New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-07-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. c.. June 20, 1873

Johnston of Indiana, Buchanan of New
Jersey, Houck Of Tennessee, and But
terworth of Ohio, were among the spea-
kers at a rousing Harrison and Morton
ratification meeting held under the aus
piees Of the Republican National League
of this city, Friday evening. The great
est enthusiasm prevailed throughout
the entire meeting, and all of the speak
ers confidently predicted the election Of
Harrison and Morton The following
letter of regret from Senator Sherman
was read: 81 regret that an engage
ment will not allow me to be with YOU
tonight, though I join most heartily in.
the support Of the nominees OF the Chi
cago convention. l have known Gen.
Harrison intimately tor many years, as
a gentleman of high character, an able
lawyer, gallant soldier, and in every
respect a worthy citizen. / have also
known Mr.. Morton as a member of
Congress, a business man of rare saga
city, ability, and integrity, and true
Republican. These candidates will
worthily represent the great cause in
which we are engaged. The battle will
be for principle, not for men; protection
to American labor, and security for
equal rights. will, no doubt, at some
future time, have an opportunity to ex-
press more at length my earnest desire
for the success of the republican party,
and confidence in the triumph oyer a
party which, in its composition and
acts, is a reproach to the patriotism of
our country This letter was received
with cheer after cheer for Morton and
Harrison, and three cheers and tiger
for John Sherman.
1t is now a week since the ticket was
nominated, and everybody has had an
opportunity of calmly considering the
work of the Chicago convention, and
the unanimous verdict of the republic
ans is "Good, !" with the biggest kind
of 6. It is generally conceded by ev-
cry Republican, with whom 1 have
talked, that the nomination of Harrison
and Morton was not only the very best
that could have been made under the
circumstances. but that it is, all things
considered, the strongest combination
that could possibly have been made.
have never seen nomination received
with such general satisfaction by all
classes of the party as this one has
been, and unless all the signs fail, Har-
rison and Morton, with our glorious
platform, proclaiming protection to
American labor and industry, and equal
rights to all, will surely sweep every
northern state and probably three in
the solid South, Virginia, West Virginia
and Tennessee.
The fight over the Mills tariff bill has
been resumed with greater vim than
than ever. The Republicans are de-
termined to thoroughly discuss the
many absurdities of the bill, item by
item, in order that the wage earners of
the country may see which party it is
that is striking down its wages. It is
probable that the Endorsement of the
bill by the democratic convention will
have the result OF bringing enough Of
the "kicking'' Democrats to it's $ upport
tosecure its passage when it gets to a
final vote in the House, which the Dem
ocrats expect will be early in August.
1t will then go to the Senate, where it is
sure to be defeated.
The most hopeful member of Congress
does not predict an adjournment before
September, and there are quite num-
Der who think the session will continue
right along to the fourth of March.
General Sheridan left this city, Satur-
day in the q. S. Steamer Swatara,
bound for Nonquit on Buzzards' Bay,
Massachusetts,, where he has summer
cottage. He has been getting along
quite well for some time, but the fact
that he was accompanied by all four of
the regular physicians who have at
tended him from the first shows, that he
is not considered out of danger.
The Senate committee on pensions
has submitted a report upon eight We
toed pension bills, which recommends
their passage over the vetoes.< The re-
port says: ''Since the 9Th day of May,
1886, 136 special acts, granting pensions
to individuals, have been disapproved
by the President. These disapproyals
were based in great majority OF cases
upoa the expressed opinion of the Pre-
sident that Congress has erred in its
Judgment OF mere fact. is, of course,
impossible for the PRESIDENT to examine
the mass Of documentary evidence upon
which each cascade depends, and which