The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-08-15
mo HELP FOR M'KINLEY
NEED BIZ EXPECTED FROM HARRI-
SONS SECRETARY OF STATE.
Blaine is Believed to Be Unalterably
Opposed to the Author Of the New
Tariff Law-SenatOr Blackburn
Gives Detailed Account OF
a famous scene in SEN
ate C0mmitte room.

Gives Detailed Account OF
famous scene In SEN
ate Commute room.
WASHINGTON, August 8.-Do the
Blaine Republicans believe that the
success of Mckinley would make
the tariff the overshadowing issue
in 1892, and are the Republicans for
this reason preparing to knife the
author of the Tariff bill in Ohio this
year?
The HeyalPs Columbus dispatch
es indicate that they are, and well
informed politicians believe that the
Herald is right.
Mr. Mckinley more completely
embodies the protection @principle
than any other American. and it
may be said for Mr.. Blaine that in
him the reciprocity idea finds its
strongest and most intelligent adj
vocate. Mr.. Blaine is bitterly an
tagonistic to the protective idea as
it finds expression in the Mckinley
Tariff law. What, then, more nat
ural than that he should covertly
desire the defeat of its acknowledged
champion in a gubernatorial contest
where tariff refor m and tariff prohi-
bition furnish the battle cries for the
respective forces engaged.
Secretary Blaine called at the APP
preparations Committee room of the
Senate on June 10, 1890, to discuss
with Messrs Allison, Hale and
Blackburn the expenditures of his
department for the following fiscal
years. The tariff bill had passed
the House a few weeks previously
and was then under discussion in
the Senate. To the surprise of his
auditors Mr.. Blaine vigorously de-
nounced the measure. He charac-
terized it as infamous" and said
that if he had been member of the
House he would have voted against
it. Some months later, after these
facts had been given to the public
through the medium of the Herald
land there was no further reason for
concealment, Senator Blackburn
gave me a detailed account of the
scene in the committee room and
what the Secretary really said. 1t
was much stronger indictment of
the measure than had yet appeared
in print, and taken in connection
with the present situation in Ohio
makes what the late Simon Cameron
would call mighty interesting
reading"
"The Secretary was in rather
neglige costume, as suited the TEN
perature," said Senator Black burn,
except as to a particularly glossy
irreproachable silk hat-a brand new
shining plug. The Tariff bill, mind
you, had nothing to do with the sub.
ject in hand, but in casual way l
preached it after the usual greetings
had been exchanged.
Probably | asked Mr.. Blaine how
he liked it. Imagine my surprise
and shall l say gratification?--
when he launched forth a torrent of
invectives against the act that Nc
Kinley fathered. This bill is an
infamy and an outrage said Mr..
Blaine. 1t is the most shameful
measure ever proposed to civilized
people Go on with it and it will
carry our party to perdition.'
Il was" continued Senator Black
burn, feeling considerably interest.
ed and said, II wish you were in the
Senate, Mr.. Blaine, to announce
yourself in such terms" 4 wish
were, he answered. If so | would
stamp it under my feet and spit up
on it," and then advancing toward
Senators Allison and Hale he snap
ped his fingers in the face of each
alternately and with rising infection
said: Go on with YOUR dwelling
idiocy, and see to what destruction
it will lead the Republican party
Pass this bill and in 1892 there will
not be man in all the party so beg
CARED as to accept the nomination
for the Presidency"
''Then he began to dissect the bill
mercilessly. particularly the sugar
schedule. This he inveighed against
with all his force l reminded him
that the Senate had improved upon
the labors of the House as regarded
sugar; that to protect an American
industry involving the enormous
labor of boring hole in maple
tree and boiling the juice the Senate
had agreed to give the maple sugar
growers of New England bounty
of two cents. This was the first he
had heard of it and he seemed hard
ly able to credit what | told.
"Allison and Hale confirmed me.
81 suppose this was done at the sol
icitation of Morrill, and Edmunds?'
he inquired Mr.. Allison replied in
the affirmative.
ut is a sample of the breadth of
their craftsmanship said the Sec
rotary: and then the climax came.
"Mr. Blaine's new beaver was
lying on the table in easy reach.
With sudden blow he brought
his clinched hand down on it with
such force as to smash it aatter
than pancake, and then Selling
the battered chapeau be hurled it
against the wall violently. l never
saw such an ebullition, but it only
emphasized the deep earnestness
with which the Secretary argued
against a policy which his opinion
as then given now seems prophetic.
There is no evidence that Mr..
Blaine has shifted his position dur
ing the past fourteen months. On
the contrary, the elections of last
November furnished the strongest
confederation of his political and
economic sagacity. Under these
circumstances is it not reasonable
to believe, as the Herald's Columbus
correspondent has pointed out, that
neither Mr. Blaine nor his friends
will exert themselves to secure the
election of the one man who is pri-
marily responsible for forcing this
unjust legislation upon long suffer
ing people?"
The Treasury Statement.