The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
4 DEMOCRAT ON REPUBLICAN, POLITICS.
Mr.. blaine sna the fresiaeaoy Diseased
by Mr.. George TIcknor Curtts.

n DEMOCRAT ON REPUBLICAN, Politics.
Mr.. blaine ..a the Presidency Diseased
by Mr.. George Tickner Curtis.
Any one who feels an interest In Mr.. Blalne's
nomination for tho Presidency by the next M.
tlonal Convention OF the Republican party
neod not DO anxious about his political
| strength. He Is to-day the frat choice OF q
large majority OF his party. and he will be the
strongest candidate 10 opposition 10 the Demo.
| cratic nominee whosvor that may be. Every
right minded person in the country must
resent the outrageous actions that have been
| circulated concerning his condition OF health.
| 1t is difficult to account for the malice which
| has produced them. When tho time comes for
| the nomination Of 4 candidate for the Presi-
dency By tho next National Convention OF the
Republican party, 1t Is altogether probable
that Mr. Blaine will be able to decide on his
| acceptance OF n nomination upon conditions
Irrespective OF hs health. He may consider
that The Presidency Is not necessary to his
usefulness or his happiness: and that the best
service which he can render to tho country
will b to go out OF Office. npd out OF public
life after the close of tho prcsont Harrison Adj
ministratlon. such Is my opinion. but I
sh all advanoo that opinion In difference TO that
OF others.
The Presidency 10 not necessary to Mr..
Blaine's happiness or usefulness. Thore
is, In some respects. an analogy bo-
tween his present position and that % Dir.
Webster in 1912. have always thought that
the only political mistake Mr. Webster ever
made WAS in returning to the Senate aftcr he
had resigned from President Tylers Cabinet
He resigned the Office OF Secretary OF State on
tho Sth OF May. 1S43. retired to Marshneld AMI
occupied himself with farming and the prac.
tcs Of his profession. II hs had remained out
OF public life. and hni disconnected himself
from tho Wing party. have always
believed that at serious crises. and on
very important public questions, he would
have swaysd public opinion rs no other
man 10 this country has since WASH
ington. OF course his celebrated speech
OF the 7th Of March. 1850. could not have boon
made In tina Senate II he had not been msnl-
Der OF that body: but that was speech which
could have been made in Faneuil Hall, or any
where else. Just as we'll as In tho Senate. 1t
would have impressed the country Just as
much. would have been everywhere road. and
would have formed most important land.
mark In our political history. as It docs now
In the winter OF 1874 he was strongly urged
BY Mr.. David Sears. member Of tho General
Court OF Massachusetts,. to allow himself to be
elected to the Senate to I'll q vacancy which
would be made by the resign alton OF Mr..
Choste. that was TO take effect on the 1st OF
the ensuing March. The following was his
answer to Mr.. Sears:
v-nnc,, w. WAis SIZING Feb Sl,.6 1884,:
unry has been for some DAYS before me- and I
have reflected on Its contents. indeed. similar
suggestions have been nado to me from other
I suppose 1t Is true that Mr. Choate, intends
to leave the Senate TO-, come time in March, or
Mr. Choate was elected will expire In March,
1915: There will therefore. remain only the
Of next Water. / doubt whe !her anything i'm
portant will bs done. or seriously attempted.
this session. except on the subject OF tho tariff.
and hope that may not be successfully as
Before next session n now President will be
chosen and the great err part OF new Congress.
90 that an expiring Congress and nm eArirlng
Administration would hardly be likely to ven
other: ~ ~ ~ Wv
not sec. sven sunposins me cspabIe Of psr orm.
Ing 81 imp9rsnt nars in public ala,s tnrt
the Senate for this session or the next AMI
there ars weiGhty private reasons which ron
der 1t desirable that .! should not for some
time be charged with responsible public
II win no. affect to deny that. 4 all her
employment to returning TO tho bar at my age.
have seen enough OF courts OF law to- desirs
ssrs 1s and r means
ing. you know. must DO had. II IN the Senate.
should have time to attend to affairs private
now earninG and receiving sl5U9S year from
saneuine en- oush e hope for better lines and
sooi f aseonnt: Ara T. siser this te GSs i
the sSoud tn ses
that could possibly afford It, should proba-
bly feel 1t right to put myself ct their DISPOSE;
until March OF next. cannot but think it more
important to mo that should remain where
am than It can be 70 the country that should
have said more my dear sIr than was per.
much Endae.s and good U on yoap pars
/ value your friendship highly. and have
i s u S Ysutss s %
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Tho legal profession Of the present day will
be surprised to learn that Mr.. Webster. the
greatest American lawyer OF his time. made
but $4,000 o year by his practice. But the
fees OF counsel between 1910 and 1850 were
not what they have been since. In 1913 &C.
companled client to Mr.. Websters ONCE in
Boston and asked him to name n retaining fec
In IN important patent case. He said that he
thought q couple OF hundred dollars would do
When the case was tried his foe was only
tanning ESQ OF $4,000 for tho proprletors OF tho
Goodyear India rubber pAtont. His fee for
arguing tho grent equity cause o. GOODYEAR
vs.. Day In tho Circuit Court OF tho United
States for tho District OF Now Jersey. By which
he established tho validity OF the Goodyear
patent. WAS IS 900. This was In ths spring OF
1852. and WAS tho last case lie over argued
His professional Income from 1913 to 1923.
during which period he was out OF Congress.
averaged. / think. $l0.0J0 year. IIe wa+ IS
yeRrs old whom hs removed from New Hamp-
sh re to Boston and devoted hIms,f exclu.
sivoly to tho practice OF his Profession. But
this account o, his professional earning, Is u
DEPRESSION.
To rscur now to Mr.. Wobster's position In
1912 and for q short time subseIuently-it was
thus described BY himself In q speech which
he delivered at Andovor on the 9th OF Novsm-
Der. 1913 nt AL assembly OF tho Wh!gs OF
Massachusetts,. He the 1 said
IT am not n candidate for any q flee in tha