The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-26
Did Blaine Break Faith With Garfield?

One of the features of Ida NJ. Tar
bells tariff article in the March
American Magazine, is a story which
presents certain aspects of James G.,
Blalne's veracity. It comes in as a
part of Miss Tarbell's lively narrative
of the fight in Grants time between
nigh protectlonists and tariff reform
ers over the reduction of war duties
Following are some OF the men and
events referred to in Miss Tarbells
spirited article: Horace Greeley,
Sunset Cox, Horace White, Henry
c. Carey David A. Wells, "Pigiron''
Kelley Senator Allison, Carl Schurz,
John sherman. the salt monopoly
the fortunes made in iron, the 'front.'
cal nomination of Greeley, pretec-
ltion's great victory in Congress, and
THE panic of 10.
In 1870 Mr. Blaine was a candi.
date for reelection as Speaker. I'm
less he could appease the tariff re-
Formers there was danger of their
Uniting with the Democrats to defeat
him. Accordingly he asked the
four most influential reformers to
meet him secretly in New York The
four were William B. Allison, Hor-
ace White Charles Nordhoff, and
General Rrinlerhoff There was a
long discussion ending in propo-
sition from Mr.. Blaine that if the
reformers would permit him to be re-
elected Speaker he would permit
them to name the chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, and give
them a majority on it, The propo-
sition was accepted and Mr.. Blaine
was aske to appoint Mr.. Garfield.
There was no reason to suppose
that M. Blaine would not keep his
promise Nevertheless the suspicion
that he was slippery" in politics was
not uncommon. and the Free Trade
League concluded to send General
Brinkerhoff to Washington to see
that the arrangement was carried
our
The rest of the story is told as fol-
lows bv Miss Tarbell:
"As the day went on and the ap-
pointment promised were NOT made
General Brinkerhoff felt more and
more uneasy, but said nothing.
Finally one day as. he was on the
floor of the House, Mr.. Blaine sent a
page to him asking him for an inter-
view.
=" He then called some one to the
chair says General Brinkerhoff.
and as he went out of the south
door l went out of the north door.
and went around and met him. He
took me down to the basement and
into room he called his den. He
then locked the door and went to a
cupboard and brought out some re-
and we sat down at
little table
After awhile he told he want
ed to talk with me sabopt the Ways
and Means Committee. He took a
sip of paper from drawer and
wrote down nine names and then
turned it around to me to read.
saw that he kept his finger on the
paper. and that he did not intend to
let me take it away, and so I took a
little time to study its makeup. and
get It clearly in my memory. | saw
at a glance that he was not carrying
out his agreement, because Dawes
was at the head as chairman. and not
saw also as looked
over the List that majority of the
committee were not revenue reform
men, although 1t was a combination
calculated to- deceive anyone not FUZZY
posted on individual records.
" There were only four men on
his list who were not protectionists.
and after discussing the matter a
while he said, This is not finality
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