Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-06-02

the finish, but even there he must
divide honors with his secretary Of
the navy, Who built and armed
cruisers between niehtfall and
morning for two weeks before the
Chillans were down on their knees
ln abject apology, and with Com
mander Evans, whose martial de
meanor gave the Chilian admiral a
terrible cramp. We must not leave
on Tracy and Evans.
"rhis administration has vim
dicated the honor of the American
hog. Now for the first time in 20
years American meat products are
admitted in every European market
on the same terms with the meat
products of other lands, and in some
markets on terms even more favor
able, 1 have had some difficulty ID
figuring Out just who has done this.
Certainly it was done primarily by
the agents Of the state department
by Minister Reid In France, Phelps
in Germany, by Minister Grant in
Austria, and by other ministers
If 1 remember correctly, Mr.. Reid
began this work with hostile Par
isian press, a hostile French public,
a hostile chamber Of deputies and, ,at
the first, hostile government to
contend with. Hegave such char
acter to the American hog as to ell
able It to force its way not only into
the French market, but into every
other. Now, my excellent friend
Secretary Rusk has said that he is
very much obliged to Mr.. Blaine
and the state department for the
able assistance they have rendered
to him in securing the admission Of
American meat products abroad.
This seems to me that it was Rusk
who did il.
''In recent speech, the presideni
himself said that this result had
been accomplished, in such compla
cent terms as to make me fear that
Rusk had counted without his hosi
but whether it was done by the presi-
dent or Rusk, the Republican party
and the country will not be likely
TO forget that Blaine was in the
state department, that Reid was in
Paris, that Phelps was at Berlin
and that their relation to the victory
was not altogether mechanical.
ut might be said perhaps that the
credit of the achievements wrought
by Republican statesmen belongs
to the president on the
ground that he gave those great men
10 the party; but did he? Certainly /
it was notHarrison who madeBlaiue, t
nor did he make Reid, nor William d
nor John Sherman, noI s
nor Aldrjch, nor Frye, nor 8
Hale. guess maybe he did MAKE 7
Noble and Miller, and | shall not q
object to his having all the credit {
which attaches to their careers; but $
he point | wish to bring out is that
)urs is government of parties, and f
lot government of men. The t
presidents error lies in assuming a
hat he has done it all. 4
"He asks the country to see in him f
The insplrator and creator of all that l
has brought progress and happiness p
10 the people since he began to reside g
In the White House; he attributes n
70 himself all the glorious achieve a
nents of the last congress. quite ig Il
1oring the superb genius whose 1
strong arm and clear head turned "
lavoc into order and made the fee II
'le majority of three or four the
most prolific and successful body of Il
that ever sat in congress. "
rhe Mckinley dill, the customs act, p
he shipping bill, the pension law, "
he navy construction laws, the Q
law, the army reform v
cts, the wonderful legislation ia
which the republican majority of n
hat congress formulated, and ca
ghich Thomas b. Reeds resolute p,
yill enable them to enact, Mr.. Har- I'll
lson attributes so himself, and says:
See what have done.'n