Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-15
ANOTHER DETECTION.
A Congressman Deserts the
Republican Ranks.
LOGICAL REASONS FOR DOING So
The Old Roman Buckling on His
ArmOr-Blaine Blighting His
g. Own Cause.
Especial Dispatch to the HERALD.

New YORK, August 14.-Hon. Ashbel
p. Fitch, member of Congress from tn
Thirteenth New York Congressional Dis
trict, sent to-day his formal resignation
from the Republican party. His actor
and his forcible letter have created con
siderable disturbance in Republican
circles in this city. The letter of resigna
ton was dated at Fire Island Beach, ant
was addressed to Hon. David Mclean
Chairman of the Twenty.third Assembly
District Of Enrolled Republicans, and il
as follows:
herewith resign my membership in
the Republican Association OF this dis
trict. Ny reason for this resignation il
that am not willing to advocate or sup
port the new doctrines upon which the
party managers have decided to move
this campaign. l am in favor Of g
reasonable revision of the present tarif E
in the direction of decreasing the cost o.
the necessaries of life, and of supplying
American workmen with cheaper raw
materials for manufacturing.
OPPOSED TO FREE WHISKY.
l am absolutely opposed to any reduc
ton of the tax on whisky. A few months
after the repeal of the internal revenue
tax there would be more distilleries than
schools in our district. The Republican
party leaders have determined to make
a campaign in which the expression oi
views such as above indicated shall be
described as free trade attacks on
American industry, and those who hold
them shall be credited with burning
desire to aid the British workingmen,
whom they have never seen as against
their own friends and countrymen. Mr..
Blaine's keynote is that we are to accuse
the Democrats and revenue reformers OF
being in conspiracy to ruin their coun-
try and degrade their fellow citizens. I
very much prefer, if necessary, to be
with the minority all my life than to
make successful champion on such
Misrepresentation.
THE OLD ROMAN IN HARNESS.
1t has finally been decided that Allen
G. Thurman will open the campaign on
the 22d inst. at Port Huron. Much
preparation has been made for a grand
reception to him at that place. 1t is ex.
pected that he will speak almost every
night from that date up to the election.
Judge James Grant, of Iowa, was a
visitor at the National Democratic head
quarters to-day. He spoke enthusiastic
ally of the situation in the West, and
said that the Democrats in California
were working the Chinese question with
great effect. Judge Grant said that the
people of Iowa are for tariff reform.
THE INTERNAL DIssENsIoNs
At Republican headquarters have be-
come very bitter. 1t is all caused by
Blaine and his schemes and the ambi
tions of personal friends whom
he is backing. Senator Quay out
side OF his own personal troubles
is greatly bothered. 1t seems that Mr..
Blaine has offered to speak all over the
country, and demands that he shall be
be sent to the Western States. The
Western members of the National Com
mittee: from Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Michigan, say they will not have
have him because there is pronounced
sentiment for tariff reform in their
States. There is an objection, moreover,
in the minds of many Republican Ma
going to Indiana. They say that if this
is done it
WILL OBSCURE HARRISON,
And that he is now far from being a
prominent figure in the canvass. When
Mr.. Blaine was here he stated
that the letter brought to him
from Harrison by the latter's
partner, w. H. H. Miller, contained an
invitation for him to come to Indiana.
Possibly General Harrison does not ap-
preciate the position he would be
placed in should Blaine accept
the invitation. but his friends here
do, and come what may, they
are determined to prevent Blaine from
going to that State this fall. The stu
alton is getting worse every day, and the
breaches in the Republican ranks have
apparently become 80 wide that they
cannot be bridged.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New YORK, August 4.-Congressman
Ashbell P. Fitch of this city has resigned
his membership in the Republican or
ganization Of his district. He says he is
in favor of a reasonable revision of the
present tariff in the direction of decreas-
ing the cost of the necessaries of life and
supplying American workmen with
cheaper raw materials for manufacture.
He is absolutely opposed to any reduc-
ton of the taxation on whisky.
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