New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-08
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You are .well aware how srdently urged in 1884
the denomination Of IrosIdent Arthur Mr. Blaine
You know how earnestly battlod upon tho side OF tho
stsiwsrts nuiil they broke up their organization In
1881. And you may DO somewhat surprised whom
say that have como to tho conclusion that tho In
tercsts Of tho country and tho weibelng OF our pco
pie will DO best promoted by tho nomination OF Mr.
Blaine for President in 1893 But 1t may
10 aslsed-Did not end In tho campaign OF 1884
that there was dlstrust Of Mr. Blane's official ineg-
rty in tho minds OF large body OF educated and hon.
orabo men such a. the Hon George william Curtis
and tho mon who acted with him. which led Thorn to
cast their votes against Mr. Blane7 may DO tahfng
q great responsibility upon myself In answering as
do But express to you my most solemn conviction
whom I answer ono" Five Republican candidates
had fair standing in the convep,on which made tho
Republican nominations Edmunds. OF Vermont:
Senator Blaine, OF Maine Senator Logan. of Illinois:
Senator Hawey Of Connecticut. and President Chester
A. Arthur
Tho candidate Of Mr. Curtis and his friends was
Senator Edmunds It early became apparent that how
much tho country admired the gallant Logan ana
the accomplished Of Connecticut, General Hawley,
neither OF them could be nominated II had become
equally clear that Mr. Curtis and his New England
friends could not add single vote to those fist cast
for Mr. Edmunds, and either Mr.. Blaine or President
Arthur must be nominated. At this exigency the
friends of Mr. Arthur gathered round Mr. Curtis and
his associates We showed thom that Arthurs Official
life spotlcss that every Republican convention In
tho country and the National Conve atIon itself whom
assembled had unanimously approved Of Arthur's on
tire Administration. That even the organs OF Dom0-
cratic opinion spoke in high terms OF tho manner In
which his official duties had been discharged and that
above ALL the Civil Service Commission. to which Mr.
Curtis himself much attached, had declared In
substance that he had thoroughly carried out the spirit
and ntont of the laws that subject and yet ono
vote from the whole Pharsac crowd was glvcn to
Mr.. Arthur whom they knew that the withholding OF
their votes from Arthur would make Blalne's n0mna-
ton a certainty These men know that II they did
not vote for Arthur Blaine would be nominated they
knew that Arthur was q thorough Republican and .
most capable and judicious officer they know that
there not a public private blemish on his es-
cutchcon and yet they stood still and allowed Blaine
to be nominated him. Having participated In
those DO blamed for adopting the conclu-
sion that tho objection Of these gentlemen to Mr.
Blaine did not spring from dlstrust OF his official
integrity else they would, to prevent his nomination,
have voted for President Arthur. who stood without
stain and without reproach shall, think, be par
doned for adopting also tho further conclusion that
our friends making such nigh claims mad determined
to to the nomination Of no Republican except
whom they had been the first to name, and who
should thus be made lin their belie1 all their own