Telegram-herald., 1890-09-19

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Il. thsss srs fsz msA ia PabLic life
whose prfvats convsrsatlons saaek
more of ansosh istis4tsd eandoE 0r Who
t4lk maFe aagsssrvsdly ga matters OF
scores sharaetsrs and probably there -
nsas sh0 give mors eoaadsacs 20 as~s-
paper msa. rhsrs are many CORES
Doadents In ashiagton-4ll eager, of
coarse. 70 puolish every scrap %
Interesting iaf0rnation that they can
rake ur--rho eoald. by bstraying Mr.
Elainss eonatsnes. STIR ap s0ms gsnu-
ins sensations snd make deal OF tEoU-
bic foe the Sscrstary OF state.
Ons day sasa Ar blains was
Prssidsnt GarEeld's ehisf adviser ne
va seated ia company With several
gentlsnsn WAo had come togsthsr by
ehsnes. Th- eonvsrsation wss OF
sosial nature and "reminiscences
prevailed Something rsmi AIDED Mr.
Biaias Of al sxpsriesee waieh ne pro
essdsd 20 relate With al the interest
ing details. Hs had not gone far " he
one of his friends lett the room aud
sent IA attendant % call ths Secretary
cat. In the hallsay ths friend said;
"Ars yea not aware that there are
tso Newspaper mon Ia that room =
''Of course l am, answered Ar.
Blaine
"Wsll. do you want 90 see this con
vsrsation In print =
'sNonssnss said the Secretary !;
they won's print = word Of it, " and he
returned an a took up his story where
is had besa interrupted. At the close
Of IL. whsa he had laid himself wide
open. he simply said with smile Il
needat say that 40 part Of this is for
publication"
Not word OF 10 was ever printed.
though one OF the correspondents was
then and still il reputod 20 be utterly
eonscisnceless in such matters.
IL is also one OF Mr. Blaina's practices
never TO make a nan promise that he
will not publish story. He merely
tells him Ia IL not for publication. or,
as IN the case of correspondents who
have enjoyed his confidence, he takes it
for granted that they will not publish
any part ot = private conversation
witkoa, first receiving his expressed
permission 70 DO 50. Nor are these
condolences reserved for correspondents
OF papers friendly TO him. In more
than one case those who are closest to
him are in the employ OF papers which
lose no opportunity 10 hit him a lick,
and IN some cases he confdes in men
who persistsntly write against him and
his plans As one of his political
friends puts IL:
He shows his hand frst and bets it
Afterward.
Whether this Is the innocence Of the
dove or the wisdom OF the serpent, il
csrtsinly operates 20 the advantage of
him who practices IL, for even when il
does not make friend IL dissrms an
enemy. correspondents OF Demo
cratic journal recently told sn exper-
isncs which illustrates the truth OF
this When Mr.. Blaine was making his
campaign speeches in Ohio in 1891
there took place one day little inci-
dent which, had it been published,
would have been used By the Democrats
with perhaps IS much effect as the
Burchard ALTERATION Rum, Rom anism
and Rsbsllion) WAS afterwArd used.
-
dent. several Of us were seated with
Mr.. Blaine enjoying a social CHI when
he ssked me the only Democrat pres.
sent IL had noticed the circumstance.
told him had not. and be revealed il
to me In apparently the most ungusrdsd
manner II he had not done this
should have m ado sensation of it, for
my assistant had seen IL all. But, you
see, Mr.. Blaine had ngzzlsd me; could
nsvsr have made any cody believe that
get the story anywhere but In private
convsrsation with him. So cut it o1i
OF my ass tsnt's report and nobody
else ever Published it.
Logic az we'll as history teaches rs
that the sscrettvely cunning man car
not for any great length OF time be q
popular man. Every body il .srs OF less
susceptible 20 the compliment vhicl
ssndor pays. Trust = man with your
secrets and you say 90 him in effect
that he IL worthy OF your confidence
he likes this and commends your judg
msnt Of men. An Iowa editor recently
visited Washington He expressed 70
Senator Allison his eager desire % se'
President Harrison. man for whom
be entertained The profoundsst respect
The Senator took him % The White
House and introduced him. Presidsn
Harrison spoke few Kindly words Z,
him in a sort Of pstronizinx var an
turned 20 his desk. Then Senator Ali
son took his constituents 90 the Stat
Department.. whsrs Mr Blaine shool
hands With him snd eh.tted With hin
and anally let him into little hsrHnlss a
secret. TIE lows etitor vent home a.,
wrote sfIt 4 plsi, TO SEQ that the Sec
retsrv OF State : The brains % th al
uinlstrstion
It is said By those Who claim - kno7
that there is hardly = nan of impor
tance suonE Mr. Blsins's Rep1biiea'
acaaafntsnces Who does not shs-s som
secret of hi.-that - 20 say. sorcethin
that the public generally wouid not b
permitted - know. and students g
men who have had their sttentic
called 90 tais phsse II his ohsrscte
declare BE csrdor 20 b enc Of his mos
potent qualities in poHties Whsshe
las some say he knows the power o
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