The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-27
BLAINE'S VIEW OF IT.
ATTITUDE OF THE DIFFERENT AsPI r
ANTS FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
BE Ventilates His Views in an Article In
the North American Review---Praiss
Of Harrison, But cleveland's At
titude is Severely Criticised.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Blaine's long
promised utterance on the presidential
election of 1899 appears in the Novem-
Der number of the North American
Review, which will be published TO
morrow. 1t occupies thirteen pages OF
the Review. Blaine gives special at
tention to the letters OF the president
ial candidates.
Of President Harrison's letter he
says, among other things, that Per
haps none of his predecessors has
made so exhaustive and none a more
clear presentation of the questions in
vowed"
Cleveland's letter is subjected to a
searching criticism. He says it de-
parts from the platform of his party.
I'm fact, Cleveland made the platform
upon which he is now before the peo-
pie, and "Cleveland's departure from
the position of his party's platform on
the question of free trade confirms the
Impression which has been general
that large portion of the Democratic
party believe in protection in some
FORM"
Blaine makes caustic comment upon
Mr.. Cleveland's utterance On the cur
rency and state banks. He upholds
the Republican policy granting liberal
pensions to veterans of the war. The
most remarkable thing in the presi-
Dental canvass of 1892 Blaine regards
as ''the manner in which in some sec
tions of the country all other issues
have been put out of sight and the
force bill alone brought into promi-
nence."
Representation is made as to the
purposes and effect OF the force bill.
However he declares it to be incon
sistent with the spirit OF President
Harrison's letter. Blaine Is full and
explicit in his treatment of the subject
of reciprocity claiming that a material
increase has been caused in the Unit
ed States trade by reciprocal treaties
with the Islands and countries OF
America, and particularly by treaties
made with European countries,
Dwelling on the CLAIM of the Demo
cratic party to be the Jeffersonian
party, he says: 1T would surprise
Jefferson if he could once more appear
in the flesh TO learn that he is held as
indorses' of oil the principles
and measures advocated by the
Democratic party today. 1t is
perhaps not worth while to enter into
any elaborate argument on the sub
iect, but Democracy owes no little OF
| its success to the persistence with
which its adherents made their disci
pies believe this pretension through
all the mutations of their party. II
was equally true, it must be supposed
when Buchanan, a confirmed federal
list was president elect OF the Democ'
racy, though it Is we'll known that the
object of Jefferson's most intense dis
like was for the federal party. In
vain it is pointed out that the position
of Jefferson on any subject was directly
the reverse of the Democratic position
he is duly quoted at the next conven-
ton and a new oath of allegiance
taken to his principles. In 1901
after severe contest, Jefferson
came to the presidency as the founder
and head OF the Republican party
The prefix Democratic was sometimes
though seldom used. The tenacity
with which Jefferson held 10 the pro-
tective principle was only proper
toned to the necessities of the country
His action in 1907 when he declined tt
recommend the repeal of the revenue
law, after surplus Of $4,000, 600 hat
been accumulated puts him in the
sharpest contrast to Cleveland, who
in his term of Office treated the sur
plus accumulated as the sum OF al
villianies In conclusion Blaine CALI
attention to the essential agreement OIL
the two parties on great majority o
issues.
1T is interesting and suggestive,
says he, ito lock over the platforms o
the two parties and see how much
alike they are in several vital meas.
ures after the real and decisive issues
have been stated. II the parties
would aim to discover and define
those subjects ON which there is
vital difference of opinion and confin'
discussion to those issues it would no
only simplify the contest, but would
be welcome relief to the candidates
but would also greatly help in arriv
ing at the truth, which ds the ulti
mate object Of popular discussion ant
popular election"
WARD FEUD.