Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-05
HE HANDICAPS HARRISON.
That Is What Some Republican
Now Say of j. q. Blaine.

That Is What Some Republican
Now Say of J. &. Blaine.
Some of Mr.. Harriscn's friends hav.
taken serious alarm at the Interpretation
and emphasis which have been put upor
MIR. Blaine's remarks in defense oi
trusts. They realize that the party
already branded as the party of monopo
lies, corporations and millionaires, must
modify its position before the people and
put itself on the defensive if Mr.. Blaine
continues the injudicious course which
he apparently has adopted. There are
not a few of Mr.. Hafrison's friends who
have from the frat questioned the wis
dom OF playing Mr. Blaine as "star'i
card in this campaign.
1t is no secret that John G. New re.
garded last weeks demonstration to-
wards Mr.. Blaine with positive disfavor.
An Indiana friend of Mr. Harrison said to
World reporter at the Gilsey House
last evening: "Some of US in Indiana
are not 80 overwhelmed with the sim
cerity Of Mr.. Blaiue's friends and the
valuable aid he is expected to render in
this campaign. Since / have been East
l have heard the insinuation expressed
more than once that Mr.. Blaine does not
wish the success OF the Republican ma
tional ticket; that he does not desire to
experience the modification of seeing
any Republican reach the place that he
could not reach himself. 1t may be that
his remarks concerning Trusts were sin
cere and uttered with the full conscious
ness that they would benefit the ticket
and the party. But Mr.. Blaine is
too old, too shrewd and too experienced a
politician not to know that the only issue
in this campaign is the tariff, and that
any other subject introduced will be but
diversion more likely to injure than to
benefit the ticket. would not say that
he uttered these words for the purpose Of
putting the party on the defensive, but
it is at least little singular that at a
time when Republican prospects were
brightest and improving daily he could
let loose such sentiments on the com
munity. 1t is somewhat remarkable
that the Republican party made no mis-.
take during the caml aign until Mr..
Blaine arrived and that it should be left
to him to make the first"
Col. William R. Morrison, the Inter-
state Railway Commissioner, returned to
Washington yesterday afternoon. 81
must say" he observed to a World re-
porter, "things are looking much better
here than expected to find them. The
National Committee is very busy and is
shipping thousands of documents every
day. What will the Republicans do
about the tariff? l don't think they will
do anything. It looks to me as if this
Senatorial effort would end
in smoke. Still am not in the secrets
Or the confidence of the Republican
Very few of the great lights OF the
Democratic party of this city returned
from Saratoga yesterday. Among politi-
clans, however, the choice of Buffalo as
the place to hold the State Convention
was q debatable question. Tammany
Hall men believed it was all mistake
to take the convention away from Sara
toga, aside from any influence it might
have upon State or National politics.
County Democrats mildly intimated
that Tammany and Governor Hill had
met with a serious reverse in the selec-
ton of Buffalo. AS a matter of fact,
however, there was no significance in
the choice of the committee. A bargain
was made last spring by which it was
decided to hold the May Democratic
Convention in New York and the fall
in Buffalo. The bargain was
carried out. Governor Hills enemies on
he committee gave out the story that it
was his wish to have the September
held in Saratoga, whereas
he Governor has expressed no prefer
,nce whatever.-[N. Y. World.