The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-27

Gun minority The politicians from the South
caused him TO speak, after his defeat for presi-
dentr with some bitterness of their want of reci-
proeity.
After being defeated by Cleveland he did not
enact the role of John Adams or OF John Quincy
Adams, who fastened away from the capital as
if they had been hurt: he went to see Cleveland,
and in hrief visit they exchanged the courte-
sizes OF civilization. His attitude on high pro-
land and has done something TO rehabllitate
Cleveland as the possible Democratic candidate
again.
Inevitably Blaine must become unpopular
with those who and him in their way. Mr. Reed
was a strong, bold partisan. and bounded sud
denly into the Imagination OF the Republican
party, and being from the same state as Blaine,
he felt that Blaine's reciprocity propositions
were obstacles to his own congressional policy.
This may be Mr.. McKinley's feeling also.
,h beoTe mat John sherman was e1ssperssse a
gates away from him, as in New York state
Conkling and Arthur felt outraged that Blaine
could be an active candidate there, and the rig
maroie about stalwarts and half-breeds in New
YORK state ensued from some of the New YORK
delegates, who had been chained up in gang
oy Mr. Conkling, breaking away from their
chains and voting for Blaine in 1876. when Conk-
ing was full-hedged Republican candidate
The ascendaney Blaine has now taken can
hardly Be reduced by the acrimony OF any Re
publican, whether Ii be Harrison or Reed or
Mckinley or the senators who have regarded
MT Blaine as in their way, and who when ne
came 10 the Senate, were guilty of gross limos
1t remains TO be seen whether the executive
patronage at Washington City can be used to
bi2inee disadvantage or 10 some rupture IN the
Republican party. The hold President HGrri-
son has upon his party does not seem 70 De OF tina
nature 70 give him any great leadership II
Blaine should be nominated for president next
year II would be the spontaneous action OF his
party, not merely of the delegates, but OF the
constituencies behind them He viii have at
tanned what he may have desired four years ago,
unanimous nomination. IL has been said re-
Gently by Mr.. Manley OF Augusta, who ought to
know Blaine well, that Mr.. Blaine Is not cam
didate and cannot be, but if the convention In
sIsts upon nominating him he does not believe
that be will refuse.
Those who forgot the facts may remember that
John Quincy Adams had been a long time In the
diplomatic service of the country in Europe, and
was, therefore, out of the reach OF the political
fluctuations here. Coming back 70 the country
just as Monroe was elected president, ana Nom
roe needing man recently informed about the
affairs OF Europe, in the years following the
overthrow of Napoleon Bonaparte, Monroe made
Adams his secretary OF state; within the cabinet
OF Adams arose the competition to succeed him
between Calhoun, Crawford and Adams, with
Mr.. Clay as the speaker of congress seeking the
same presidency, and General Jackson lying
back as the military, heroic and popular candi-
date
The secretary of state was successful and filed
a term of the presidency. Thus Blaine is resus-
citating his influence and discovering new
topics of agitation and admiration.
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND