Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-02-11

His desire to be president Is stronger
than ever. He wants II beyond any.
thing on earth. II Ia the glittering
pinnacle up toward which he VA, toiled
and climbed and striven for a quarter OF
century. lie keeulv realizes, too,
that as far as being named for this
eminence by his party he has but TO
raise his finger. IL is his IL he but ask
for IT, And so this enforced declina-
tion-enforced by his poor health-is
all the more bitter. He feels as one
who, like Moses, was permitted from
some distant height glance into Ca
naan, but who was forbidden to enter.
To Bright's disease, Mr.. Blaine adds
othea maladies lie had suff red twice
from strokes of temporary para ysis.
The first was when he was bowling
through England in Carnegi,'s tallyho.
This eft his right arm useless Tor two
days to degree wifi h preventing his
assisting himself at table or writing
his name. The effect of this seizure
was never fully shaken off. The second
attack was ut Bar EIarbor. Then the
blow was at his throat and prevented
him from speaking This still remains
to an extent at least which frequently
brings his conversation 10 an abrupt
and, to the noninitia'ed, very surpris.
ing stop IL will interfere with his
talking as frequently as every other
dav.
Nor has MIR B'aine's mind escaped.
The Interior effect OF these attacks rs
well rs Brights disease has been to
leave him in a state vibrating between
dull dependency at one time and
violent rage asd uncomfortable fury at
Others. Al no time is he the Blaine Of
five or six years ago lie is unsafe,
whimsical, irritable, and will face Il
dozen ways IN a single proposiu n.
The worst - him ut least is that he is
keenly sensible OF his breaking up and
so grows all the worse
As to MIR. Blainc's letter II was not
written t. please Harrison, nor did
Mr. Blaine want to write it. lie had
indeed surrendered himself [, Elkins,
who entered the cabinet 10 please DO h
Mr. Bl,inc and Mr. Harrison. He
came for Blaine because the Maine
man needed mis- old friend to lean on In
his weakness. He has kept Mr. Blaine
from deci ing as long as he could and
would have rontihued his silence in the
interest OF MIR. Harrison and to keep
other candidates out of the race had IL
not been that other candidates begal
10 assert their rights with vigor and
de anded Mr.. Blaine's intentions. Mr..
Ali on wante TO know; Mr.. Culi Ion
wanted to know; Mr. Mckinley wanted
to know.
Mr.. Aiger recently came TO Washing
ton for no other purpose. lie saw
Messrs, Harrison, Blaine AMI Elklns
and all the principals and midd emen.
lie cemanded to know what Mr.. Blaine
intended TO do, He freely said that he
would Mt contan with Mr.. Blaine,
but II he was out Of the race he (Algerl
was in It. It was this pressure from
Messrs. VI Kinley, Cullom, Alger and
Allison which brought this letter from
Mr.. llajnc Me,srs Ellsins and Har.
rison. r gh'ened by the threats of the
gentlemen named, at last procured him
TO write IT, Mr. Blaine was Hing to
put IL off ill the last, not so muoh be-
cause his silence favor d Mr. Harrison,
but lie hoped against hope Tor a change
In his own condition.
II is right to LAY that the wife OF the
secretary, a lady rs ambitio Is as Mr..
Blaine himself, ais Insisted on his sur
rendering his last hope OF n canvass
and bovine submi,slo 10 the newt.
able She thinks at this settlement
OF the question of Mr., Blaine's candi.
dary will re ieve his mind and conduce
to his be ter physical aud mental con.
dition.