Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET,
The High Regard They All Had for the
Dead Statesman.

The High Regard They All Had for the
Dead Statesman.
Secretary John w. Foster was leaving the
White House about 1890 o'clock when a STAR
reporter asked him il he would not give him an
interview about Mr. Blaine.
mo, think not. l am not e minute man
and could not do anything like Justice to the
subject on such short notice. / was about to
leave the city with Mrs. Foster to visit our
daughters at Watertown. N. Y, prior to our de-
parture for Paris Feb. when heard of Mr.
Blaine's death. Mrs. Foster started but
abandoned the trip. The State Department is
already draped in mourning for ex-President
Hayes, but Immediately ordered it closed for
the day. My views about Mr.. Blaine are en-
bodied in the executive order issued by the
President. in the preparation Of which as
sisted.
SECRETARY CHARLES FOSTER.
Secretary Charles Foster said to STAR re-
porter in regard to Mr.. Blaine: ~ first met Mr..
Blaine when he became member of the Forty
second Congress and during his six years ser
vice as Speaker of the House of Representatives
At that time he Was in full health and a mag
nifcent specimen, both physically and men
tally, OF mature manhood.
''As Speaker he the absolute dictator of
the proceedings of the House, enjoying more
fully the respect and confidence Of the mem
beers than perhaps any other Speaker, with per-
haps the exception Of Henry Clay, whose
career Mr.. Blaine's so much resembles. His
career has been one of leadership,
and without doubt he possessed the
confidence, respect and affection Of the vast
majority Of the American people. more than any
man Of his time. His fame is world wide His
personal popularity and his hold upon the
popular affection was not confined to his own
party. His death will be sincerely mourned."
ATTORNEY GENERAL MILLER.
Attorney General Miller said: sit is custom
airy to speak Of one, who being elected to the
Vice Presidency, becomes President, as an acci-
dental president With reference to Mr. Blaine
it may be truly said that his failure to be Pres-
dent was an accident. The desire Of q
vain old gentleman by ALTERATION
to make striking sentence defeated
the worthy ambition Of life time
OF public affairs in the nation. In the whole
history Of the country there has scarcely been
q more striking figure than Mr.. Blaine, and no
personality in the country has been more
strongly impressed upon his Contemporaries.
AT the funeral of Daniel Webster one of his
neighbors who lived near Narshfeld, looking
on the face of the dead statesman, said: Daniel
Webster. the world will be lonesome without
You The same may be said with propriety Of
James G. Blaine"
Assistant Secretary Grant said: with the
death OF Blaine another eminent man has
passed away. To my mind the greatest men of
the age we're Blaine, Gladstone and Bismarck.
Blaine was the youngest Of the three and the
first to die. He was barely sixty-thre years of
age, while Gladstone is nearly sighty-three 1t
il great loss to the country that Blaine could
not have had good health for twenty years
more"
MIR. BLAINE AND THE REPORTERS.
A Newspaper Mans Recollections Of the
Distinguished Statesman.
Mr.. Baine's life was marked by many
changes. None was more noticeable, however,
than his relations with Newspaper men. 1t was
not 90 very long ago when he was their cham
pion and their pride, ever ready TO help them,
and never without smile or . kindly word for
the humblest scribe who approached
him. They Ill swors BY him, and