. McClure's magazine. Note.—We omit from this reproduction a short postscript which is given in the text on page 170. —pm i68 THE DEFEAT OF BLAINE FOR THE PRESIDENCY. There is intrinsic evidence that these let-ters were not written with a thought ofpossible publication. That which GeneralSherman says about Catholicism could onlyhave been told to a close and sympatheticfriend. Mrs. Sherman and Mr. Blaine werecousins, and their mothers were Sherman was one whose devotion tothe Church was intense ; and General Sher-man could not endure the thought thather religion should be subject
. McClure's magazine. Note.—We omit from this reproduction a short postscript which is given in the text on page 170. —pm i68 THE DEFEAT OF BLAINE FOR THE PRESIDENCY. There is intrinsic evidence that these let-ters were not written with a thought ofpossible publication. That which GeneralSherman says about Catholicism could onlyhave been told to a close and sympatheticfriend. Mrs. Sherman and Mr. Blaine werecousins, and their mothers were Sherman was one whose devotion tothe Church was intense ; and General Sher-man could not endure the thought thather religion should be subjected to suchdiscussions as were certain to arise in aPresidential campaign. She was a verynoble and gifted woman, and the happinessof herself and husband in their domesticlife was beautiful and elevated. James G. Blaine was nearer the Presi-dency than any other man who did notreach the office. It was by a very narrowmargin that he missed the nomination inCincinnati in 1876; and the opposition heencountered there fro
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