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Correspondence New York World.
CARE MAY PoISr, N. j., Aug. g.
Blaine has won. President Harrison
has been generally convinced OF the prac
tical wisdom OF Blaine's reciprocity pro
gramme," says the correspondent of tn,
New York World, writing from here to
night land is preparing a message OIL
the subject. IL was not an easy task, fol
Mr.. Blaiae found that the opponents Of
his views had literally saturated the
President with their arguments, both
political and commercial. Mr.. Blaine
was fully l-e2ared to answer tbs political
objections. He showed the President how
the entire Democratic press OF the coun-
try, BY Its haste in indorsing him, had
placed itself in position that estopped II
from denouncing reciprocity with Latin
America, even though it became leading
factor In the Republican policy.
This stroke was SO truly BlaineRque
that It amused the President. MIR. Blaine
then dwe!t upon the Sign tioanee OF the
Endorsement which the new policy was
receiving throughout the south, and to
cap this phase of the argument he
pointed 20 the prompt approval OF the
san Francisco Chamber of Oommerns.
When the opposition likely to develop in
the House was ferred to Mr. B!aines
eyes snapped, aud he declared, almost
petulantly, that he would attend to that,
or words to tine effect that he regarded
the opposition IS unimportant.
But Mr.. Harrson's ammunition was
not exhausted. He then sprang the com.
mercial objections, which had been tabu-
lated and carefully prepared for MIN.
be thought he had MIR. Blaine in tight
box.
"But that astute Secretary then played
ms great card, namely, John Wanamaker.
IL is Jolly narrative. While Mr.. Harri-
son was taking nap on Sunday Mr..
Blaine sent message over to Mr.. Wanna
makers yellow cottage, asking him rs a
personal favor to remain on Monday and
Tuesday within call. This was easily
managed, because q reception to the
PRESIDENT had bren arranged for Monday
night, and 1t was readily exp aimed that
the distinguished Philadelphian desifed
70 cooperate with his fellow-cottaRsrs at
the Cape. Mr.. Wansmaker had been an
early convert to Mr.. Blaine's policy; in
deed months ago he had been loaded
with IT. lie bad studied its effects from
the Practical standpoint of great mer-
chant. Therefore when MIR. Harrison
opened up what he regarded as his long
suit and began to play the commercial
lspeets OF the reciprocity question MIR.
Blaine had Mr.. John Wanamaker on the
front porch. Presto he called M his
thirteenth trump, which the President
had quite overlooked, and controlled the
game for the rest OF the da
well, when Mr.. Harrison with all his
.ables and figures grappled with the
ON tee commercial
phases OF the reciprocity question he was
brown time after time. Whenever ia
demanded another fall he got it. AL.
hough no marked similarity between
)rlando's match with the wrestler need
% recalled, the result was never in doubt.
: must be remembered that MIR. Blaine
rad not consulted the President before
Ils hrst declaration of this new ana
adioai policy. Mr.. Harrison remem.
'esed TINS fact, and several times referred
II. he doubtless likened the situation K
that OF sub-editor outlining q new I
no hazardous item for n Newspaper after
ne edltor-ln-chiet had gone home to bel
tut Mr.. Blaine never has learned and 4
ever will learn any discipline.
cannot learn that much promise was
ncouraRed that the new policy would
KAT the horn of Harrison. Mr.. Blaine
oes not appear to consider the future of
Is chief any more than he does that OF
lr. Reed or Mr.. Mckinley. There is time
nough for that.
Now, recurring to the long session OF
esterdsy morning the result was that
resident Harrison became a proselyte.
he change cannot be spoken OF as a
inversion, because Mr.. Harrison had
anlnSs toward some features of Mr..
lanes policy, as outlined in Mr.. Hale'a
nendment to the Tariff bill, in which
n. BlAine's handIwork is boldly appar.
1t. The President is n western man.
1d Mr.. Blaine looks to the west and
'uth for the earliest support of his
olicy.
''pae great coup was made last night.
~ ~ is not clear what precipitated it.
on. e. Burd Grubb had been sent for
confer with the President ostensibly
lOut tho election frauds in Jersey. But
men he resehed the Point he found
mister BERTHE Adams awaiting a con
renee with the cabinet Now, it lisa
d fact that Gen. Grub end Minister
isms are both near-sighted. When /
eS naeet they cannot see each other.
ne effect vas depressing, and when the
70 distinguished Republicans were i
hered into the oabinst-room their re.
fnint was so manifest that the confer. /
ce did not last long.
Just at this point there Is a mystery. /
close friend OF Mr. BIaine'5 admitted /
me to-day that Nj. Adsms had been 4
mmoned at the secrstary'S suggestion !
to tue President what reciprocity
tn Brazil would do for this nation, and i
at the wiley Harrison had wired Gen
81 q ubb, knowing that he was heAvily
terested IN the protected industries and
anufaotures of this state and Peupsyl-
MIA, and therefore presumably against il
= Blaine's policy, with the intent to I
We him answer AR. Wanamakar'a ar
ments. But the unfriendlinesl of L
Jams and Grub, I'D led to this crushing {
Of that General Grnbb promptly de- &
sred himself as firm believer in Mr.. +
alne's policy, destroyed that coup de &
eatre. Il
Behold now the Republican party v
mmltted to reciprocity, with universal q
'mocratlc Endorsement, and only scat. t
ing show OF dissfsotion within its G
m ranks II - great party, but MIR. b
aine to-day is freater than it, 8
BLAINE RON 1899. v