Daily Republican., 1888-02-13

flTTSBUh0, r. ECU. l1.-IdO fstt9'
burg Commercial Gsse,te will publish
the following to morrow:
Mr.. B. II. Jones, chairman OF the Ma
tional Republiean Committee, has re-
oeived q letter from Mr.. Blaine CO.
pIest nttd 70 the National Republican
Convention Ms . candidate for tho
Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Jones, when asked whether Mr..
BlaiDe's declipation would prevent his
friends from nominating him any how,
said:
"As am Chairnan OF the National
Com mittee do not think II would be
proper for me to have anything 70 cay
on that subject
"Do You thiLk Mr.. Blaine would &C.
eept the nomination II rendered 70
hin i"
"I have no authority 10 speak for
Mr.. Blaine, and have no copjeotuts 10
ofier on the subject, The letter speaks
for itself, and must decline to be In.
terviewed on this question"
Tho following IL Mr.. Blhine's letter In
full:
FIoRnEcH, Italy. Jan. rs, 1898 b.
U. Jones, Eeq.. Chairman Of the Rspub-
loan National Comm iltee-Slr: l wish
through you 10 state 20 the mem eers OF
the Republican party that ny name
will Rot be present ted TO the National
Convention called to assemble In Chi
caRo In June next for the nomination
CT candidates for President and Vice
President CT the u nited States.
l an constrained TO this del ision by
con derations entirely personal to my
self, OF which you were sdvised more
than . year ego. Bat l cannot mako
the announcement without g,vihk ex
preHsion to my deep sonse OF gratitude
to the many Thousands OF my oonutry-
men who have sustained me 40 long
and so cordially that their feeling has
seemed to go beyond the ordinary po.
! litical adherence OF fellow-partisaas and
to pArtake somewhat Of the nature Of
personal attach msnt. For this Inost
generous loyalty OF friendship can
make no adequate return, bat 1 ehall
carry the memory Of 1t willis life lAats
: Nor can refrain from congratulatinK z
the Republican party upon the ohesriHg g
prospects which distinguish the oRsh'
ing Of the national contest Of 1888 10
esRpa with thAt Of 1884. In 1881
the Republiosn party throughout the
UniOn met with q disastrous defeat.
Ten Staten tbst had supported 0Arfisld
carried by the Dem ocrAts, either by
majeritlss or plufaliiies. Tho Rspubli'
can less In the RsBthsrn elections CON
pared with the preceding national eleo'
tion exceeded half . million votes, and
the electoral vetes Of the Union, d..
vidsd on the basis Of the reauh Of 1881,
gave 10 the Democrats over eco electorl
out . total Of 4ol. There was partial
reaction In favor OF the Republicans In
the elections Of 1888, bat the Democrats
] still held possession OF seven Northern
States, and on tho basis OF the ysar'l
Contest coRld show more than 100 ma
jority In the Electoral Colleges Of tbs
whole country.
Bat against the tisoournSsmsnt ne
n turAlly following the adverse elections
OF these two years The spirit OF the Rs.
publican party In the national contest
I. y Of 1884 rose high, and the Rspublicsu
: masses entered into the campaign with
: such energy that the final result dePen.
ded on the vote Of n single State, and
thst State Was carried by the DemoorA-
ito party By q plurality 30 small that
i represented less than one eleventh o.
one per cent. OF the entire vote. The
, change Of q single vo:o In every 2C01 oi
the total poll wonld have given thG
State to the Republicans, though only
:, two years before the DemooIatio plu
rAlity exceeded l92 900.
y The elections Of 1885 Snd 1887 nav
demonstrated growing strength in th'
NJ Republican ranks, Seldom In our po
. lltical history hAs party defeated In I
national election rallied imm sdiately
q with such yigor "a have the Re 1ubli
y y cans since 1884. No comparison u poa
sible between the split OF the party II
1882 % and ita spirit In 1888 81. Th,
two periods prelent simply q contrast
the one of general depression, the othe
OF enthusiastio revival. Should th,
party gsin In the results of 1888 owe
o those OF 1857 In any thing like tn
ID proportion OF the gain OF 1884 owe
1882 8 Il would secure one of tina mos
remarkable Victories Of Its entire exls
tence. But victory does not depend o.
so large ratio OF increase. The part
has only to maintain relatively It's pref
u, tiRe OF 1885, to give to its nationn
candidate every northern 5tnte but on
IA with far better prospect OF carrytn
that OF than 1t has had for the past 81
yeara.
Z. Another feature OF the political stir
alton should inspire Rspublloans wit
q Irresistible stI Iength. The present Nj
a." tional Administration WAS elected with
= IL not upon, the repeated assertions {
its leading supporters In every protet
tion State that no issue on the tariff wa
involved. However earnestly Republ
cans urged that question as the one {
controlliuR importance In the campaign
N they were met by the Democratic lead
!. ers And journals with persistent evI
d. sion, oonoeAlment and denial. Tbs
resource tho President has fortuuatel
removed. The Issue which the Repul
: licAnB maintalned and the DemocIA
avoided In 1884 has bseu pIominentl
and specifically brought for ward by III
Democratic President, and cannot
hidden out OF sight In 1883,
TIE county iB now In ths epJoymer
OF an Industrial system which In
quarter OF century has assured
larger national growth, more rapi
K accumulation and q broader distrtbu
i tlon of wealth than were ever betoI
~ known to history. The American pei
of pie will now be openly and formall
In asked to decide whether this Byttsr
~ shall be recklessly abandoned and
ne trial be made Of an old expsrimeu
which has uniformly led TO natlons
embarrassment and wide.sIraad ind
Is vldual distress On the result of sue
Is an issue, fairly presented 10 the popula
judgment, there is NO room for doubt.
~ One thing only Ia necessary to si
OF sure sucoses-o complete harmony an
o1rdia 90 operation on the part OF q
> Republioans-on the psrG both OF thos
ii who aspire to lead and OF those VIII
\, are eager to follow. The duty 10 nC
s. one merely OF honorable devotion to th
IS party whose record and whose aims aI
l. Ia Il. n -