Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-06
4 BOOST OF BLAINE.
"HE is A MILLION VOTES STRONGER
THAN HIS PARTY"
In1essstisg u Story with Respect - the
Policy Of Rsclpsoeity-Ths Aains
Man lts Author.
lBy telegraph 70 mo Dispssch.l

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CncAso, IT,, November 5.-The Tribune
tomorrow viii print an interesting talk
with Colonel A. L. Conger. the Ohio mem-
ber of the Republican National Commit
tee. Colonel Conger says: LET me give
you little incident which occurred during
President Garfeld's Administration. 1t
shows that reciprocity was TO be the great
policy to be developed in President Car
fields Administration. and that his great
Secretary Secretary Of State was Enthusiastically its
Colonel Conger then went on and told Of
his meeting Emory Storrs in Washington,
saying Storrs told him he was greatly wor-
ried because his friend Conkling intended
to resign from the Senate because OF Robert.
sons appointment. At Storrs's request,
Conger says. he Immediately proceeded to
the White House and laid the matter be-
fore the President. President Garfield"
continues Conger's story, requested me
to have Storrs SEQ Senator Conkling ct
once and assure him that he (Garfeld)
had no personal feeling. in the
matter; that he meant no disrespect to
the Senator in the appointment, and that
he stood ready to carry out any wish OF
the Senator that was fair and reasons
bic, except that he could not recall the ap-
pointment of Robertson; that he would
be glad to have Mr.. Storrs see the Senator
and bring any suggestions he might have
to offer concerning the appointment OF his
friends to other positions.
"THE JIG UP"-cosKLNo RESIGNS.
II returned to the hotel and repeated to
Mr.. Storrs the result of my interview.
Mr.. Storrs seemed well pleased with the
assurances given and said he would see
Senator Conkling at once. and he believed
he could get him to reconsider his deter
turn to the White House. inform the
President that he would see the
should there await his arrival. 1
returned to the President. and we
waited for tidings from Mr.. Storrs, but
none came. Finally, Mr.. Brown. the Presi-
dents private secretary. came in and
handed the President a telegram. 1t was
from the Capitol, announcing that Senator
Conkling had resigned his seat in the
United States Senate. shall never forget
the look upon President Garfeld's face
when he read the telegram. He handed 1t
to me and said: 1t 10 up. The die is
cast. Senator Conkling has resigned his
seat IN the Senate, aud the consequences
must rest with him. Nothing further
can be done now / remarked to the
President that / was, very sorry at
the turn affairs had taken; that was
fearful the stalwart Republicans would
side with Conkling, and that 1t might Gre
ate a split in the party aud defeat his re-
nomination. Now, mark his reply. Put
ting his hand upon my shoulder, President
Garfield said: Mr.. Conger. do not be
alarmed. We shall develop o policy
duringimy Administration which will make
the Republican party more popular with
Ln - Al, hov - hos
ever been since the day of its BIRTH
THE MYSTERIOUS POLICY.
1--WE parted and l never saw Garfield
again. Now as to the, policy about which
he spoke that was to become so popular
with the people. ! visited Washington
several months after President Arthur had
taken his seat as President, with his Cabi-
net reorganized. / think Mr.. Blaine at
that time was working upon his book. l
met Major Mckinley and We went to-
gether to call on and pay our respects to
Dir. Blaine. We found him at his house
and had a pleasant chat with him.
During the conversation Dir. Blaine
| took I'D and discussed the proposed Pan
American Congress. which, he said. would
have been held and the project carried out
| under the Garfield Administration, and
expressed Lis great sorrow and disappoint-
ment at the unforeseen calamity which had
prevented IL. He then went on to demon
str.te he great advantage that would nc.
crue to this country under the proposed
policy which they bad hoped to inaugu-
rate. He discussed the policy OF reel
procity. coupled with protection. and tho
benefits that would accrue to the Ameri-
can people, and especially to our manu-
facturers, our: laboringmen, and the farm
ers; how il would provide an additional
market for American cereals, American
beef and pork, and American farm-ma-
chinery, etc.
coSKLINa CAUGHT on"
Beng largely identified and connected
with the business of manufacturing Amerl-
can agricultural machinery, o business
which had at that time more than S2O0,-
600. 600 invested in the manufacture Of va
rious kinds of farming machinery, was
quick to catch on to every word that MIR.
Blaine uttered during the conversation.
saw in 1t policy that would put in
motion the wheels of nearly every manu-
featuring establishment in the United
States; that would give employment TO
the great mass of workingmen; that would
further the interest of the American farm
er, and the last words that Garfield had
spoken to me touching the popularity OF
the policy that he would develop during
his Administration flashed across my mind.
| was particular TO catch on to
all this because in politics legis-
lstion which affects ones business 81
ways attracts the greatest attention. !
have no doubt that if Garfield had lived
the same policy which Mr.. Blaine has
now inaugurated under President Har-
rlson would have been fully carried out
by Mr.. Baine under President Garfield.
1t Is this wonderful, practical, and far-see-
ing statesmanship that has given Mr.:
Blaine such a strong hold III the hearts OF
the American people. He is to-day mil