The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-27
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,

WV ~ A~Hf t&ttf ss~t TN.
WASHINGTON. y. G.. Sept. lall. 1859.
prssiian' Harrison has made ~ ~
temri - reroVeri'- nfannd Ne iasl wiih
The q. A " nv tho dismissed thar. fhe
nrNncr WORT -of Pension rnmnis~inner
Tarne~. ~ trnaerinr ne arpoinfmerl ia
ex-Rsrrrser'sivc W~fner. ~ Ni.sonfi.
who Il ex-Commanier.in. int Chief of tho
q. A. ".
Iffhis Tanner hnsiness ines not form
boomerang for President Harrison 7
shall ~ very much mistaken. little IL
rrnliclv said ~ rennhirans here. for an
those not IN ofFirc homo 10 ~. Int pri-
vs'elv tho opinions expressed 90 rresi-
dent Harrison are ansfhinv else than
cnnDlimrntsrv 10 him, ani 'hcv ~ NOT
argue well for HE getting NE nomira-
lion rca'r. and lhr ~ i amh'ionsir
iookiny forward ~ thas has already 10
coms nlain ~ ne no'''icnl s'nlrn' gar.
nerhas. 50 fsr ren,seifo ~ rlara'ei. lir
rrfnsc1 ~ accent ~ :. Narshaishin in
Nsw York. and II is stated nnnn seem.
incly good authority that W. viii ~
fcrsrrei tho position of R.rorder ~
Nerds in this cifv. Notwithstanding the
Presidents rromise "a Tho ci'izen~ here
Z Local Office. Tanners friends don't
want him n scent snvihinr more from
thr s1minisfratior Hnw strong This
fecling y may he iu7yea from 'ha fact
that nrnmincnf merchant ~ This cifv. A
republican OF course. told vcnr correS-
pon1ent that II Tanner woul, refuse ~
aceonf Office he wonli contribute to-
wards 4 fund ror his snrnnrt.
time aronna Washington that there was
gro wing fecl'ng Of iealnnsv he'wc"n
Sana'or sherman AMI Representatives
Mckinley. Of Ohio. an1 the fact that Mr..
Mckinley took no rarf in the reception
rendered tho Senator upon his return
from Europe last Friday night. mskes III
look vnrv much like fher. WA solid
foundation for tho hints II was given
ont that Mr.. McKiplev went 10 New
York n mect tho Senator and missed
him That story may do for some nro-
pie hrs Il will not 90 down with tho
politicians II Mr.. Mckinley missed
Sarsfor Sherman II was because no
wen'ad 70. Perhsns he has cot wind Of
thst plot n "dnwn- Foraker
The Soufh - solidlv IN favor ~ Wash i
inofnr ss the place for holding me great
Worlds Exnosifion n 1892 and tho rnzf
~ the country IL rsn'aiv falling infn
line. II less than . vcar from nov Nav
York apd Chrago will be ashamed or
having ever said snvfhirg about II.
Republicans arc crificisin9 Secretary
Noble quite savnralv hereusa he declines
n make pnhlic tho report of the Com
missioner that investigated the Pension
office, which Il completed and in his
possession. lie slso refused IN give ont
his correspondence with Tanner. which
IL said n be very racy. n Mr.. Noble
does not staer very carefully he will
find that the faction Of the republican
party which he has sngered. will make
IL so warm for him that he viii have ~
follow Tanner. II Is needless ~ cav that
r. democrats the present situation is
bi0hlv ENJOYABLE.
The Virginia demncrasic association oil
This civ has tnrnAd isseIf. temporarily. +
into a campaign clnh. and invited demo- !
rrsts from every where 10 ioin II ~ beaf-
Ing Mahoneism in Virgins. Senator
who last Thnrsdav held Z con-
ference with tho state committee. saws
hat things are IN excellent shape. and !.
hat = rnnsing victory IL certain to be y
won in November.
Inere's gong ~ ~ lois ~ fun when
Pension office matters begin n 10 dis
severed in Congress. and somrhodv will
snioy II, but il will hardly be the repnb-
icsns. :
Ex-sraaker Kiefer. who vas IN Wssh-
ngton last week. nearly psralvzed 81
moor newspaper man Nv telling him that
se wonld not accept The position ~ Conn
missioner of Pensions. even II the salary
we're double what Il is ~ conrae the
President did mot offer the position ~
Mr. Kiefer. but the fact that Kiefer
would decline ANYTHING IN the shane OIL
IN Office was too much for Washington.
Il Get the town 20 laughing.
General BENJAMIN r. RntIer. IN a two
column interview ~ Washington ma
Der. vonches for "Cornoral Tauner." But
Who will vouch for Butler?
e.. AS.