The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-02
STRONG WORDS FROM DEPEw.


the State Department or the White House
to-day.
STRONG WORDS FROM DEPEW.
He Reviews the Situation and Points Out
Dangers that May Wreck the Party.
CHICAGO. June 1.-Chauncey NJ. Depew.
w. Il. Vanderbilt and Ii. Seward Webb
arrived here tom light TO attend the annual
meeting of the Chicago IL Northwestern
and connecting lines. which takes place
tomorrow and on Saturday. The party
registered at the Auditorium Hotel, whore
the delegates from q dozen or moro States
were awaiting to meet the silver-toDgued
orator of Gotham and to secure his
views on tae political situation. To the
United Press ne said that the situation
was different from that of all previOus
Conventions in that there were no favorite
cons to be sacrificed. All of them had been
sacrificed in their own States. The only
chance, in his Judgment. of Harri-
son being defeated was that the
convention should vote for half
dozen different people and so
prevent o choice until the opposition to
the President had q chance to cOncentra to-.
But the supreme effort to induce Blaine to
become o candidate had practically retired
all othef candidates. so that unless Blaine
allowed his name to be used Harri-
son would be the nominee. both by
the potential force of his record,
of his friends and by the default
of opposition. 1t was remarkable
that 80 shrewd. SO successful q combina-
tion of political managers as the comblna-
tion against the President should have
staked their all upon an interrOgative. 1t
Blaine is candidate. they have. of course.
the potential influence of q great man, q
great fame and universal popularity. But
IT Blaine failed to Bay that he Is
In the race they would be like
the last of the Caesars or like
Mahomets coffin, suspended in the air.
Nothing could be more suggestive OF the
difficulties of the situation to the op-
ponents of General Harrison than the
spectacle of such able and practical poll
ticians as his friends Quay. ClarksOn, Platt
All sEofaker flirting with the ghost of
Caesar and the coffin of MahOmet.
He lDepew had been q friend of Blame
when Conkling dominated in New York.
and as against Grant, Garfield and Hayes,
and had there been any intention on the
part of Blaine to become candidate be-
fore the for thcOmlDg convention. he
been en- titled to receive it. Had he re-
ceived it. it was likely that he would
have gone with the Blaine column. No
such intimati0n having been received. 1t
must be taken for granted that blaines
letter TO Chairman ClarksoD. and through
the latter TO the Republican party, was
both official and final. he had been
brought Up In religion that believed In
sticking to the gospel text and taking
no stock in commentary. The fellows
that now advocated Blaine's nomination
with so much enthusiam-men who
had always been hostile to the Blaine
soripture-were depending upon the COM
mentation. They were told that the con-
veDtlon was to be stampeded. How would
it meetf Under great responsibilities The
delegates would feel and know that the
Democracy would start out with fifteen
more, and these the sO-called doubtful
States, to bring them success. The
situation aid not permit of sentiment,
OF theory. or OF the exercise
tIon could not afford to trifle with so grave
q situation. If the convention should
nominate Blame and he should decline, of
course, General Harrison could not be a
candidate for the position that the chief
officer of his Cabinet had rejected. and the
decentralization of such event spread all
over the country would defeat the Repub-
lican party even before the canvass had be-
gun. Such was the responsibility that
rested on Blaine.
Whoever runs for President on tho Re-
publican ticket Will succeed or fall upon
the record of the Harrison administration.
One man may stand for protective tariff,
another for reciprocity and diplomacy.
others for the triumphant march of
the American hog through the mar
kets of the old world, and another
for the BehrIng sea. the Samoan arbitra-
ton. for the Chilian affair. for the inter
esting conference on bi-metallism, but
there is only one man who. by the Off ce
he holds and the masterly way IN which he
has administered it. Is entitled to credit
for at least share in all this great work.
As to New York. Mr.. Depew declared
that not one-fourth of the Blaine men
among the delegation would vote for
Blaine unless he wrote letter withdraw
ing his former letter to Mr.. Clarkson.
General Harrison was the only man
who. as Republican. had carried New
| York On the State and national ticket
since Garfield. He can carry it again.
| though tho new election law gives some
additional advantage to the Democrats.
party want Cleveland and they Will ask
| New York's support. Tammany cares for
nothing but the control of the city of New
York. and when it finds that the
| demand Cleveland 1t Will gravely an
| nOunce that it has always been most heart
| lily in favor of Cleveland's nomina-
| tioD. In New York State the ten thou
bhnu HiugWuI0pS WHO may 10 cOuutcu upOu
as possible Democratic voters and the ten
thousand intellectual DcmOcrats-I give
| them ten thousand of that character ont
| of the entire party-these, if Cleveland is
not nominated, will refuse to vote for n
machine Democrat. That bars ont almost
| any man you can name, with the possible
| exception of Palmer, of Illinois.
The country he said in conclusion.
"will be astounded at the serene atm Os-
| pheric conditions prevalent at tho cnnven-
| tiOn. On next Thursday morning l will
make n speech advocating the noJnIha-
tion of President Harrison. in the
afternoon JOIN in the general hoop La
ut the nomination of General Harrison by
| acclamation; on Friday meet you members
| Of the press to give q truthful diagnosis
of the situation and an accurate prophe-
cy of the election. and six months from
! now. when am again In Chicago. you will
come TO ask me as to what present mem
| bers of President Harriso ne Cabinet are
liable TO be retained by him during his sec
| ond term"