Telegram-herald., 1888-02-14
FULL TExT OF THs LETTER.
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Prrrssc a.. Pa. Fec. l3.-rhe Pitts5 arg
CsDas.srcial- Gazette publishes the following
Today
81 r. Jones' Chairman OF The National
Republican Com uaittee, has received letter
froa M. Blaine aceining 90 allow bis name
10 30 presented % ta~ National Republican
Convection - q candidate for the Fresicen-
tisl domination.
Mr. Jsnes, whsn asked whether Mr..
Blaiaes asciinatiCn would prevent his
siends frsm nominating him anyhow. said
tAs 1 sm Chalrmsa OF the National Com
miEtse. DO not thilk'it would be proper foC
me 10 have anything 70 say on tnat sub
jscL-
~Do yoo think Mr.. Blaine would accept
the nonaisall0a Il rendered to himf'
"A haVs % authority 10 speak for Mr..
Biaf1e and have no conjectures 10 offr on
snd must dscilae to oe Interviewed on the
subject"
Ihs following Is Mr.. Blains's letter in
F1osxxc1, Italy. Jan. 25. 1855
q y jones' Eeg tlcirHsGls 0f ths Republican
lN1st0a1i tsnasttftce
SIR.-I sish through yOu 70 state to the
members OF ne Republican party, that my
name will not De presented 10 ths National
June ssxt Tor The nomination Of candidates
for President and VICE President OF the
United States
.m constrained to thiS decision by con
siderations entirely perscnsl 20 my self, OF
which you we're advised more than year
ago. Bat l cannot make the announce
msnt without giving expression 20 my deep
sense Of grsutads 70 the many thousands Of
nay cOnDtrymen who have sustained me- 80
long aud 50 cordially, that their feeling has
seemed 20 20 beyond the ordinary political
adhersrce Of fellow -paftisaus and to parta ke
somewhat of The nature OF personal attach
rnsnt For this most generous loyalty Of
friendship can make no adequate return,
nut I shall carry tae memory oi Il while be
.ASts.
Nor can I refrain from c0nxratuisting ,he
Republican party upon tae chssring pros
rscts which distinguished the opening OF
The National contest In lsoo a. compared
-ith that Of 1854 Ia lsS2 the Republican
party throughout the JniOn met with
III slissstrOus delcaL Ten states thai had sup
ported Garfield sDd Arthur ia ths election
81 1880 we're carried by the Democrats
either 5y msjori,ies or plura.itiss- The
Republican loss n re Northsru elections
com pared with The preceding National eisc-
ton sxceedsd 5sstu0 votes. and ihe elec-
torsl votes Of he Union. divided on the
basis OF tas result IN iss- gave 20 the
Democrats over 600 electoral votes out OF s.
total OF lei There vas a partial resctiOn IN
favor OF the Republicans IN the elections o.
isSs but the Democrats still held possession
% seven Northern states. and on ne basis
Of the year > contest could saow more toan
100 majority ia The Electoral College Of the
waois country.
But axalast ths encouragement nstur-
sily following the adverse elections OF these
two years the spirit Of the Republican
PARTY IL the National contest of lSS+ rose
high. and ths RsD1oiicss m Asses entered
ioto tbs campaign With sucn energy that
the 6ral result depended on ne vote OF =
single state, and thst state va carried oy
- rerlocral ic party by a plursh5y 80
small that it represented less tnaa one
eleventh Of oae per csns 81 the entire vote.
The change OF A single vote in every Z.oiN
Of he total poll would lave given tae
safe t. tbs Republicans. though only 80
years cefors he Democratic psursliiy ex-
sse,lsd l93 oo.
Fs. elections 81 1856 aud 1887 have DEM
onstraisd growing strength 10 he. kspaDii-
can rsnka. Selcom in our political his
tory hss \ partv defeated i'm a usticnal
ssscfior. rallied with sacn visor ss The Re-
pnbfcsus since fSsA so comparison =
possible between tne spirit of the partv IN
issz 3 and ~ spirit ip is-e-l. lhe two
uar'oar present smplv a contrsst-the one
az ssnersl depression. tae other Of enfeusi
sstie rsviral Sho0.d taa party seain. "a
the results ca 1855 over those 0f l,,e-T, in
ANYTHING liEs tls preuorton II ths ssin o'
fsS4 over 1852 8 it wonld sesurs one % the
most reusrks6is victories of - sntsrs ex
istencs. Brt victory Goes not 3epena ca sC
lsrxe ratio ef incrssss. fne party has oni7
z, maintain reisJrsiv ts prestige q 1856
fr siga 20 rs national -snftioste evsrE
Narfhern state hut ere. with = ar ostte'
prospect al rarrri1r tnsl enc than it IA:
haff hor tbe nsst si Z Years.
Arnfhsr hanrs af ihe political situati7l
shouid insTirs Republicans rith iETssisfI
- sfrenzfa The uresent natiousl asiulll
s<fratioa 49, elected v'En 4 not gucB. ths
rspsstra szsertions OF rs lessiins supporters
"a ararr u~1fFcfien Stale tnal lr seue en-
the t.r,sf 49, iuvuivsd. However earnest
iv the Raoua.irsus ur-e3 thst question As
fne ere -f crntroi61x iznposfante IN Or.
r.rarasru hay we're tuet ov t1e Democrats
l-stisrs sud .1urus.s win persistent eea
rnu. canrsair0ent and aeuIat tasf -
su1rra rha esidsnt c9s flJtrnatelT re
moved rte ssue raich the Republican,
r,ainssl1e3 ami ere I1snlccr2is svsafe1 ir
1854 hss tsen prsEf '1entiv snd Fecia
caiir 1rerzht tsrwsrs ~ sse Aei1o
c4stc President. srd rsrnrt be alslen sus
of Fgat IN iS>s Tee efentrv e na~
In fr. .-f0~r-s,-.t - sr 81 sastfial srsteTr
wafch p l1srterr a r-a org ass Assure
larrer slen AZ gre.r.H nore rso'd -
rnusrl RI srf racer tislrlnutiar o
weata th4r rera ever ce6trs xneWn 8
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,rsrtiT an4 ierlsa IS sak4.f - .fsie eFpf1e
f7ss sesfen shat - ksesslr sneniione,
sra No. risi 80 msde ~ su eI.i sxpsfi
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