San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-14
BLAINE or HARRISON.

Louis Globe Democrat is not an iAtal-
T, lible one. Like most prophets, it am
nounces it's prophecies In accordance
with it's inclinations. This inclina-
ton Is not IN the direction of q re-
nomination of President Harrison,
and naturally the prediction is not
for that result. The Globe Demo-
crat is very enthusiastically tor
Blaine. In this it Is not alone. The
entire west is enthusiastically for
Blaine, always has been, and so is
the south. Blaine is the most popu-
lar man in the republican party to.
day. OF this fact there is no question
Neither is there any question that the
most popular men personally are not
always the strongest men politically.
Conven tions do not look alone to per-
sonal popularity, and the republican
convention of 1892 will look, as Plumb
says, to the strongest man. The
strongest man politically, not the
man who has the strongest personal
following. The objections to Presi.
dent Harrison are all from a personal
and not from party standpoint. and
it will be the party as party that is
to determine candidacy. While Mr..
Harrison has no mortgage on the
nomination, 1t is true that Mr.. Blaine
will not dispute that nomination, it
being all along understood that Mr..
Harrison desires it. The proposed
plan is to throw President Harrison
overheard and force the nomination
on Mr.. Blaine. Can the convention do
this, and not destroy all hope of party
victory? Will Mr. Blaine do other
wise than in the conven ton of 1888,
and utterly refuse to have his name
come before the convep ton. 1t may
be as the Globe democrat says, that o
majority of the national committee
Is opposed to Mr.. Harrison's renomi-
nation. 1t may not be true. All the
same, the views OF the Globe Demo-
crat are worthy consideration and
add 80 much more to the literature of
the case. The Globe reviews the con-
tingencies of Blsine's health apd Nc
Kinley's victory in Ohio and con.
cludes its leadkr by saying:
The matter 81 the nomination next
year, therefore, can not be condsider-
ed definitaly settled for few months
yet. The coming November will tell
the story as to McKinley's svsilabili-
ty, and by that time perhaps the coun
try will be officially informed as to
Blaine's condition and intention.
II both those men are off the track
the race is extremely likely to be q
walk over for President Harrison.
Age and other considerations have
rendered Sherman unavailable, Ed.
munds and Reed are impossibilities,
and nobody except a few politicians
and political strikers" wants Alger.
In such an event Harrison is the on
ly man who would be seriously
mentioned in connection with
the nomination The Presi-
dents chances, that Is to say, are al.
together dependent upon Blaine and
Mckinley, in the manner here point
ed out, and no movement by republi.
can bosses either against Harrison or
for him can change the situation in
this respect in any degree wnatso-
ever.
The LIGHT would give more to see
James G. Blaine elected president of
the United States than it can we'll
afford. 1t has profound admiration
for the man. A decided personal
preference for him as the greatest of
living Americans. All this is true,
and yet surveying the political field,
the LIGHT does not see it's way clear
to the opinion formulated by the
Globe Democrat. At present it seems
that President Harrison will be the
nominee of the republican party to
succeed himself,