The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-06
BLAINE WILL RUN NO MORE.
A Letter that Settles the Talk about Hi
Candidacy.
IN. Y, Star, May 30.l

Candidacy.
IN. Y, Star, May So.l
The following letter from Mr. Blaine to
Whitelaw Reid, the editor of the Tribune,
was received in this city yesterday. 1t for
ever sets at rest the question of the Maine
statesmau's ambitions with respect to the
presidential nomination. He will not ac-
vept nomination in any event, and may
be regarded as out of the field of practical
politics henceforth.
PARIS, May II, SS
Whitelaw Reid, Esq:
My DEAR SIR-Since my return to Paris
from Southern Italy on the Sth inst. l
have learned (what did not before believe)
that my name may yet be presented to the
National Convention as candidate for the
presidentional nomination of the Republi-
can party. A single phrase of my letter of
January 25 from Florence (Which was de-
cisive of everything l had the personal
power to decide has been treated by many
of nv most valued friends SIS not absolutely
conclusive in ultimate and possible contin-
gencies.
On the other hand, friends equally de-
voted and disinterested have construed my
letter (as it should be construed) to be an
unconditional Withholding Of my name
from the National Convention. They have
in consequence given their support to emil
| nent gentlemen who are candidates for the
| Chicago nomination-Some of whom would
not, | am sure, have consented to assume
that position if had desired to represent
the party in the presidential contest of 1888
If should now, by speech or by silence,
| by commission Of omission, permit my
name, in any event, to come before the
l Convention, should incur the reprosch of
| being uncandid with those who have al
ways been candid with me. speak, there
! fore, because am not willing to remain in
8 doubtful attitude. I am not willing to
be the cause of misleading a single man
among the millions who have given me
their suffrages and their confidence am
not willing that even one of my faithful
supporters in the past should think me
capable of paltering in a double sense with
my words.
Assuming that the presidential nomina-
ton could by any possible chance be offered
to me, could not accept it without leaving
in the minds of thousands of these men ths
impression that had not been free FROM
indirection, and therefore I could not/ac
cept it at all. The misrepresentation o.
malice have no weight, but the jusT dis
pleasure of friends I could not patieHly en-
dure.
| Republican victory, the prospects Of
which grow brighter every day, can be i'm
periled only by lack of unity in aouncil o.
By acrimonious contest over men. Th'
issue of protection is incalcEhably strongeI
and greater than any man., for it concern
the prosperity of the present and of genera
tions yet to come Were it possible 70
every voter of the Republic to see for him
self the condition and t,ecompense Of labo
in Europe, the party OF free trade i2cSn
United States would no$ Escs;gezf tie SUP
port of one wageswSofker Between the tw
ocesnss: 1t may not be directly in ou
as philanthropists to elevate tn
European laborer, but it will be a lastin
, stigma upon our craftsmanship if we pei
f NIT the American laborer to be forces
/ down to the European level. And in tn
E end the rewards Of labor everywhere vii
: be advanced if we steadily refuse to lowe
the standard at home.
Yours very sincerely,
e JAMES G. BLAINE.