The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-29
CHAIRMAN BRICE A FREE TRADER,
And SO Expressed ITImselT-Thc Great Dc
Innnh for RInine.

And SO Expressed IIImseIT-ThO Great Do,
mnnd for Blaine.
CIxcINNATI, Sept. 28.-Thc Enquirer
(Democratic) New York special says: l
learned to-day, for the first time, by the
way, that Chairman Brice is a Free
Trader. 1t was somewhat OF surprise,
because he has always been Classed
among the protective tariff Democrats.
Walking down Broadway with him, an
intimation was made that he was not
altgetheri at home rs the head OF the
National Democratic Committee, because
his views on the tariff were not ortho:
dox.
"Why," said he, 81 think am ortho.
dox, because believe just us President
Cleveland does, and as the National
Convention has declared. | always be-
lieve in taking chances, and ! believe
this country is. big enough, and old
enough, and strong enough, and full
enough OF resources to take its chances
with the rest OF the world, and come out
on top besides. That is my doctrine and
my belief in u nutshell.
Republicans are beginning to turn the
city upside down again for Mr., Blaine,
who is to be here on Saturday to make a
speech at the polo grounds. Mr.. Blaine
will arrive here on Thursday night, and
spend couple OF days in transacting
some private business which requires
his attention. Having shown his Colors
in Maine and made brave fight to give
General Harrison an even greater ma
iority than he himself received four
years ago, Mr.. Blaine is now coming
down into an atmosphere where for
some time there was considerable
round of talk among Republicans to the
effect that he ought to be muzzled or
taken off the stump. A great many
barking ours develop here and
there II Mr.. Blaine, by slip OF tongue
or pen, gives opportunity for their
hue and cry, but they COW as quickly us
puppets do before Newfoundland or u
mastif' when he asserts himself. Mr..
Blaine has let il be known by letter
which reached here to-day that he does
not intend to speak in New York over
fifteen minutes. It is Il fiat rebuke to
the ant. Blaine shriekers, and, curiOusly
enough, they are the first ones to feel it,
and have been rushing around town to,
day to get prominent men to write to
Nj, Blaine that he must speak at least
an hour, as the people will not be salts.
fed to hear him for less period Of time,
that the emergency and need are great,
and that he is the only man that can
meet the situation. At the same
time the pressure from the West fol
more speeches from Mr. Blaine than he
has announced himself to deliver has
set the National Committee wild, Mr..
Blaine had consented to speak four
times in Michigan and two in Indiana,
When the Indiana people found this
out they began to write to Chairman
Quay and other members OF the Ma
tonGl Committee, saying that il was
q crying shame that Mr.. Blaine should
give more Of his time to Michigan than
to Indiana, and that there was no theory
on which this action could be regarded
in any other light than an insult, There
has been great deal OF correspondence
over the matter, and at last Mr., Blaine
has announced that he will give three
days to Michigan and five days to In
diana, and that no change will be made
from this decision. Nevertheless
General Alger, hopes to get a promise
from Mr.. Blaine to go for one speech tc
the Upper Peninsula.