Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-01

The democratic and mugwumpprcssi is
again iudul ging in the favoite amuse-
mcnt ofinvcnting stories Of a movement
TO force Mr.. Blaine into retirement.
The continuance in public life OF the dis
tiugui shed republican leader has been
sore disappointment to his political op-
ponents. When he was appoin ted In the
cabinet % President Harrison they pre-
dicted that he would remain there only u
very brici time unless he was permitted
to run the administration. II has at no
time appeared that he was attempting or
desired to do more than perform his
duties rs secretary OF state, which are
sufficient to satisfy any reasonable mans
ambition, and which he has discharged
thus iarwith signal ability, and yet after
nearly year and n halfof most intimate
official assocation with the president he
evidently / Is stronger in his confidence
than ever before. In the meanwhile
several stories have been started to the
effect that Mr. Blaine was to retire
from the cabinet on account Of dis
agreements with the president One
such found wide currency about the time
OF the meeting Of the Pan-AmCrican
congress, and there was another which
had for its foundation the fact that there
was some delay in transmitting to con-
grcss the Behring sea correspondence
Results in all thcso cases showed the
hollownoss Of the cnemys inventions.
The latest story Is of u different ma
ture. 1t is to the effect that "a combina.
ton has been made between the re-
publican leaders Of the house-Reed,
Mckinley and Cannon-to drive Mr.
Blaine out Of the cabinet and
into political exile. The motive of the
conspiracy which il thus disclosed is
dissatisfaction with the position Of the
secretary Of state regarding the tariff
bill. The house Leaders, as well as some
other republicans in both branches of con-
gress, are represented to be very greatly
exasperatcd at the public and persistent
way in which Mr.. Blaine has urged his
proposed policy for securing trade re-
ciprocity with the southern countries,
and have determined that his political
execution is necessary. In order to
give any degree OF credibility TO
this story it is of course pretended
chat the combine have assurances OF
support from the president
1t is quite within belief that some re-
publicans in congress, and Messrs. Reed,
Mckinley and Cannon may be among
the number, are more or less displeascd
with the attitude of Mr. Blaine regard
ing the tariff, as it is we'll known they
disagree with his reciprocity views, but
the gentlemen named are polite ians Of
far too much Judgment and shrewdness
to make war on Mr.. Blaine for
urging views that are approved by other
prominent republicans, and by n very
large number OF the people. The
question upon which there is differ
ence of opinion is one of policy wholly,
and not of principle, and the right Of
Mr.. Blaine TO differ with other members
OF his party regarding it is not to be
questioned. 1t cannot fairly be con-
tended, even, that tho exercise OF the
right is foreign to his official character,
since it may certainly be claimed that it
is within his duty TO sock to improve
the relations, commercial or otherwise,
between the United States and other
countries. The displeasure that Mr..
Blaine has given certain gentlemen in
congress cannot be mugniied into a
party offense, and any attempt to punish
him in the way suggested would be very
sure tRcact upon those respon ;ible for it
with marked severity. Doubtless no.
body understands this better than the
house leaders who are named as conspir-
ing to drive Mr.. Blaine from the cabinet