The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-08
BLAISE's LEADERSHIP.

the republican leaders who possesses boit
the ability and the courage to call hall
In partisan lttlcncss and point the way te
possible party safety. Congressman But
terwotth, OF Ohio, proved his ability te
analyze the situation and declare the solu
tion Of the grave complications which nov
threaten party supremacy, but his courage
was unequal to the duty Of maintaining
his convictions by his votes. lie deliv-
cred n mastery speech on Canadian reel
proeity In the early part ofths session that
ncne pretended TO answer, and his later
speech on the Mckinley bill was bold
proclamation OF the madness Of iLat meas.
ure, but his manhood shriseled up as he
bowed 10 the party lash and voted for the
measure without demanding the right to
offer amendments.
But while Butterworth has fallen out oi
the leadership that must save the republi
can party II II Is 10 he saved at all, his ar.
gunen.s remain unanswered and unsn
swersble. and TO Blaine alone was left the
task OF halttng the party and the sdI.1inia-
trstion just on the brink Of irretrievable
Disaster. Ills letter to Senator Frye came
none too soon, and had II been lcss heroic
II would have failed to impress congress
and the country a. Il did. II WAS written
TO impress; It was written TO call per-
smptory halt in party policy that Blaine
saw must be fatal. and he has again made
hi'nself the 'leadcr OF leaders" In republi-
can councils. The Reeds and Mckinley W
ot the party paesionaiely disscnted from
Blaine's Views and for time seemed like
ly 10 defy his admouitions; but the sober
reflection Of senators aud Representatives,
quickened BY the general protests agains,
increasing taxes on the necessarIes of In
duStry and Of life, speedily strengthened
Blaine and his demand for u new basis OF
tariff legislation until It now seems assured
that no tariff bill can pass the present con-
gress without orep doors with the several
Americas for the interchange OF products.
II Is charged that Blaine's reciprocity
theory means free vol aud free iron ofes
for the languishing manufactures of New
England. OF course Il does, and I, would
be valaeless II IL meant anything else.
lie secs what the lesser party leaders either
cant or won't sec. viz. that We mast have
free raw materials even 10 save our home
markets 10 our home industries and that
the u'most eheapness of product consisten,
With weil-paId labor mus, he attained TO
enable oar Industries To enter the markets
of tic world. He secs that the people o
this country wont submit TO taxes on wool
In the growth OF which there Is practically
no labor, when the oaly reault l. 10 ia
crease tic cost ui clothing and other neecs
saries for The masses and give EngliAh
mills and English labor t"e supply of all
our better grades Of wooilens: and see
Ing this, nc seeks the remedy withou, dc
moralizlng the party by directly order Ing
. retreat from the indetcnslble party en- d.
trrncbments. Blaine calls Il reciprocity
Il means free raw materials for our labor
End tho reciprocity logically follows
I, was no haste or accidental statement
in Blaine's letter that, In single sentence,
ho peiessly exposed the taisi,y OF all rre-
tenee Of protecting the farmers by the iu,
creased taxes of the Mckinley bill. lie
evidently meant n state the truth 40 con
siseiy that none eouid taisunders.and II
when he declared that no American farmer
would find market for a single additional
bushel Of whea, or barrel of pork under
the Mckinley bill. and when he proeiAime ed
.ha. truth the whole foundation OF the Me
kinlej structure was ovcrthrown. He
also informed the American farmers how
their foreign markets were gradually mar
rowlng, and how new markets must mol
only be sought, but c.reILily cultivated. &c
assure fair prices abroad for our su pln,
agricultural products. In one brief letter
he concluSively established the absolute
necessity o! free raw materials for our home
labor and increased markets for our farm
ers. and that tears W the Mckinley bill
and the senate bill by the roots. In short
the only exhibition of statesmanshlp given
by the Party leaders in this most trying
test OF party leadership comes from Blaine
and he Offers the only possible plan oi
party ssfety.--rhiladeiphia 7Tmes.