Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
BLAINE.
Another Page Of Secret Political
History.
The Fine italian Hand of the Maine States
man Apparent Away Down East
The PIumed Knight Evidently
Playing Deep Gane.
INTERESTING STORY ABRUPTLYENDEO

Soecsal Correspondence ofthe Sunday Register.
LONG BRANCH, September 81 was sit
ting at the breakfast table, this morning,
wondering what should give you out OF
sundry good things knocking about in my
head. when my pet waiter, who knows
that like my letters when they are warm
handed me one from Maine. The writer Is
a stalwart Republican, and one of the
closest observers, ! know. Will you kindly
bear with ME a moment while give you
slice of
Very Choice Cut:
"I have never known such apathy en- the
part of the Republicans of this State.
Blaine is speaking, but not Leading or d.
recting this year. The party reels the loss
There is no enthusiasm and little conn
dence in the management"
There is more OF the same purport. But
this will do. l think it dangerous-almost
indecent-to attempt TO prophecy; but
can't see how the Republicans are going TO
mil through in Maine this year. They
have been shrewd enough TO knock
Greenback splinter off the Fusion timber
TO set up Scion Chase and Them Steers
in opposition to the Fusion ticket. But
the thing is
So klaSrautiy Inin
that can't imagine it deceiving anybody.
Unless the Republicans hit upon some
new and taking device, the game is up
with them, and Blaine won't be sorry.
What do you think OF that? Blaine could
agement this time if he had wanted it, but
il suits him letter not to have it. / think
| advised you in my No. TO
Uaan Vour Eve nm blaine.
| gave YOU that point because knew what
! was talking about and didn't want you to
be lett Blaine will look complacently
upon Republican defeat, not only in Maine,
but elsewhere.
Blaine isn't as much of Republican as
he used to be. That is to say: He isn't
banking nowadays on the organization
which fell away from him twice when he
thought he had his grip on it. 1t offers
him no hope for the future that haunts his
dreams And this takes me back to the
latter part of 1880 and the fore part OF 1881.
This is What We are Coming to.
| refer once more, with your permission,
to my ''Daily Diary; or, Every Man His
Own Enemy" There find some memo
randa, which recall with the freshness of
yesterday, one of the most remarkable po-
iitical concoctions in American history. 1t
hasn't yet found place in the books, but
it is part of the country's history and will
bare to go in. This may set the future
historian
On the Track off.
In the sessions OF Congress preceding the
80 conventions, there was good deal OF
quiet discussion of the state OF parties, the
unsatisfactory condition of both OF them,
and the eXpediency and possibility OF tear
ing down and building up OH new basis.
GARFIELD was one OF the foremost OF the
conferees on the Republican side. Blaine
wasn't in the scheme yet. Then
his hope was staked on the
Republican organization, and 1t was not
thought expedicnt to 60 sounding around
him for fear he would scent mouse, and
give it all away to make himself solid with
some of the big fish who were
Not Taking Kindly 10 Him.
But Garfield was in up TO the ears. Maybe
YOU think that Garfield didn't make a
study of politics and had no length TO his
head! He knew that Garfield boom was
being quietly engineered, headquarters in
Philadelphia. He hoped there would be
enough of the movement to break out in
a storm that would turn the convention
topsy turvy and land him on top. He
knew that success at that time and place
would breed in his own party hatred and
an opposition, which would settle him for
a secV"a term. Here the shaking up idea
Gratis too
Took Hold of the Idea.
But they were Southern Democrats, tired
of Northern leadership, which led the
National party only to defeat. There were
many little chats in House and Senate
Cloak-rooms, in committee-rooms, in the
apartments of Senators and representatives.
| have In mind little dinner party of
round dozen, given so that the matter
might he talked over between the sherry
and the champagne" The excitement OF
the conventions and the white heat OF the
campaign-Morey letter and all-thrustthe
scheme aside for awhile, but before Garfield
was assassinated it was hot again.
Southern Democrats were more disguised
than ever with Northern mismanagement
They had tried it four times since the new
deal-twice with statesmen candidates,
twice with soldiers 1t was the same thing
every time and now, since they couldn't
win with the
Brilliant, the superb Hancock,
Where should they look for balm in Gil
cad? Cant you appreciate the situation?
The Southern Democracy hasn't been thor
oughly well fed since the war. 1t was hum
gry. State and local offices are well enough
as far as they 20, but sweet morsel as they
are they don't quite equal hundred thou
sand we'll paid federal offices. Think OF
that The followers were thinking and COM
planning about it,and the leaders.were cast.
ing about for measures OF paCitiCatlon. Par
ty revolution with a reasonable assurance
OF coming out on top was promising pa
naCea.
But the leading Southern Democrats
men who would turn up last in catalogue
OF suspects.
Had Higher Motive,
If there can be lofter and aoblcr ambition
than the desire to enter IN upon and enjoy
the fatness of the oflice-holders' land. |
don't think that nobody is honest but.my-
self; and | give those Southern men credit
for patriotic impulse. | am sure you will
allow me to say that carpet-bagism has eH-
erCised q scarcely less baleful influence on
the south than Bourbonism. / do not take
your space to discuss the question. 1t is
enough to state the fact. These men looked
on with coRcern and saw with regret
almost despair-that Bourbonism built up
no waste places, made nothing in that fair
and favored land blossom as the rose. In
eighteen years the
Scant Progress OF the South
bad been the triumph of nature and North
ern enterprise over slothful politics and
bad politics. They hoped for such revo-
luton as would give the South chance on
the field of national politics and wake her
vast slumbering resources into the quick life
of active, driving industries. The late Sen
ator Hill was at the front in it all; and
when-did you ever have the cramp in
your hand? I've got it now, the worst
kind in my right hand, and l have never
learned to write with my left hand. There
You see what fist make of it! Every
body ought to be able TO write with his
left hand. Next week, if the cramp leaves
me in time shall try to give you a second
chapter of the story of revolution that
never revolved-plans, platform and that
kind of thing. II you don't want it wire"
me, but don't hamstring your own
JAvEL!S.