The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-27

drew Jackson. He was fond OF making the
very men who once hated and despised him
bow under the influence OF his subtle
charms, and there are many known in
stances of his success in this direction. In
deed it is considered certain by those who
are familiar with the facts that ii Mr..
Blaine had net been SO fond of exercising
his magnetism on his enemies, making
friends and advisers of them to the neglect,
more or less, of his older and trustier
friends, he might have gained the summit
of his ambition-the presidency Of the
United States.
As for Secretary Gresham, it is rather odd
that man personally SO popular should be
in such hard luck politically or in his Off
cial capacity. A curious instance of Gresh-
ANS ability to charm men on whom one
would naturally suppose he would exert no
influence whatever is found in the case OF
Senator Murphy of New York Two men
more unlike it would be difficult to mag
inc, and Murphy came to Washington
sneering at Gresham and determined TO
have nothing to do with him. The two men
CHANGED to live at the same hotel, and CT
course they met. In few weeks the sec
rotary of state had no firmer friend, no
more enthusiastic admirer, than the ma
chine made" senator from New York.
Reed Cronies With Hit.
Ex-Speaker Reed is big man physically
and mentally and sufficient unto himself,
vet even he feels the need Of a chum and
finds him in Congressman Hit. The two
men are like brothers. An odd thing about
this friendship was the fact that, while
Reed and Hit were cronying. Hit was one
Yly g. Il Dear
and Blaine hated each other like poison
Now comes Joe Manley, the new head OF
the executive committee of the national
Republican party. He makes no disguise
of the fact that he is for Tom Reed for
president in 1896, just as he used to be for
Blaine. It does not take the average poll
tician long to exchange one party or one
warm friend for another.
Speaker Crisp has his chum, just like the
most incOnsequential member of the house
over which he presides. Crisp's fidus
achates is 7. c. Catchings of Mississippi
Mr.. Catchings is companionable, alert,
shrewd man. He manager of the cam
paign which landed his friend in the speak
er's chair and for his success was rewarded
with the leadership on the floor, in SO far
as the speakers favor could give it to him.
When one remembers that Catchings origi-
nally and Crisp later were proteges of Sen
ator German of Maryland, he begins to get
an idea of the wheels within wheels which
go turning round here at the capital.
Look Out For Morrison.
Personal friendships play an important
part in the careers of public men. 1t stands
an ambitious man we'll in hand to make
and hold all the friends he can, for he does
not know when the moment will arrive in
which a genuine friendship or the lack OF
it will prove vital at some critical moment.
The strongest political and personal ALI
ance known to the recent history of Ameri-
can politics is that existing between Morri-
son, Mills and Carlisle. 1t has made speak
ers, senators, party policies, and the mem
bers of this trio and their immediate follow
ers have not as yet abandoned hope of max
ing one of their number president of the
United States. Morrison is the man who
is to be pushed for the successorship to
Cleveland, and not Carlisle. There are as
tute men in Washington who say the Hi
noisan is the rising star.
In the last congress another such combi-
nation was formed, though of younger men.
1t is pity the mem bers were not able to
QOlu UuciT places III punt LlC oiu ny oteidA-
ing together see what they could do as an
organized force, with friendship as the ce-
menting bond. They were four young rep
resentatives, all serving their first terms
Tom johnson of Ohio, Ben Cable of nli-
nois and George Fred Williams and Sher-
man Hoar of Massachusetts. Four finer,
cleaner cut, ADLER and more promising
young mon il would have been difficult to
find Each had genuine affection for the
other. But now johnson is the only one
left, and he is making his mark in the
house as he is amassing big fortune as
manufacturer in Pennsylvania and q street
car magnate in Ohio. Cable hopes to be
senator from Illinois, while Williams and
Hoar have returned to their law practice in
Massachusetts.
Gorman's Many Friends.
For man with a cold exterior Senator
German has about as many friends as any
one in the upper branch of congress. He is