The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-09
INGBRsoLL AND BLAINE.
How the TWO Friends Became Bitter
Enemies Through Their Wives.
Ero,n tho Np,r York Ctur

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From the Ne,o York Star.
WASHINGTON, July BIT has been known
for some time that Ingersou and Blaine no
longer speak as they pass by. Many causes
have been gwen for the rupture, but until
lately the true reason has been known only
TO a few A wel-known senator, ard an
old friend of Ingersoll, related it to-day as
he had heard it from Mrs. IngersoL These
are her words
81 have often told Col. Ingersoll during
| the past three years that there was just one
thing that | regretted more than all Others
| in his political career, and that was the
magnificent speech he delivered for Mr..
Biaiue at Cincinnati when be placed him in
nomination, and when he used those momor-
able phrases, The past rises before me like
dream The plumed knight and other
expressions you are as familiar with as
am, no doubt. There is no man living who
is a dearer friend and more enthusiastic
| friend than Col. Ingersoll. His friendship
! for those ne admiros is unbounded and pro
! verbal. He loved Mr. Blaine as he
did a brother, aud his enthusiasm for
| him and his confidence in him led me to
be as stroIg Blaine woman as he was
Blaine man. | fairly awakened him at
night when he was preparing his nomlna-
| ton speech, and made suggestions to him 10
he used in his eulogy. Mr. Blaine was de-
feated, Of course, and Mr.. Hayes was nOml-
| mated. We retained our admiration and
! friendship for Mr.. Blaine until Mr.. Garfield
went into the white house in March, 1881.
| During the campaign which ended III the
election of Gen Garfield, Col Ingersoll did
everything he could to bring about success
for the republican ticket.
! "N on remember there were great posters
made and circulated all over the country on
| which were extracts from Col. Ingersolls
| speech, placing In nomination Mr.. Blai1le,
and Mr. Garfield was held up as the ideal
friend of the Plumed Knight. Col. lnger-
soil delivered speeches and worked like
ward politician. Naturally, when Gen.
Garfield went into the white house,
we presumed that we had at
least the respect Of the President,
and that we would have some influ-
ence with him. Col. Ingersoll never wanted
federal office. His ambition lies in other
| directions. There is not u single position
within the gift of the President he would
! have now or ever would have had. He
would rather be what he is than be
| President, because he would not be able to
reward his friends if he were in power, to
the extent that he would DESIRE and, as
consequence, he would be miserable. The
colonel was among the first to call upon
| President Garfield, aid to congratulate him
not only upon his success but upon the or
ganization of his cobinet He was espe-
cially pleased with tho selection of Mr..
Blaine to be Secretary of State He
thought bis plumed knight would make
! grand premier Of the cabinet. Days finally
slipped into weeks, and the weeks finally
made two or three months after President
Garfield went into the white house.
The colonel discovered along about this
time that his receptions at the white house
were growing cold, and at times he was COM
PEELED to wait in the reception room with the
masses Of people who had no other than
| trivial political or social business with the
president We talked the matter over and
! told the colonel that the trouble came from
| MIR. Blaine. He would not believe it, but said
he would go and see Mr. Blaine. He called
upon him at his residence or his private Office
! III the department of state, and while he
| could discover that there was a change in
| the man, so far as his personal attitude to-
ward him was concerned, Mr.. Blaine patted
him on the back, smiled blandly into his eyes
and assured him that he was the same dear
and true friend that he ALWAYS was, and
| that he would make him all right at the
white shouse Instead of matters getting
better at the white house they grew worse
| Now | discovered the secret Nv personal
relations with Mrs. Blaine had, up to the
time of Nj. Blaines induction into the
cabinet, been such as to lead me to expect
| not that especially desired ito be re-
ceived into full membership of the cabinet
society | remembered all at once that
! there had been numerous receptions
and dinners given by people connected
with the cabinet and that | had not
received invitations to them. | told
Tthe colonel that Mrs. Blaine was at the bot
tom of all the difficulty. 1t was but a few
days until my suspicious were confirmed,
and instantly said that | did not want to
associate with any of the lot, and from that
moment have cut the hypOcritical crowd
never said a word or did an act except in
friendship respecting Mrs. Blaine, Mrs.
Garfield, or either of their husbands, and [
am sure that the same is true of Col Inger-
! soil. Now you know why we were opposed to
| Mr.. Blaine in Chicago in 1884, while we
we're for him in Cincinnati in 1876"
| ut has been suggested and | believe it,
that one thing which largely influenced
Col. lngersoll to work for Judge
Gresham at Chicago last week was the fact
that the Judge was an ardent friend of Mr..
! Conkling, and had no patience with Mr..
Blaine. While Col. Ingersoll is a man
OF as little prejudice as any one | can
think Of there IS no doubt in my mind that
the sympathies and diSlises of a man like
Judge Gresham would have an influence
upon Col. Ingersoll when they run in
such sympathetic channels as they do.
There are many reasons personal to Col.
Inger.oil which argue in favor. of his
alliance with Judge Gresham"