The morning call., 1890-07-30
RumOred Movement to Gust
Him From the Cabinet.
Republican Congressman Said TO Be Very
Angry With the Secretary.
/ Feeling That lie Has Medded Too Freely in
the Tariff QueStOn-Al EX-
agSGrated View.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL,

EpeClal dispatches 10 lHE MOhNINd NALls
WASHINGTON, July 29-The Star (Re-
publcan) says tonight: The indignation
Of Republican Congressman over Mr..
Blaine's interference in the tariff discus
sion has reached such belligerent state that
it is proposed, since the publication of his
last letter to Senator Frye, that he
shall be forced out of the Cabinet,
and. if possible, out of the party.
This may seem extreme. and startling,
but it is what at this moment is being
seriously discussed by those gentlemen in
Congress who might be expected to bear
feeling of angry sentiment against the man
who has done more than any other to in
jure the reputation of the bill upon which
they are dependent for campaign capital.
CONFERENCES BEING HELD.
Conferences have been held by these gen.
temeu since the appearance of this last
letter to Mr.. FRYE to determine what they
Can best do under the circumstances. The
opinion is strangely unanimous that he has
done an irrepara5le injury to his party by
his criticism.
As one gentleman remarked: ''It will be
extremely embarrassing when they are on
the stump defending the Mckinley Bill to
have Mr.. BlaIneS letters quoted at them
EMBARRASSED THE ADMINISTRATION.
In talking the matter over 1t was said
that Mr. Blaine had embarrassed the Ad-
ministration and party in Congress, and
that something must be done TO destroy his
influence and relieve the party OF any re-
spouSibility for his utteranceS. It was un-
derst0od. also, that Mr.. Harrison enter
tanned similar sentiments.
A gentleman Of undOubted reliability,
who knows all about what is going on in
this matter, and sympathlz's with it, said
10 Star reporter to-day that Mr. Harrison
had tried to put Mr Blaine down, but had
failed, and now they would see what could
be done. He said further that they would
force him cut of the Cabinet and their
party, and that they would exercise all
their power and would crush him.
UNDOUBTEDLY EXAGGERATED.
The Star undoubtedly exaggerates the
feeling against Blaine by Republican Con-
greSSmen. 1he Star, as the administration
organ ana y arm supporter OF Mckinney,
believes that Biane's reciprocity policy
was inspired through jealousy and appre-
hension OF MeKinley's rapidly growing
popularity.
There is some little feeling against Mr.
Blaine, but not as much as the Star would
have people believe.
Republicans who denounce what they
term Blaine's meddleSome disposition"
are forced to admit that his reciprocity
proposition Is sensible one.
STRENGTH IN THE SENATE.
1t is appreciated by the Finance Commit
tee that the reciprocity idea has some
strength in the Senate, and, accordingly,
Aldrich has proposed his amendment,
which is similar to that offered by Pierce,
and it sin be adopted by the committee ii
they find, as they now believe, that some
such proposition is bound to carry. They
Will 90 this with the full belief that the
amendment cannot carry through the
House, though there are undoubtedly many
Republicans in the House who believe that
Blaine is right
A BLOW AT BLAINE.
Reed and Mckinley are confident that the
policy Of the majority in that body can be
shaped BY the same hand as heretofore,
aud in the House, where it is proposed to
give MIR. Blaine the blow which will un-
horse him, II is proposed that when the
mat ter goes To the Committee on Ways and
Means a report shall be drawn up and
signed by the Republican members attack
ing Mr. Blaine, with all the power thai can
be put into language, and 1t is pro-
posed to get the sanction Of the
House to this report, as Mr.. Reed
has before got its sanction TO other PROPOSE
tions upon which there were differences Of
opinion. Mr.. Blaine has one friend on the
committee who will not join in this and he
has friends in the House who will defend
Eim; but it is question how many there
viii be when the command goes out from
the powers that rule the House. II will be
test Of strength between Messrs. Reed
and Mckinley on one hand, and Mr.. Blaine
alone on the other. Just at this moment
hir, Blame is in the attitude of giant
standing alone before a hostile army, ike
tlse Chinese giant in the fairy tale.
A HARD FIGHT ANTICIPATED.
Representative Owen of Indiana, who is
regarded as a warm friend Of the President,
speaking to a reporter to day, said:
= There will be hard fight over recip-
TocitY, but l ain not aware of any organ
ized movement to make an attack on Mr..
Blaine"
He thought that if any one reckoned on
Mr.. HarriaOn's aid to antagonze Blaine
they would find that they were reckoning
without their host.
There is not" he said, ''any such con-
fict between these two men as the news
papOrs make out. There Is no more of a
conflict than there would naturally be be-
tween two large men moving in large
circles and dealing with great questions
as to the question OF reciprocity, L do not
know what the Presidents sentiments are,
but suppose he is in no hurry to give eX-
preston to an opinion or to take sides IN
the controversy unnecessarily when public
sentiment IS so nearly In the balance"
IN FAVOR OF RECIPROCITY.
81 believe the Democrats are going to take
side in favor Of reciprocity, and very large
percentage of Republicans will favor it
a larger percentage throughout the
is no doubt about the popularity of
the proposition to extend our trade
10 the countries south of US. l know how
1t is in my district. Four years ago [ took
the ground in favor Of reciprocity with
these countries, and my people believe
in it now that Mr.. Blaine has made a ma
tional issue OF it, and the public mind is
more or less unsettled.
POPULAR PROPOSITION.
MEN who think the Mckinley bill is hurt
by Mr.. Blaine's uttcrances of course antag-
oniZe the proposition, but as to Harrison's
joining that, look on it in this way, the
proposition is a popular one, and Mr. Blaine
IS strong man with an eye to 1892. Mr.
Harrison must know that lie could
not get the nomination if he were
violently antagonzed by Mr.. Blaine and
his friends l do not think anyone can
count on Mr.. Harrison taking such a course
as would drive MIR. Blaine out of his Cabi-
net On the other hand, Mr.. Blaine, if he
went out OF the Cabinet. would be private
citizen, with many friends, to be sure, but
still private citizen. These two men are
not apt to quarrel"