Note (return) — THE DEFEAT OF BLAINE FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
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I think Arthur could have carried the Republicans past the last election10—but no man can tell what issues would have been made in case of his nomination. So the wisest conclusion is to accept gracefully the actual result, and to profit by the mistakes and accidents sure to attend the new administration, handicapped as it will surely be by the hot heads of the South. Truly yours,