The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
United States Owes It's Existence
as a Nation to Greatest Mistake
of Modern Times.
BURCHARD's FAMOUS 3 RS
How These Worked Out the De
feat of Blaine - Errors That
Changed Political Events.

shape history
Tho present Russian Gar has made
more blunders than any other living mon
arch. but the greatest blunder perpctrat-
on by n ruler within the last two hun
dred years was made before 11i6. by
King George Ill., his Prime Minister.
Lord North. and the other advisers who
counseled the course which he pursued
toward the American coionists.
The story Of King Georges blunder and
the resulting independent nation on this
side OF the water has hlled many OF
rho most important pages OF history
since he made H., and ~ bound 10 nu
many more before the book IS finally
closed. Some OF these pages tell OF gross
plumbers made hy Americans not the
least OF which. in IT'S eject upon political
history. WAS brought To mind the other
day by this notice
Died-At Santa Anna. cal. Frank "
Mack. after lingering illness.
Not that Mack was responsible for the
Dix olunder which his death recalls. Far
from IL. But he-a newspaper reporter
was tho Instrument chosen boy Destiny 20
make the hlunder public.
Tho man really responsible for the blum
der was "a Ncw YORK political manager,
who arranged a certain meeting az the
flftl Avenue Hotel along I'm the latter
part of the presidential campaign OF
1-f WHOM Blaine was the candidate %
flr Republicans and Cleveland of the
Democrats 70 was tids mans .dsa that
fhc H'ain" cause would ne tremendous
T. furthered - reception could boz ar
ranged -f which Blaine and number
o. ciorr men should meet 7 have heard
t.tt Elltr. was d0uh-fri about the vls-
dom ~ f.n meeting. and ~ is certain
that some ~ hfs advisors were outspoken
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'H 0alipalsn mad neen made. They
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