The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-09
The BAYONET RULE.
Blaine is Said to be Opposed &c
the Force Bill
HIS PRE-APPOINTMENT PROMIs--
An Interesting Talk that He had With Demo-
cratic Senator Before His Name was
Sent to the Senate.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.I
New YORK, Jan. S.-The Star has a
story this Thursday morning which
runs like this: A day or two be
fore General Harrison's inauguration Mr..
Blaine sent to prominent Democratic
Senator asking him to call upon him at the
Normandie. The Senator went and found
Mr.. Blaine surrounded by his family. At
a look from him they left the parlor, and
Mr.. Blaine, leading the Senator close to
a window, apologized for sending for him,
saying: 'You know very well if 1 had
gone to your hotel and called upon you
fifty pairs of curious eyes would have seen
me and commented upon it. it would have
been the town talk by tomorrow morning"
The Democratic Senator assured Mr..
Blaine no apologies were necessary; that
he appreciated his situation and was
willing to accommodate him in any way ne
could. just at this point William Walter
Phelps came into the room and said; "Nlr.
Blaine, those gentlemen have come and
wish to see yOu.' Let them watt SAID
Mr.. Blaine, quite irritable. II am engaged
now" Mr.. Phelps departed. Then MIR.
Blaine said: I'm few days General Har-
risen Intends to send in my name as secre-
tary OF state. Now, will the Democratic
Senators vote for me. know
have enemies among the Republican Sena-
tors Who'll the Democratic Senators should
manifest disposition to oppose me, would
vote with them and defeat me. IL such IS
going to be the case, l VIII not allow my
name to be sent in. [ do not propose to
place myself before the country as de-
| feated nominee for secretary of state"
mir. Blaine, 1 will be as frank with you
as you have teen with me- replied the
| Democratic Senator. Through certain
speeches which General Harrison
has made, and other utterances and
acts of himself and Republi-
can politicians, we Democrats have
reason to believe that an attempt is
ABOUT to be made to renew the bayonet rule
| in the south. We do not know, OF course,
what form the measure will take, but prob
| ably it will be an extension of the present
| federal election law, and will DE far more
odious and far-reaching as measure or
Capitalization and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of fed
eral rule over the states. Are you in favor
Of such measure or are you not. IL you
are not, then the Democratic Senators will
vote for you. If you are, they VIII not"
| Mr.. Blaine became even more impressive
| than he was when he opened the converse
ton. 81 assure yOu," SAID he, 'that am
! exceedingly hostile to such measures. L do
not believe in a federal election law such as
/ has been, talked of by some Republicans. L
consider such measure pernicious and IN
called for 1t would fonIent hostility be-
tween the north and south, and you may as
sure your fellow Democratic Senators that
/ am against such thing"
Upon these assurances, the Democratic
Senator departed, and told what MIR.
Blaine had said to other Democratic lead
ers, whereupon the Democratic Senators
did not oppose him, and he was confirmed.
Mr. Blame has the reputation of keeping
his word. Senator Hale is one OF Mr..
! BIaine's closest friends and must know OF
the conversation just quoted. Others know
of it too. and they do not believe that Mr..
Hale will vote for the force bill.