Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
HARRIsoN'S DESPERATE CINE.
Trying to Make Blaine show His Hand--
But the Secretary Resents the Attempts
to Make Him Speak.


Trying to Make Blaine show His Hand--
But the Secretary Resents the Attempts
to Make Him Speak.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The relations
between Blaine and President Harrison
are fast approaching a crisis. The latter's
part1sans have discovered everywhere that
the Blaine sentiment is interfering with
the work of setting up delegations to the
next national Republican convention.
That work is now going on in every state
in the Union. Blaine as factor must he
eliminated or ranged on their side, and the
systematic war which is now being made
on the Plumed Knight is with the declared
purpose of forcing him to openly re-
nounce all claim to the nomination and
pledge his eternal support to MIR. Harrison
or else retire forthwith from the cabinet.
The men who are striving To secure re-
nomination for Harrison are conducting
most exasperating fight, lnuendo and in
snuation are the weapons used Mr..
Blaine's loyalty is impugned and the
words treachery and traitor figure con-
spicuously in the characterization of Mr..
Harrison's Secretary Of State. Mr.. Blaine's
friends are growing restless and impatient,
but consider it polite to remain silent
under the aspersions which are heaped
upon them, 10 unlimber their guns would
be merely to precipitate the rupture which
they are at this time ANXIOUS TO avoid. still
there is limit to their patience and unless
Mr.. Harrison calls off his dogs the lion
may be aroused
There can be no attempt here to conceal
the fact of Harrisons insane jealousy of
his premier, but as long as the evidence of /
II is confined to the chickering's of Mr.. uar- ,
rison's understrappers blaine may endure
it. Once, however, Harrison himself
arrogates the proud privilege of debating
Mr.. Blaines course with reference to the
nomination, or attempts to rebuke him, it
VIII be ike applying spark to powder
magazine.
Mr.. Blaine will walk out of Mr.. Harri-
sons cabinet and wash his hands of the
administration but in doing so nothing is :
more certain than that he will leave no
room for charge of treachery TO stick. If
he goes out it will be with flying coors,
He will not permit himself to be placed in
false attitude, but will lei the country
know exactly why and under what cir
cunstances he broke with the President.
Mr.. Blaine, however, does not want to
be driven to such course. lie would
prefer to stay in the cabinet. prosecute his
reciprocity programme snd saw wood.
For thar matter Mr.. Harrison's friends
would also prefer TO have Blaine remain,
if they can quietly secure his faithful
and solemn promise not to stand in Harri-
sons way at the convention.
This would leave Mr.. Blaines position
with reference to the nomination in doubt.
Blaine would imprison votes in every state
delegation which in many instances Harri-
son could not get if his premier were out
of the race and would serve the purpose of
keeping him out Of harms way until the
met, when they could be
thrown to Harrison. 1t is utterly improb-
able that Mr.. Blaine would deceive his
friends by such trick, even if he coKs-
,luded not to be candidate.
Besides he will not pledge his fealty as
Russell Harrison puts it, to Mr.. Harrison. |
His friends resent the idea that James q.
Blaine should take of his hat and get
town on his knees before Ben Harrison,
)r any other man for that matter. Bleine
8 soldier, older in practice and ADLER
han Harrison to make conditions. lie
vas leader of his party, they say, when
Harrison was unknown save to the inhabi-
ants of Indianapolis, and then only as a
ather Industrious, painstaking but not
'verly brilliant lawyer. Mr.. Harrisons
riends are treading very close to the
anger line. Something startling would
lot be unexpected almost any day.