New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28

hearts and in,ellects OF men. lie Will long be re
deportment In social life his rare talents and ability
and the purity and srengUl ni ms p a,ito.,Sn, vii,
revere his memory and cherish II just pride In hi'
noble achievements and long pear q" s'i'i III '''
inscruable Affections"
FEELING IN THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
Mr. Blaine Fad many stanch admirers In the
Union League Club and special meeting Tor 'iF
commemoration Of his qualities and achievements VIII
probably be held. There was talk of such meet
ing last night but the call for II vas not crcueu
William Dowd said There Is de,P '%fr ",H "a NJ
Blaine was great loss to NE country ne wa ond 4
typical. tloroughgoins American. 1nr VINO "o"'d
stand M for her against all the world 49,
very stronc in Inc affection Of ilic club. am were
devoted adlnrcrs OF his political cour," From ~
to 1879 was with LIN m me llon,e oi h[p' ta as
q presiding oiiccr aud won the respect ana csleem OF
ali the best Democratic ConSrtS,nrh. learned y, 10
know him well. and have seen him from time TO time
since left Congress. He was Il tremendous worhrr'
His laborS IN junction win the ar c
able period fol that We Americans were stronger
United states Attorney Edward Mitchell said II
greatly ,aocked at the news OF Mr. blancs death
He was recognized a. one Of the i"r S OF Ag bc
cstnxpon wa due 70 ms great naniNi g,n,u, and mi
most sympathetic dispositions ana trnpeIamrns. ID
history he Win ie placed win Clay, We''Gr d ana
greatly ana the situations in which they were placed
we've diverse. they Will be looked on as men whose
ardent admircr Of MIR. Blaine. lie most arSccing
and patriotic. always alert 10 watch the COnr'c :"
events. pcrmcatcd with an earnest sci,r OF thc no,"r
OF his country and Jealous Of encroachmcht' on h'r
keeny alive 10 hc commercial and PollcSl m,G",'
Of this country affected by those OF ioTi Gn hauohS
r,,lsr fricndnc,S of nature and sympathy oi i'cIng
which brought him so thorGnGhly IN '9acn WIN WIN
expected but feel the loss deeply a II he had
been nv lifelong friend instead OF casual "c
qudintance."
WHAT JESSE -TLIGMtN SNID.
Jesse selcman said "Mr BlaIuc wa, IN, greatest
living statcsman-that covers h, ard comment
upon II. He was statesman In every sersc 81 tho
word. and his death Is 20 hc !cpoT'd Such men as
he rare, and ii will be hard TO find successor to
him. While he magnetic man. he had. In al
dtion a master mind that seized nil the points. how
ever far-reachng. OF the important matters with
which he had to deal. He was genial Kind h'a T'ed
man. willing at al! iime5 TO do any possible favor
for friend.'
Apologizng for the inadeQuacy OF his tribute Bray
ton Ives, president OF trc Western Nationai BANK,
stopped in the midst of pressing business TO say
Il first met Mr.. Blaine number OF years ago al
the house Of William Walter Phelps. who asked me
to lunch there. very informally. one Sunday. Mr.
Blaine and were the only guests. and have always
remembered with especial pleasure the talk we had
I'm the library after lunch. was at that time I'M
pressed by the proof ci, en- by Mr. Blaine OF the ac-
cussion, about which Mr.. Phelps and Mr.. Blaine en-
tertaiped different views. TO subsan'iate his posi-
ton Mr.. Blaine said that in certain number OF The
North American Review published several years De-
fore that time. could be found passage which wonii
prove the correctness OF his opinions. Mr. Phelps
took the volume from one Of his shelves and found
the passage exactly Mr. Blaine had predicted From
that time II has been my good fortune to meet Mr..
Blaine at intervals and. in common with all OF MS
acquaintanccs / have experienced the charm of his
personality. | have seen him at his home at Bar
IIarbor, where his genial nature appeared to especial
advantage.
Il was so fond of Mr.. Blaine as a man that should
find Il difficult to speak % him simply as public
character. He was full Of nfe, 50 quick. st ong
and magnetic that no one could meet him Wl'h"n'
feeling that he WAS common man. lie had To
remarkable degree that kings memory which enabied
him 10 remember names and faces. Possessing ui-
usual courage and audacity, an active and az
pressive foe he had nevertheless, warm heart, ava
was loyal friend or late years he has had to BEAR
domestic Affections sufficient to break down any man.
and in his II attacked the most Vulnerable 'lde
OF his nature Whatever difference oil OPINION 'hre
NAV be as his merit politician ana state sldh
none will deny that he Aya and devoted hns-
band and loving 'ather He was in the fullest ana
broadest sense Of the word, man. The death OF
such a man. al a time OF life when under favorable
conditions his powers would be in full maturity, can
be regarded only as National loss
WORDS OF GENERAL WINSTON.
General Edward F. Winsow said: Il cannot say
too much In appreciation Of Mr.. Blaine. lie was
great statesman and born leader OF men. he
should have been elected President and really De
ueye that he was but t1at he sacrificed his per
sonal prospects for the sake Of his party and his
country by not pressing lis claims to the utmost in
l5s4 lie was the greatest promoter OF the pOhcy
OF Reciprocity, If not its author. no matter WHO
claims the credit, and his death Is great loss TO
the country. speaking personally from Acquaintance
with the man at bis Augusta home can say That
politicaI friends and foes alike recognized bin as
good citizen. an excellent nciGhbor and stahch
friend
4 strong tribute from the view point of a Demo
Graf whose intellectual disposition Is toward radical
revenue reform paid by Edmund d. Randolph
president of the Continental National Bank a. loi-
lows In tEc face Of Mr.. Baine's known cohHluoh
OF health and its inevitable result the end is but VI"
fG,mept Of public expectation and therefore void OF
visible effect His career will constitute prominent
mayo OF National history and in his Reciprocity evo
tuition must be recognized keen political foresight
and a mastery stroke of party policy. rs tempefiiS
somewhat the extreme tariff measures OF when VlS
SUBSEQUENT events have demonstrtcd) the public had
crown impoticnt and Us also aHording The means
of localized free trade to appease warnings In taat
d,rec,ion Although an uncrowned leader. ne VIII
rank none the less among the foremost men OF ids
day ~,
Jacob H. schiF OF Kuhn. LOEB Il Co., sad NV
blaine certainly WIS a most remarkable man. keen III
his Judgment Of and things OF liberal mhu
and an ardent defender OF American institutions HIS
m,sfor,n WAS dis perhaps pardonable ambition Tor
IN. highest Office In the gift OF the people, to which
especially in later years he appeared TO subordinate
every one OF his actions"
RUSSELL. sAGE'S ESTIMATE OF HIM.
Russell Sage said: 81 have known Mr. Blaine In
tmatcly for fifteen twenty years. ana Tor the last
tw4vc wears have regarded him as one OF the most
pubic men Of the country. lie was
GLADSTONE a, compared with the statesmen OF Europe
n, ,,s , man of very broad and mature judgment. |
MANY regarded him merely rs brilliant man.
renins / never looked AT him In that light, bu
rather rs close student OF all public matters, ana