The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-26
Clarkson Is Not for Harrison.

Ii can be stated with certainty that ]. S.
Clarkson. who was elected president Of the
Republican National League at Cincinnati
the other day, does not favor the renomina-
ton Of the President In an interview in
Boston the day after he was placed at the
head Of the league he said that he had no
personal choice for President. He declared,
! however, that 1.-THE next republican candi-
date must be q man broad enough to cover
| this broad land and administer justice on all
| the different interests with a true regard to
all the national interests. Whoever is the
republican candidate must be a man who
can maintain the solidarity of the party in
the great agricultural region west Of the
Mississippi The candidate must not only
be near to the people, but must not be far
from the farm. All political parties will
go more closely TO the farms hereafter than
they have in the past fifty years. The
farmers are going to assert themselves in
public affairs, and for the good Of the race"
In view of the fact that the foregoing
statement was made in answer to a Ques-
ton whether he was not against the Presi>
dents denomination, it can be understood
| in no other way than that he is not the
Presidents friend. 1t is well known that he
is not friendly to the President. When
Gen. Harrison became President Mr..
Clarkson wanted cabinet position. He
was given the First Assistant Postmaster
Generalship. He felt, however, that he
had not been treated according to his esti-
mate of his merits, and, after he had shown
his ability in cutting off the official heads of
democratic postmasterS, he resigned. 1t
was given out that failing health caused
him to resign, and that he proposed
to 60 to Europe. He did not go to Europe,
however, and now he is in a position in
which he can do a great deal toward pre-
venting the President from getting a re-
nomination. He will do what he can to
make the President feel that the latter made
a very serious mistake in not giving j. S.
Clarkson a cabinet position.
And the republican league promises to be
a power in the campaign for the presi-
Dental nomination. 1t contains a great
many of the leading young republicans, the
majority of whom are the friends and nd
mirers of Blaine. Clarkson will use them
to get national convention that will be
hostile to the President.
BY his statement that the next republican
presidential candidate must be a man broad
enough to cover this broad land and must
be near the people, particularly the farmers,
he wishes it to be understood that he does
not think the President is broad gauge
man or that he is close to the farmers.
Clarkson and his league are for Blaine.
And they will leave nothing undone that
would help to secure Blaine's nomination.
Without their assistance the President will
find it difficult to get the nomination of his
party in 1892. His swing around the circle
may make him better acquainted with the
people, but it will influence few, if any, to
help him to get what he wants. He has a
powerful assistant in the public patronage,
but even with its help he will find it ex-
tremely difficult to make Roadway against
the influential republican league.
No doubt Clarkson is conscious of
feeling of intense satisfaction at finding
himself in a position where he can make the
President feel that he is not a man to be
| trifled with. He is a small man, mentally,
and doubtless rejoices as much in defeating
his political enemies as he does in being able
TO help his political friends.