The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-10-29
BLAINE HAS HIS SAY.
HAT GREAT STATESMAN REVIEWS
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.


THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN,
"P''''"ii OF Harrison's Letter of A,
ceptance-Touching observation-disclosures,
1ty-Nhy Jefferson Would he Surn,;so1
The National Platforms COMPARED.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Blaine's Ion
promised Inference on the presidents,
election of 1899 appears in the Novam
per number OF the North America,
'eVleW, which will be published In
morrow. 1t occupies thirteen pages
Elalhe notes the lack of excitemen
.'ttehdlng the present elections, suggest
my tilat the change may be accounted fo,
ny the growth in population and conse
quent absorption in vast commercial anf
ilhal'cial !! operations, and it may possibly
Indicate s"bsidence in the future of ex-
IRENE partlsanship. OF President Har-
rlson's letter Of acceptance Blaine
says among other things: "Perhaps
none OF his predecessors made So
exhaustive and none more clear present
aelons OF the questions involved" Cleye-
lands letter is subjected to searchinu
cfltlclsm. Blaine finds in a greater
measure than in Harrison's that if de
parts from the party platform. 'sIn fact
says Blalne, "Cleveland made tie nlot-
form upon which he is now before the
people,' and "Cleveland's departures
rom the positions Of tile party's platform
on the question Of free trade. confirms
u Ihe impression, which has been general
thS't 9 large proportion Of tile Democratic
party believe in protection"
Blaine makes caustic comment n,on
cleVeland's utterances on currencv ia
state banks. He upholls the ReDub]ican
pollcy OF granting liberal pensions. saw
lng: "Ihe amount we contributa fnr
pensions is larger than the amount Maid
oy any European nations for their stand
lhg army. Surely binding up the wounds
u a past war is more merciful and hon
lfaple work than preparing the country
For a new one"
Inc most remarkable thing in the
canvass Of 1899, Blaine re-
sarus, IS the manner in which in some
sections Of the country all other issuns
we're put out of sight and the force bill
lohe Drought into prominence" The
representations are made as to the pur-
'oses and effect Of the force bill he
eclt'r"s to be inconsistent with Harri
on $ letter Blaine is full and explicit
1 the treatment Of the subject of reel
roclty, claiming that material increase
caused IN United States trade by the
aclprocal treaties. He quotes interest
lg hGures relating to this increase and
fedlcts, regarding Cuba, that we shall
onquer BY commerce far better than by /,
efce OF arms, and cordially establish .
lch mutual Interests between Cuba and y
us country that commercially the two
'untries will be one. |
Blame, dwelling upon the claim of the
emocratlc party to be the Jeffersonian /
lrty, says 1t would surprise Jefferson if 9
could once more appear in the flesh
III learn that he was held as endorser of
the principles and measures advocated
the Democratic party to-day. Perhaps II
is not worth while to enter into an r
toorate argument on the subject but
owes no little of its success q,
the persistence with which its adher- ID
is made their disciples believe this
through the mutations of their CT
rty. In vain 1t is pointed out that the lt
sition Of jefferson on other subjects
directly reverse to the Democratic no. st
lon lie will be duly quoted at the 70
NJ convention and new yoke of allie 10
nee will be taken to his principles.
lS0l, after severe contest, Jefferson til
ne to the presidency as the founder tr
head OF the Republican party,
ugh the prefix "democratic" is some tn
les, but seldom used. The tenacity On
h which Jefferson held to his protec-
principle was only in proportion to tn
necessities of the country. His ac- On
III 1907, when he declined to recon-
nd an appeal or alteration of the thu
enue law after a surplus of S14, 100000 Fl
) accumulated, puts him in the sharp
contrast to Cleveland, who in his term Lo
office treated the surplus accumulated loc
he sum of all villanies.
conclusion, Blaine says: at is inter an
ng and suggestive to look over the on
forms of the two parties and see how ere
IN alike they are in several vital
lsures after the real and decisive inc
es are stated. If the parties would
to discover and define the issues on pal
ch there is vital difference Of opin- loo
and would confine discussion to 7
n, it would not only simplify the con- in
and be welcome relief to the two cas-
lidates, but would also greatly help ain
irving at the truth, which is the ulti- of
object of popular discussion and cur
liar election" mn
rem