The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-09

w aSHlnRlO0. III was HSSefbeu tHSH
that If Mr.. Blaine himself had be-
come indifferent to the treatment he
received, through i'll health or for
other reasons, his friends would not
permit him to suffer the indignities
that have been heaped upon him
without resentment. This predic
ton is being verified every day. II
is known that some of Mr.. Blaine's
most influential friends and hackers
have already written him urginging
him to withdraw from the cabinet.
But Mr.. Blaine has made no sign
outwardly thus far. He has with.
drawn into shell and has closed its
portals after him. 1t is, perhaps, a
significant fact that Mr.. Blaine has
not attended more than two or three
cabinet meetings for month. just
after the Inauguration Mr.. Blaine
was at the white-house several times
every day and he never missed a
cabinet meeting. Now weeks go by
without seeing the premier at the
executive mansion. Some say that
Mr.. Blaine's recent attack of rheu-
matism was invented as an excuse
TO cover his retirement. This theory
was advanced by one of Mr.. Blaine's
closest friends to me yesterday. "Mr
Blaine" he said, sis not as indider-
ent as he has appeared to be to Mr.
Harrlson's ignoring Of himself. In
deed he could not very well be in
different unless he has lost his
old time vigor and self-assertiveness
and his friends are not prepared to
believe that yet. He recognized
from the start, and in fact, long be-
fore the Inauguration, that Harrison
would try to make his place in the
cabinet very embarrassing. The
fact that he was not consulted about
single member of the cabinet and
that he dld not know who would be
In the cabinet twenty four hours be
fore the names were sent to the
senate, was sufficient to convince a
blind man as to Harrisons intentions.
Had Mr.. Blame been averse to a
row with Brother Ben, he would
have declined to 60 into the cabinet;
but he saw the complications that
were likely to arise through Harri-
sons jealousy, and she made up. his
mind to take his chances IN the
scrimmage. He could easily retire
from the Cabinet at any time and
still be just as well off as before. He
wanted to see how far Harrison
would carry his petty persecution.
In that respect he has been abund-
antly gratiiied. He has as complete
knowledge of Harnson's character
as he could have by remaining in the
cabinet four years. He has taken
his measure of the man, and i don't
believe Harrison would find much to
make him vain In the estimate. Had
Mr.. Harrison confined himself to
making war on Blaine, the Plumed
knight would have resigned ere this.
When he saw that Harrison, elated
with his apparent success in his con
quest of Blaine, was branching out
for new worlds to conquer, he deemed
it advisable to await developments.
He forsaw that Harrison would be
come so deeply involved that he
would be forced to appeal to the
premier to help him out of his hole.
Well, when Mr.. Harrison appeals to
Blaine to help him out it will be all
over with him. Mr. Blame may
consent to help him, but it will be at
his own terms. Harrison will have
to surrender Internationally. The
fatal mistake Harrison made was in
antagonizing all the republican
leaders as well as Blaine. He should
have known that he would require
the assistance of every available man
outside of the Blaine circle TO stand
any show Of success, AS it is he is
without a single sincere friend in
the Senate. Harrison may be mulish
enough to refuse to surrender when
he finds himself beaten. If he does
not surrender you will see the big
gest row in the republican party
since its organisation.
Will the party be able to survive
it? is the important question. 1t
is doubtful, but the future alone can
tell.-Cor. in N. Y. World.
We don't care a straw about the
fight between Blaine and Harrison;
in fact we feel very much like tie
old lady did when her husband and
the bear were fighting. The old la
dy was In the barn loft, and the com
batants below. She said; 81 DOM
care which whips, I'm safe" This
disgraceful wrangle between the
most prominent and trusted officials
of the government will only make al
honest men combine against such
knayery.
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