| Show THE BLAINE declination THE republican papers express surprise and regret at the letter from blaine declining to be nominated lor for president just why they should be surprised is not so clear to the general reader it is a well established fact that his political career has consisted for or some years of a series of surprises the plumed knight is nothing it not sensational his political parade in promoting his claim sto the suf frages 0 the people in the presidential campaign was a surprise his recent unprovoked attack upon president Clev elands message was a surprise and intended as a surprise and put forth evidently de aly for the purpose ol of keep keeping g james G blaines name pro prominently before the public now it is claimed that th the e letter of declination is a surprise however this may be certain it is that if he shall be tor for the presidency I 1 den c and there is nothing in the le letter tt to prevent it and shall be elected it wily will be one of the most genuine and startling surprises that has ever been sprung upon the american people As to blaines chances of election it Is said that the democrats never learn anything and never forget anything they certainly never have forgotten one thing which seems to have escaped the memory of the republicans and th that a t is the history of the me presidential campaigns of the united states from W washington ashington down to date in its bearing upon the future it if we can arrive at any just juat conclusions of the future by examination of the facts of history then james G blaine cannot well hope to be elected as but few it if a any men of lis bis political and intellectual ual prominence ever have been elected president of the united states again while nota blythe only eligible candidate who can carry the solid vote of this party he labors under the disadvantage of having been twice defeated ones once for the nomination and again in the memorable campaign against cleveland there is no one who doubts mr blaines ability to fill the position but bat it would i seem that the only ground upon which he can hope for success is that aphorism of the french that it to is always the unexpected that happens |
