Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-02-16
Mr.. Blaine Withdraws.
DECISION ON Personal CONSIDERATIONS.

Mr.. b. F. Jones, chairman of the Repub-
lican national committee. received the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Blaine, dated
Florence. Italy, January 25
| wish through YOU to state to the mem
beers of the Republican party that my name
" III not be- presented 10 the national con
vcntion called to assemble in Chicago In
June next for the nomination of candidates
for President and Vice President OF the
United States.
am constrained to this decision by con
sidcration> entirely persona! To myself, oi
which vou were advised more than year
ago. But | cannot make the announce
mcnt without giving expression to my
deep sense Of gratitude to the many thous-
and, of my countrymen who have sustained
me 80 long and SO cordially that their feel
in., ha. seemed to 20 beyond the ordinary
political adherence Of fcllow-partisans and
10 partakc somewhat Of the nature of per
sonal attachment For this most generous
LOYALTY and friendship, can make no ade-
quatc return but shall carry the memory
OF it while life lasts.
Nor can | refrain from congratulating
the Republican party upon the cheering
prospects which distinguish the opening OF
The national contest Of ls>s a. compared
with that Of 1854. In ls~2, the Repuhli-
can PARTY throughout the Mon, met with
n disastrous defeat. Ten States that had
supported Garfield and Arthur IN the cleo
ION of l~s9 were carried by the Demo
Gratis. either by majoritie> or pluralltles-
The Republican loss In the northern cleo
tiun~. compared with the preceding ma
tIunal election, exceeded half million votes
and the electoral votes of the Mon IL
,idcd on the basis of the result of l,s2,
gave to the Democrats over three hundred
electors out Of 4 total of four hundred anu
one There was a partial reaction in fay
ar Of the Republicans ~ the elections 81
i,>S. but tie Democrats >tiIl held possess
sion Of seven northern States, and on the
basis OF the year contest could show more
than 100 majority in the electoral colleges
of the " hole country.
But against The encouragement natural
IL following the adverse elections OF these
two wears the spirit OF the Republican
party in the national contest OF lisa rose
high and the Republican masses entered
jntothe campaign with such energy that the
final result depended on the vote Of SIN
gle State. and that State Was carried by the
Democratic party hy 4 plurality 80 small
that It represented les than onc-olefcnth
Of one per cent. Of the entire vote The
'"ahst 81 N'h-' % - 80 - ~.
ana oI ulc l"laI pom "'N''. 'A''
State TO tile Republicans. though only two
years before iie I,eil"'Fa"' pun ''.,H Va
ceodrd one hundred ana ninety ''''">
ana. .-
Inc elections OF $50 az" - nav u''
munNiratca Iro"ihs S'roh-'' J" w ~
publican ranks. seldom ~ our I"Ii'o",
history ha> a party ueiea'''i III a ma
election, rallied iiaiilei.a''N VII" >u'
Ni&pr a. nave tue htpu'ilCAhS >'i''
No comparison J. po>>'n!c net"''H ~.
spirit 81 the party III 49, anu - Ni'il.'
N lNe"-'. Inc wv" P"Fi""> present N''''
ply n cohiTaNt-'he one Oh genera "'t
sion. the "th'F OF 'h'''U>'@>,''
al Nhou-d 'hc party -ALu' III w ''>"''N
Of ISIS over the th">c %! $50 III "'e
lining HAt thc proportion "I 'H' ga"
lNNi over lNs2-'' IL "pu'n SECURE "h' 20
most rrmarAahle victories "I H. 'H'''' "a
l>t"ncc. But victory docs h"' u'i""' 90"
- large a ratio OF increase INC PAiiH ma
only to maintain relatively - fr's''-r 81
l7'G-' 10 give !" ~ national oAh"'uA'o
every northern Nta'F 'l' one WIN az