The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-31

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 if Mr..
Blaine had not 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. n 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 imag-
inc, and Murphy came to Washington
sneering Mt Gresham AID dc rinincd to
have nothing to do with him. Z e t,Yo men
Glanced to live ut the same hotel. and of
course they met. In Il few weeks the sec
rotary of state had no iirmcr friend, no
more enthusiastic admirer than the INA
chine made" senator from New York.
Reed Cronies with Hit.
cN-opeaker Reeu Is IL Dlg man physically
and mentally and sufficient unto himself,
yet even he feels the need of n chum and
finds him i'm 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
OF Blaine's most intimate friends, and Reed
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 rs he used to be for
Blaine. 1t does not take the average poll
ticnn 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. Crsp's fidus
achates is II. G.. Catchings of Mississippi
Mr.. Catchings is companonable, alert,
shrewd man. He was 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 ori2i-
nally and Crisp later were proteges of Sen
ator German of Maryland, he begins to get
al idea of the wheels within wheels which
go turning round here Mt the capital.
Look Out For Morrison.
Personal friendships play an important
part in the careers of public men. 1t stands
an ambitious man well in hand to make
and hold all the friends he can, for he does
not know when the moment will arrive in
which II genuine friendship or the lack of
it will prove vital at some critical moment.
The strongest political and personal alli-
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
bcrs 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 ILL
noisan is the rising star.
In the last congress another such combi-
nation was formed, though of younger men.
1t is Il pity the members were not able to
hold theirplaces in public life and by stand
ing together see what they could do as an
organized force, with friendship us the &C.
menting bond. They were four young rep
rescntatives, all serving their first terms.
Tom johnson of Ohio, Ben Cable of Hi
nois and George Fred Williams and Sher-
man lIoar of Massachusetts. Four finer,
cleaner cut, ADLER and more promising
young men it 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 amassng ii big fortune as Il
manufactures in Pennsylvania and a street
car magrate in Ohio Cable hopes to be
senator from illinois, while Williams and
Hoar have returned to their law practice in
Massachusetts
GOrmun's Many Friends
For Il man with n cold exterior Senator
German has about rs many friends as any
one i'm the upper branch of congress He is