Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-09
naRRIsox hSD n1aInE.
1t Is Preposterous That tho Nomination
should 80 Determined by Kitchen
Quarrel.

worthy information from Washington last |
evening TO the effect that the i'll feeling be- |
tween President Harrison and Secretary |
Blaine in regard TO the Republican nomi- |
nation for President has substantially |
reached the point of open hostility. 1t ap- |
pears that Mr.. Harrison believes himself
TO be entitled to credit for some of the
meritorious acts OF his own administra-
ton, and that Mr.. Blaine OH the contrary,
believes that he should receive this credit
The feeling on this point has grown very
hot, and although Mr.. Blaine's position is
not definitely known, II is definitely
known that the members of Mr.. Blaine's
family are no longer averse to seeing him
nominated, as they were when the Clark
son letter was written, and that in
any ease they are intensely OPP
posed to seeing Mr.. Harrison re-
nominated. Many of MIR. 5laine's
political friends IN Washington now
share this feeling of Mr., Blnine's family.
Our information is that up TO the time
of Mr.. Blane's recent visit to New York
he had no thought Of being candidate,
and that he was ready to say at the proper
time that he was not Il candidate, i'll ac.
cordance with his letter to Mr.. Clarkson.
but there are those who say that he will
not do so now, SO our information runs,
'but will let the convention dictate the
course for him and the party The words
quoted were written yesterday morning,
and yesterday afternoon Mr.. Blaine said
To an Associated Press reporter i'll Wash
ington, as appears from dispatch in
another column this morning; There
wont he any more communications" 1t
| will be seen that Mr.. Bluine's remark is an
exact verilieation of the opinion expressed
| by our Informant beforehand.
The various circumstances which have
led up to the present situation, 50 far rs
! Mr.. Blaine is concerned, are set forth by
our informant as follows:
| II you know as others know the annoyance to
| which he MIR. Blainol has been subjected by
| tho fool friends OF the President you would bot
/ tor appreciate the situation. Ho could not
/ utter word without seeming to submit to tho
| constant nagging and diclaton Of men who
| have tiocted on his motives all these weeks
| They have wittcd him oil unlaiihfulnoss to his
| superior, and have put him in very I'M
pleasant light. All this was submitted 10 in
silence and without binching by Mr.. Blaine
and his friends. But when the President sub
| mlited 10 an Interview by a Democratic
Journal ana the Secretary of the Treasury,
| and the Attorney general, and Mr.. Now aud
! other official representatives OF tho President
followed suit with tn ks severely rejecting not
only upon Mr.. Blaine but in general upon hie
political friends, the change came. The Blaine
men VINO have favored rem bminattOl have
weakened under these castgatlons Of men
who have stood by the party and It's candidates
always. MIR. Harrison and his 'Douuiors
sneer at the opposition for trying to rob him OF
the credit due for the achievements OF his
administration, when 1t Is notorious that the
| President was nvcrse 10 amending tho Me-
hiney bill with reciprocity, and 1t was only
after long and nuxiuns pleading that ho APP
proved H. would not Ms you KIN w, rob MIR
Harrison OF any laurelA belonging to Ills nd
ministrnion, one Of the best in the history o
the nation; but II Is fnct that nearly every
achievement has been made with his lard,
approval The Blaine mon WHO have beer
booming Harrison are lndign- ut nj the re-
liecons Of the President and his friends.
! We have given this statement at som,
length because II shows, not unkindly an,
with entire accuracy, the precise nature Of
the dispute between Mr.. Harrison and Mr.
Blaine. Mr. Blaine's friends feel that Mr.
Blaine has made this administration sue
cessIul, and, as we infer, they have beer
willing for MIR. Harrison to be renomi
:. mated provided MIR. HARRISON would say /,
the country that he was being renoniniitc,
\ on account Of MIR, Baine's successful nd
t ministration. Naturally, Mr.. Harrison j
$ not willing to say this, and hence the eli
/ suing trouble. The matter appears to com
] down TO this-that the man who ran 10
/ President against Mr.. Cleveland and wa
defeated, is not content TO serve except a
4 master, under the man who four year
; later ran for President against MIR. Cleye
i land and was elected.
l. The situation that we have describes
il exists in Washington. We do not beiev
v that IL exists to any appreciable exten
d els where throughout the country. IL Gel
/. family does not exist in Delaware. III
. feeling here is that MIR. Blaine has been Il
Il excellent Secretary Of State, and the onl
o regret felt is thar his i'll health has pr,
:, vented him from discharging the impor
ii ant duties of that office continuously, III
Il feeling here in regard 10 Mr.. Harrison
;. that he has made an excellent President
n prudent, industrious, faithful, conpetel
i. anu trustworthy i'll every particular, an
,, with marvellous gift of expression j
e regard to making problems of goyornmef
,e plain 10 the mass Of the people which
le only matched by John Shernau's remarl
"A able ability III the same direction. III
l. feeling here Is that as u piece OF constru
tive work Mr.. Blaine deserves lastin
ii credit for the scheme Of reciprocity, ali
No that as an act OF practical adminstrntiu
~ Mr.. Harrison deserves the continued col
"a iidence of every sensible citizen for ii
10 discretion, intelligence and unshukc
d stability with which he has protected Il
1f business interests Of the country from
IS depreciation OF the currency und the u
struction of both public and private cred
" through the coinage OF lightweight siiy
d. dollars. There is one glory OF reciprocit
and there is another glory Of hone
I'd money; and ii the first belongs to NJ
nv Blaine, the second unquestionably belon
al to MIR. Harrison.
n 1t is preposteroils that the next nomin
iii ton by tho Republican party OF u cane
n. date for the Office OF President should
in determined BY II kitchen quarrel over ii
n relative superiority Of reciprocity III
~ honest money. Ii such quarrel is pushe
CO however, we are OF the opinion that re,
ir. procity with deprecated currency is
NJ. lar less Importance to tile people Uf Ii
is, country than stable standard curren
* without reciprocity. 1t il to be RENEE
n. bered, too, that the present feeling OF NJ
q. Blaine and Mr. Blaines friends does II
nd change the uncertain condition of
ng Blne health in any particular. We
II. know under what increasing physical q
m, abilities Mr.. Blaine has conducted t
nd business OF the department OF state, Il
rs, no one has pretended that he hus al
III reserve OF strength to draw upon unO
er- the pressure OF increased responsibliit
sy- and labor. The Republican party ov
"a something to itself aud to the country
er, the selection OF Il man who will have.
rry say the very least, all equal chance OF
coming the next President OF the Unit
States. lhere is every probability Il
during the term of the next President t
country will have to deal with the sill
Oh question in definite manner, and !
Harrison iias both the physical health q
eg- the firm mastery of sound financial pr
IN ciplc~ which are required Tor the prot
ne ton OF the country i'll such an einergen
ret
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