The sun., 1890-09-02
NO, THANK YOU, SAYS PLATT.
DECLLNES TEE sPANISH MISSION TEE-
DERED N THE PRESLDKNz.

He Ss 0slng - Stay Right Here and Ne.
oiareo That NE viii Take No Omeo at
An-ConsiEninE aiSSs to Tsanany.
A washington despatch received in this city
yesterday announced that the mission to
Spain had been rendered to the Hon. ThomAs
O Platt SuN reporter hunted ND the OK
Senator to inquire about the matter and was
ooolly told that It was almost too old story to
be talked about Mr.. PlRtt did not seem to bo
amused at the suggestion that the news would
bo particularly interesting in the Thirteenth
district to onset the cRcklinR Of the Gibbs peo-
pie over the appointment Of Police Justice
Meade But he did say that the Police Justice
appointment would bo Of great service to the
Republicans OF the County aud would enable
them to put Gibbs ana his friends right
whore they belong In TammRny Hall"
When pressed about his own appointment
the ex-senator hunted through his desk and
produced the following letters:
DEPARTMENT OF STkTE
"WAsHNoroN. June 20. 1890.
M DEAR Mr. PLArT: By the Prosidenes
direction and with great personal pleasure
myself tender to you the mission to Spain.
made vacant By the resignation Of the Hon. T.
W. Palmer OF Michigan. Hoping that your
convenience ana your desires will combine to
persuade you to accept the position. am.
yours, very sincerely. JAMES g. BLAINE.
Hon. T. G. Platt"
"NEw YORK. July g. 1890.
MT DEAR MR. BLAINE: am In receipt Of
your esteemed favor Of the 2sth ult. convey
ing to mo the President's instructions and your
compliments In rendering me the Mission to
Spain made vacant by the resignation Of Gov.
Palmer OF Michigan.
while properly estimating the honor con-
ferrsd and duly appreciating this evidence OF
the Presidents confidence and your personal
regard. feel constrained to return my dec
nnation Of the position.
Numerous business engagements and OBJ
legations preclude the possibility OF my accept
ing tho responsibilities Of office Of any name
or nature. local or Federal. however honorable
and aIlurinR it may be. shan be content to
continue TO servo In the ranks asking no other
reward than the proud consciousness OF DOS
sessing the confidence and esteom Of those
true Republicans. who. like yourself. have
made the Grand Old Party" immortal. Yours
faithfully. II. @. PLATT.
Tho Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE"
These documents are interesting to the Re-
publioans In far greater area than even tho
oonspicuouS Thirteenth district. They have q
political Significance that appeals to the NOM
bors Of the party even beyond the borders Of
the State. but particularly within them. The
status OF the Platt people Win th0 AominlS-
tration 10 indicated in the letter OF Mr.. Blaine
In way that no one in politics win neglect to
consider. But by far the most important and
interesting thing in the two letters is the sem
toncO defining the ex-Senstor'S attitude to-
ward officSholding. In many quarters It has
always been supposed that his activity in poll
tics. his careful conserving Of the power that
his skill as an organizer brings to him. have
been inspired BY an ambition to return to the
United States Senate. to occupy again the seat
that he relinquishod 10 stand with tho late
Roscoe ConklinG. But the declaration in this
letter IL 90 uneauivocal that It leaves no
opening Of this kind The reporter could not
refrain from asking again the direct question
which Mr.. Platt has always evadeA
Arc you not to be q candidate for Unitod
States Senator this winter2"
Senator Plat took back the letter, cooked
one leg over tho other In his favorito Interview
ing attitude. and scratched the back OF his
neck. He read slowly:
Numerous business engagements preclude
the possibility Of my accepting the RESPONSE
bilitlos OF ONCE Of any namO or nature local
or Federal. however honorable or allurtnR It
may be- should think any one could under
atn0d thatn