The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-06-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WARRINGTON, June /, 1883.

WAsHINGToN, Tune l, 1883.
Editor Herald:
The talk of Washington is Mr.. Blaine's
letter to Whitelaw Reid, editor of the
New York Tribune, positively stating
that he will not accept the nomination
under any circumstances. Just which
one of the candidates will be most ben
Gifted 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 Oft to nomi-
nate him. Diligent inquiry among SEN
ators and representatives who are known
to have been in favor of nominating
Blaine, fails to give anyidea ofwho these
gentlemen will now support; they refuse
to say, contenting themselves with say
ing that the nominee must be a 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 Or
order before expressing ar 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 at the present time.
Cleveland has started a boom for ex-
Senator Thurman of Ohio, as his running
mate on the democratic ticket, and ifthe
objections of Judge Thurman can be over
come, he is certain to be nominated, as
the democrats dare not refuse to do the
bidding of their master Cleveland.
Having the fisheries treaty discussed in
open sessions of the senate is a decided
republican victory. The discussion was
opened by Senator Frye of Maine, ia one
of the strongest kind of speeches, which
was listened to with GREATNESS interest
by crowded galleries. In concluding, Mr..
Frye said: "a year ago., in the United
States senate and house of representa-
tives we were all for the rights of Amer
lean citizens; we were united to a man.
Nobody dreamed of raising a political
issue in this matter. Nobody t~alkedIas!a
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 controversy; the
secretary of state, practically taking the
Canadian side of this controversy; the
great democratic party of the nation ar
rayed on the side of Canada and against
the American fisherman. 1 say to you
Mr.. President, that a most grevious
wrong has been wrought by this treaty
making. 1 say that these steps which
have been taken can never be retraced;
that in the long future we shall never be
permitted to stand where we stood only
one year ago; when we claimed, here in
the senate, that we would defend the
rights of American fishermen 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 by us; and hereafter, and
forever, u mouths are closed. Again
I declare that this treaty is a dishonor-
able, humiliating and cowardly surren-
der" 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.