Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-01
PLA1T is FOR JIM
he Talks Right TO the 3 re
Poin,
SHOWING HIS TRUE WORTH
HARRISON Sharply Scored iof APpropII-
aung the Honor Belonging TO
6lAine-His Position

SEw YORK, May 81. = Ex-Cnlted
SLstes senator Thomas c. Platt, whose |
opposition 20 President Harrlson's re-
i.olnaaats, . no secret, wAs asKed to-
day II be had read the report printed
la The World on Friday Of an inter
view With the president IN which Mr.
IlareisOn was represented As saying |
that he he did not believe that "ln- |
Glvidnal disappointment would con- |
IRA tbe acton of the convention a. |
as.nsapclls. YES" Mr.. Platt replies,
i saw the Interview. At first test ln-
.Hvd 10 doubt is authority, not be-
cause OF anything said, however, Tor
ns.tnIng was attributed TO the president
which ne has not sasd in one form or
another 10 many persons, but did not
suppOsc he would choose leading
ti..snoVrahc newspaper through which
10 atiaFess the republican, party. How
,ver, as the interview mas not been
qaest oned nom Washington, l sup
,s.-e it must be genuine. fne remarks
siout .as..IvIdual dlsappoiutments IN
q eAtcs how thoroughly IS the nature OF
ulc opposition 10 MS candidacy. and
40 how wise Is the American system
OF frequent changes IN the personnel of
the government
An AstonishiDg Thing
eft astonishing how quick and easy
j. tile process by wiiicn a nlaa comes TO
lcok upon the othce he holds as las
private property. lie becomes secus-
toned ~ the exercise OF the power and
10 the homage which follows IN the
IA. nd hs4s
CARDS . as llttle less than Implous TO
suggest that he would tetter make
NAY fOs another. The president eau
not understand how = man can be a
good citizen without offering prayer
night and dzy for the reelection OF
BENJAMIN Harrison. He does not con-
ceivc IL 20 be morally possible for any
ore 10 oppose him except from bad,
stlfsh AMI IevrEgeful motives. Now
,,u what our mugwump friends de-
light To siigInatize AS . PRACTICAL poll
tlcEtn. took at things rs
thcg really arS. The president
says N the World interview that he has
acted con cIentIously IN the discharge
OF ma puonc dutles.it Is far from me TO
que-tion. | am more than willing to
subscribe 10 all the enthusiastic praise
OF ms administration. IL has certainly
done great things, nut the president
snouli uat ASSUME that he IS the only
man who since 1889 has contributed 10
the repuil can party ssplended achieve
nIents. lie IS only one OF many states-
men woo co-joIntiy nave labored to
the eountry's honor aud advantage.
Hlains's Ms-ssrps~ce.
BLAINE give US the most attractive
aud popular feature of our polIcy-the
magnificent scheme OF reciprocity. Ii
has extended our forelgn trade not less
than $40 100 900, sad promises soon TO
do vastly more than that. Now II
remember rightly, when Mr.. BlaIne sent
To the president his pan-American
report proposing reciprocity, Mr.. Har-
risOn forwarded IL To congress with
something ike sneer. He said in his
message TO congress: .it will certainly
b.. tuns enough for Us 10 consider
whethe We must cheaper the cost OF
pfsidneticn by cheapensng laoo- IN or
der 10 gain access to south American.
markets when We have fairy tried the
effect OF esta ablished and reliable steam
communication and OF convenient
methods OF money exchange Then
he went on to say tbs. with these ad-
vantages we could easily compete III
south American markets. In other
words he threw cold water on recipro.
clty. later Mr.. Blaine's public letters
demon ,trated that the people were
with him and bis great policy, when
congress put 1t into law, and
Brazil gave Mr. Blame a treaty
the president went starring through
the south saying very much about the
glories OF reciprocity and very little
rbaut tire statesman who eontrlved ~.
Reciprocity u the brightest Jewel in the
crown of this administration. but whose
Jewel "a ~ This administration settled
the Samoan dithcllty with Germany.
That was q particularly ugly and deli
cate affair, aud undoubtedly great
credit - due the republican govern
ment which adjusted 1t so promptly,
so neatly and 80 advsutsgsously. |
dare say the president should come IN
for bis share of the credit, but u wac
not ne who drew the instructions un-
der which our commissioners worked.
They we're able men: kssson ~ a most
experienced diplomat. Phelps ls a Tan
of great tact caDscfty and discretion,
and %r. Bsysrd's fred from Deiswars
had been 20 samoa aud knew all about
the situation. it wssa victory of the
Harrison administration. but We must
not wholly forgss Blame. ksson,
Phelps anu Bates"
NJ, Done sy en-. President
The Chilisn affair WAS slso a victory,
and the pre- tsident was highly con-
spgcuous at the finish. but even there
he must DIVIDE honors with the sccrr
tsry of the navy. who built and armed
cruisers tetween nighsfsll and morn
ing for two weeks before the ChilIsns
were down on their knees IN
shiect apology, and with Com
Basndsr Ecans whose martial de-
mssu0r gave the ChIlisa admiral
terrible ersmp. We must not leave
out Trscy ard Evans. This admins
trstl0u has indicated tho honor OF the
American hog. Now for the first time
IA twenty years American meat pro-
duets are admitted into every Furo-
pssn market on the same terms with
me n3tst products OF other lands, and
in sonse markets 0n terms sven more
tayorshie have fsg some difficulty
IN hgnrng cut just Who has done thl-.
CefgaIniy q Was done primarily BY
the agent. cf the state depsrtmeut 5y
Nfs5-ter Reid IN France, hy Minister
fitsit.- n, tsermaev. by Minister efsnt
- si~,rs sBa hy other MINISTERIAL
-, :. utatives Vow. nv excellent
I ssaj. secretary ku~S hss -sld that
v..rv snuvh OIL ged - Mr. Blame
a. "a, stat. Departments for sne ssssss-
they nave rendered to-
nl seuring the sd'nissson
o. A1spviesn neat prodaets aeresd-