Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-07
Presidential Timher.

When CHARLES the Second was on his
Journey to London, after Monk had set
tied it that the merry Prince was to he
King, he looked with surprise upon the
crowds Of his admirers, who made the
welkin ring with shouts and reioicings
and clamorous demands for an opportu-
nity to see him face TO face. "Where,"
asked CHARLES, care all my enemies ?"
He had oil his life been fugitive, and
had learned TO feel that he was anything
but popular in England, and he could
hardly believe the testimony OF his own
eyes when he saw the crowds who thronged
the highways to get a glimpse OF his
person and pay their respects to the
coming King. In the case OF President
HARRISON the reverse is true. A few
years ago crowds Of admirers thronged
the highways as he progressed" to-
wards the capital of the country, but
this week he has had occasion to ask,
not "Where are my enemies ?" but
"Where are my friends?" He has been
weighed in the balances and found
wanting" "The kingdom shall be taken
from him and given to another.
CHARLES the Second was the King
who "neyer said foolish thing and
never did a wise ONE Mr.. HARRISON
earned in 1883 q like compliment He
made numerous little speeches to dele
cations of oil sorts, and vet never said
anything that hurt him or his party. All
the same he is "a dead cock III the pit
now, and in the words made famous in
the BERcHER- Triton case We may say
that "he must step down and out "--of
course not as President, but as a candi-
date for reelection in 1892. He is no
longer possible nominee. Itmay DO that
he is entitled to be called unfortunate"
and has to suffer for other peoples sins
more than for his own but if so these
facts will not help his cause. Fate is in
exorable. No great party can afford to
tie itself to such a man. "Who shall
deliver me from this body OF death ?"-
or this dead body? No one. HARRISON
is the dead body, and the Republican
party it is that wishes 10 I've relieved of
his presence. Like the old horse,
"He is neither fit to ride, NORM the cart to
draw"
REED is as dead as HARRISON. els
not this great Babylon which / have
builded?" he asked as he journeyed a
few weeks ago over the country and
boosted of the work which he and his
colleagues of the Republican party in
the House Of Representatives had done.
"Dld l not pass the MCKINLEY bill and
the force bill and turn q number of
Democrats out of the House ?" But
REEDS career is at ali end for the pres
ent. He will be "severely let alone"
by BLAINE, Names great man, and will
go down
"To the vile dust from which he sprung,
SO as 10 CANNON. So as to MCKINLEY.
So as TO ell the other Republican aspi-
rants to the presidency except one-Mr
BLAINE. For twelve years he has been
the iavorite of his party for President Of
the United States. In 1880. at Cincin-
natl, he was the strongest man. though
be was not nominated. In 1884, at Chi
cago. he was the strongest man. In 1888
he would have been nominated if be had
been willing TO run. And it looks now
as II he might be the favorite OF his party
again in 1892. He will then be over
sixty years of age, bat he may be to the
Republicans " HoBsoN's choice Either
BLAINE or nobody may be the alterna-
tive presented to them. Perhaps it will
be q nobody" The Republican party
seems to-day 10 be dead.
As to Democratic presidential timber
we need not add Just now to what we
said yesterday. HILL. CLEVELAND. CAMP
BKLh, WHITNEY, and dozen other good
men divide the Democratic preferences.
"a breath can make" an aspirant sue
cessful, las breath has made"
Returning to President HARRISON we
will add that his grandfather was elected
President in 1910 by an overwhelming
majority, but his party was defeated four
years afterwards. BENJAMIN is not more
fortunate than was WILLIAM Ii.