The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-27
A MON MENTOl'S NJ ESSAGE.
THE FATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PAR
TY IN THE BALANCE.

TY IN THE BALANCE.
Harrison Must Choose Between Mckinley
and Hlainc-Tho Issue Clearly Mndo on
tho Forco Bill and Tarin-IIis Coming,
Message I" Congress Will Tell tho story.
ASIIINGTON, Nov. 19.-presidcnt
Harrison to-day held an informal con
terence with several members Of his
Cabinet on the subject of his annual
message TO Congress upon which nc is
now hard at work.
The liyeliest curiosity exists here us
to what the document will contain.
Speculation about the outcome is even
ly divided between the theory that the
paper must in reason be only Il c0nvcn-
uonal commonplace summary Of de-
partmcnt reports, topped off with Il few
executive gcncraliticS and the CXDecta-
tlon, shared by the more aggressive Re
publican politicians, that the President
Will improve the occasion to give an
emphatic reimbursement to both the
Me kinley tariff bill and the force bill
and, SO far rs lies in his power, keep his
party up to the work already begun.
Herewith are given the views of a bro
mlncnt Republican in 4 position to
Know the inside status of his party's
affairs:
The present week will witness some
earnest and probably some exciting
cabinet conferences. The Presidents S
advisers as usual are having tho mes
sage read by sections and are thus af-
1orded an opportunity in advance to i'll
dorSe or dissent from the views therein
expressed: 1T is believed that the cabi-
net; IKE the general Republican public
lli IN
occasion calls for. Certain it is that y
serious difference Of opinion exists be-
tween the President and Mr.. Blaine as
10 poth OF the measures TO which bv
general agreement now is laid the
Diame Oi the recent Republican rout.
MF. llalnc, originally opposed to the
force bill, is against it still and thinks il
ought to die on the Scnatu'S table. lie
dlScouragcs all talk about cOmmittinr
liie party further to its fortunes. lie is
likewise opposed to any re-asScrtion of
the principle Of high protection as illus
tratcd by the Mckinley bill. Frerr
lraue through the medium of reciproci-
'y IS the shlbbolcth he proposes shall ho
substituted for the unfortunate crv
which the party adopted in the last
campaign.
The President to-day leans in the on.
positc direction on both PROPOSITIONS
lie wants the force bill passed, and is
inclined to give it the active and un.
qualllled support of the administration
lie nOldS that the Senate acted ulWiSc.
~ III not cnacting the measure into q
law at the last session, and could dc
nothing better than TO pass the bill rs
early after rcasSembling in Decemhrr rs
possible. 1t is believed, too, that hi,
present purpose is to give some cmphat
&c expression OF these views in the mes
sage now preparing. AS to the Nc
hlnlcy Dill he stands by that. He svm
patnlZeS with MIR. MckinleyS assertion
that the bill was condemned withom
| tne proper hearing, and he has hODcS y
MIR. Mckinley seems also to have. tim
the developments of the next two wear
| Will put an improved face on the mat
ter. At any rate he stoutly rcsists tn,
suggestion from the Blaine quarter o
running away from the partys rcccn
economic record, and while not irnOriu,
or bellttllng reciprocity, seems little in
cllned TO bring that question forward t
| the exclusion of everything else.
These Facts make it plain enough tina
the President and his premier are ran
ldly approaching if indeed they hav,
not already reached point seriOusl,
allecllng their own and the party's for
tunes. IL they are to hang together,
very nice and diplomatic adjustment il
eNlStlnG dll ierenceS between them mus
speedily take place. whereas, if the,
should part company and NIr' HInin;
should leave the Cabinet as the result O
his open reputation of the Harrison
teed-Alckinlcy program the Republi
can collapse would be complete.
III IS no secret here that the Prcsi
aellI S friends are now warmly dcnounc
ing Mr. Blaine. They regard him as ;
traitor in the camp, bent only mon hi,
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. They want him
drlVen out Of Ollicc, and as the SjtuatioI
now appears Il demand to that effect
may shortly be made. They have been
prodding the President on the subject
ever since Mr.. Blane's mercilcss criti
clsm OF thelMckinley bill was first mad,
publlc. The Interpretation given tc
Im;lC expression Of opinion was that Mr.
l5lalne was willing to help the dcmocra.
cSy WIN the coming fight in order that
MS own views about reciprocity, which
must then come in for Seperatc eXami-
nation, might dominate the platform in
the presidential year. They fully OK
pect hlm to rcpudiate those views. But
Mr. }lalnc remains mute, or when
speaking at all only adds to the belief
mat he was from the outset one of thr
most extreme and uncompromising of
thG opponents of the Mckinley tariff
BILL
That all Of this is with purpose and
mat purpose the making of Mr.. Blaine
the Rcpublican nominee for III" n-I,i.
dcncy IN 1892, the friends Of the 'rrsi.
dcnt believe. The Harrison Dcoplc ad.
INIT that ii Mr.. Blaine should break
away from the President or be forced
out OF the cabinet the prospect Of Re.
publican success in 1892 would be darl,
indeed. But in order to down Mr.
Elaine, whom they suspect of schemino
dlsloyalty to his chief, they are willing
TO pay anypcnalty.
AS they view the situation there is
small hope Of success under the best
conditions, and their idea of the prcsi-
dcht $ only duty in the premises is that
nc should unmask and dismiss without
hesitation the one man who seems Will
ing to dlscrcdit all Of his party associ-
atcS III order to clear the path for his
own advancement. If the penalty is
defeat for everybody LET if coma ihoY