Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-23
BLAINE mas FATAL MALADY.

NAHHiNSIoN, july a. Inc tlfue mas
come to tell the truth about Mr.. Blaine.
Some of us who love the Republican party
better than any individual have known Il
for some time. We had hoped for reasons
which are apparent that it would not be
necessary to speak out at least at present
Z But II is unjust TO President Harrison,
unjust to the Republican party and unjust
to the people of the United States TO con-
ceal the facts any longer. .
"Mr. Blaine's ailment is Brghi's disease
in the second stage and passing to the
third.
How long his constitution will with
stand the constant drain upon his system
nobody can tell. But the disease is firmly
established, and 1t Is incnrable.
That Is the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth"
The speaker was conspicuous Republic
can, who was formerly and says he Is now
a friend Of the Secretary of State. He has
maintained steadfastly of late, however,
that Mr.. Blaine Is not possibility and
that the President must be renominated.
He spoke as If from settled conviction and
not without trace OF indignation. ~ re-
peat he continued more vehemently,
THAT it would be unjust to President Har-
rison, the Republican. party and the entire
people to hide the facts another day. /
read the interview with Mr.. Blaine in the
World and read the article in the Herald
They had precisely the effect that antici-
pated. They gave rise to the impression
that there is some sort of conspiracy on the
part of Republican leaders to misrepresent
the condition of Mr.. Blaines health, and
so, as he is reported to have said, get him
out of the way
Hints have been dropped already by
rabid Blaine men, who are ignorant OF the
facts, to the effect that even the President
is concerned in such u plot. Anything
more outrageous was never conceived. II
is perfectly true that Mr.. Harrison has not
said that Mr.. Blaine had only overworked
and would SOON be all right. He has not
said so, for the simple reason that he
could not say SO honestly. lie understands
the situation as well rs and few others
do, and knows perfectly well that Mr..
Blaine's disease is incurablc, and that
consequently he cannot possibly be can
didate for the Presidency.
Now, Mr.. Blaine says that he has not
Bright's disease, and do not doubt for
moment that he is entirely honest in that
belief. His timidity regarding everything
concerning his health is so well recognized
that strict silence has been enioined But
he is above all patriot and Republican,
and il he could see as | see how serious is
he danger AT disrupting the party by this
talk Of conspiracy, ] feel certain that he
would be willing TO have the truth known.
It has only been limited at thus far, al
though Mr.. Edmunds did mention the fact
to reporter somewhere in the south a
short time ago Nor would anything tempt
me to say word at this time but for the
great danger to the party and hence to the
country 10 which have referred"
The correspondent asked how ii was
possible to speak SO positively. This was
the reply
~ can speak with absolute certainty be-
cause there is no doubt about it. The
existence OF kidney trouble was first slis-
pected during Mr. Blane's visit to his
daughter the late Mrs. Coppinger, in
Indian Territory. II was announced then
that he was suffering from an attack of
bronchitis. But the symptoms were so
peculiar that Mr., kerenS, the well-known
contractor of st. Louis, who was and is
stanch friend of Mr.. Blaine took an
eminent physician on a special train and
hastened to his side. Indications were then
discovered of the commencement of the
primary stage Of Bright disease Whether
MI. Blaine was informed of the danger
which threatened him at that time do
not know.
Since that time the progress of the
disease has been slow but certain. II is
now in the second and passing to the third
stage
You asked how / was able to speak so
W. AAio liOltlb Will lGll yOu.
There is only one sure method of de-
termlnlng the presence of Bright's disease,
and that is by chemical and Il micro
scopical examination of the urine. The
symptoms are otherwise indefinite. Some
times thore is no pain whatever in the
region of the loins. Headache, indigestion,
nausea, vomiting and swelling Of the
ankles are frequently noted. With the
exception of the latter symptom, the
others may scarcely be recognized, The
heart and the lungs are sympathetically
affected. The heart may become enlarged
and the bronchial tubes may display a
tendency toward inflammation This last
symptom has distressed the Secretary OF
state frequently. The accurate diagnosis,
therefore, until the disease is advanced to
an extreme stage, is only ascertained by
testing the urine. These are almost the
exact words OF a specialist
Il am prepared to give the results of a
urinary test made IN the case of Mr.
Blaine. Here il il on this card;
Qlantity-Diminished
Reaction with litmus paper)-Alkaline
Speciiic Grayity-l,O09,
Albumen-About 10 per cent.
Microscopic Examination = Granular
casts. Large hyaline casts. Small hyaline
casts.
Urea Scarcely traceablc.
4, Will only be necessary for any edu-
Gated physician to read the above in order
that he may speak with positiveness as to
the nature of the malady of the patient
whose excrementitious fluid has been
under examination. He may tell You that
the quantity Of urine in Brights disease is
at first increased and afterwards becomes
diminished. The normal quantity Is from
40 to 30 fluid ounces. The reaction is of
but little value. The specific gravity in
health is from l,0l2 up to ,030. In chronic
Brights disease the quantity is always di-
minished The presence Of albumen is
almost always certain symptom but il
is found in the course of other diseases.
especially in fevers.
The signs which admit of no variation
are the granular and the hyaline casts of
the little microscopic tubues OF the kid
ney, which are thrown off by the degen-
eratiye process of the disease. The hyaline
casts, pathologically speaking, arise from
an emulation Of fibrinous fluid in the
renal canals with subsequent coagulation
iibrin.
Granular casts are formed by change
in the eXudation in the secreting tubes of
the kidneys by degeneration of the
epithelium lining the tubes Granular
ana hyallne casts always indicate chronic
disease Of the kidneys.
The indications are that Secretary
Blaine has reached the period OF his dis
order when the second stage may soon
| pass To the third.
There is the whole story. | have told
it to you because, as | said, the time has
come when the truth should be known"
Eloped with Young Count.
CHICAGO, July 2l.-A dispatch from