Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-23
NOT IN THE FIELD.
Mr.. Blaine Writes Letter 10 the M.
tional Committee.
lle Declines che Use Of sis Name fol
Candidate FOR the Nomination
for President.


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Jones chairman Oh inc Nalionm kepnb'
lican Committee. has received n letter
from Mr.. Blaine, declining TO allow his
name tn he presented 10 the NatIon,, R,.
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letter In full'
FLoRENcE. Italy. Jan. 25,-B T. Jones,
ESQ, Chairman OF the National Ropubli.
can Committec--Sm wish through
you to state to the members Of the Re,
publican party that my name will not be
presented TO the National Convention
called to assemble In Chicago In June
next for the nomination of candidates for
President aud Vice President of the
United States
am constrained to this decision by
considerations entirely personal to myself,
az which you were advised more than n
yaar ago But cannot make tho an.
nouncemcnt without giving expression to
my deep sense of gratitude 10 the many
thousands Of my cnunlrymen who have
sustained me so long and 20 cordially
that their feeling Ia, seemed to 90 beyond
the ordinary political adherence of fellow,
partisnns and 10 partakc somewhat of the
nature Of personal attachment For this
most generous loyalty of friendship can
make no adequate return. but | shall
carry the memory of II while life lasts
Nor can refrain from congramlating
the Republican pnrty upon the cheering
prospects which distinguish the opening
Of the National contest Of 1888 us com,
pared with that Of 1891. In 1882 tho Re.
publican party throughout the linton met
with n disastrous defeat. Ten States thnt
had supported Garfield aud Arthur in the
election oi 1880 were carried by the Dem.
ocrats either by ma "rities or pluraltiGS,
The Republican loss In the Northern
elections compared with tho preceding
National election exceeded half million
votes, and the Electoral votes of the
Union, divided on the basis Of the result
of 1882, gave to the Democrats over 100
electors out of total of 4Ol. There was
II partial reaction In favor Of the Rcpub
licans In the elections of 1888. but the
Democrats still held possession of seven
Northern States. aud ON the basis Of The
years contest could show more than 100
majority In the Electoral Colleges Of the
whole country.
But against the discouragcment natur.
ally following the ndyerso elections Of
these two years the spirit of the ltepubli.
can party IN the National contest Of 1884
rose high, and the Republican masses
entered into the campaign with such
energy that the final result depended on
the vote % single State and that State
was carried by the Democratic party by
plurality so small that IL represented
less IMAM ohe,eieVehth OF per cent oi
entirc vote. Inc cnahge OF Single vote
III every s'ooo OF inc totai poii wouil
nave given the state 10 .he hepnDilchhs'
though oaIy Two years before INC Demo
erntlc plura'iiy eNceedcu (ios'ooo) one
hundred ana Ninety Two thou'hnn.
Inc eleetions OF iooo ana 1857 nave
demonstrated growing strchSlh I'D the
Republican ranks seldom ~ our poilt'
ca history mas party ucien'cd ~
National election. iallied immediately
win such Vigpr rs nave the Republicans
since 1854. NO comparison Is p"sslble
between the spirit OF the party ~ 1882
80 ana It's splrit III iooo'NI Inc Two
periods present SIMPLY u CONTRIBUTING
one OF general depression. the other OF
enthusiastic revival should The party
gain, In the results OF 1888 over those OF
iooo' OF, IN hny.n,hg IKE ,he proporllnn
oi Tue ghih .. iooiove ioos, 90 WOMB
secure one ol ,nc mos. rcniarhnpic VICTOR,
les vi its chure cA's'cncc. put 'io.ory
does not depehd on 30 large ra'o OF IN
crease; inc party mas only 'o hihihtalh
ieih'ivsiy Jus pres'igo VI iooo' o, w give
20 us Nh'iohai canuiua'e every Norlhern
olate DNt one WIN inr pclter prospec'
OF carrying that one 'hah u mas ma LOT