The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
BLAINE Ann STOREY.
How the Chicago Editor Met the
Statesman From Maine.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Here is a little story never before told
of three men of note each Of whom has
now passed from mortal view. If it has
any moral whatever, perhaps it is that
a good dinner and congenial company
sometimes excel even a soft answer in
turning away wrath
There was a while that the Chicago
Times rarely appeared without an edito-
rial blast of some sort concerning James
u. Blaine. 1t Illuminated against him
whether the winds blew hot or cold, in
all seasons and upon every pretext; or,
for that matter, without any preteXt az
all. The fact that he was not at the
time candidate for a public position dlt
not ma tier. The amiable Mr.. Storey was
'agin him." and when MIR. storey was tnaI
way regarding man the world was IN
formed of the fact in terms requiring
neither diagram nor picture to make them
clear. Naturally, this sort OF thing was
not pleasant to Mr.. Blaine, ana on t4 20
occasion of one of his private vlslts 10
the city he referred to it while IN CONVEX
sation with his old-time friend Mr. y
Il. F<imball. The latter was a h1elohs uenl-
ocrat and had been his party's nominee
for the governorship of Maine and otn ,a
offices, but was a staunch admlrer Oh Mi'
Blaine. -.
In the course Of this particular talk Mr.
Il wonder why Storey is always bang
ing away at me-" 49,, t,,,,hau
well, it is possible to have toe mS sS1s@
a good thing, even of unmerited aouse, ,,
answered MIR. Blaine. "Frankly now
that you ask, I'll say I don't DeheNiSjt
deserve 1t all, even from paper p oam.
cally opposed to me. There IS ny e. III bjs
paign on, nor any other reason III tong
attacks. / think / could worry ai0"s
with little less of his attention.,
Leave that to me, SAID MI. hi,,,rri ca
A few days later Mr. STOREY, sostablisR-
stopped in front of the Kimball esII.diooi,,tSa1
ment and word came in that MT haHiha ms
was wanted outside. The call Wds mart
mess matter wholly, but when ma ho was
OF II was concluded Mr.. hlmDd,l.l Dali v me ed-
on the best of social terms WIN '"'
tor, said .,s ,,tch-
NMr. Storey. why are you always p'''"-
ing into BlaineY' ,,o cb,,ck.
Storey gave one OF his satuIHine
les and made no reply. .ato him
He's not the sort of man you Ia trown
at" continued Mr.. Kimbal. u We mint nf
him for years and dislike his POM, Sht 10
he is a magnificent man and you S gus YOU
know him personally. Can't ! DIlns 3 3v
two together without Mr.. Blame - '
vious knowledgeY' ,.o...a ,,orn-
TRY it," said Mr.. Storey. GV sSa next
Ing" and he nodded, called INA rho
stopping place to his driver, Close"
carriage door and was gone. ,-,,s was
Mar. rNimball fancied that the Blame for
not as nerce IN us Defallilb ~ ..-'eorancps.
the next few days, though It's refer nan
20 him were not Of the Kind tng an in his
would care to frame and hang up aeain
home. and Mr.. Blaine CHANGING s 20 Mr..
be in the city short time t .,d esstatesman
dine with him He also invited M, o.
rey for the same evening. sps 10 ba
the guests knowing the other WE there
present When they met, thousn 10 sign
must have been a mutual surpriSSee w ~ min
OF 1t was manifested, and IN a ,li. J" terms
utes they were on the most cor9i,a.i storey
Mr.. Blaine was at his best. ana Ml, gentle.
gracious and receptive. Only thies IN rare
men were present. and an eyenlnss 'as ne
entertainment Ia which pol tic5 RI varied
llRhtest touched upon OF al Wv DAYS
subjects discussed. ensued. a Jew n eilto
nfterward the Times containe9 a. az one o.
rial paragraph TO the effect lnfat M pass
the plcasnniest ways IN tho wora 1aInls
an evening was Ia the company "vrfI Mf
q. Blaine. From that time gn,,i,fe. on
Storey sank into mental acc, W. f0 mo
fair and uncomfortable feisfth,,ss IN NE
gentleman from Maine were ar ssd bcl1
columns " TIE Times uH thts
before unjustly plentiful