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Show EXtHAIBMAX JOM1S TALKS. Only One Ccaw tor the Rrpubliran l'arly. Xew Yoruc, Dec. 13. B. F. Jones, cxH-huInnan of tho ri,ubll-can ri,ubll-can national committee, rame from t'ltuburg on "Thurtday lo look after someofhisbu'iness' lnterrsti litre. He was talking with A. It. Whitney, Whit-ney, th? en-known merchant, nud tner in Mr. Whitney' crtlce, when the conversation drifted to politics and almost before he was aware of it Mr. Jones was discussing discuss-ing the situation in this wayl "There h only one course for th"e republican party to pursue. .It it that Indicated by PhiMenl itarri-kju. itarri-kju. Vo must stand by our principle. princi-ple. Withcut tlie jolicy of protection protec-tion our larty is nothing. We coald nat. even carry the Htate of Pennsylvania f it was knotVn wi had iirtifedoiir slahdaris because we happened to nieet with defeat in a single campaign'.',' . "What do iron Ihlni 01 the result of lUC tiectlou!" was asked. "rhlukofii: Why, simply thL. thit the people were deceived again by Democratic trickery and falsehood. false-hood. Our opponents harped on the danger of high prices and Increased cost of Htln in com'siuem of the McKiolt-y I'll!, lllelt pajiers were flfai '.villi such stufl until the people peo-ple really began to think that Hare was soiiething In it. Then they sent oat bagu tin peddlers to sell warts at fllleuftsof ridlculou; prices and Worked ail sorts of schemes un til thousands ef chizens were persuaded per-suaded that Hie It .publican catty had been legblatinic ftsatust tile in- tenaa of the workiugmen.' Tho President's mesdge wa5 one of the best state papers ever l&sued from the White lloi'se. ,. - BeU'afiln itirrt-ou is the strong-it strong-it and mo't available man for the !arty touomiuate in lS9i What do yoa think, Whllnej?" "I think that James G. Blaine is tli man who ji we pwi rcc'ltfltc if v--e esprit fo v-IU.' ( ,-rth, r.laine wouldn't take i!," said Jones. "He doesn't want the j wony an J vexation thata i'residen tial cjuvais Involves. He wouldn't acceit the placs if it Were offered to him.-"' "What about Alger?" was a?!uJ. "I dea't think he wodld tduch boltoLi, W tpejK" replied Mr. Jone'. "Xo, lis wouldn't do. I'm speaking nox from a purely political polit-ical point of view." |