The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-01


Arc Other Great Men in the Republican
Party. ir their Names Are Not Noble,
Miller and wannmnker-The Question IL
Now, Who II tho Man TO Win with -
Meantime Harrison's once holder. should
he Shy OF Attributing Low, Personal
Motives to Hnrri.on's Opponents.
Ex-senator Thomas c. Platt replied yester-
day to the plant Of President Harrison made
In an interview published recently in the
World In that interview the President i'm
puEncd the motives Of Mr.. Plat and othor
Republicans who are prominent in advocating
the nomination OF Mr.. Blaine for tho Presi-
dcncy. He said that he did not believe that
individual disappointments" would control
tho action Of the Minneapolis Convention.
Said Mr.. Patt yesterday:
Tho remark about individual disappoint-
ments' indicates how thoroughly the Presi-
dent misapprehends the nature of the opposi-
ton to his candidacy. and also how wiso
Is the American system OF frequent
changes in tho personnel OF the Government.
1t is astonishing how quick and easy is the
process by which man comes to look upon
tho office ho holds ns his private property. He
becomes accustomed to tho exercise OF power
and to the homage which follows in the train
Of high authority. and lie soon regards it as
little less than impious to suggest that he
would better make way for another Tho
President cannot understand how man can
be a good citizen without offering prayer night
and morning for the reelection OF benjamin
Harrison. He does not conceive it to be NOR
ally possible for any one to oppose him except
from bad. selfish. and rcvcngeful motives.
Now. l am what our Mugwump friends de-
light to stiCmutize as practical politician
I look at things rs they really are. Tho Prcsi-
don't says in this interview that he has acted
conscicntiously in tho discharge OF his public
duties. 1t is far from me to question that 1
am more than willing to subscribe to really
enthusiastic praise OF his Administration. 1t
has certainly done great things. But the
President should not assume that no is tho
only man who. since 1881. has contributed to
the Republican rarty's splendid achieve
ments He is only one OF many statesmen
honor and advantage. Blninc gave us the
most attractive anu popular feature OF our mol
which has saved to the people SSO.OUOoOO of
taxation here. and to their exports, half as
arc sent. 1t hns cNtended our forei Gn trade
not less than S7J.OnO.OuO. and promises soon
Dor rshty When Sir. blaine sent to tho ' Trcsi-
rrocity. NJ; Harrison forwarded It to C""IErsrss
with something very Ikea sheer He said in his
message to Congress. 1t will certainly b. time
enough for us TO consider whether we must
American markets. when we, have, fairly
rIa the stea infect a" ahs"' and and
lie Vent Gh9 TO- of W
America. anyhow. In Other words. he throw
c2ld water On recirroeity Later. when Mr..
%Tsn Mgr" s nut ~ hraz S
ring throush Fl" o"th savnr very cry much
nbout tn" glorios of reciprocity. and very little
nbon, the t ttaesm"n VII" sontfiv,h it Reel;
this ADMINISTRATION. but whose Jewel is it?
This ADMINISTRATION settled the samoan
larry ugly and delicate affair. and undoubtedly
great credit is due t" the Republican Govern
mn "n So w aavnnssaV nrn saw the nT I:
dent should come in for his share Of the credit.
but it was not h" who drew tho instructions
was certainly they who did tn" business. They
were able men. k"sson is most experienced
capacity. and discretion. and Bates. Mr.. BAY
ard's friend from Delaware. had been to samoa
victory for the Harrison Administration, but
We must net wholly forget Blaine. Kasson.
"'i'he Chiinn affair was also victory and
the President was highly conspicuous ut the
finish. But even there he must divide honors
armed cruisers between nightfnll and morn
ing for two weeks after tho Chiilans we're
with Gommander Evans whose martial martial '' do"
mcanpr gave TIA" 'hi!inn Ad'0iral II terrible
cramI. Ne must not leave oat Tracy and
"Tnis, Administration has vindica,od the
honor OF tho American hog Now. for tho first
nrr admitted int? ,ovcry European market On
ia" same terms with the meat products from
" ","r "rHs H@ Il S2 Gav vT hI ,o %m ts
Guilty in igirnG nut lu.t WHO nns ,luuH this.
ofr in s,nt wI nnn" nrimnriiyy M the nrHs
Frame. 10y Minister Phelps III tirrn.ll,. uy
Munster. Grant f. Aus lii,. AMI y our uthrr
c"rr~rily Mr. l"id Logan Til, wor!. ana Win
ii ho>ti" i;risltn press. IL hu%'iiri1r'nCh public,
hostile Cnnmhrr Of Dcrn'i'-. and. II tnr FIRST.
II hostile Government to cont, nd with. ho
gave such character to the American hog as
TO cna bic il 70 force its way not only into the
cN""iiont friend. SECRETARY linsk. has said that
10 is very much Obliged I" ilr. Slain" and tn"
have rendered to him in securing tho admis-
sion OF American meat products abroad. This
seems to mo to mean lat it was iiusk himself
himself said that this result had boon accom-
riishcd IN such mrlnccnt terms as to make
host. But whether it was done by Harrison or
Mnsk. tho liinnnnlican Iarty ann thn country
u i" arF Hat t" od Mns at H.
that Phelps was ut Berlin. and TINT thor rcla-
ton to the victory was not altogether mechan-
1T might be said. perhaps. that tho credit
OF tho achievements wrought by Republican
statesmen belongs especially to tho President
On the ground TINT he gave these great men to
Harrison who made blaine. Nor did no mako
Thongs B. Reed. nor William Mckinley nor
John sherman. nor Allison. nor Aldych nor
Frye. nor Hale. guess. maybe. he did make
Noble. Miller and Wanamnker, and shall not
object to his having all tho credit which at
taches. to their illustrious careers. But tho
point wish to bring out is that ours is n Gov
ernmoDt of nnrtips and AT n (tpyerunianf n
men. The Presidents error lies in thcpssump-
try TO SEQ in him the inspirattor and
Gress and happiness to tho people since
hc began to reside in the White House. He at
tributes to himself all the glorious achieve
ments of tho Fifty-iirst Congress. quite ignor.
~: Tho superb genius whose strong arm and
the feeble kciuhlican majority Of three or
iourtho most prolific and successful body Of
lawmakers that ever rat In u Congress. Tho
Mckinley ill. the Customs net the Shipping
bill tho Pension law the Navy CONSTRUCTION
acts, all tho wonderful legislation which the Re-
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