Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-31
BLAINE'S LETTER.
WHAT THE PAPERS HAVE TO SAT-
ABOUT 1T.
How II 10 Construed by Journals OF va
fioas shades Of Political
Opinion.

We give below number OF press CON-
mcnts on Mr.. Blsine's letter. The tribune,
his leading organ. edited by hiS especial
friend, Whitel'w Reid. says:
New York Tribune.l
VIC pr,pt elsewhere q letter from Mr..
Blaine fatty making an end OF any possible
consideration o. his name Tor The Chicago
nomination. All now know that IN, for TIE
Florence letter Mr. Blaine was sure 10 be
nominated by reclamation aud equals sure
we think, OF an election. Even after TIE
Florence letter 1t was so obviously the over
whelmiug desire Of Rcpubhcans everywhere
10 make him the candidate IN spite OF him-
self that Of late there has been little douo,
among either friends or foes that The
nomination would still be rendered him.
WITH a iuil knowledge 81 this be makes
haste 10 say that be now considers hiuseI
bound by his Florence letter 10 refuse q nom
insiiOn, even il II came 10 him unSOugnt ana
aCaipS, his expressed wishes. This Is an act
OF magnanimOBs scli-sbEegation rare IN 90"
ntlca history aud sure 10 command the ap-
preciation Of his reRTetiul bur admifi0g
cOuntrymfn. Meantime the Repuhllc1n party
l. confronted with the Immediate necessity
Of making another choice. Unlike the party
in power. il thinks Il has many men IN lis
ranks III for the highest honor OF the coun'
try. The one question now. as from The De-
ginning, Is. Which one Of them Is at once
sure Of The Republican States and strongest
in the doubtful Ststesf
NOT YET OFT OF TEE FIELD.
philadelphia Timesl
That Mr.. Blaine himself I, not unmindlul
Of possible contingencies Is suggested by the
inci that after bis fresh withdrawal he goes
on 10 deliver sort OF stump speech on pro-
lection that will be generally accepted as a
renewed bid FOR leadership. II would not
have been difficult for man familiar win
the plain use OF :hc English llnguaee 10 say
fatty not only that be could not tut That nc
would not accent a nomination. hut ih's Is
moi lust what Mr. Blaine says, or ii he docs,
be- saws 50 much else as TO Obscure his pur-
pose. Blaine i not ye, ont OF the held.
DISSOLUTION oy HIS PARTY.
New YORK Herald
I'Don whom viii the honor dcyoiyef That
will De- the absorbing question for the next
three weeks. A cluster Of fayorile sons are
eager for the honor Of carrying the abao.
doned banner. New York viii h1ve Dcpew /;
OHIO. sherman; Iowa Allison; New Jersey
Phelps: Indiana, Harrison; Michigan.
Alrcr: Illinois. Gresham. Around the flag
OF Arlt> fAiit ilh~r"i 'itNN "iN 'l'A''AN' '''N'
whtcn no other candidate attracts. There
win be- no Blaine party, as some organs mt
mat, 10 follow his bees, rs they dd BIS LAG.
Dir. Blainc's Withdrawal meaus the dls,oin-
ton II his party. and he viii hardly, IN a
campaign where 30 many 81 his friends have
An interest. care 10 t,oe personal sides.
MR. FLAMES EMPHATIC "NO.'
baltimore Americana
The letter OF Mr.. Bhinc. published this
morning. will eheclualy remove all lncer-
ing doubt rs 10 hls real meaning and tho sl0-
certify Of his letter from Florence in January
las. At the time that was published bis
political enemies eagerly gra.pcd at what
ihcv thought might ne an ambiguous eN~
preston TO question his good faith and 10
spread the impression that bis letter to Mr.
,IOne, was The hypocrlticol act Of tricky
politician. some. too, M th" Republican
party were 10th % accept as final Inc with.
drawa from the presidential contest Of one
10 whom they had looked rs the greatest po-
iucal leader Of the decade. These, no !,ss
than his political opponents, did Mr. Elaine
cruel injustice.