Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28
THE BAY STATE MouRNs.
Expressions of Grief From Leaders in Mas
sachusetts.

Leaders
sachusetts.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BosToS, Jan. OFF. as was expected by
many in Boston yesterday, Augusta, Me, had
been chosen as James G. Blaine's last resting
place, Massachusetts, would have spared no
effort to fttingly honor the dead statesman.
Yesterday the legislature appointed a commit
tee, which has sent request to the family OF
the distinguished statesman asking that his
body be allowed to lie in state in Boston, Gin
order, as the resolution says, that the citi-
zens of this commonwealth may have an oppor-
tunity to do honor to the mortal remains of one
of the most distinguished and most beloved
citizens Of the United States"
In no part of the country was the great ex-
Secretary OF State more popular than in Massa-
chusetts. 1t was not always so, however. Ten
years ago he was not the choice of the politi-
clans Of the state for President He did not
have the majority of the Massachusetts, delega-
ton In many of the nominating conventions
where Blaines star has been in the ascendant.
But in this it is only fair to state that the party
leaders did not represent the will of the voters.
This was shown in 1884 when some of the
republican delegates returned from Chicago to
lead the mugwump detection Of that year.
They were unable to carry more than a small
but pretentious handful Of voters with them.
The plain people of Massachusetts, stood with
that one solitary delegate who voted first, last
and all the time for James Gillespie Blaine.
They made hero out Of him, and from I'M
pretentious lawyer his name became one Of the
best known IN the state. From that hour Mas
sachusetts republicanism has grown more and
more robust Its majorities, owing to the nat
grown smaller, but the spirit of the party, its
stability and power of resistance and its fight
ing qualities have steadily improved until in
the last election its support of the presidential
ticket made this the banner republican state.
Massachusetts, speaks with no uncertain sound
today. She is as proud of James @. Blaine as
she ever was Of her Sumner. His name is upon
every lip.
Ex-Gov. John D. Long says: 81 share the
universal sorrow in the loss Of so brilliant and
able a man. He was one of the master minds in
the politics of the last twenty-five years--un-
surpassed in the versatility Of his talents and
the personal impressiveness Of his contact with
the popular sentiment. l regard him also as
one who has contributed to the literature of the
times. He was not only statesman and an
orator, but a writer of admirable style and wide
research. Few men have had quicker hold on
the hearts of the people, and all sections Of the
Union will mourn him."
The 'original Blaine man" of Massachusetts,,
Mr.. Jesse NJ. Gore. says: 1.-The greatest states
man of the century has passed away and the
greatest man regards his own friends, for he
was true to his friends and never held bitterness
toward his enemies. Those who,have hated him
the most ought to bow their heads in shame.
Those who have talked the worst against him
ought to be hereafter dumb. 1t will be many years
before another map will be found who will be so
close to the people. so loved and worshiped by
them as was Mr.. Blaine. and there will never
be one who was more worthy OF their alteration
than he.
friend. and know no man like him to take his
place / ALWAYS thought he would make a