The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-07
Kicking Against Blaine.


few politicians ami newspapers are attract
ing a little attention by their hostility to
MIR. Blaine as the next republican candi-
date for President. The sentiment IN the
party. however, is so overwhelmingly in
favor OF Mr.. Blaine that what they say has
no other effect than to cause amusement.
The other day the Philadelphia Press
made a rather savage attack upon Senators
Quay and Cameron Of Pennsylvania for
expressing a preference for Mr.. Blaine 1t
was natural, of course, for the Press to
take a stand in favor Of the denomination
of the President, because its editor, Mr..
Charles Emory Smith, holds hrst-class
foreign mission under the Harrison admin
istration. What it says against Mr.. Blaine,
however, has no effect in Pennsylvania 1t
is pretty safe TO say that four-ffths Of the
| republicans Of that stste favor Mr.. Blaine's
nomination. When he ran against Mr..
| Cleveland Pennsylvania gave him major
! ity Of about $4,000.
| Wherever within the last few months
there has been an expression OF opinion by
an organized republican body relative TO
the next presidential nomination of the Re-
| publican party il has been in favor Of Mr..
| Blame. And the sentiment in favor of him
is steadily growing stronger. He could
| have had the nomination in 1855 if be had
| signified his willingness to accept it, but he
wanted practically unanimous nomina-
ton. He couldn't get that and he wouldn't
accept anything less.
II looks now, however, as if he would
have very little. if any opposition. The
| President, of course, will have some support,
because the Office holders will have influence
enough to secure the election of few dele
gates, but when the Harrison contingent
finds how strongly the tide is running in Mr..
Blaine's favor they will not hesitate long as
to the course they will pursue. They will
join the majority and help nominate Mr..
| Blaine.
| The Presidents friends are doing a good
| deal of quiet work, but as far as can be seen
they are not making any Roadway. They
seem to realize the hopelesSness of the fight
they are making. The fact is, the republic
cans IN all parts of the country see that their
party has very little chance for success in
1892. and that their only hope of retaining
control of the government is in nominating
| their most popular leader.
1t is understood now that there is no
| foundation for the talk that Mr.. Blaine is a
very sick man and will never again be able
to take part In political campaign. If he
is a sick man he is very lively one. Those
who are authorized to speak for him say
that he will accept the presidential nominal
ton if his party will give it to him. If be
were near his grave he would not permit the
impression to get abroad that he wants to
lead his party in 1892. The political situa-
ton is certainly not one that is calculated
to fill the Presidents heart with gladness.
The Grand Army and the Blacks.
The question whether colored ex-soldiers
shall be admitted into the grand army or
ganization is being agitated with consid-
cradle show of feeling at the grand army
encampment in Detroit. Opposition to the
admission of the colored veterans comes
mainly from the grand army posts in the
south. The members of the post are, as
general thing, northern men. who have
settled in the south, and grand army men
of the north where there are comparately
few blacks cannot understand probably
why the members of the southern posts
should object to the blacks. They would
understand, however, if they lived in the
south awhile.
1t seems that many of the colored veterans
would rather have a separate organization.
They know that it would be more pleasant
for them to do so. Some of their leaders,
however, insist that there shall be no color
fhpca N falo this VNOGitinO
are Lewis of New Orleans ana Small of
South Carolina. They want place in the
ranks of the white veterans, and if 1t is re-
fused them, they will, they declare, sever
their connection with the grand army and
trample upon their grand army badges.
Lewis and Small are the kind of colored
men who cause trouble between the races.
If they had the proper amount of self-respect
they would not insist upon thrustiDg them
selves into places In which they are not
wanted.
II the Detroit encampment decides in
| favor of q separate organization for the
colored veterans the republican politicians
will be on the ragged edge of anxiety. Such
action might cause the Republican party to
| lose the colored vote in the northern states,
and the loss of that vote would mean the
| loss of several states which are now re-
| garded as republican. This being the stu
alton, the republicans in the grand army
will make a lively fight in favor of giving
| the colored veterans what they want.
The race issue hobs up quite frequently
| and continues to be a source Of annoyance.
| And the annoyance 1t causes is not wholly
confined to the south.
Some Of the western papers are making
a strong effort to set dark blue picture Of
the speakership contest with Judge Crisp al
central figure fading through in shade Of
darker blue, and the irrepressible Col
Livingston bursting upon the scene frest
and green without any congressional ex-
perience whatever. But that picture will
not hang. Ii does not please the multitude
When It comes 70 the homestretch CrisI
will lead them all by several Lengths. Tha
calamity chorus is only aimed at Crisp t
aid the canvass of Mills and Springer
Every Georgian should stand by Crsy
against all corners, and not allow thei
strength to be diverted to some one else VIII,
IS merely set up as decoy and mas not tn
slightest chance Of winning
There is young Ohio farmer near Find
lay who is evidently determined that IT,,
| greedy and grinding monopolies shall no