The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-29

during the past four years, he has through bis
management of the public patronage made some
bitter enemies, az every president before MIN
has done, and a. every future president will do
so long Is he has public Offices to give away.
know it il fashionable with certain class OF
journals to speak of President Harrlson suustan'
TALLY AS a man OF fair talent, who has given US,
in the main. . clean aud successful aaminis
tration, but who Is lacking IN
the magnetism and personal popularity
which is attributed in such eminent degree 70
Mr. Blaine. ask you to remember that in his
first campaign President Harrison spoke daily
sometimes three or four times daily-to the
delegations that poured into the city wnere ne
resided; and that on every occasion ne spoke SO
''wisely aud we'll that the corps OF Democratic
shorthand reporters who logged every moment
of his waking hours were completely Dafned.
They found no offence in him: and their mas
ters who were, as Senator McDonald-a bitter
Democratic partisan but an honest Inan-openty
confessed, watching carefully Tor MN 10 maxe
some blunder to his own disadvantage were
utterly and entirely disappointed In every de-
partment OF the government, no man VINO ever
occupied the presidential chair has been more
completely master of the situation than Mr.
Harrison. The Italian difficulty, the Chilean
controversy, the Bering sea dispute, all care
fully and periodically dealt with. give evidence
OF the keen insight, the profound knowledge OF
International law, ana the stesoy, oisnAae1
patriotism OF our president
Mr.. Blaine lost New York and Indiana when
he was our standard-bearer. What better rea-
son is there now for claiming his ability to carry
these states than there was In 1884? General
Harrison carried both these states against the
same candidate who defeated Mr.. Blaine why
is he not as strong in both as he was in his hrst
candidacy? If you can make satisfactory re.
ply to these questions your readers will be g!a1
to read it, 1t is no discredit to Mr.. Blaine that,
while he is immensely popular with very
large proportion OF the Repu blican party he
has by certain fnfrmities of mental organiza-
ton and by injudcious acts made many aud
bitter enemies, who are OF his own party.
"Blood is thicker than water" and "the desire
for revenge never dies ont in human bones"
Clay and Webster both tasted OF the bitterness OF
defeat, accomplished by the alienated members of
their own party. Mr.. Blaine also once drank
from the same cup of bitterness, and while be-
lieve that Mr.. Blaine can be, and if nominated
will be, elected president-as would Mckinley
and several other gentlemen whose names have
been uttered in that connection. l do rot
think him so strong candidate nor so sure OF
election as President Harrison.
You say that "Mr. Harrison has failed TO
arouse the enthusiasm OF the party" Are you
not profoundly In error in this statement? I
receive several daily papers published in the
East, and my reading OF these leads me to d.
Iecby Opposite COucluBlOU. am quite TeduS 70
concede that with a small but quite respectable
class of spoIlsmen Mr.. Harrison has rendered
himself unpopular, and these gentlemen, to
give them full credit, are making lots OF
noise and doing their best to play off
Blaine against Harrison-knowing the former
to be out OF the race by his own desire and hop
ing to prevent the nomination of the latter, and
then lead out their dark horse They don't es-
pecially love Blaine, but they do especially hate
Harrison. But with the great mass the rank
and file. OF the party, General Harrison has not
failed to arouse enthusiasm, and If you will
consider the brilliant, aggressive and enthusiast
tic campaign made by him four years ago, the
able, clean, patriotic administration of affairs.
domestic and foreign, he has given us, and the
expressions of cordial good will that come up
from every quarter of the United States. think
you will conclude that after all President Harri-
son does arouse the enthusiasm of the party.
There are many other thoughts which suggest
themselves in this connection, but ! have
already written at greater length than had in
tended, and will close with one further sugges-
ton: Mr. Blaine nominated with immense en-
thusiasm aud applause, with the federal patron
age at his back, in 1854, led US to defeat-the
only national defeat the party has met since its
first victory in 1860.
General Harrison, nominated with less en-
thusiasm and applause in 1883, with the full
power OF the administration against him, pitted
against the same opponent, was signal victory
and put the party once more in possession of
the federal government. In what particular
has there been such a radical change In the
situation as to make the defeated candidate of
1884 stronger, more available, surer of victory
than the victorious one of 1888? pause for
your reply. WILLIAM w. H. MAcCURDY.