The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-05
ONLY A LETTER.
Mr.. HarrisOn'S Friends Want a
Written Acknowledgment
rom Dir, Blaine That He viii Nor Antagon1ze
The residents denomination in ANY
Way-They Haven't Got It.

special TO THE Observation-Disclosures Disuatch I
NEW YORK, May "A special from
Washington says: When it is considered
now much in time past letter writing has
cost Mr.. Blaine, his present position be-
comes one of especial interest and .sipnif-
canoe. His Mulligan letters. republished
In 1876, lost him the Republican nomination
Tor President that year, and his FIorence
letter, written abroad during the discour
aging influence of illness, made it impossihle
Ior nm 10 stand IN 1888 for the nomination
winch his friends were prepared to deliver
to him at that time almost without effort
ANA now another letter is demanded from
him. The Presidents friends insist in.
must pc explicit and emphatic and most
especially that 1t must be put on paper and
given 10 the country at an early day. They
want him not only to take himself out Of
the Presldents way, but at the same time
10 commit the whole Blaine following I'M
reservedly TO the Presidents support On
the other hand, the friends of Mr.. Blaine
insist he must write no letter of anv de.
scrlptlon; that be does not owe either the
Presloent or the country letter on the
SUBJECT OF the next presidential nomination
OF the party, but that every consideration
OF proprlety and common sense reonires
matters shall be allowed to take the course
Whlcn the unoossed sentiment of the ma
lorlty OF the party may decree. If that
sentiment should end in call for the re-
nomination OF the President well and GOOD
but II 1t should call for the nomination nj
Mr. Blaine, he must be in a position nm
IKE mat which be occupied in 1888 to ac
cept the party leadership and make the
race. The arguments of the Blaine neonIe
as at present presented are both earnest
ana aggressive. They assert boldly the
PRESIDENT has made no impression on the
country wnlch would serve the party as a
rallylng cry IN 1892 and that his renomina-
ton therefore would be a blunder The oc
caslon, as they see it, will call for the nom
lnatlon Oh the strongest man that the party
can command and he, in their judgement is
Blame. they insist he should not com.
promise himself or hamper his friends NV
any expression, by letter or otherwise
bearing on the work of the next national
but should allow events to he
moulded by time and circumstances
Every body knows, they say, General '- HeT.
rlson owed his nomination. and for that
matter largely his election, to Mr.. Blaine
IN 1888. and everybody knows
well Blaine is still the more
popular and capable man. The heart
OF the party is with him and the fact can
not be concealed. If it is true. tberefore
MT. Blaine is the stronger man of the two
10 shouAu ue HuLulHdleu, U1ey urge. and if
ne is not nominated, the real reason must
be given.
AS the case now stands, it is one of much
for Blaine. He does NOT
relish being lectured as to his duty by the
friends OF the President and recent arti
Gle pretending to forecast his action touch |
Ing the next presidential race, which ap-
peared in publication which the Presi- |
dents son is interested in, gave him
genuine offense. He resents as an
the advice of men who
nave never been his political supporters
and therefore have never shared his conf |
1ence and do not now understand the deli |
;acy OF his position. The best opinion here
IS that ne is determined on no announce
nent to the country as to the presidency. |
visiting Republican politicians all call on
Inn and those who do not find time to come !
% Washington write him and give their |
views through the medium of letters. The
western states, which are all Blaine states.
Usually hold their conventions early in the
PRESIDENTIAL year and occasion is certain to
De aHorded Blaine to express himself on
ne subject. 1t remains to be seen how he
will improve it.