The daily gazette., 1883-02-23
BLAINE TO THE RESCUE.
IN THE CAPITAL ANDApvIslNo
PROJECTIONS FRIENDS.
PLUMED KNIGHTS RARE CHANCE.
he suggests Line OF Action which the
Tariff Men Adopt and He Generally
Rams Things.

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A Washington special to to-day's New
York Sun says
Mr. Blaine seems to have come, or been
called, to the rescue of bis party. He was
closeted to-day with few of the leading
Protectionists and 3 great steel manufac-
turer 10 committee room. This Is not his
first visit to the Capital since there began
the percussion OF interests on this tariff
question. Under 1t the Republicans seem
| TO have been demorallzed In fact, their
foremost men frankly confess this. But
they have no leader. No great number will
follow Sherman's lead in the Senate, and
| there te nobody at all who can lead more
than faction In the House.
When Blaine saw the condition OF things
| and the drifting of the Republican party to-
ward the complete decentralization, he took
the reins into his own hands. His first visit
| to the Capitol was made last week. He ST.
cluded himself In an alcove of the Congress
l sional library. Then he sent for Allison, for
sherman, and for Morrill,. When he fin
ished with them he sent for Mckinley and
Kelley. The conference lasted hours. Blaine
was discovered with these statesmen and
he tried to throw off suspicion by say
Ing that he had gone to the library to
learn whether painting that he had re-
Gently bought was a genuine Rubens, Sher
mans and Kelley's and McKinley's reputa
tion as authorities on the old masters threw
shade of doubt on Blaine's statement, A
day or two after, the scheme was developed
OF passing an Internal Revenue Reduction
bill by suspension of the rules, to be fol-
lowed, if successful, by the abandonment of
the Senate Tariff bill, and, IN fact, of
all attempts at tariff legislation. Mr.. Blaine
was the author Of this scheme. II failed.
The Senate bill passed, and now rests Oh
the Speakers table.
II a vote could be had to-day, the bill
wonld pass. The grcat corporations, prlu-
cipally Of Pcnnsylyaiiia ad Ohio, that op-
pOsc the Senate bill ir- sweating with an
prehensiOn lest the H0usa elall pass the hil
yet. In utter despair A. Republican pro-
tecti0nists and the corlr.rai iuu lobby, now
here, lave turned to ltiflrc Tor help, and
he has responded. 1,is afternoon Mr..
blaine drove tO the CJniuh nnl hurriedlv
l'asstM through the ht,,ar @ rrilors, where
be was lees exposed ~ ir. public eazr.
and went directly 80 the room of
the Committee on Revision Of Laws.
Mckinley is Chairman Of that commit
tee messenger was sent for Nc
kinley. who responded quicKly. Mr.. James
Park, Jr., who represents QUO of the largest
steel plants in the United States, and who
has been here constantly since the tariff dis
cussion began, was there, Us well as two or
three other business men. soon after the
Republican caucus began its meeting Ia the
hall OF the House. Kelley, Robson and
Haskell were directed IN their action in
the caucus by the master who sat In the
room Of the Committee on Revision of Laws.
Messages were taken from this room into
the caucus. Kelley knew who these
messages were from; SO did other
Republicans, and the leadership of Blaine
was acknowledged. Mr.. Park, who wsx
with Blaine all the time, is recognized as
one of the leading iron men Of Pennsylvania
and as the equal Of Mr.. Harry Oliver. Jr.,
in ability to core with the tariff question,
50 as hest TO aid the Pennsylvania interests.
He has said with frankness that neither the
Senate nor the House Tariff bill ought to
pass, and he Is quoted as saying that neither
shall pass In their present shape. Mr.. Park
has great political influence In Pennsylvania
and Ia warm friend Of Blaine.
IL Is understood that leading Republicans
long ago abandoned any hope of help from
the Administration Mr.. Park and his
friends no longer talk about securing a veto
from the President in case either bill passes
In shape not satisfactory to the Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio interests. They report the
Administration as entirely indifferent, and
d spossd to wait until a bill reaches It
before giving II any attention. 1t
Is alsn reported that Mr.. Blaine was
not slow to sec the political opportunity pre-
scnted by a leaderlcss party, suffering now
the EXTREMIST necessity, consequent on the
bargain that seated Keifer in the Speakers
chair. This, it Is said, is just the oppor-
tunity for which Blaine has waited. He be-
gan to talk with members whom he could
trust rome few weeks ago. Even Don CAM
IRON, 1t Is said, has waived flag of truce at
him, while John Sherman, Warner Miller
Mckinley, Kelley, Haskell, Reed and Others
have waited on his lips.
There is Republican minority ofsome 80
men who arc holding off. These rebe.s are
the men against whom the tactics of Morrill,
and Sherman, Kelley and Mckinley have
been lcvelled, so far without avail, and it is
to eircumvent Il ese thst the skill Of Blaine
has been called upon.