Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-13
burn This LETTER. j
James G. Blaine Withdraws His Mans
as a Candidate for the RspabIi-
can Presidential Nomination.
He Very Carefully Eeglscls TO Ssy
whether or NO5 Hs n9sia accept
the NGmin alton il rendered Him.
de Predicts a X. publican Victory IN 1888
on tbs Tariff Issus IS I aid Down by
President Cleveland.
NOT IN TIE FIELD.

PITTsBURG. PA, FEB. u The Pitts
burg Commercial G9zste will publish
the following to morrow: Mr.. B. F.
Jones, chairman Of the National R-puD-
licsn committee has received $ letter from
Mr.. Blsine decliDipg TO allow his name
to be presented to the national Republic
can convention as candidate for tho
presidential nomination. Mr.. Jones,
when asked whether MIR. Blsine's deciin-
alton would prevent his friends from
dominating anyhow, said:
Gas l am chairman of the national
committee l DON'T think it would be
proper for me to have anything say on
that SUBJECT"
"Do you think Mr.. Blaine would &C
cept the nomination If rendered .hlm?"
"I have 10 authority to speak for NJ.
Blaine, and have no couj=ctures 20 offer
on the subject. The letter speaks for
itself aud l must decline to be interVleY'-
ed on the question "
TaE LETTER IN FULL,
The following is sir. Blalne's letter in
fulI:
FLORENCE, ITALY, Jan. %, lsSS.
8. T. mes, Esq., Cheirman Of the Repubn
can Ma ional UOmmittee:
SIR wish L1rongh you 20 Estate TO
the members Of the Republican party
| that my name will nat be presented to the
national convention called to assemble in
Chicago IN June mex Tor the nomination
| OF candidate for Presidentsor Flce-Presi-
dent of the United States. l sm cor
| strained TO this decision by considerS-
tons entirely personal to myself Of
which you were ADVISED more than year
| hr7t I La
meIt UithOut giving expression to my
deep sense OK gratitude to the many
thousands Of my countrymen who have
sustained me $50 long and cordially that
! ter feeling has seemed to go beyond tue
ordinary political adherence Of fellow.
parrissn5 and TO pSrtake somewhat OF
the nature OF
| PERSONAL ATTACHMENT.
For this most generous loyalty of friend
ship can make NO adequs'e re urn, but ]
shall carry the memory of 1t while life
lasts. Nor csn l refrain from congratula-
ting the Republican party upon he cheer
/ ing prospects which dis iDgushed the
opening of the national contest of 1883 as
! compared with that of 1884 10 1882 the
Republican party throughout the Union
met with disastrous defeat. Ten states
| that had supported Garfield and Arthur in
| the election Of 1880 were carried by the
| Democrats either by msiOritles or plural
| tiles. The Republican loss in the north
! erD elections C, impaired with the pFeced-
! ing national eItCuCn exceeded half mil
| lion votes and the electoral votes of the
! Ugt0G, divided on the bssis of he result
Of 1882, gave to the Democrats over 300
electors cut OF a total Of 40l There was
FARIEA:. FRACTION
in favor Of he Republicans in the cleo
tions of 1888, but the Democrats
sill held possession Of seven northern
states, and on the basis OF the yesr'S
contest could show m1re than 100 msj0r-
| ily Ia the electoral college Of the whole
country. Bat against the discourage
meuts naturally following rhe adverse
elections ci these TWO years the spirit
! Gf the r publican party in the
nstioual contest OF 1884 rose
nigh, and the Republican masses
entered into the campsisn wits
such energy that the Anal result
depended On the vote of 8
sipgle state, and that state was
carried by the Democratic party by q
plurality so small that it represented lees
that one-eleyenth of l per cent. of the
entire vote The change of single vote
in every 1000 OF the total poll would have
given the state TO the Republicans, though
only two years before the Democratic
! plurality exceeded 49,, 900. The elections
OF 1885 ard 1887 nave demonstrated
THE GROWING STRENGTH
in the Republican ranks. Seldom in
our political history has E party
defeated in a nstion4l election rallied iu-
medi.tsly with such vigor IS have the
| Republicans since 1884 No comparison
Is possible between the spiri. If the party
in 1889 8, and its spirit In 1886 Z. The
two periods present simply Z cont, ssE,
the one of general Dep ,ession, the other
of enthusiastic revival Slnuld the par
ty gsin in The results Of 1888 over those.
of 1885 in ANYTHING ike tua proportion
Of me gain Of 1884 JYer 1882 8, IT would
secure one OF the most r,mlrk&.
ME victories Of its entiresezissence.
Bat victory does not depend ca 60 large
ratio Of increase; the party has only to
msintsin relatively It's prestige of 1883
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