The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-03-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(lsrom Oh Regular conesoondrniA

i nakcs IL lMO weeks before thc
Republican convention meets.
Tais date was mt agreed upon
without 4 struggle, fot taere j, an
elencnt IN tn party which though
small and rapidly diminishing,
Still believes IN waiting for he
Rcpnbl cans to make the Issue.
The majmiy Of the paris how
ever, think that the issue has
really be, II lmly set forth by
the plcsidea,'s message to Con-
gross aud ihat no othei platform is
needed 70 make tie 6gh on.
This Is the aggressive element,
those who carry the elections;
and the present aggressive condl-
ton Of the party will rouse their
enthusiasm 10 an unusual pitch,
; will make them think Of the many |
national victories won by tie party |
i, antcbrllum days. The sclec-
non Of the great metropolis Of
] the S uthwest. st Louis, as the
: place OF intetlug was the very best
that could haNe been ma le.
The further the Government
: plirtlng office inyestigat on goes
! he better i shows for tie demo-
cratic management Of Mr.. Bone
i dict. He las saved the Govern
mont already over 100000 and
j ut he same time done more work
/ than has ever been done in the
i same ng,h of time il the his
' tory of tie office.
1 Quite number Of republican
Z papers have been foolish enough
! t. charg," Prnsion Commissioner
! Back with having shown favori-
d lisn ID allowing tho amouuts Of
il pensions 10 soldiers lytng in
II democratic states A table has
i. been issned by the Pension Office,
al showing the average pension pad
N each eDld er iii each State and
II Territory. 1t shows TINT tha
z largest average amounis are paid
D, TO soldiers wfo are residents Of
l. the States ana territories which
lc have always given republican
.c maiorities b ing il another r.
l. publ an canard.
% The worst squeIched man ii
L. til lIouScis Mr. B utcllc Of Maine,
1c tie gutleman who recently got
+. rampant over the proposition {
ne reform the captured Confederate
If battle flags to their original owtr
TO ers, and who waited the Sec ciarl
III ol War to farnish The House viii
=. detailed stateme1t Of eyerythin,
.cr ne knew about lhcse flags. rha
H. statement has rarched the House
iat That Is what squclcfcd Bmleile
al 1t contained moro iufirmatia
in than lie wanteI. 1t showed tina
fr the democratic administration ha
gh taken much be ter care Of Iii
Isl llags than th republicans eve
did, and fatlhc th9t not & Jlee
e.aic flag, wth one exception
anl ta4t was Iaaned t. b. return
w od, had ever left the possession 4
its the War Department Under III
OF administration.
" TIL negotiation Of the Fish i'it
ind treaty would alone Of it-elf be
~ sufficient reason for The people
the keen thG Gov rnment ia tie hant
IN of the democratic PARTY. III
'ea su jGct epvcre bY the trea'y III
'ea been erast2nt sourcr Of worn
.Ae " tbs cD9nry Tor moio than
iii dfel years, and many attcmp
Ital hive been made at srltlenen
eat but none ~ ayorable To iii
by coun RI ~ the present treaty.
the Me-. NJ III, Chairman Of Il
~. House Com nittee on Ways Ill
,gll Meas says iha Rgyenuo refer
Ills il maliug rapid hea;lway IN nj
be- England. lie wios informed
80. Pregiicnre II. /. by life ioi
republican, that although ncy
leS- having rat q Democratic vot
the tti> year he proposed to euppo
~ Cleveland and revenue refor
iye an that he believed there we
oe enough men just like him
Zee carry that State.
sale Mr.. Spnngr's Bill for L
organization Of the territory
Oh. Okat ma vas considercd by Z
Re- House on Saturday but no 70
he was reached.
fall There is iumOr IA Society tn
tile Seer fary Bdyard md Mrs L ol. o
yer the Presidents Mothcr-in.law al
shortly to be married apd til
Mrs. Folsom, who is now
Ivy Paris. has g c there for the e
isa' ps sess purpose Of getting b
trousrau.
nen The Secretary has been intc
viewed on the Fisaerics treat