The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-05-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Intelligent Forecast Of the Blaine-
Harrison Storm.

HaTTISVH 6lui HI.
Special Correspondence COLUMBIA HERALD:
WASHINGTON, May l,-We4l, Wen!
can il he that after all of Mr.. blaine's
iingoism as to our rights III BehrlhS
Sea that we are to humbly BACK gown
That's the talk here now. According 10
NV information, MIR. Blaine has dls-
covered that we have nothing 10 aFhl-
trate and that Russia never set up any
such claims as he has done wheh she
was the owner OF Alaska, and does not
now recognize that the United states
has any such rights. AS the story goes,
as soon as Mr.. Blaine saw that we hau
not the slightest show under the pro
posed arbitration he began to search lot
a hole to crawl out of, with as little 10 81
of dignity as possible. He began then TO
lay wires for triple inteEn at ag es,
and England, for the prevention or the
indiscriminate killing OF seals IN
Behring Sea, and now, it IS SAID, that
pending further negotiations no seaIs
are to be taken at all this season; OH
ciaIs at the State and Treasury depart
ments refuse to either confirm or oehy
a whole week has gone by without a
new and entirely different statement
fl ON the preceding one,oI the eon a,, u y
Last week there were three or TOUR OF
them. Mum is the word now, while the
Secretary aud his expert accountants
are preparing the figures Tor the presto
yet0-change statement, which If 1t
meets with Mr.. Harrison's approval,
and of that there's little doubt, Is TO be
given to the public on the hrst OF June
| the Intention is to follow republican
precedent by manipulating the trust
funds in the monthly statement of the
national debt in such way as TO snow
| a large available surplus where prsc-
| tically none EXISTS J.. A.
The first mutteringS OF sIoFIn IN tne
II fao n
heard here. So far Mr.. Harrison has
| apparently had it all his own way IL
his march towards a second pomlna'
| ton. and none of his party have seen nj
to attempt to make any organized OPP
position to him, but squalls are aneau
] for him. This week Representative
| Faronhar, of New York, has openly
stated here his belief that Harrison
could not possibly be elected, ana al
| Indiana republican OF prominence mas
| In that Harrison could not carry thai
State. The Sc are straws showing Tue
| .irift of republican sentiment
The Blaine men cannot be kept uo"l
much longer; they hate HafTIsol' am
| avery time that Russell Harrison
newspaper in its silly attempts 10 MAKE
| glory for Harrison casts a SUR upoI
Elaine that hatred is intensified. Ihest
men would rather see dehocrat Sc
| tected than have to stand harrison Ioi
| another four years, and, mark the pre-
| JictiOn, in six months they VIII bC
shouting that sentiment from the mouse
tops. Mr.. Blaine may be periecIlS
| willing that MIR. Harrison should DC re
nominated, although l have serious
doubts of it, but his friends are not
| rhev, hone, of course to dominate
| blaine, whether he consents or not, Du
they are determined, as will be Is seen re
fore long, that in any event haIrlsoI
IHsIi NOT he the nominee, If they cal
prevent it, and they think al they 9yu c az,
norm. and with good management u I
democrats can march to victory keeping
IF the opinion of leading members o
The party as expressed here lately haV'
any Influence with the democra'
eaiicus of the House of Representative s
| the next speaker of the House Will 7
tainly be Southern man. These 2 2
tIernen h We argued that the South l
entitled either TO the Speakership or
a place on the national ticket, and - INA Ia
il would be better politics to give IL IN
Sn"akership. Ira southern man IL
be N lker it will p:obdbly b. eli
Representative Crisp, OF Georgia; HOr