The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-16

in Washington are finding parallel,
botweon this yawning chasm and thu
rivalry OF Harrison and Blaine In 1892
AR. Harrison. as President. had failet
to satisfy some OF tho politicians OF
his party In the matter Of appoint
ments. and Mr.. Blaine was among the
number. So II Is snid the afreotion.
OF Colonel Roosevelt have been
alienated from his dear Will" Mr.
Harrison had stood sponsor for the
Mckinley tariff bill. which resulted In
Democratic House of Representa-
tires. In like manner. President Taft
pronounced the Payne l\ldrich cnor-
nifty. "thc best ever" with IL Hike re-
SUIT. Tho country was dissatisfied,
and the Sky was full OF portcnts OF
Republican discontinue. SO to-day
tho clouds lower oven to the point
where they shroud the brows OF the
President and his advisers in gloom
that may fairly be termed impenc-
traple.
In 1892 there was n demand In tho
Republican party for leader of vim.
magnetism and resource, who could
breast the oncominS tide OF dcfent and
hear up tho fact falling Republican
banner
Now, also there arc Republicans who
feel that foes without and within their
party have already marked the Presi-
don't for political slaughter, and that
none other than the only living en-
bodimont OF the Big Stick could boat
these aa!ne foes TO anything resembling
a frazzle.
These parallel experts, however, do
not make allowance for the Temporal
mental differences OF these several
parties. Mr.. Harrison was possessed
OF cold nature which did not enlist
the devotion OF many personal friends
and utterly failed to arouse the en-
thusiRsm of tho votera.
President Taft, on the other hand,
has a glad hand and IN expansive
smile, both of which have been work.
ing with few Interruptions since his
Inauguration. He has many staunch
allies and quite body OF friendly
supporters among the masses
Mr.. Blaine had been a candidate In
1854. and had lost to Mr.. Cleveland by
small and accidental margin. There
were many who regretted that he had
not been nominated In 1883, and who
were not placated by his somewhat
tardy, and apparently reluctant, APP
pointmcrt as Secretary OF State He
WAS superb politician and a states
man II recognized poise and mastery.
Besides, he had not forced the nomI-
nation of Mr.. Harrison. In fact. he
felt with q personal pang that IL was
mistake. Colonel Roosevelt resort
ed TO unprecedented methods to Sc
cure the nomination OF the successor
whom he had chosen. Every one must
see that Il the result has been I'M
fortunate, Colonel Roosevelt Is the
person most to blame Whether 1t bo
that The Colonel has been piquod At
his failure to run the Taft admins
tration in some particulars. as has
been reported, or whether by an honest
N stake of Judgment he dictated the
OF a presidential failure, as
some assert, the result Is no less dis
cred!,aole to his leadership
Sir. Blaine. @Proken in health and
spirit, made one last desperate attempt
10 tulnl his lifelong ambition TO be
President, Colonel Roosevelt has al
ready had his fling and his "corking
time" and has gone on record as
declaring that his seven years In the
Office practically constituted the two
terms which tho people of the coun-
try have always recognized as tho
allowable maximum of presidential
service.
II the signs OF the times are not all
nwry 1t seems certain that The Col
onel is less likely to win the nomina-
ton than Blaine appeared TO be N
1899.
Nevertheless there are many indi-
cations that Mr.. Harrison's fate OF
that year VIII this year be shared
by President Taft.
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