The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-05-31
CHAS. r. SCOTT.
HON. E.. h. FUNSTON.
A Pleasant Talk With Our Nom,
Der OF Congress About Things
Political in Warrington
And At Home.

Hon. E. II. Funston was in the cit
4 on Tuesday and Wednesday, having
reached home from Washington las
Sunday. He appears to be in his usu
al robust health and seems to be en-
tirely satisfied with the way thing
are going both In Washington and q
home. 4
"rhere isn't thing in it, he re
piled In answer to the REGISTERS
query about the reported GOODNESS be-
tween the President and Mr.. Blaine
ain all my intercourse with either Of
them and with other members of the
Cabinet, [ have not heard or seen any
thing that would indicate that there
was the slightest lack of harmony, nor
have [ heard a suggestion of the kind
from any other representative or Sem
ator There is no doubt in anybody e
mine that Mr.. Harrison is President.
He can say mo- about as promptly as
any man ever knew, but he can say
il, too, in such way that it cannot
give offense. And he is DO: the man
to provoke quarrel with his official
associates. 1 do not think there is
hardly the faintest probability that
there will be any war between him
and the republican senators when
Congress meets next fall, as has been
predicted by somt of the opposition pa
pers AT least 1 have not been able
To detect any premonitions of it. Mr..
Harrison never makes any promises.
and therefore he cannot break any
avoiding thus the rock upon which
most other Presidents have split.
He has been deliberate in the matter
of appointments, because he was de-
termined If possible to select the best
man that was offered for any given
place. AS he says himself, II never
decide case until put my name to
the commission" 1 am very well sat-
isfied with the administration and /
think the satisfaction is general. Mr..
Harrison is plain, straightforward
man, evidently determined to give
the country a clean, honest admins
-tration and think he will succeed"
"What do you think of the political
outlook in this District for next year,
MIR. Funston ?"
81 am not in the least worried about
il. / have done and shall continue to
do, what L think is fair and right and
l am willing to be judged by my work.
know there's considerable "howling"
IN certain quarters, but [ remember
that about the same kind of a noise
has come from about the same direc-
ton these past five years. In the ap-
pointments that have thus far been
made upon my recommendation, /
think the people have very generally
conceded that have done the best I
could have done. And anyway / am
unwilling to believe that the Republi-
cans of the Second District voted their
ticket last tall solely for the offices,
and that they will vote some other
ticket the next time if they don't all
get offices. / know that every man
thus far appointed in this District will
transact the public business promptly,
and honestly, and that, i
take it, is the main thing after aIl.''
II shall probably remain at home
all summer, although may make a
short trip to Washington if it seems to
be necessary. 1 think the probabili-
lies are that the President will call an
extra session of Congress sometime in
October.
Mr.. Funston asks US to say that he
has secured rooms at the Pennsylvan-
la House where he may be found on
Tuesday and Wednesday of each
week. This arrangement is made
purely for the convenience of constitu.
ents from distance who may wish to
see him. as it will save them the trou.
bic OF driving out to his home. OIL
course this does not mean that he is
inaccessible upon any other days of the
week, for any of his friends will bs.
made welcome at his home at any
time. 1t means only that during the sc
two days he will be in lola for the
greater convenience of those who NAV
wish to see him with as little W aste of
time as possible.