Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-06-30
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!" Su uBMII OR RESIGN.v
Issues which Speaker Reed Is Forcing
Upon Premier HIninc.

Issues which speaker Reed Is Forcing
Upon Premier Blaine.
Washington Correspondence N. y. Herald
"Submit or resign" is the slogan that the
radicals are beginning tp sound in the ears
or Mr. Blaine, borrowing Gambetta's war
cry IN the famous campaign against Mar
shal McMahon. The secretary certainly
viii not submit, and resignation is equally
out OF the question until the president has
decided with which side to east his lot
All indications are that the president will
adhere TO tho Reed Mckinley faction, even
at the risk OF rupture of official relations
with tho secretary of state. When matters
have proceeded so far as To make the
divergence clear and emphatic Mr.. Blaine
VIII number his days of office. so his
friends say. His enemies arc SAYING the
same, but they are only mouthing resent
ment and predicting what they wish to
happen.
II is plain enough that Mr.. Blaine has a
deeper quarrel with congressional man
ayers OF his party than the issue about
free sugar and heavier taxed wool. lie
has taken issue with them on the entire
line OF policy. The principle of the Me
kinley bill is, in his eyes, a blunder and a
crime and he has no better opinion of the
new force bill, called IA national election
act, which Is TO be put through under the
dictatorship of the speaker of the House.
so Tar there Is no sign that the managers
OF these two priyotai measures want to
yiold 10 the unsolicited views of the secre-
tary OF state about them, and they have no
fear that Mr.. Blaine can prevail against
them unless he can bring the president uu-
reservodly to his side. Mr.. Blaine is far
along the new route that he has suddenly
Dlazed out for his party. For the moment
Speaker Reed has the greatest influence
win hls party leaders, and tie feeling be-
tween Secretary Blaine and himself is such
that 1t adds merit to measure in the
Speakers eyes TO have Mr.. Blaine against
il.
Mr.. Reed Is new force for Mr.. Blaine to
encounter, the speakers leadership and
prominence being of recent birth. Even
Mr.. Blaine's friends doubt that he could
make headway against the power gath
cred in the hands of Mr.. Reed. and they
greatly fear that in u contest oftho two for
the control of the presidents influence,
Whatever II may bo worth, the speak er
would prevail, The common understand
ing here Is that he has prevailed already,
and that the president viii dance TO no
music but such as Mr.. Reed may play.
FOR the sake OF such interest Hs the coun-
try at large may have in Mr. Blaine's
courageous attempt 10 arrest his party on
The down grade 1t may be well to mention
that The view his best wishers take is that
he Will 20 down before the prGetorian band
lhat Speaker Reed marshals at will in
either house of Congress. Whatever
recognition he may receive will have TO
come from popular appreciation that does
hol halt AT partisan lines. am assured by
lhose near 10 him that such AN spprecia-
tlon IS all that he expects or desires II is
SAID that he has done with public life so
iar as his own wish goes. He had meant
10 DC done with 1t before the incoming of
the present administration. VI
The presidents reluctant but pressing
invitation TO enter the cabinet was as
reluctantly accepted by him, both because
he deemed acceptance political obligation
and because he hoped TO achieve sometime
with the international American CO..
ference, of which he claimed TO be the
original protector. He is represented, by
those in position TO know the facts, as hav-
ing been very much of a stranger in the
administration household. Repeatedly he
has denied to political and personal friends
the exercise in their behalf of an entirely
proper influence at the White House and
with his cabinet colleagues, upon the
ground that non-intervention was his nm
alteraole rule of life with the government
whereof he was a member
me diplomatic business of his own de-
partment he has followed exclusively and