The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-22
FosTSR PROVOKED BLAINE.
MIR. De Young Tells Why the See=e,
tary Resigned.
From the ket0 Fork Times.

From the keto Fork Tis1es
Michael Fl. De Young, proprietor Of the
San Francisco Chronicle, member OF the
republican national committee, and dele
gate at large from California to the Mime
apolis convention, arrived at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, Broadway and Twenty third
street, Saturday evening from Chicago. In
few days Mr.. De Young will leave for
Washington to attend the meeting of the
national committee, which will be held
Monday of next week. TO perfect the per-
manent organization and appoint a chair
man for the conduct of the campaign.
In conversation with newspaper men Mr..
De Young spoke very much less of Har-
| rison's chances Of election than of the GER
tainty of Blaine's election had the Maine
man been nominated.
II have been very much surprised" said
Mr.. De Young. ito find that many republi-
cans with whom have conversed here have
not heard the true story OF the circum-
stances attending the resignation Of Mr..
Blaine from President harriSon's cabinet
The Canadian officials, who were in Wash
inguon to talk over the questions pending
between the state department and the
dominion, had had one conference the day
preceding the resignation. On Saturday,
June 4 they met to continue the discussion.
On June Mr.. Blaine attended a cabinet
He remained only half an hour, excCsing
himself because Of his desire to proceed
with the business OF the Canadians.
AT the meeting on Saturday, besides the
Canadian commissioners and Mr.. Blaine
John W. Foster, who had been a kind of
spy Of President Harrison's in the state
department. and who has manipulated yari-
Gus treaties and attended to various other
state department business during Blaine's
absence, was present.
Mr.. Blaine opened the meeting with a
statement covering generally his views a.
to the points at issue, and suggested RENE
dies for the differences. As the story comes
to me, Foster rudely interrupted the secre-
tary with the remark:
MIR. Blaine, you are not expressing the
Presidents views on those points
Mr.. Blaine paid no attention to the re-
mark, and went on with his statement.
"Gentlemen,' said Foster, the opinions
Of the President are not being expressed on
any single one of these matters by the
Secretary Of State
''Gentlemen, this conference is ad-
journedp was the instant retort Of the Sec
rotary. Mr.. Blaine quickly left the room
and in white heat of passion-for which,
in my opinion. he had ample provocation-
Immediately wrote out his resignation.
"Mr. Blaine had barely left the room be-
fore Foster told the Canadians that they
could immediately leave for Ottawa and
take up the correspondence on the points of
difference directly with the President.
I'm my opinion, Blaine, in view of various
other irritations and indignities that had
been thrust upon him, had perfect right
to regard Fosters conduct at the meeting
as an indication that Foster had been privi-
lodged by the President to suspend in this
manner the Secretary of States rights and
prerogatives as the diplomatic head of the
government, The concluding sentence in
Baine's letter of resignation, The condition
Of public business in the department Of state
iustifies me in requesting that my reslgna-
ton may be accepted Immediately, will be
understood by this statement"