Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-07-13
VOLUME XXVIU.-NUMBER 3d.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence Of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, June 20, 1883.


, splitter, Grant, the tanner, and Gal
field, the tow-path boy, and which ha
! so loudly claimed to be the peoples
party, the friend of the d" mudsils," etc
has taken a new departure this time
They have selected member Of tn
blue-blooded, iltetRckipg aristocrac.
% KSad thsir tieket, wIsose only dis
tinction is that he is the grandson o
his grandfather, and have hitched OF
to the tail New York banker, who's,
only distinction is the possession o
many barrels of ready cash which h
is expected to distribute around lib
orally during the campaign.
i Harrison and Morton is y queel
kind of ticket to ask a working mar
to vote for, but of course the Rspub
lican managers expect the support o
thousands of the wage-workers of the
country. The question is, will they
get them? Time will tell. If the
Chinese had votes they would doubt
less be solid for Harrison.
The Democrats in Congress are
much pleased with the Republican
ticket, as the following opinions show
Senator McPherson-" 1t is very
weak ticket. In the first place Har-
rison has no element of popularity in
the country; second, his Chinese re-
cord will lose the Pacific slope, and l
do not see how he can hope to carry
any doubtful State"
Senator Butler" The nomination
is the weakest the Republicans could
possibly have made. Harrison pos
sesses no personal popularity, and has
no claims to craftsmanship. l served
with him for long period ON the
Committee on Territories, know him
well, and am certain that he possesses
no element of leadership"
Senator Harris" Harrison u as
good man as the Democrats could
have desired. If we cannot beat him,
we cannot beat anybody"
Senator Faulkner" Harrison is a
weak man. l cannot see how man
defeated three or four times in his
own State can hope to be elected"
Representative Biggs-" Harrison
will not stand = ghost ofs show. Cal
ifOrnia will 60 Democratic, and Cleve-
land and Thurman will be elected"
Representative McAdoo-" That
ticket cannot carry New Jersey.
Cleveland and Thurman are now GER
tain to be elected"
Representative Burns-" The Re
publicans have blundercd. presume
they don't expect, seriously, to elect
that ticket"
Representative Frank Lawler-"
don't see how any laboring man can
vote that ticket" But enough of this.
The above is sufficient, and is the gen.
eral reflection of the opinion of every
Democrat in Congress.
The House has passed the public
lands bill, with an amendment retain
ing title in the Government to coal
mines found on the public lands, but
allowing entrymen to mine such coal
deposits until Congress acts further in
the matter.
A new style Of bandanna has made
its appearance among Democrats here.
It has portraits Of Cleveland and
Thurman in the center, with an eagle
and the American shield in each cor
ner.
Mr.. Cleveland was on Tuesday Of
fcially notified of his nomination by
the committee appointed by the Chair
man Of the st. Louis Convention. He
responded in few well-timed remarks,
and stated that he would communicate
further with the party at large shortly
by issuing his letter Of acceptance.
The committee went to Columbus
Wednesday evening, to notify Mr..
Thurman.
An amusing incident occurred at
the White House Tuesday. Mr.. Le-
roy Springs, . member Of the notifca-
ton committee from South Carolina,
during . conversation with Mrs. Cleve-
land, remarked that South Carolina
would give the President 10000 ma
iority, but that il the woman suffrage
people would nominate her, she would
receive the unanimous vote of the
State But" said Mrs. Cleveland
quickly and laughingly, Pm not
that kind Of q woman"
The fight for revenue reform il
again raging in the House. There
will be no rest until q final vote il
taken upon the Mills bill. When thai
will be, is at present extremely doubt
full.
General Sheridan has gone to hi
summer cottage on the Massachusetts
Qoast. pEN.
WHEN told that high tariff assures
) abundant employment at high wages
the workingmau need not 60 as far Al
T China to see how protection affects hi
interests. Official statistics published