The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-02-22
MR.. BLAINE IN NEW YORK.

1t is interesting to observe the comments
of the leading New York papers upon Mr..
James G. Blaine's recent letter purporting
to be declination to be the Republican
candidate for President.
The Times remarks that .'if when the
Chicago convention aGjourns Mr.. Blaine
ing will be easier than for him to write
another letter to Mr.. Jones, or to Mr..
.Jones's successor, explaining that when be
was in Florence he really did not under
stand the weight and potency and irresisti-
BILE character OF the popular demand for
James G. Blaine"
The E5orld expresses itself after this
fashion: This letter has the ear Of sin ceri-
ty. 1t is plain that Mr. Blaine has m 'de
up his mind that he cannot be again nomi,
mated for President, and that if nominated
he cannot be elected. This is the interpre-
tation that will be placed upon the docu-
meut His friends, who have doubted the
policy of bringing him into the contest
again, will gladly accept their release.
They will seek other affiliations, and be-
fore twenty four hours there will be a
general reorganization in the Republican
camp"
The Tribune processes to be sorry, and
to make known this feeling, says: 1--WE re-
gret the decision profoundly, since we have
believed that he would command more
votes in the doubtful States than any other
Republican yet proposed. But various
candidates, all excellent men and deserving
well OF the Republican party, are actively
in the field, and the next few weeks may
be expected to present some unusually live
" politics. May the best man win!"
The Herald, which has always aspired
to be at once independent and sagacious in
its judgments of public men, their actions,
and the effect of these upon the course of
public affairs, approves Mr.. Blaine's step
as a wise one, giving the following reasons:
eve accept the action of Mr.. Blaine as
conclusive, and looked at from Rcpubli-
can point of view, i: must be regarded as
wise, and We might even say magraninlous.
The singular personal attractions of Mr..
Blaine; the alertness and audacity of his
intellect; his skill in discovering the man
agcable points Of politics; his innate knowl-
edge of the workings of the government
since the war; the tranquility of his genius;
the fact that as leader he was without en-
mites, friendships, gratitude or fear; his
absolute command of his party, looking
upon rivals and aspirants only as so many
chess men in the great game of which he
was master; and added to these the elo-
quencc of Henry Clay and the keen, per-
siStent business sense of Thurlow Weed
all combined to make OIr. Blaine so long
as he remained in Republican leadership,
like Mr.. McGregor in the novel. Wherever
he sat was the head of the table"
The Philadelphia Press affects to believe
that Mr.. Blaine's formal withdrawal is
fully in keeping with what has long been
known to be his preference in the matter.
Here are its reasons: 'tNo one familiar with
the feeling which he hasrepeatedly and un-
rcservedly expressed to his friends will be
surprised at this utterance. 1t is only the
pubic expression of what he has privately
declared for many months, and it is based,
not upon political, but upon personal con-
siderations. His own determination being
clear, he has felt that it is was due to the
party that it should be advised of the fact
in ample time 10 govern itself accordingly.
Had Mr. Blaine remained in the field his
nomination would have been certain