
Ho~e,ef earnestly Rspgsl.cAa' sfs.i
issi qlt,;.oa a. iks one = ooa;f1lAt ;
inp1fiaIee Ia lie eAnpiisa. they su'
met By iae Dcmocfli.c leader. al lur.
nals 18th persistent svasi0a. ooaesaim.ui
ani jeaial That resource Tie pf,,ii,li
hli fortunately removed. The i,ss-
which The Rspgblicaas naiaiaiasd a.
The Democrats AVOIDED Ia 1854 hs' bsen
| Ffoninshily ard .pseifcslly broushi for
-sii By he Democrats prs,iisni. .rd
eaato, b. hidden o.; q Sigh; IN isSs
TIE coaatry = nov Ia tks enjoyment q
"a Industrial system Which In a quarter
ofA century cas- assured larger Na,ion.l
srosih. a more rapid accumulation ard
broader ts;fi5viion q wealth than
-,fe ever before kaosH o history TIE
Ansficln people MI tos le oPs.ly al
formally astsl 90 decide whether ihi'
system shall b, rrsk,s.,.y abIaloasl .a1
tes if.il Be made q a. Cd eSp'ii.
meat ~h.sh has uniformly Jed 20 Natl
oaAi snbarr,sn'ni al s.lnpfsal ia
d.r.dsAl distress. Ga Oh. fs,sli y such
a i.su-. fairly presented 20 The popular
| Judgment. there u 20 room f5f doub,
Oas thing only !, necessary 20 assure
,geesss-eonpls,s harmony AID cordial
cooperation 90 d. par; q al Rspgbh
eaas-on ;hs par; both q those VITO az.
pre- 20 lad Aad o. those who are t,ss'
70 follow The duty e 20: enc merely
q honorable devotion % The party vto.,
record .lt whose aims afe alike great.
b.; q i, one demanded by tie ins,inei
q lfiaisrssi Ind by The s'ill higher
prompting, q patriotism
A closer observation o. the eondiii0-'
o. lie amoak the older Nations giss' oas
a more ia;sns, desire TIA; The Amsrie,n
people shall make 40 mistake ia cboOIiss
tAs policy ~h.eh Inspire, labor With hope
,sd ero-rs IL With digniiy. vhieA gives
safety TO capital sad protects i;' lacrosse,
which secures political power 70 every
ei,Isa. comfort snd culture % every
home. To Til, cad. 10, !s,s earnestly
AID more directly a. private citizen
than asA public candidate. | shall de-
vote mysslf With the eoahisnt belief that
the Adminis,ra'ioa % the Government
i ill ha rs.sor~1 % tks marty -kirh "a.