The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-06-06
PILED OFT.

Mr.. Blaine has Withdrawn from the
cabinet, because Harrison took occasion
to insult the plumed knight in a news
paper interview. 1t is a misfortune to
the country to know that such a small
creature as Harrison should insult such
a great man as Blaine. 1t is doubly un-
fortunate when the great man was in a
position to teach the little man some
craftsmanship. People who read and
think know that Blaine is essentially
great-and they know that Harrison is
essentially small. The difference between
the ability of Hayes and Harrison has
never been estimated. The fact is there
is no difference. Both of them were
political accidents-neither of them had
done anything to entitle them to the rec
OgnitiOn which an excited convention
gave to them-they became important,
officially, at a single bound; and after
the country had conferred greatness upon
them they lacked the head room to take
care of the gift. Hayes was a laughing
compromise and will figure in history as
a man who was once elected president of
the United States, and who sank into
the ObsCurity in which he was discovered
after impersonating a president for four
years. AS a chicken fancier and man.
ager of a poultry yard he has achieved
some local distinction-but historians
will hardly incorporate that fact in their
estimate of a an and accordingly he
will sink into deserved oblivion. 1t is
true that he attempted to inaugurate the
hobby labelled civil service reform, and
his wife, as "the first lady of the land"-
a title which the Four Hundred stripe
have conferred upon the women who are
the wives or sisters Of presidents, refused
to admit any malt, spirituous or reek-
ing red likker in the White House. But
such departures from the good old rules
were only insects of the hour-a buzz
and that ended 'em.
Harrison rode the hobby of grand
father. His grand dad had been presi-
dent and the log cabin campaign, when
Maine went hell bent for Tippecanoe
and Tyler, too" inspired the people who
live on traditions and mix sentiment with
business when business and sentiment
should never be mixed. All of the HAIR
RIsON administration has been conducted
on the you tickle me and I'll tickle
you principle. Ii seemed to be the policy
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up the most luCre to the fat-frying cam
paign. BLAINE was given a position in
the cabinet, not because he cOughed, but
because he stood aside and allowed HAIR
RIsON to be nominated when the people
wanted BLAINE. With a second term
already in his mind, HARRISON very
wisely gave BLAINE first place, hoping
thereby to hold him n of the race this
whirl. But this scheme failed, and
BLAINE will be nominated by acClama-
ton or develop enough strength to keep
the persimmon out of the reach of the
HARRISON pole. If BLAINE is not nomi-
mated he will have things so arranged
that he will continue Secretary of State
and HARRISON will resume his law prac-
tice in Indiana. Perhaps he will buy an
incubator and go into the chicken bust
ness With HAYS.
This idea of BLAINE being the first
man in the new cabinet is based on the
belief that the democrats will defeat their
leader, because a few jealous politicians
want another man nominated at Chicago.
OVER 10000 more immigrants have
landed in this country during the past
ten months than during a similar period
of the preceding year. They are drawn