The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-04

President Harrison has friends VINO
desire his denomination, and to secure
this end are doing all that they know
how. Not long ago Frank LsStis's. Of
which the Presidents son Is one of the
owners, endeavored to advance the Sec
ond term campaign by declaring the
President to be the originator of all tho
foreign policies, and in the main the
author of all the diplomatic correspond
ence, for which the world has given the
credit to the Secretary Of State. The
intent of the publication was SO patent
that it aroused the more prudent
friends of the President, Who were
quick to perceive that his III srests were
imperilled by this attack on Mr..
Blaine.
Now comes the New York Mail and
Express, conducted by that knight Grant
Of Journalism, Colonel Elliott F. Shop
ard. In an article purporting to come
from Bar Harbor, where Mr., Blaine is
sojourning, and which almost certainly
did not come from that place, the line
OF attack opened in Frank LssliSs is fol-
lowed up with increased viciousness. A
remarkable intrigue to make Mr.. Blaine
President Is discovered. He is also
found to be shamming i'll health, other
wise why does he not return to WASH
ington and relieve the President Of the
labor of being Secretary Of State US well
as President2 Moreover Mr.. Blaine
ran away from Washington SO as not to
meet the President on his return from
his western tour. A few lines from the
lcngthy article will give o taste Of its
quality:
While Mr.. Blaine rests President Harrison
shows HIS patient continuance In well.doing, his
unriSalled Industry and his clear head and strong
the ONCE 81 Secretary OF State, besides the other
functions Which particularly belong to him as
Chief Magistrate oil this great Union.
He conducted the Boring Sea correspondence,
witch ended 80 happily for American diplo-
macy; he conducted the copyright correspond
ence, which ended 90 happily in his yesterdays
proclamation; he conducts me chinese eorres.
Is the Chlneee use the cable so much, and the
difficulty OF getting correct, authorized trans
latIon Is 90 great and he conducts the reciprocity
correspondence With the South and Central
American States, bC1ides q vast amount Of other
Diplomatic business,
II Mt Dlalne Is 80 remarkably well Is Governor
Alger, Thomas 9. Plat and Stephen D; Elklna
make him out II seems little remarkable that
the resi- and reireshmept which he enjoyed Of
the house OF his daughter, Ms. D1mrosch, In
New York, should not have sufficiently thor
WILMINGTON for consultation With the President,
from whom he had been separated Just one
month by the Presidents overland trip. But u
seems that tho Presidents return % the Capital
operated like pneumatic pressure In popgun
upon Mr.. blaine, and sent him dying northward
10 Bar HArbor from New York instead OF opernt
Ing upon him like magnet 10 draw him south
ward TO Washington.
It is bad politics,to try to rob any
member Of the administration Of the
credit due him. President Harrison has
discharged well the duties Of his office
When occasion has called him to ex
press himself in writing or by word O.
mouth, he has done it remarkably well
The whole country without regard tc
party applauded his recent speeches in
the South and West
No friend Of Mr.. Blaine or Of any othel
public man, so far as We are aware, ha'
sought to disparage in any way any o
his performances. He stands to-day {
candidate for denomination. Let hin
stand on his own merits, on the recorS
Of his wise and honest discharge Of hi
public duties.
II the fool friends who are scouting
for him don't kill him of, circumstance
may mako General Harrison appear TIL
most available man IN the Republican
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