The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-27
BLAIyE.s NAME EVERYWHERE.
He Has Only TO Desire Nomination and
He Will Get IL.

He Will Get IL.
Boston Globe
The Republican situation is the same over all
| the land, including Maine, Indiana and New
| York, the states of the three most prominent
candidates. Blaine Ii regarded Dy the DEMO
Gratis as necessary TO his party as the next NOM
| inee and the Repub leans doubt II they can
| elect any person but Blaine. Having been for
| some time in places OF prominence between
4 Washington and New York where the leaders
| are congregated, find this view TO De the prin-
| cipai item of news
Cleveland himself has become lot the time De-
4 ing secondary parsonage OF curiosity.
The last congressional elections for the time
| being viped out Mr. Reed, the speaker of Con-
| gress and remsnded Mr.. Mckinley TO private
| ife and President Harrison Is showing, by his
remodelling of the chief ofices In his govern
| nent, that he il astern OF Blaine, and not much
| but the death OF Blaine could now make him
convention in his favor.
Blaine has addressed himself to the problem
of sending our manufactures abroad, and
| Blaine thought he saw in the adjacent countries
| of America the market we had almost despaired
| OF.
| Arthur had made number of treaties while
president and upon these he relied for his re-
| nomination; when Blaine got into Harrison's
cabinet, he used some OF the same agents to
| new and strengthen these rejected treaties, and
| hence he has found bright and novel field
which has Il led up the imag nation OF his party
and of many others not partisans
Had Harrison put in his cabinet more men
ike Blaine, the administration might have
stood as an entity and commanded support for
the head Thereof. But Harrison daliied with
his chums and family friends. He was disposed
TO go WITH Reed and Mckinley and the measures
OF congress rather than TO take up Biaine's
modified tariff views and expanded views of re-
ciprocity and commerce.
Consequently, when the Republican majority
in congress was wiped out and a Democratic
majority put in its place the prospects OF Mr..
Reed Immediately went down, and Mr.. Mckin-
ley was left to hunt q new job. while Blaine re-
mains master of the field, at least in the fancy
OF the rank and file OF his party.
lie has unquestioEably worked in the secre-
tary of states Office with ambition and assidu-
ity, which brought about conditions of nervous
ness, not at all uncommon to men who write
much and also have to come out at times and
| talk to men on topics of the day. Few persons
| in our government have this dual capacity for
the closet, the platform and the executive Office,
| and, of course, straining ene's faculties in 30
many directions, produces exaltation and de-
preston, safety and almost disease.
But the constant talk about Blaine having
Brights disease is the cheap device of those who
know nothing about medicine or the human
system. Probably not one of these writer's who
are rafting about Blaine's kidneys, know in
what part Of the body the kidneys are situated.
Blaine has had good deal OF domestic trouble
OF ali sorts, and suppose that since he ceased
to be speaker of congress and senator he has had
only two tasks which were fully congenial to
him, and each in its way became sort of dis
qualification for the life of a mere office man.
When he wrote his book upon his period in con-
gress he found that the pen If not mightier than
the sword, was more peaceful and congenial. In
his youth he had been a schoolmaster, and after
that he was teacher OF the blind in an fnstitu-
ton in Philadelphia, putting him into close re-
lation with those who had to be made to see
through their ears and minds.
He told me more than twenty years ago that
he had once tried in the city of Philadelphia to
be newspaper contributor, supplying editor
ials, reviews, etc, for such papers the old
Philadelphia Inquirer and the North American,
etc, and he soon found that, with wife upon
his hands and children coming on, this, how
ever pleasant, would not afford him subsistence.
So, he went up to Maine with his wife, who
had relations there, and from the country edi-
torial sanctum he was transferred to the legis-
lature, became speaker there, and at last came
down TO congress like one Just discovered, in
the midst of the civil war. That he should have
been elected speaker OF congress after having
antagonized Conkling who was already the
senator from New York state, was prophetic of
his future successes.
II 10 probably true that Harrison was NOM
| mated by Blaine's assent; In no other way can
account iOr nearly Gil the following OF bldlDe
working for Harrison In 1888, and all of Blaines
| leaders in New York state, like Plat and His
cock, bringing forward the name of Harrison
from that paramount state, and Blaine's own
| letter from Europe, positively declining to be a
| candidate Harrison might have been NOM
mated in some other way, but his nomination
| was undoubtedly expedited by Blaine.
The uncertainty in that convention, the ap-
| parent deadlock, the talk about the convention
| adjourning without making any choice, were az
| the time charged to Blaine's subtlety, but they
| could be better understood IL we were to sup
| pose that those whom Blaine set on to nomin-
| ate Harrison did not like their job, and hoped
that events would shape themselves so that
| Blaine would periorce become the candidate
| The two men have been on trial, and from all
| the present indications Blaine has merely to
| desire the nomination next time and he will
| get ii.
He has nothing to lose by running sgain. In.
deed, he has Invested himself of many of those
things which were said to his prejudice when
| he was a real candidate in former conventions
| For example, he now does not owe ANYTHING to
any special coterie of friends
The campaign of Blaine in 1884 had no par
| allel In our presidential elections, except the
race between Polk and Clay in 1874 After an
interval OF forty years, Blaine has been often
| Hkened to Henry Clay, but he has more pre-
cision and variety of knowledge than CLAY.
Clay had more will, Imperialism and self
| esteeins ne never became moody, as Blaine
sometimes does. The literary nature of CLAY
was not very high.
Though Blaine was defeated, and largely by
the aid OF Republicans. q great portion of them
"a few months afterward regretted their action.
and thus by 1855 he was the principal quantity
before the fourth presidential convention. and
| from that position, as l have shown, he with
drew himself voluntarily, though 1t is not
probable that he abandoned his presidential
| aspirations.
AS he had entered congress with modesty and
| discretion, and for some time kept still there
| watching events, and looking for the larger
rather than the lesser career, so he has several
times shown his capacity 70 refuse place and be
willing To take two checkers OF the board
rather than TO take one which might be imme-
diately before him.
All these exhibitions make IN biography and
constitute character in the public sight
Mr. Blaine has not been more unfortunate
or tardy than D!srasl, who for many years was
merely the orator and organ of more fortunate
men who took control of the British govern
ment He saw successive Tories, ike Peel and
Derby, and Aberdeen and Gladstone 20 ahead
of him and seize the rens of parliamentary gov
eminent, but at last he came in, as his oppon-
ents had become fully understood and the
| flavor OF romance and the conviction of ability
had been added to his literary aud forensic life
Blaine, IN like manner, has been in this country
altersy man; his Grafton upon Garfield stands
well abreast of Disraelis many orations unou
| important persouages who had been deceased
| When Dsraeli came TO the head of the English
government he restored IL to its old military az
| gressiveness and external romance. He nut n
| other title upon that of the queen strengthened
| the British colonial policy, executed q eoup
| detat upon the Suez canal, buying out the
khedives shares and getting the shorter route