Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-24
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The following 10 IN editoria, from the
Philadelphia Rso9rd Of last Sunday weSz
beaded "Awiul Mt. Bpyasd and Bsatas
Mr.. Blaine -
In the current number Of the North
american Revieio "Arthur Riohmondn.-
thought In this eass to be AiisB Abigail
Dodga-shoots quito o charge Of hargless
abuEe against Secretary tSayard Mr.. Blaine
kindly furnishes the paper wads, and his
oourRgeoua relative fires the grin.
To read the diatribaa OF Mies Dodge
and other more or less womeuish enoDias
OF the Secretary OF Stete, he is AZ the
bottom Of moat Of the disur,ieFa that now
disturb the planet. Hs is held raapong;,
bic not metbly Tor the ancient eoaRsa
controversy with Canada, but Tor the
native war in Samoa, the snayohy In
Hayti, the troubles 10 rorea, and The di6,
ereseea with respect TO tho panRmt canal.
10 nothing but the generous forbSaianoa
OF Secretary Bsyard'a tneguhnimnis enc
mica arc VIC 10 attribute She faat that
they bnve not yet charged him wi;h corr
plinity with the Mahdi In The capture OF
Btanioy aud Emin Pash1.
The latest Of this aconsatinns AGAINST
the secretary Is that In his Bubseryiaafy
TO British intHrests he has permitted
piratea and not hunters 10 capture no.
less than 200 fur seals in i3ehrng SEA
6iuring tho iast year. This oaar9e com \
from that interesting moncp0ly The
Alaska Commercial Com pGny. How many
Of tho 30,N01 seals wtyo cAptrred 81
American pirates and Row mary Iy the
British and other foreigners In violation
Of the monopoly OF Che company 20 unly
matter Of Coz. lecture hut theirs i'd
little doubt that GUY entespT sing fellow
citizens got their full share az the booty
As Secretary liayard docs not oommaud
the navy, II is not very apparent h19 tsa
Secretary conld haze protested the sur
seal monopoly fro1l daring luiruders.
lie might have issptd prnelamation
frcm time to time warring Ill initudesa
from tregpsasing upon the w0tery dnanin
OF the monopoly, or he iaight have esssd
the Recretsry OF the Treasury 10 or55r
the commanders OF tho revenue cutters
cruising in Bahring Sa 10 ere az m
ocessional gtn along OnAissta's lonely
shores. Brit these things did not occut
to The Secretary; and therefore, hb IL e
blame for the fscs thAt the pnt.huutarf
got away with net iesa than 81 Gus III,
seals 10 the lest ysar.
n you'd be great mistake 10 sufpogt
that the petty warfare on Secretary
Bayard had Its origin In mere p4rsnua
Hpite or partisan malice. II has M or
ject, md sha fact that iuoet Of It has HI
Inspiration amoug tho imma1i6te adle
rents Of Mir. Blaine indicates very plainly
what the object is. II tao Naine ata,eq
man should be rut N control Of on
foreign afairb the world is to he aston.
isSed with display Of diplomatic pyro
tGehpies that would cause Secretary
Bayard TO forever hide hia diminishe,
head. That portion Of the Haet net re
guired 20 protect tbs far seal uonnpot
ia Behing Sea aud Tor olhes pUfpus,
would be asnt to the Gamosu Islands
make short wuik with he Is@rusua. II i
evident ftopa ths narrative Of "Artbu
Biohmoudr that MaiHp stRtssmanghip !
convinced Of tbe Legitimacy Of Eini
MRtanta, and lcnge for IN opportunity (
defend his rights egaiust tie rebel Tad
asese. II Blaine hhonld be- pltreG i
power She Monroe doctrine would be >.
serted egsinHt oil Foreigners on th
tethmds OF Panama, or wherever lie
plsh. undertake 10 dig 0aaal, III
Canadians would DO compelled TO yiel
unlimited Yigh.a of fishing In the
waters, while any intrusion of Canadis
fur seal fishers In Behring Sea would /
regarded az provocation to war. As Il
the Haytians, IL while indulging the
play OF free government they shout
ssize an occasional American merohar
ahip, that would bepardoned to the spir
of liberty and no compensation would
required.
The admirers of Mr.. Blaine have LITE
but an edge of the curtain to afford
tantaliEing glimpse Of the magniacel
prospect to be spread before the COUNT
should President. elect Harrison NAL
their hero Secretary of State. Shoul
this cool and unimaginative HarrisC
have views of the country's relations vii
foreign governments incompatible vii
the selection OF the Maine statesman, a
Jingoism would be up in arms. "Arthl
Richmond" is already sharpening the n
of her pen.
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