Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-12
BLII.SE'S DECLINITION.

Butte (Mont) Miner (uem): Blaine is
out of the field, and to all appearances
Harrison is without a rival.
Chicago News ind dem.) 1t is easily
Harrison against the field. With Mr.. Blaine
no longer possible candidate the PRESIDENTS
nomination is practically assured.
Rapid City Is. D. Republican: For there
Is not one among them Blaines admirers
but can turn with equal devotion to the
support of President Harrison, a truly rep
resentative man.
Plattsmouth (Neb.) Herald (repJ: All
that the Minneapolis convention will have to
do will be to make platform and nominate
a candidate for vice president Its work in
other respects is already DONE
Cheyenne Tribune (repD; 1t is the
Trlbune's opinion that the chances are even
that some other public man. not conspicu-
ously mentioned at present, may come TO the
front and capture the prize which now seems
almost within Mr.. Harrison's grasp.
Philadelphia Times Cnd. dem.) The mean
ing of Blaines let,e may be summed up in
single sentence, viz: His hopelessly broken
health forbidS his acceptance of u renomna-
tion, ana he will not permit himself to be
made party to the denomination of Presi-
dent Harrison.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat (rep.) The
nomination OF General Harrison is inevit-
aple. With Blalnes retirement from the
contest the only doubts " Mich have been held
on this point have been removed. From
present indications the result Will be reached
on the first ballot
New York Sun (dem.): We are free to
say that IN our opinion no candidate whom
the democracy can name in June could have
beaten Mr.. Blaine at the polls in November;
and, on the other hand, with Mr.. Blaine out
there remains to the republican party no
candidate who Is likely to obtain next No
vember majority of the electoral vote
against David b, Hill or Arthur p. German.
Boston Advertiser (rep): With Blame
and Cleveland both out, the enthusiasm
which seemed likely to dominate the cam
paign of 1892 will largely effervesce, but with
General Harrison tho reDu oicans will have
thoroughly safe candidate, and one who can
be relied upon to make the most of every oD-
portunity that offers a skill whose results
were shown on the night of election three
years ago.
Philadelphia LeIger (rep.); That is not
wholly unimporant matter to have settled,
but it is not the most important ono which
MIR Blaine's letter has determined This is
that unless pu bile sentiment has been On
tirey misunderstood or misrepresented, that
unless all signs, as clear, apparently, as the
sun at MONDAY, are misleading, Mr. Har-
rison will be agalh the presidential candidate
of his party. 2" IN Looking back over the
three years of President Harrson's admins
tration, IL is seen to have been one Of excep-
tional activity and usefulness 1t has had to
do with great International questions. with
financial aud ecoiomic problems of the first
IMPORTANCE and with others OF only less sig
nificance. Grave. and even threatening con-
tentions between the United States, OF the
one part and Gtaat Britain, Italy and Chill,
of the other parE have had TO be dealt with
by Mr. Harrisdh,s administrat on, aud they
have all been Dr6ught to fair and assured
way of amicatDs, honorable settlement by
sagacious dlgnifed ana patriotic considera-
tion aud action.