National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-09
Mr.. Blaine's Democratic Volunteer.

Mr.. Blaine's Democratic Volunteer.
The Secretary of State suffered on Mon
day from severe attack of the Washing
ton Post. 1t was not malignant; on the
contrary it was quite the reverse. 1t was
the energetic onslaught of an unwise
friend determined that the rather tame
disposition of the old war-horse should
be for the moment overcome. The Post
has long seemed willing to be consid-
cred the organ of Mr.. Blaine, and has
sometimes alarmed unsophisticated Re-
publicans by its apparent devotion to
his political fortunes. We cannot doubt
the sincerity of this selfappointed organ,
but we can well imagine the object of
its tenderness to be somewhat annoyed
at the publicity of its caresses Mr..
Blaine knows his country's history by
heart, and he knows that the Democratic
syrens sing their sweetest strains to the
mariner whose bark they would most
willingly see stranded on their treach-
erous shore.
The Post yesterday announced, with
that semi-ofIicial air which characterizes
all its utterances concerning the Premier,
that he twill retire" about the last of
this month that he "has no inten-
ton of going abroad" and that she will
remain during the winter in Washing
ton and devote himself to preparing for
the national convention" of 1884. His
intentions as to entertainments to be
given in his new house, and the cost, not
only of the house, but of the furniture
which is to adorn it, are all given with a
tone of satisfied familiarity with his
private affairs and purposes. The jealous
Post then proceeds to present the reasons
which will make the object of its adora-
ton just as popular out of Office as while
dispensing consulships from the State
Department, belaboring Democrats in the
Senate, or, as Speaker of the House, grant
ing the floor to clamorous statesmen with
"little bills to push.
The voluntary organ, in its extraor-
binary voluntary which we are noticing,
uses all its stops. The ground travelled
in the following has hitherto, so far as
we know, been tara incogaito:
1t may be q matter of interest, also. to know how
| he obtained his wealth. In financial specuations
| he has always been as bold as in politics and
| equally successful Legitimate Investments In
coal mines in Pennsylvania, made us long ago as
| the time when he was Speaker of the House. have
yielded him enormous revenues His wealth is
estimated by those well Informed to be million
dollars. but reports have been circulated recently
that his fortunenow reaches by reason Of fortunate
speculatons, three times that sum. He purchased
an interest in the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
several years ago, in company with a senatorial
syndicate headed by Senator Davis, OF West Vir.
ginia, and is concerned in the development of the
coal mines in the latter State.
All will rejoice to know that Mr.. Blaine
is so rich, and pilgrims who come to the
Capital for Office at his hands will Of
course feel no hesitation in borrowing
his money if he is unable otherwise tc
serve them.
The assurance that his health, which
has fluctuated with his varying fortunes
is now excellent" will be hailed through
out the country with sincere pleasure
Long may he live and prospect
But the Post did not stop after 1t hat
INDUCED in a single boom. 1t bristlet
all over with what might, in the YER
nacular of tho times, be termed Blaine
ism. In its latest foreign intelligence
was an exclusive dispatch from Londor
of November giving the views Of" Mr.
Blaine's policy" entertained by thu
fair-minded people" ofthat ancientcity
the sender of the dispatch having, it is Il
be presumed, conyersed with them all oil
the subject,
"Mr. Blaine's policy" so cleverly KEEP
secret by him here, and so universally ap
proved by the fair-minded people of Lon
don, is represented in this dispatch a
being whatever can be found in Ministe
Hurlburt's letters to CHILEAN or Peruvian
officials. These were at first thought l.
be tainted with the exhilaration which i
part of the second nature of that spirite,
7 diplomat, but the Posts London oracl
tells the world that they are nothin
more nor less than "the policy adopte,
bv Mr.. Blaine" He admits that in som
quarters "fear is expressed that MI
Blaine aims at making the United State
the arbiter of the destinies of the entir
American continent" but he assures u
that Z" the public" with which he is evi
IDENTITY on most intimate terms, are not
t whit alarmed on this score, for in tn
/ great struggle between Mr. Blaine, in hi
l private capacity, and the South America
/, Republics, which his policy may requir
. him to subvert, the London public "ar
Q confident that the United States will SO
| ;uotica dopaW