The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-26
No Other Republican Would Poll so
Many Votes as the Indiana Statesman.
Vigorous Expressions Of Representatives Fun
ston, Cogswell and Burrows in Favor of
the Presidents denomination.
With Gen. Harrison as the Candidate
the Fight Could Be Made Aggressive,
But with Some Other Man the Battle Might
Be One cf Defense-Why Blaine Is Silent
Gossip About the Anti. .Administrationists.
ENEMIES OF THE PARTY.

ENEMIES OF THE PARTY.
Republicans Who Are Trying to Make a Can
didate Ont of Secretary Blaine.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. May 25.-"I verify believe
they are the enemies of our party-the
Democrats themselv es-who are pushing
Mr.. Blaine most vigorously to the front for
the presidential nomination just now."
said Representative Funston, of Kansas,
this afternoon. Mr.. Funston is one of the
most influential Republicans in the far
West. He was chairman of the committee
on agriculture in the last House, is q
farmer, and stands close to the rural Re-
publicans. Besides. he halls from a State
which has long been the banner Blaine
State, and is now warm friend Of the dis
Funston continued:
"Harrison's hos been the cleanest and
strongest administration since Washing
ton. With him at the head of our ticket
again We can be aggressive. while with any
other man. under the circumstances. we
will be on the defensive. Mr.. Harrison is
the strongest man in our party. not ex-
cepting Mr.. Blaine. He carried New York
in 1888. which my good friend from Maine
lost in 1884. There will be no mugwump-
ing on Harrison. I have been friend of
MIR. Blaine for q long time and AN a friend
of his now. and. as his friend. it provokes
me bey ond measure TO observe his old-time
enemies endeavoring to put HIM in the
unfortunate attitude of writing a second
letter. either taking back or affirming the
sentiments in his letter to Mr..
Ciarkson. 1t must be borne in
mind that after the street talk of
the passing days has disappeared from the
public mind absolutely, the letters written
by Mr.. Blaine In connection with imDor-
tant events in his life will survive and be-
come partof his personal history. When
this fact is considered Ii at once becomes
obvious that MIR. Blaine can Mother re-
tract what he has said nor reaffirm it. Re-
traction would be equl valent TO positive
proof that charges Of duplicity and Insin-
cerlty. heretofore so em phatlcaly made by
Mr.. Platt and his associates against Mr..
Blaine, were substantially charges advls-
edly made. 1t would be equally unfortu-
nate to reaffirm what has been said; such
reaffrmance would presuppose the ques-
tlon as To his veracity in the public mind.
When his story happened to be written IL
would indicate that in his last days Mr..
Blaine was oppressed by the halluclnation
force him to be President. ana. inspired by
this conceit, he continued to write o series
OF letters protesting that he would not ac-
cept.
ANOTHER VIEW OF ii.
Again, under existing conditions. &C
ceptance of the nomination by Mr.. Blaine
would be SO offensive TO large number of
Republicans whose party affiliations are
not of the strongest. that his defeat would
be inevitable. There are many people who
believe that the President of the United
States should be- above all things, frank,
candid, honest and truthful. Should Mr..
Blaine allow himself to become q candi-
date, or encourage his own nomination. or
accept the nomination II rendered, he
would obviously be open to the charge that
for the express purpose of deceiving the
President and his friends. to the
end that he might remain In the cOunsels
and confidence of Mr.. Harrison up to the
Blaine is willing to believe that he lie cap.
able of such infamy. However. such in
situations are in perfect keeping with the
previous actions and statements of many
of the men who are now seeking TO have
Dir. Blaine stultify himself, and they are
charging by inuendo, for their own selfish
purposes, at this time the very things they
have been charging. directly to or indirectly
against him through his political career.
Silence 10 MIR. Blaine's protection from his
enemies-the enemies of the Republican
party-who seek merely to use his name to
conjure with. regardless of the terrible
consequence to Mr.. Blalne's reputation
should he prove to be what they hope he
may prove To be-"
Col. William Cogswell, of Massachusetts,,
an influential Republican member of the
House, was elected Mayor of his home
city, Salem, for a number of terms and
was each time elected his own successor by
an overwhelming majority, except once
when he was defeated. HIS defeat was the
result of the circulation of q cruel false
hood. On the day of election Colonel Cogs.
we'll was very i'll with diphtheria. At
noon q report was circulated through the
city that the Colonel was dead. His
friends. feeling that it was useless to vote
for him, cast their ballots for another man.
Before the report could be negatived he
was defeated by an Overw b Ginning M a. ority.
Colonel CogsweIl does not belieye Presi-
dent Harrison's denomination at Minneap-
oils can be defeated. except by some such
methods. If rush 10 made for Mr.. Blaine
it Will be founded upon some rumor as
baseless.
HARRIsON's NOMINATION WISHED FOR.
Speaking of the outlook for the conven-
tion, Colonel Cogswell said this afternoon
Judging by the sentiment in the country,
the denomination of President Harrison IS
not only expected. but wished for. The
friends of MIR. Blaine, and they are very
many. have taken his letter to Mr.. Clark
son as final, and they do not expect him to
come out every day in the papers and as
sure the people that he meant what he
said in his letter. nor Will they change
their views until something equally author
ltative comes from HIM. which they do not
expect. tor they do not think he would SO
treat them. Notwithstanding those w ho are
opposed to Harrison are endeavoring to
lead the people to believe that Mr.
Blaine would write one thing and mean
another.
Il believe Harrison will be renomina ated
for the reasons above stated. tO-wit: That
the great masses of the Republican party
are expecting it and wishing for it, and
when the people start in such matters they
generally have their way. however much
the self-constituted managers of the party
may oppose it. One other thing: / think
the convention will make the nomination
conventions generally do In the Repub-
lican party"
Representative Burrows. Of Michigan,
has for long period of years been one OF
the Leading Republican members of the
committee on ways and means. He was
prominent in the compilation of the tariff
OF the last Congress and took especial In
terest In the reciprocity features of the
measure. He SO distinguished himself in
that respect that Mr. Blame delegated
him to make q reciprocity speech nj
q Boston business mems banquet a few
months ago. Mr.. Burrows said this after
noon to Your corresDOndeut In speaklnQ OF