Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-17
He is Not Willing to Advocate or Sup
port the New Tariff Doctrine.
Great CommOti0n in Republican Cir,
cleS-TeXt of his Letter.
Blaine Causes Loud Dissensions at Re
publican Head Quarters.
Jinjo Jim Wants to Stump the West
but the Woolly West Won't Allow it.
WILL SUPPORT CLEVELAND.

Jim Blaine and His Partys Principles
New YORK, Aug. IA Hon. Ash5el p.
Fitch. member OF congress from the 18Th
New York congressional district, sent to
day his formal resignation from the re-
publican party. His action and his fore
ible letter have created considerable dis
turbance in republican circles in this city.
The letter of resignation was dated at
Fire Island Beach, and was addressed to
Hon. David Mclean, chairman of the 23d
assembly district of enrolled republicans,
and is as follows:
| herewith resign my membership in
the republican association of this dis
tvict. Ny reason for this resiguatioa is
that am not willing TO advocate or sup
port the new doctrines upon which
the party managers have decided to
make the campaign. L am in favor of
reasonable revision of the present tariff
in the direction of decreasing the cost of
the necessaries of life and of supplying
the American workmen with cheaper raw
materials for manufacturing. l
am absolutely opposed to any
reduction of the tax on whiskey
In few months after the repeal of the
internal revenue tax, there would be
more distilleries than schools in our dis
trict. The republican party leaders have
determined to make a campaign in which
the expression of views, such as the above
indicated, shall be described as free trade
attacks on American industry,
and those who have them shall
be credited with burning desire to aid
the British workingman, whom they have
never seen, as against their own friends
and countrymen. Mr.. Blaine's keynote
is that we are to accuse democrats and
revenue reformers of being in
conspiracy to ruin their country and
degrade their fellow citizens. 1 very
much prefer, if necessary, to be with the
minority all my life than to make a sue
cessful campaign on such misrePre-
sentations.
REPUBLICANS IN HOT WATER.
They are all Torn up Over Jim Blaine and
his Schemes-They Don't Want him Out
West nor in Indiana.
New YORK, Aug. 14.-Jrdge James
Grant, of Iowa, was q visitor at the ns-
tional democratic committees head
quarters to-day. He spoke entbusiastic-
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
the republican headquarters have become
very bitter. 1t is all caused by Blaine,
his schemes aud the ambitions of per-
sonal friends whom he is backing.
Senator Quay, outside of his own per
sopal troubles, is greatly bothered.
1t seems that Mr.. Blaine has
offered to speak all over the country,
and demands that he shall be sent to the
western states. The western members of
the national committee for Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and Michigan, say they
wont have him because there is pro-
nounced sentiment for tariff reform in
their states. There is an objection,
moreover, in the minds of many repub-
lican national committee members to
Blaine going to Indiana. They say that
if this is done it will obscure Harrison
and that he is now far from beng q
prominent figure in the canvass. When,
Mr., Blaine was here he stated that the
letter brought to him from Harrison by
the lstter's partner, Mr.. w. b. H.
Miller, contained an invitation to
him to come to Indiana. Possibly
Gen. Harrison does not appreciate the
position he would be placed i'll should
Blaine accept the invitation, but his
friends here do, and come what may, they
are determined to prevent Blaine from
going there this fall. The situation is
getting worse and worse every day, and
ohe breaches in the republican ranks
nave apparently become SO wide that
they cannot be bridged.