St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-06
lnE sNrUDGE DON'T WORK.

IHE SMUDGE DON'T WORK.
: Ii the smudge being applied to Mr..
blaine by the HARRISON men has
ANY effect, he is not rubbing his eyes in
public, nor are there indications that
the public will hear any direct response
from him. In the parlance of the time,
he goes right on saving wood. For a
man OF his impulsive temperament and
Self-estimation, it may be conceded that
he manlfestS exceptional sef-control.
But he has the reciprocity scheme to
nurse and develop. and cannot afford to
sintruSt Tito other and doubtfully loyal
hands. He has confidence that it will
grow and become bouncing thing after
a time. Hence he does moi desire to be
forced out of the cabinet. He can afford
to smile and be mum when the semi-offi-
cial HARRISON organs assert that he is
virtually pledged to the support of his
superior, and will prohibit any antago-
nlstic use of his name. He is ardently
and loyalty devoted TO the fortunes of
hir. HARRISON. Perhaps he bats an
eye when his Old personal friend, STEVE
ELKINS, vOuches for his purpose not to
be i'll the presidential ring. Other pre-
Sumable mind readers profess to see the
same programme in the mental arena.
1t is the policy to pacifY the agitated
partiSans of the Indiana man, and obvi-
ate any rupture or occasion for putting
the foot of the secretary down squarely
upon the quiet fabrications of dis
Greet cOnlidants. Yet, it requires
no revelations from the inspired
to understand that BLAINE feels
the chatting of the animal prodded in the
cage by the small fellows. Were he free
to express himself he would make few
OF his most pointed remarks about the
chaps who are trying to irritate HIM
into positive action. There is no doubt
that he talks with frankness and entire
perspicacity to friends whom he fully
trusts. One of the most recent Of these
to hold aprotracted seance with the sec
Rotary was very prominent Repub-
hcan congressman from Western Penn
sylvania, an ardent personal friend. He
was interviewed afterwards and asked
what Mr. BLAINE said. There was a
full canvass of the situation. but
he was not allowed to give any
thing away. He would state ad-
Visedly, however. that neither Rus
SELL HARRISON or any other per-
son or publication had warrant to assert
that he was not a candidate. He would
not repeat the blunder of 1888 in writing
premature letter of withdrawal, He
might conclude not TO be a candidate.
but it would be in the later exercise of
his own volition. 1t may be readily
credited that impressions of this kind
were left upon the mind of the friend
of the secretary. Nor will it require
much tax upon the mental powers TO
believe that this picture causes no
frown by the man who does not propose
TO be smoked out:
Take BLAINE away and what would
remain? The president on the rear plat
form of Pennsylvania railroad train
boWlng and scraplng to BLANE's
friends in the West; JOHN w. NoBIE
Squabbling with his subordinates i'm his
departments; CHARLEY FOSTER and
LEECH trying to make couple of hun
dred million dollars appear where they
are not, and JOHN WANAMAKER mon
keylng with proposition to establish
government telegraph in order to
force JAY GOULD and the Western
Union people to give him special rates
for the transaction of his private bust
ness; little Nh MILLER trying to ap-
pear as big as one of the clerks of the
department of justice, and JERRY RUSK
Keeping awake nights expecting invita-
tions to some kind of a picnic or an
other. | am aware that it is very un-
pleasant tor me as Republican to talk
IN this way about the administration.
but 1t is truth and common sense. Take
BLAINE out of the administration. and
1t would be the laughing stock of the
American people,"
Democrats are more humane, but if
Republicans feel that way after conf
dental interviews with BLAINE. il is
not encouraging for the smudge work