San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1885.

From our regular correspondent.
! Daily LIGHT:
The battle has begun. The frat gun
| was fired by Mr.. Blaine when he wrote
| to Chairman Jones, Of the republican
national committee, announcing that his
| name would not be presented TO the re-
| publican nominating convention. The
gun was loaded with dynamite shell,
which exploded when the letter was
published, and although II was week
| ago, the reverberation may still be
heard and the echoes will be heard for
months to come from all sections. The
| frat question asked was, what will be
| the result Of the letter. The answer de-
| pended entirely on whom you asked. II
opposed TO Blaine, it would be emphati-
| cally insisted that the letter had COM
pletely removed Mr.. Blaine from the
field, but II you asked Blaine man. he
would promptly reply that the letter
had insured the nomination OF Blaine by
aoclamation, that his friends did not
propose to allow him to have any say
Whatever In the matter. They were GO
ing right ahead to nominate and elect
him president, as q small compensation
for his accidental defeat in 1884.
So there you are. These two classes
represent the opinions OF all republi-
cans. You can take your choice. But
NJ onno1ents to Blaine compared with
bis snnnortars ia only about one tn ten
ono diract resnIt Of the Blaine letter
IL IN sbow how much really good presi-
San,iai material the rennbiican. party
contains There are AiIisoD. Sherman.
Sheridan, Cullom, Ingalls,, Edmunds,
UswJsv Harrison' Gresham. Hiscock,
Evs,ts FRYE and others vet. ia IL not
on imnosino array of brains and abilityP
Not a man In the Iist that would not
make a good president. Compare that
shaving with the Democratic list. They
have only two. Cleveland and Hill, both
from the ssme state.
The house has Instructed the commit
tee on manufactures to report on Mr..
Millikin,s resolution, directing the sec
retary of the treasury to investigate the
supar trust in New York, on Friday
neYt. A lively fight ia expected over
this matter,
it seems ss n the average democratic
congressman ia ALWAYS ready to vote
against any legislation that is likely to
Improve the moral condition of the
ooIntrv. An instance of this was given
nv the adverse report made on the bill
m nrobibit the circulation through the
mails of newspapers containing lottery
advertisements. by a subcommittee OF
the bouse post Office committee, COM
posed of two democrats and one repub-
iiean. The latter voted for a favorable
report on the bill.
Having passed the senate, the Blair
educational bill is now before the house,
where its fate is enyelOped In much
doubt.
The administration merry &c round
starts out tomorrow on weeks hunt
far southern Cleveland delega es to The
Democratic nominating convention. The
party will consist OF the President and
Mira Cleveland, Secretary and Mrs.
whitney. Col. and Mrs. Lamont. The
specIsl train Is kindly donated by the
railroad. but owing to the absence OF
the palace car with plate glass sides,
which was used on the western trip last
fall. the loungers around the way sta
tions will not see so much of the occu-
pants as did their western fellow oIti-
zens. The enthusiasm which this trip Is
depended upOn to arouse is expected to
carry Cleveland along with rush until
enough delegates are secured to make
bis nomination certain, an expectation
that all good republicans hope will be
realized. 1t would take away half Of
the pleasure of defeating the democrats
this wear if Cleveland should fail to get
the domination.
Saturday was given up BY the senate