The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-31
FOSTER BooMs HARRISON.
BE Thinks the President Strong Can
didate.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Secretary Foster
to-day expressed himself as follows regard
ing the political situation and the attitude
Of the President on the silver question: "Tne
present movement favoring Secretary
Blaine for the republican nomination for
President has its inception mainly with peo-
pie whom the President has disappointed
do not underrate Secretary Blaine's popu-
larity with the masses. Becausel the op-
ponents Of the President are unable to unite
upon candidate they now take advantage
Of Secretary Blaine's popularity and are
undertaking to force him TO ignore his SOL
,emn asseration that his name will not go
before the convention. l do not believe
that Secretary Blaine has given encourage
ment to this proposed use Of his name.
To nominate Secretary Blaine now is to run
the risk of his declination, which, If it
comes, utterly ruins all hops Of
party success. 1t seems to me that
an acceptance by him after the struggle
that will have to be made to Obtain
the nomination will surely make him a
weak candidate. The time has been when
Secretary Blaine could have mad the nomt-
nation by substantial unanimity. The
President has not been so desirous for the
nomination as most people think. He has
permitted his name to be used, because since
Secretary Blaine's declination it seemed to
him that he was largely the choice of his
party friends-the only condition that in
duced him to consent. Can any sane man
now doubt for a moment that he can refuse
further consent TO the use Of his name. l
believe he has a majority of the convention,
and l hope, notwithstanding the noisy DEM
onstration against him, to see him nomi-
mated by acclamatlon.
HARRIsoN's STRENGTH.
"The only argument used against the Pres
ident is that he cannot be elected, yet all
admit that his administration has besn a
complete success. He has succeeded in
securing the confidence of his countrymen
of all shades of opinion to greater extent
during his administration that nine-tenths
of the Presidents before him. Every in
terest, great and small, fesls perfectly safe
in his hand. The public know that he is
honest and possesses ability of very high
order He passed the ordeal of one cam
paign which began without much enthus-
ism, but which grew day by day. His ut-
terances are always remarkable for good
sense and admirable statement. We
himself, If that be possible,
by every utterance he makes We know
he will emerge from the struggle without q
blunder. Tell me, if you can, that such a
candidate is weak in any sense.
He has disappointed people, and who has
nota He has made mistakes in appoint
ments and he admits it; and he hopes to be
able to correct some of them.
OPPOSITION OF THE SILVER MEN.
''In what have said have not alluded
to what appears 70 be the real opposition 20
him by the people of the silver states. For
some reason that can't understand, he is
classed by them as gold bug Unless all
men are to be classed as gold bugs who do
not believe that it is a safe policy for this
country sinRle-handed and alone to adopt
the policy of free and unlimited coinage OF
silver, President Harrison Is as far from
favoring single gold standard as Is Sena-
lor Teller. 1t has been part of my business,
under his direction, for more than
one year to do preliminary work
in arranging for the international confer
ence on the subject of silver, believing that
through it the troublesome question will be
settled to the satisfaction of all concerned.
l quote the following as an uJterance of his
in correspondence relating to this subject
1t is the opinion of the President, and, as
he believes, Of the people of the United
States with singular unanimity, that full
use of silver as u coin metal, upon ratio to
gold to be fixed by an agreement between
the great commercial nations of the world,
would very highly promote the prosperity
of all nations and of all Glasses of people.
This is but sample of many utterances of
his of like import. How can the charge
that he is gold bug be made in the face of
his oft declared position in accord with the
one just quotedP