The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-30
The Harrison Men are Ill at Ease
About Blaine.
BLARNEY OF THE BLAINElTES.
The Delay in the Arguments Before the ST.
preme Court Of the Behring Sea Affair.
Blaine Endeavoring to Postpone n Decision
Until the October Term of the Court
The United States at Disadyan-
tage-ProbabIe Poachers-
Caustic Criticisms.
Special 10 the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette
WASHINGTON, April 25-Comment upon
the Republican league convention continues
to be interesting, but not altogether COM
plimentary to the good sense of the pro-
ceedings. All accounts Of the convention
agree that the enthusiasm was for Blaine,
Foraker, Mckinley and Harrison, in about
the order of mention. What the Harrison
men cannot quite make out IS the object of
Thurston and Foraker in laudiug the force
bill to the skies, as the sum of legislative
and Republican wisdom. and in praising
Mckinley and his bill in the same speech in
which they held Blaine up as the greatest
living statesman and the hope OF the party.
The Harrison men say that this is absurd,
for Blaine has no admiration FOR the force
bill. He has denounced the Mckinley bill,
and Foraker has no admiration for anything
that Blaine does not approve. The Blaine
men help out the puzzled Harrison men by
explaining that the approval Of Harrison
and Mckinley was formal. while that of
Blaine was spontaneous. Blaine probably
knows that as well as he knows that the
president set his foot on reciprocity until he
saw he could not allow it 10 have its way in
South America; but throttled it when it
was proposed to be extended to Canada.
THF ATTORNEY GENERAL
does not appear TO be anxious that the
BehrinS sea case should De speedily set
postponmeets of arguments have been made
thus far, and while the illness of Justice
Bradley is deeply regretted. consequent
further poStponement of the case, should
il be necessary to the administration
officers, it is understood TO be desired by
the encouragement and Blaine. 1t is also
understood that there shall be no decision
during this term of the court, the hope be-
ing that between now and October such
progress may be made with the diplomatic
handling of the question at issue as to rem
der less important any action the court may
take. The question presents itself 10 the
court greatly to the disadvantage of the
United States, and there is fair ground for
the assumption that the decision of
the court. when rendered, will be favorable
to Capt. Howard, who is petitioner through
her maje5ty's representatives. The case
has been
INADVERTENTLY MANAGED
on the side OF the United States, beginning
with the manner in which Blaine permit
ted himself to be caught mapping when it
was brought before the court. The briefs
are now ready, but it does not seem
probable that the argument will be made
before October. Meanwhile there does not
appear to have been much progress made
with the diplomatic negotiations. The
last correspondence on the subject given to
the public closed with letter from Lord
SALISBURY III WHICH he proposed 10 SuDlllI
certain questions to arbitration. This
letter went unanswered for some time, but
it is understood that an answer has been
sent rejecting the proposition and SUBJ
hitting other questions for consideration.
At all events, there is not much prospect
OF the matter being settled at very early
date in either the court of law or the
court of diplomacy, and it becomes mat
ter Of interest to know what will
BE THE POLICY
of the United States in regard to the Behr-
ing sea during the sealing season, which is
at hand. During this season it is under
stood that pirates" will cruise in Behring
sea in great numbers and will kill seal with
the utmost holiness. They will do this
probably with the assurance of protection
by the British government. As Lord Sails
bury wants to test the temper of the United
States, it is not improbable that attempts
at seizure would meet with armed resistance
by the poachers, who feel bold in the conf
dence of protection.