The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-06

ton who believes that President Harrison
win be- reelected. That is to say. no well
Informed Republican thinks so. None Of
the cleyer tacticians who have made Re-
publican Ruccess in the past will be identi-
fed with this years campaign. Senator
Mat. Quay, Of Pennsylvania, who led the
Republican. cohorts to victory four years
ago
IS s6LK1Se IN HIS TENT.
The Pennsylvania senator carries the
Bcalps Of many victories at bis belt. But
he is 80 angry with Harrison that he will
not lift finger to help along his re-elec-
ton. He will probably vote for him in
Pennsylvania next fall but that is about
all be will do, apd one Republican vote
more or less in the keystone State counts
for little.
Quay is going South within few weeks
"for his health. = as he naively expressed
st to me today. l asked him if he wouldn't
take part in the campaign later on. He
gave me a quizzical look as he replied:
"pm afraid not; my health isn't at all
good, and I feel the need OF long rest
1t is an open secret among Senator
Quay's friends that not only docs ne cor
daily dislike General Harrison. but that
be is secretly anxious he should be de-
fested. he made bluff through the news
papers the other day that be would wager
81 COCO that Harrison would be reelected.
] asked him today if he really meantit-
"lsn't 1t a good pet;'i he saids
II shouldn't regard it So / replied.
WELL said be, speaking with his usual
rn11
and guess / can stahd it.''
I subsequently learned that Mr.. tom"
Cooper, the former collector Of customs at
Philadelphia, was the man whom Senator
QnaF represented in the matter; which
didn't surprise me a particle, for l am
satisfied Quay wouldn't wager dollar OF
his own money.
he REGARDS THE RESULT AS TOO UNCERTAIN
Mr.. Thomas c. Platt is another Of the
Republican veterans whose fine Italian
hand will be missed ia the work OF the
present campaign. Platt. like Quay. is a
non-communicative man; as a rule he
doesn't 20 about advertising his purposes
as some of the small fry politicians do.
That he hates the president was
evidenced by his well-directed efforts to
secure the latter's defeat at Minneapolis,
and that he doesn't propose TO help along
the latters election is well understood
among his familiars in New York. He
will manage the state campaign after his
own fashion, but he
WILL TAKE NO ORDERS FROM THE NATION AL
COMMITTEE,
and If Chairman Campbell succeeds in
wrestling the state from the Democrats he
will have to do it himself, for It's precious
little aid or comfort he will get from Platt.
Then there's Dudley 49, the much-ma-
ligned, widely advertised BIocks-of- Five
Dudley. Four years ago Harrison had
hard work carrying Indiana, nctwithstand-
Ing the clever work which Dudley did for
him. Dudley was the genius OF the state
campaign. He was a member Of the ma
tlonal committee and spent most OF his
time in New York. But he kept a tight
grip ca the Indiana lever, and but for his
adroit management the ''tavorite SOM can
didate could not have secured her electoral
vote. For years. Dudley was Harrison's
jealous friend. For years, he had burned
his incense at Harrison's shrine and be
loved him and venerated him as but few
men love and venerate another, Through
his skillful diplomacy the New York dele
cation was swung TO Harrison's support
and the latter was nominated at Chicago in
1883. Every effort that Dudley could put
forth was exerted in Harrison's interest
and he did more towards securing his cleo
lion than any other two men in the country
with the exception of Quay.
now DID TIE PRESIDENT REWARD THIS DE-
yoToNl
You would have thought there was nc
honor within his gift that he would not
have laid at Dudley's feet. A generous
and appreclative man would have made
every sacrifice, If a sacrifice were neces.
sary. TO reward this mans faithfulness
The president did nothing OF the kind.
Because Dudley had gained bad reputa-
tion, az the result Of his famous Blocks-of-
i've letter, the president concluded to show
his disapproval of such methods by joining
in the very proper hue aud cry against
him and co0lly turned his back upon him
Dudley's methods were reprehensible. but
IL General Harrison was not in sympathy
with them he ought to have repudiated
them at the time and not waited until the
campaign was over, and they had been
enectual in carrying the state for him, be-
fore emphasizing his disapproval. Thai
was like the receiver OF stolen goods who
hands the thief over to punishment to save
his own reputation.
THE PRESIDENTS nGRAr1TUDR
nearly broKe Dudley's heart. People may
gay what they please about DudIey's pc
litical methodist certainly don't indorse
them-but in his personal relations he is
one OF the most charming Of men, He
possesses one quality that all manly mer
admire, no matter how widely they differ
from him in other respects In ell the re
lations Of life, he Is a loyal, devoted friend
as he proved himself 10 DO in Harrison'i
case. When the doors Of the White House
were closed upon him, no one symathizei
with him more sincerely than the Demo
cratic politicians who had fought him il
the campaign and who knew from personal
experience that ingratitnde. rather thar
thanks, is too often the reward Of such de-
votion az Dudley had giver his chief
The President himself possesses many
qualities that those who know him best
nnmire, but be can never live down bis in
gratitude to Dudley, and it will always re-
main one OF the foulest blots upon his
otherwise excellent reputation. During