The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-17
sEATTIE. MoNDAY. AUG. "a.


There is not an intelligent, candid po-
Etical observer in either party that does
not perceive that Mr.. Blaine is today the
first choice of large majority of his party
for the next presidency, and that he viii
be the strongest candidate in opposition to
the Democratic nominee, whoever that
may be, whether Cleveland, Carlisle, Gray,
Campbell or Hill. The pretense that, SO
long as Mr.. Blaine remains in President
Harrison's cabinet. '1oyalty" to the
president must prevent him from al
lowing his name to go before the
next National Republican Conven-
ton as q candidate for nomination
has no foundation in reason, and certainly
rests upon no authority of historical prec-
as Secretary of State to the best OF his
ability to enable the President to conduct
the government successfully. This is all
the "loyalty" that Mr.. Blaine as Secretary
of State owes either the country or Presi-
dent Harrison, and Mr.. Blaine is not
bound as gentleman to refuse to let his
name go before the Republican National
Convention because certain Republicans,
chiefly personal friends and ofhceholders
of President Harrison wish him nomin-
ated for second term, nor is Mr.. Blaine
bound as q gentleman to resign his Office
of Secretary of State for any other reasop
except inability on account of i'll health
TO discharge the duties.
Daniel Webster was Secretary of State in
Fillmore's administration and remained
Secretary of State until death in October,
1852. The Wing National Convention to
nominate candidate for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency was to assemble at
Baltimore in June of that year. The
friends of Mr.. Webster, with his knowl-
edge and appreciation, openly made stren-
uous efforts to secure his nomination to
the Presidency, but majority Of the
Southern Wings gave their votes to Mr..
Fillmore through So ballots and then
changed their votes to General Scott, who
was nominated and defeated. Mr.. Web
ster was called to the place of Secretary of
State by Fillmore the moment he be-
came president through the death Of
General Taylor. Webster, who succeeded,
July 20. 1850, John II. Clayton, owed his
position to the personal selection of Presi-
dent Fillmore, and, if any man in our his
tory knew how to regulate his conduct to-
ward those with whom he was associated
in official life, 1t was Daniel Webster.
Mr.. Webster allowed his friends to press
his name for nomination against President
Fillmore in the Wing convention of 1852,
and did not offer to resign his cabinet po-
ition either before or after the meeting Of
the National Convention.
The Republicans OF Mercer and Craw-
ford counties, Pennsylvania, have already
adopted resolutions complimentary to Mr..
Blaine as the peoples choice for 1892, and
the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph says:
Pennsylvania demands the candidacy Of
Blaine. He has been her choice consist
emily. and the time has arrived when her
expression will be taken up and echoed
with scarcely dissenting voice in the
Union. This will be peculiarly a campaign
of the tariff and its offspring, reciprocity,
and who can represent them as well as the
author of one and the greatest disciple of
the other7 Let our counties continue to
speak their sentiments"