| Show A POLITICAL BLUNDER MR MB BLAINES letter to col conger as published recently could not have been intended for the public it is not the habit of mr blaine to expose his bis pe personal r bonal convictions in a manner ca calculated I 1 to antagonize men who might otherwise be his friends and zealous political supporters this is a precisely what be has done in the letter referred to his statement that the election of mr mckinley means a policy of pr pro 0 lection as distinguished from the free trade principles of mr campbell his democratic opponent will not dot be disputed by anybody it is a truth over which there is not the slightest controversy but with the question of i honest or corrupt money the case to Is altogether different the policy which mr blaine here refers toas to as ca corruption of the currency is one which nearly every republican west of the missouri river and south of the mason and dixon line is contending for and will in all probability hold fast to in the campaign of 1892 they will not receive in the best beat of feeling this insinuation that they wish to corrupt the national treasury it was not necessary for mr blaine to make this remark and we are disposed to think that he be did not intend it for the public and that col conger has bas made a great mistake in giving it to the press western republicans are perfectly aware of mr blaines personal views on the silver question but so long as he was disposed to keep them in the back ground his friends out here were willing to paw pass them by his side of the question may be right but to be right is one thin thing 9 and to make a majority of voters be lieve it Is another it certainly takes a mighty brain a perfect statesman and in the present condition of public affairs it requires constant caution to make a perfect politician |
