Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-01-08
Mr. BLAlNs's CHANGE


There is a great deal Of speculation
and no little curiosity to know what
Secretary Blaine will do.
Mr. Blaine is the most conspicuous and
the most universally approved politician
in the Republican party He has occu-
pied the most prominent position In the
party for fifteen years. But he was
beaten for the Presidency, chiefly be-
cause Of internal dissentions; he was
beaten in the convention for nomination
by an inferior and almost unknown man.
Hehas been pe-s'stensly snubbed, thwarted
and suppressed by this administration.
For some reason there is no act Of leg
islation, no measure Of Importance and
no great question with which Mr.. Blaine's
name has been connected He is praeti-
cally without record as a statesman.
He is not lawyer, not scientist, not
statistician, he ID simply an orator and
practical politician. He has been Gem
PEELED to rely on astuteness, and agrees
siveness for his success. He cared moth
ing whatever for means, he was the un-
scrupulous in politics and finances Only
his talents as an orator his charming
personality and his unconquerable and
overmastering ambition have preserved
him from the just infamy which would
have suppressed and obscured weaker
man.
To-day, Mr.. Blaine the most beloved
living leader of the Republican party, is
overshadowed by a man whom he ignores
and whom the party hates The ma
jority OF the Republican party is disap-
pointed and chagrined at the Harrison
administration If they are not expect
ing they would surely welcome some
thing aggressive from Mr.. Blaine The
Blainiacs have patiently waited, under
keen disappointment something iudica-
tive Of the bold and truculent statesman
ship which they alleged their hero was
anxious to display
If Mr.. Blaine does not do something
he will be forgotten. President Harrison
has stripped him Of power He could
not send even his personal friends q
positions to which they. desired to 60.
Secretary Blaine has as keen an ap
probation of the situation as anybody
de has weighed the question of to be O.
not to be with the solieitude Of insa
: table ambition and with the Suspicion
astuteness Of man who has experience,
frequent failures.
Mr.. Blaine has lost some bcldness, h
! has gained much shrewd wisdom.
It is suspected that Mr.. Blaine is con
: templating a strategic move for fam
and for the Presidency. It is rumoret
e that be viii soon announce that he is il
favor Of free trade.
He has been studying the South Amer
8 can states and their wealth. he find
y that their people have gone to Europe 70
their customers. and have been in retur
the customers Of Europe. They buy fror
and sell to England, Germany, Franc,
Austria, and the Dutch countries exten
9 sively, and they do so because they hay
I found among them no restrictions |
Q trade When we asked them to trad
. with MS they fcund the most serious re
II strictions-an insurmountable one, /
), fact, in the shape Of custom house e,
n actions The people Of the South an
le Central American States have certai
De exceedingly valuable raw materials
n sell, and they want to buy all manufal
- tured articles. They want to sell whe,
Is they can sell at the best price and on Il
NJ best terms, and so do they want to bu
OF Europe offers them free market, fr
GO exchange Of goods upon the sbest term
az There are several schemes to cure th
ne condition which may have some polite
effect in this country, but there can
,is nothing to effect trade with Southel
70 and Central Americas like removal
..l trade restrictions.
ed There is no way to remove restriction
- but to remove them.