Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-08
ONLY BLAINE IN It,
The President Naturally Has
Some SecOnd-Term Fol-
lowers, but the
MAINE NAN is FAR AHEAD.
The Stories of His Ill-Health Have
Not Affected the Boom.
PATTTS0N AS A POSSIBILITY.
Captain Barclay Thinks Pennsylvania Not
Ready for Candidate.
MAINE NAN is FAR AHEAD.
P4TTISON AS A POSSIBILITY.
INTEREST IN THE FALL CAMPAIGNS
rrRnN A STATE coRREspoNnENr.1

backset received at Bar Harbor bv Blaine
steady recovery, the opponents of his nomi
nation are busy manufacturing reasons VIII,
he cannot or will not occupy the place a
the head of the National ticket. Every
now and then, here in New York, one hear
these reasons restated and always emanat
ing from undiscoverable sources. 1t seem'
TO be ve1y hard work for these people tc
kill Mr. Blaine Oft
In this respect it reminds me of the for
mer attempt in 1884 when Chester y. Ar.
thur was a pretext of the anti-BlalnlteS.
They have a little harder work now from
the fact that they have nobody but Harri.
son to fall back upon, and Harrison is not
quite as popular with his party just at pres,
ent as was Mr.. Arthur toward the close OF
his term. There never was, perhaps, man
who occupied the Presidential char who
could not muster more or less political fol-
lowing to replace him in it. Even in the
days of Rutherford B. Hayes, that bucolic
statesman from Ohio, now engaged in the
chicken business. there were responsible
politicians who were willing to father him
for a second term. There is a certain mag
netism about 4 dispenser of official patron
age which attracts the odds and ends OF
political thought and ambition.
THE CHOICE OF A FACTION.
II is not strange, therefore, that President
Harrison, immeasureably the superior of
either HAYES or Arthur, should be urged bv
a considerable faction of his party for re-
nomination. 1t is apparent, however, to
the most casual political thinker that what
ever supports he may be able to command
in the next national convention, he will
stand no show whatever by the side of and
in opposition to James G. Blaine.
This fact does not seem TO deter those
people of whom | speak from going about
the corridors of the New York hotels and
secretly fomenting all sorts of ridiculous
rumors about Blaine Most of these are
based on the old exploded theory of Mr..
Blaine's declining health and mental
powers. They say Mrs Blaine has put her
foot down against the acceptance by her
husband of the proposed promotion-this on
the ground that she desires his life be
spared to her little while longer and de-
spairs Of it in case her advice is not fol-
lowed
Mrs. Blaine is undoubtedly verv strong
minded woman, but if she controls her hus-
band in this matter il will be the first time
the public has any such definite knowledge
Of her influence. My knowledge of Mrs.
Blaine is that if there is the remotest chance
Of his surviving the strain of a national
campaign she will be the chief one to urge
him 10 accept the risk.
FREE COINAGE NOT N IT.
A very prominent official connected with
the Treasury Department expressed the
other day the opinion to me that the ques-
ton of silver coinage would probably oc-
cupy a very small place in the public mind
this time next year
The silver question is getting narrowed
10 a very small point now" said he cit is
evident that the bulk of the intelligent peo-
pie of both parties are very nearly in accord
so far as the currency of the United States
is concerned. Most people believe in hon
est money! and by honest money they mean
that one dollar shall be just as good as an
other dollar, no matter what it is made of.
whether gold, silver or paper. The various
State platforms begin TO point that way out
OF the difficulty. the currency of this coun-
try will always consist of the three, gold,
silver and paper. There is a principle back
Of all this, and that is the principle under
lying all commercial relations between in
dIvlduals, corporations, States and ma
tions. This principle is strictly
commercial one, and the commercial princi-
pie in everyday life is a good deal stronger
there will always be people of certain class
who will want more and what thev call
cheap money, but these are necessarily and
happily in the minority With the excel
lent crops of this fall and general prosperity
throughout the country for the ensuing six
months, we viii have very little of this howl
for cheap money. In times of prosperitv
financial matters generally regulate them
selves. 1t Is IN times of commercial de-
preston that the money market is disturbed
and the conditions abnormal enough TO Gre
ate cry for legislative interference.
TRICKS OF INDIANA POLITICS.
'When l first entered politics in NV ward
In Indianapolis, said Colonel Rice. of In
diana, to a congenial party around him at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, there we're lust
rs many tricks practiccd then as there are
now. l remember upon one occasion when
some of the boys put up a job that could
never be worked successfully twice They
were eIecting delegates to a County Conyen-
tion believe, and there was some uncer-
tainty about the ability of certain of our
ward politicians 10 control the selection.
The fellows who worked the scheme oper-
ated in this way: They went to each man
taking part in the primary and told him
that his name was on the ticket as a dele
gate hut that he must take his ballot and
dppoSit il without saving ANYTHING TO any
BODY else He found his name with the
other delegates on the ticket and was natu-
rally satisfied TO do as be was bidden. The
result Of the ballot was that three delegates
got 90 votes each. the full strength of the
meeting, and all the other 60 delegates got
! vote each"
Captain Barclay, of Pennsylvania, for
merlv pension agent at PittSburg, under
Nr Cleveland. was in the city the other
day, and in the course of conversation said
that while political parties in Pennsylvania
we're al present pretty well torn up over
domestic affairs. there was no hope what
ever OF the Democratic party winning
where the tariff was made an issue in the
campaign. This issue has been crowded so
closely TO the front in Ohio that it forced
itself upon Pennsylvania, and the result
would he but one way-the success Of the
Republican ticket
OBSTACLES BEFORE PATTISoN.
For this reason" he said. sit is non
sense 10 talk about Pattison as possible
Democratic candidate in 1892 No matter
what Pattlson might do, the State campaign
involving only local issues. he would stand
no show whatever Of carrying PENNSYLVANIA
IN the national contest, For this reason
Governor RattlSon occupies quite different
position from that held by Governor Camp
peIl, ol ONO. Ii IS on national issues alone
that MIR. Campbell hopes to win this fall.
On such issues Pennsylvania would 90 upon
10000 to 10000 Republican majority as
usual. Captain Barclay is not alone in
his opinion on this subject.
All eyes here in New York are now
turned upon the issues of the Ohio cam
Paign. Next to the contest in New York
you hear more said about the Mckinley