New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-22
MP gALsrEAD ON Mr.. BLAINE.
INTERPRETING THE FLORENCE LETTER
Nh BLAINE WILL ne a THE LEADER OF LEAD
ERsp EVEN THOUGH NOT oASpiDiH
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.


FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
ivy TELEGRAPH TO THE fnIsuSE-l
ci,s;rrati. MAY 81 Special" The Commercial
c.s..,as will saw editorially tomorrow regarding
Oh, leadership Of Blaine;
ws doubt not that the multitude OF MANIFESTO
,,o,s Of devotion thar Mr. Blapes frends have shown
,, HIS Florence lettsr published, and the nser
'.r hone that he may yet be nominated and elected
.rsnt asserted under circumstances most unfsvor-
-, .ho nndoubtsd expression of bis own VIII tho
s., ~ hem-are grateful to his sensibilitics, and
go ,oucbed him more deeply than any other tokens
.,nc confidence and love In his extraordinary ex-
..i.rc. But the question what Mr.
- will do and what his friends
I'M do that Is asked ten thousand
,,ss day should not be involved In any suggestions
90 ,oury as to his sincerity or his integrity of pur
49, uMr Blaine had refused TO say anything IRON
.,o art that Is, from the time he lanced In Europe,
hs would hsvo been nominated By reclamation IN CHI
80 IA had no motive in writing the Florence let
-. I'm, to avoid the candidacy that drifting to
49, .,a he knew that then well as any ono knows
:. rov The declination of Mr. Blaine to be candl-
sa,a was of course. criticised and
aoub,ed and misinterpreted, Is everything he
docs IA, and yet 1t was tr stronger terms
than those used By George Washington In declining
10 be candidate for, or rather to be elected TO
third term Of the Presidency
ia eVldonCo
un, precautions that prevented the detention of the
..t.r by personal friends. He did not give Mr. Reid
81 Mr. Elkins and Mr.. Phelps and Emory Smith aud
y Pst chance TO hold his letter, 10 have his pur-
ross considered and to DO troubled with telcsraphc
o,ssts but be sent the communication TO the chair
"a, ~ the Republican National Executive Com
mlt,ee. aud mads 1t the Official duty of that
gentleman something due Of course to Republican
candidates who would not have been in the field, II
vr blaine had remained there There is due In this
connection the highest consideration for
MIR sherman, who authorized assurances TO
be given that If Mr.. Blaine was candidate
again. he sherman, would acquiesce and give him
cordial support. peremptorily declining TO DO can
daio at Chicago Those who imagine e that S Mr snof
are mistaken 1t Is true Of both that they have been
50 near the great Office and have seen how small Il u.s.
that s1a It's i glory has for them largely departed
S Authoritative ar lately and what 8 happen al
Chicago As g Mr.. Blalpe's friends, considered as
a sympathetic and compact and In a sense an or
eanIzcd body for twelve years, bound by the same
common end The habit q mind and communion IS
AI Rs"'E sSs az NatSna Saysncns
they represented Of tho Republican sSn SGn
proportion Of voters These men do not dssolys as
4 vapor Why should theyl They, the kepupne cs
majority are called upon to stand back In the sew
sa states and see factions win because the leader so
long followed has made his bow and taking walk,
and does not want to be followed. Mr. Blalnes re-
trement did not involve the retirement OF his friends
on the contrary IL asserted their supremacy HIS
desire was that his declinaon should DO the DECLARE
ton Of their freedom and Independence Mr.;
Blaine had for moment supr0s,ea a
his friends of their influence, he never would
have written II. What more natural than that they
should keep elbow touch with each other and march TO
the old tunes and seek ins pIrson in the name that
CHICAGO the friends of Blaine with the power and
responsibility In their hands win have h~'- them tho
same questions that were In the mind OF Mr.. Blaine
when be looked beyond the mountains Of Italy and put
tbs great questions of duty TO himself, and saw his
pathway in line of light and they viii not reverse
spirit that he gave It and whosoever may be Presi
dent Blaine will be the "cader Of leaders, and VIII
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