Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-05
HARRISON-BLAINE.
Controversy About Reciprocity
Fast Approaching.
KILKENNY UNPLEASANTNESS.
Prince Russell an instrument of Discomfort on
the Part of the Secretary.
Rudini's Reply to Blaine Does Not Change
the Relations Between the Two
Countries-Tracy Preparing
Naval Maneuvers.
KILKENNY UNPLEASANT NESS.
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WASHINGTON. May If it is not the
deliberate purpose Of Russell Harrison and
others to produce an estrangement between
Secretary Blaine and President Harrison
the course they are pursuing is extremely
liable 10 lead 10 such state Of things
Young HaIrison's publication, stating in
effect that to the president, and not Blaine,
Is due the credit OF reciprocity treaties,
would nave been ill-adviseQ, even il it We're
truthful.
II being essentially contrary to the record
and history OF reciprocity in all stages OF its
progress II becomes much more than simply
lndlscreet. so ut least say the friends of
Blaine who, heretofore have not said much
about either him or the president. as the
candidates for president, nor would the Har-
risOn publication have been worthy of much
more notice than rs proof of indiscreet zeal
OF son for his father had not Mai Me,
hlnley Endorsed it and said that especially
to President Harrison is due the credit of
the invention Of the machinery whereby
the existing reciprocity treaties and others,
that are to come, were wrought out Nc
hinley says he saw il in HaTisons own
handwriting.
Il do not dispute any statement of Mai
Mckinley; said member of the commit
tee OF conference that put the finishing
touches to the tariff Of the last congress:
but l am unable 10 say that the resolution
As il was adopted by the committee and
agreed to by congress was not in Harrison's
handwriting but Senator Aldrich'S. The
forces whereby reciprocity has been woven
into the policy of the government originated
with and were directed by Blaine. have
oeeu in Il position to speak with positive
ness about this matter during the last con-
gress, and the present attempt TO give to
some one else the credit of reciprocity as
toniSheS me
TurSF woRDs
are entitled to weight, all the more from
the fact that the gentleman utterin@ them
is not and never has been much of 4 believer
in reciprocity, though he is a great friend
of Blaime's. and in frequent intercourse
with him.
How does Blaine relish this sort of 4
thing" WIS asked.
Il can say nothing as TO that. If I knew
how he felt. you'd not say. l can only
infer as to this as | would to any one else
under like circumstances, and here the
gentleman declined TO pursue the cOnyersa-
ton further on that line. He did not hest
tate to say, however, that Mai Mckinley
if he was correctly reported, had talked too
much. The explanation was that the ma
jor and Blaine have big bone between
them, and the former is likely to improve
ANY OPPORTUNITY
to pick it in public. particularly whenever
it will please the president and his friends"
added the gentleman. II is thus, by de-
grees, that the Harrison-Blaine conflict de-
velops and is liable to become one of as
perity.
Il saw and conversed with Blaine only a
few days ago" said AN ex-nember of con-
gress, who is a lifelong friend and ac-
quaintance OF the secretary.
u did not not notice that anything was
the matter with him. except some traces of
hard work of late. / should say he never
looked better. Indeed, his own remarks as
to his health bore out this belief. No, there
is nothing the matter with Blaine's
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