Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-01
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL
General satisfaction Expire ssed by the
democracy Over the Convention
Date-Gem. Black shows NO Favor
iti-m-RumOr That secretary bay
ard ami Mrs. Folsom are to be Mar
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGToN. Feb.

WASHINGTON Feb. 81.
The time for the meeting of the demo-
cratic nominating convention being fixed
on June 5, makes it two weeks before the
republican convention meets This date
was not agreed upon without a struggle
for there is an element in the party
which though small and rapidly dimin-
ishing, still believes in waiting for the
republicans to make the issue. The ma
jority of the party, however think that
the Issue has already been fully set forth
by the presidents message to congress
and that no other platform is needed to
make the fight on. This is the aggres.
sive element. those who carry the cleo.
tons; and the present aggressive Condi-
ton of the party will rouse their enthus-
iasm to an unusual pitch, will make them
think of the many national victories won
by the party in ante-bellum days. The
selection OF the great metropolis of the
southwest, ct. Louis, as the place of
meeting was the very best that could
have been made.
The further the government printing
office investigation goes the better it
shows for the democratic management of
MIR. Benedict He has saved the gov
eminent already over 100000 and at
the same time done more work than has
ever been done in the same length of
time in the history of the office.
Quite number of republican papers
have been foolish enough to charge Pens
sion Commissioner Black with having
shown tavoritism in allowing the amounts
of pensions to soldiers living in demo-
cratic states. A table has been issued by
the pension office, showing the average
pension paid each soldier and state and
territory. 1t shows that the largest av-
erage amounts are paid to soldiers who
are residents of the states and territories
which have always given republican ma
jorities. Bring in another republican
canard.
The worst squelched man in the house
is Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, the gentlem an
who recently got rampant over the prop
osition to return the captured Confeder-
ate battle flags to their original owners,
and who wanted the secretary of war to
furnish the house with detailed state
ment of everything he knew about these
flags. That statement has reached the
house; that 10 what is wanted. 1t showed
that the democratic administration had
taken much better care of the flags than
the republicans ever did, and further that
not confederate flag with one excep-
ton, and that was loaned to be returned,
had ever left the possession of the war
department under this administration.
The negotiation of the fisheries treaty
would alone of itself be a sufficient rea.
son for the people to keep the govern
ment in the hands of the democratic par
ty. The subject covered by the treaty
has been constant source of worry to
this country for more than a hundred
years, and many attempts have been
made at settlement, but none so favora-
Bile to this country as the present treaty
Mr.. Mills, chairman of the house com
mittee on ways and means, saws that
revenue reform is making Roadway in
New England. He was informed in
Providence, II. l., by life long republi>
can, that although never having cast a
democratic vote, this year he proposed to
support Cleveland and revenue reform,
and that he believed there were enough
men just like him to carry that state.
There is II rumor in society that
Secretary Bayard and Mrs. Folsom, the
presidents mother in-law. are shortly to
be married, and that Mrs. Folsom, who is
now in Paris, has gone there for the ex-
press purpose of getting her trosseau.