The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-10
THE wEATHER.
MIR. BLAINE GETS MAp

When the political history OF the pres
ent time is written the health OF MI.
Blaine will form a chapter as Important
as that Of the Boring sea troubles or the
Chilian imbroglio. The people will read
how q great nation was trembling IN
the balance from day to day as the pans
in Blaine's stomach we're flashed over
the wire; they will wonder how great
the man could be when they search
through old Associated Press dispatches
and find that "Mr. Blaine forgot himself
last evening and swallowed a piece OF
Washington cream pie. This morning
he had a slight attack Of indigestion. a
hasty cabinet meeting was called ana
the seriousness of the case thoroughly
discussed. The hotel corridors are filled
this evening with prominent republican
leaders who we're summoned from New
York and Chicago
The condition Of his health is no joke
to Mr.. Blame and he has our sympathy
it he is really i'll. We submit, however,
that as an American patriot it is time
he relieved his subjects of this fearful
They are not willing to lake
the words Of gossiping politicians; they
want something official and they want
it from Blaine himself. The nearest ap-
nroach to announcement Of this charac-
ter is found in the Washington cores
pondence of the New York World. We
reprint it, first, because it appears IN a
reliable newspaper and is probably
authentic, and secondly, because We
know it will cause high glee in the
sanctum Of our esteemed evening con-
temporary. The dispatch reads:
1T is known here that Mr.. Blaine is
greatly incensed at the president for what
he believes to be a systematic and persist
ont attempt to nisreprescnt his condition
to the people. Some of these reports have
even gone SO far as to make Mr.. Blaine
out mentally unsound and a victim of
general paresis. His memory is represented
to be failing to the extent that he cannot
recall from day to day the routine business
of the cabinet, and other trivial things. IT
has also been alleged that Blaine has passed
his Oldest and dearest friends on the street
without recognizing them. In other word'
Blaine has been made an old. broken down
decrepit man, utterly incapable OF perform
ing the duties of president.
'.Mr. Blaine - friends have no doubt Of thu
source of these stories. Most Of them, tho.
saw, can be traced directly to the Whit
house. Mr.. Harrison, they declare, is re-
sponsible for the starting and circulation
OF these cruel and false reports. But Nj
Blaine, himself, is not satisfied that tn
president is the author of, or is directly re
sponsible for their publication. To = frien'
who mentioned the subject to the %secretar
of state in Washington, recently Mr.. Biain
expressed the greatest indignation, an
gave signs Of laboring under tremendou
excitement.
".Bring nue. the proof exclaimed NJ
Blaine, springing to his feet and Restlct
latinQ dramatically, that the president
either directly or indirectly responsible Il
the publication of these damnable repor
regarding myself. and l will 90 to the pre-
ident, shake it under his nose and demar
an explanation. Damn him, I will n
anyway if what you tell me is true
'This friend vowed that he could al
would supply the proof. II it should
forthcoming, a political dynamite exp
sion may be looked for in Washingto
The Worlds informant said he had new
seen MIR. Blaine more thoroughly arous
or excited. He was mad clean through"
This news is indeed gratifying. '
again submit that a man who can g
d and be mad clean through VIII
he SAYS it is healthy enough to run
any office.