Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17

Following to morrow: Mr.. r + Il
mes, chslrmsn of the National Rapub. p'
an committee has received letter from pr
: Blaine declining TO allow his name u
oe presented to the national ReuubIi- T,
convention as q candidate for the
nomination. Mr.. Jopee.
en- asked whether Mr. Blaine's decliu-
On would prevent his friends from
ninatlng anyhow, said:
as 1 am Chairman of the national IN
nmlttee 1 don't think it womb he
per for me to have spv,bin@ V s.uo o sp,
subject" soy vi
10 you think Mr.. Blaine would ac. Of
the nomination If rendered him?u =
IN 'aye DO authority to speak for Mr. fol
itself snSsve no copjectures TO offer 80
ed on the questiela letter speaks for n.,
THE LETTER IN interview to
The following is Mr.. Blaine's. ~
full: N,
FLoRRScG, ITALY, Jan. %, 1884 no Ia
g. F. Jones, Esq, Chsirman of the Republi
can Ma ional Committee:
SIR wish through you to state to
the members of the Republican party
that my name will not be presented to the
national convention called to assemble in
Chicago IN June mex, for the nomination
Of candidate for PresidentEor Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States. / am con-
strained to this decision by considers
tons entirely personal to myself Of
which you were advleed more than year
ago, but l cannot make the announce
ment without giving expression TO my
deep sense of gratitude to the many
thousands of my countrymen who have
sustained me $50 long and cordially that
their feeling has seemed TO go beyond the
ordinary political adherence of f4lloW
partissns and to partake somewhat Of
the ma ure of
PERSONAL ATTACHMENT.
For this most generous loyalty of friend
ship can make no adequste return, but
shall carry the memory of it while life
lasts. Nor can refrain from coDgratula-
ting the Republican party upon the cheer
ing prospects which distinguished the
opening Of the national contest Of 1883 as
compared with that Of 1884. In 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 majorities or plural
tiles. The Republican loss in the north
err elections compared with the proceed
ing national election exceeded half mil
lion votes and the electoral votes of the
Union, divided on the basis of the result
Of 1882, gave to the Democrats over 500
electors cut Of q total of 40l There was
PARTIAL REACTION
in favor of The Republicans in the cleo.
tions Of 1883, but the Democrats
still held possession of seven northern
states, and on the basis of the year 8
contest could show mJre than 100 major-
i,y Ia the electoral college of the whole
country But against the discourage
ments naturally following the adverse
elections of these two years the spirit
Of the republican party in the
national Contest OF 1884 rose
high, and the Republican masses
entered into the campaign with
zach energy that the final result
depended on the vote Of q
single state, and that stste was
carried by the Democratic party by q
plurality so small that it represented less
that one-eleveuth CT per cent. Of the
entire vote The change Of 8 single vote
IN every 1000 of the total poll would have
given the state to tie Republicans, though
only two years before the Democratic
plurality exceeded 1872, 900. The elections
of 1886 snd 1887 have demonstrated
TIE GROWING STRENGTH
IN the Republican ranks. Seldom II
our political history has q party
defeated in q national election rallied i'm
mediately with such vigor as have the
Republicans since 1884 No comparison
is possible between the spirit Of the party
in 1882 8, and its spirit in 1886 z. Th'
two periods present simply cont. asst
the one of general depression, the othel
OF enthusiastic revival Should the par.
~ gain in the results of 1888 over thos'
of 1886 Z In any thing ike the proportion
of the gsin OF 1884 3ver 1923, 1t woulC
secure one OF the most rtm2rka
BILE victories Of its entiresexistsnce
But victory does not depend on so larg'
: q ratio Of increase; the party hiss only t.
maintain relatively It's prestige Of 1886
! to give to It's national candidates ever,
northern state but one, with far bette
prospect Of carrying that one than 1t hs
mad for che past SIX years. Another feat
ure of the political situation shout,
inspire Republicans with lrresistibl
strength. The present national administra
Lion was elected With, IL not upon,
THE REPEATED ASSERTIONS
of its leading supporters in every protec
ton state, that 10 issue on tn
tariff was involved However earnestl
the Republicans urged that question a
the one of controlling importance In tn
campaign, they were met by the Demo
cratic leaders and journals with per
hslstent evasion, concealmeDt and denial
THzt resource the President has iortu
natelv removed. The issue which tn
Republicans maintsiDed and the Demo
Gratis avoided in 1884 mas been Promi
nentlY and specifically brought forVar
BY the Democratic Pr. sident and csnnO
De hidden out of sight in 1888
| The country is now in the eijsyneH
! Of an Industrial system which In E quarts
, of century has assured slsrger nation;
! growth, more rapid accumulation IS
] 8 broader distribution of wealth the
we're ever before known to history 10
American people will now be openly an
! formally asked to decide wfAther TIL
J system
u SHALL BE RxCELEssLY ABzHDoEED
: and = new trial be made Of an aid e
J pertinent which has, unifHml
led to national tmbsrrassmeI
: and Widespread individual distress
+ On the result of such an issue, fairly pr,
t scented to the popular Judgment, there
J no room for doubt. One thing only
necessary to assure success, complet
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