Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-12-07
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE

publishes pretended telegrnphic
interview with Col Creed Hay
mond In New York, in which Col.
Raymond was made to say:
"Blaine was a pleasant surprise ap-
parently In the bloom OF health,
vigorous, keen and active as one OF
thirty. / did not realize until
I talked with him what an error
I made at the Chicago Convention
in not supporting him for Presi-
dent. It was the mistake OF my
life that I did not follow De
Young's lead and extend my ef-
forts in Blaine's behalf. Mr.. De
Young was right and I was
wrong"
Mr. De Young's effort to nomi-
nate Blaine, was not successful.
Whether it would have been sue
cessful, il it had been seconded by
Col. Raymond, is an unknown
quantity. But as a matter OF
fact, Mr.. Raymond, from the
very time he started from San
Francisco to Chicago, was loud in
bis advocacy of Mr.. Blaine. There
is not half grown boy on the
Coast that does not know that
Mr.. Raymond led the delegation
on behalf Of Mr.. Blaine. He made
speeches at oil stopping places be-
tween San Francisco and Chicago,
and in all his speeches, he declar-
ed that it was treason not to be
for Blaine, that there was but one
patriotism. Blaine,-but one &C
cepted political revelation, Blaine;
but one Prophet, Seer and Revela-
tor, and that was Blaine. Now
these things are just as well
known to the Chronicle readers as
If they had transpired but yester-
day.
Recent events have made some
loose thinking people believe that
Mr.. Blaine is inevitably the nomi-
nee Of the Republican party in
1892. We are not objecting to
his nomination. It will be time
enough to advocate or oppose
him when the vague mist Of Presi-
Dental expectations, which gath
ers in the remote distance, has be-
come a cloud as big as a mans |
hard. The people who scent the
battle 80 far off as two years from
a nominating convention usually |
get left. IL the interview trans
mitted by telegraph was ever had |
with Mr.. Raymond, it was trans
mitted to make it appear that Mr..
De Young had lead Of the Blaine
effort, and this desire to give Mr..
De Young the position of leader
ship in one Of the most abortive
political efforts Known to the poll
tical history of the country, is evil
IDENTIFY done to remind Mr.. Blaine
OF his obligation to Mr.. De Young.
This IL a proceeding upon the
theory that Mr.. Blaine is the in
evitable future candidate for tie
Presidency, The preternaturally
solemn but belated confession, "It
was the mistake of my life that 1
did not follow Mr.. De Young's
lead. Mr.. De Young was right
and I was wrong" will be placed
under Mr.. Blaine's nose. Tt is
quite in order for Mr.. De Young
or any one else to seek self-promo-
ton by methods Of this kind, but
we say now, and as lyceum de-
baters are fond Of saying, "With-
out fear OF successful contradict
ion," that Col. Raymond never
used these words. We will lay a
wager of any size with the Chroni-
Gle that Col. Raymond never used
these words. They have an air OF
meekness, Of self abnegation of
self blame, amounting to the piety
OF humility. Mr.. Raymond is on
q trip around the world, and after
his departure he can probably be :
made to say anything. But we
take the liberty of denying that