Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-07
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

| accept the nomination under any
circumstances. Just which one of
the many candidates will be most
benefited by the withdrawal of Mr..
Blaine, is asked on every hand, all
of them will probably get some of
the strength thus scattered, but the
great question is, which one will
get enough of it to nominate him.
Diligent inquiry among Senators
and Representatives who are known
to have been in favor Of nominating
Blaine, fails to give any idea who
these gentlemen will now support;
they refuse to say, contenting them
selves with saying that the nominee
must be man who can carry New
York. My own idea is that the
Blaine men have been, so to speak,
panic-stricken, by this last letter,
and are waiting until they can get
their thinking apparatus in good
working order before expressing an
opinion. A week hence the political
horizon in this vicinity will in all
probability be clear enough to get a
better observation than is possible
Eat the present time.
Cleveland has started boom for
ex-senator Thurman, of Ohio, as a
running mate on the democratic
ticket, and if the objections of
Judge Thurman can be overcome,
he is certain to be nominated, as the
democrats dare not refuse to do the
bidding of their master, Cleveland.
Having the fisheries treaty dis
cussed in open sessions of the SEN
ate, is decided republican victory.
The discussion was opened by
Senator Frye, of Maine, in one of
the strongest kind of speeches,
which was listened to with breath
less interest by crowded galleries.
In concluding, Mr.. Frye said: "a
year ago, in the United States SEN
ate and House of Representatives,
we were all for the rights of Ameri-
can citizens; we were united to a
man. Nobody dreamed Of raising
political issue in this matter.
Nobody talked as party man in
relation to it. And where are we
to-day? The President of the
United States taking, practically
the Canadian side of this contro-
versy; the Secretary OF State, prac-
tically taking the Canadian side of
this controversy; the great demo
cratic party of the whole nation
arrayed on the side of Canada and
against American fishermen. | say
to you, Mr.. President, that a most
grievous wrong has been wrought
by this treaty making. say that
these steps which have been taken
can never be retraced; that in the
long future we shall never be per-
mitted to stand where we stood only
one year ago; when Wo claimed,
here in the Senate, that we would
defend the rights of American fish
ermeu against Great Britain or any
other power on earth. We have
surrendered that right We have
yielded it. We have said Through
the President of the United States)
in solemn language that the treaty
is just and fair, and all that could
be demanded 10y us; and hereafter,
and forever, our mouths are closed.
Again | declare that this treaty is a
dishonorable humiliatiug and cow
ardly surrender" AT the conclusion
of Mr.. Frye's speech the treaty was
laid aside until June II, to give the
democratic Senator'S an opportunity
to attend the st. Louis convention.
The Senate has passed a bill to
revive the grade of General of the
United States Army, in order that
General Sheridan, should he be
fortunate enough to recover from
his present illness, might occupy
the same position that Grant and
sherman did. There is little hope,
however, that the bin win get
through the Democratic House.
The angel Of death was lowering
over General Sheridan during the