Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-11-14
RECIPROCITY AND THE LATE
ELECTIONS.


pending in Congress, Mr.. Blaine
appeared incidentally before one
ofs1he committees Of tho Senate
and in a conversational way took
part in q discussion concerning
the merits Of the proposed new
tariff bill. IT has not been forgot
ten that he denounced the meas
ure even at that time with great
heat. 1t will also be remembered
that at frequent intervals since he
has taken occasion to find fault
with the absence Of reciprocity
element in the bill, and some dis
agreements between himself and
the President existed, growing
out Of differences Of opinion con
corning the policy of the measure.
The bill, thei efore, went before
the country not only without Mr..
BlaiLe's endorsement but with
his positive disapprobation. Mr..
Blaine has taught the country to
believe that great advantages
would have ensued to the trade of
the United States by making the
free list contingent upon recipro-
cal liberality toward the products
of the United States. The result
Of the late elections at the East
would indicate that the Blaine
element of the party voted against
the return of the Republican
members to the Congress Of the
United States, or at least that
Blaine's influence had been de-
cidedly against the success Of the
Republican party throughout the
country. We are not herein charg-
ing that Blaine desired the defeat
OF the Republicans. We are SIM
ply describing the effect of his de-
nunciation Of the bill and his crit
icisms upon 1t. Since the election.
If the veracity Of Joe Blackburn is
to be credited, he has denounced
the bill as the most outrageous
measure that ever passed the
Congress Of the United States.
He has thus identified himself
completely with the reputation
OF the Republican party for the
passage Of the bill, and merged
his Personality and his influence
with the victorious side OF the late
contest. In his interview since
the election he has said in effect
that the Republican party deserv-
ed defeat. The new leaders of
the Republican party In Congress
thus receive at once the repudia-
ton OF the country, coupled with
the denunciation of the most ac-
cepted and honored leader within
the ranks OF their own party.
The unfortunate feature in this
state of affairs Is that while the
House and the Nat
Ional administration are stunc
with defeat at the hands OF their
enemies, they receive no sympathy
md no consolation in the house of
heir friends. Reed, Mckinley,
Cannon and Foster essay the role
II leadership, and the political
orces under their command have
been routed, horse, foot and drag
ION, The old lion of the party
hakes his name in wrath and has t
10 other consolation than the as c
urance that the defeat was richly =
deserved. They are many who
hink that this restores Blaine to
permanency Of leadership such
IS no man has ever before
chieved in this country; but it l
lay be remembered at the same
me that the humiliation of de-
'at abroad coupled with the irri- =
alton Of rebuke at home will en- {
ender embitterments, menacing n
the success of the party in 1892. y
ne rivalries of Blaine and Conk-
ng disturbed the councils OF the n
arty and encompassed it's defeat
ore than once. New riyalries
Id new embitterments will take
eir rise in the current events