Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2Sth, 1889.

SATURDAY evening 10 aJtenu to-day
conference OF Iowa Republicans at that
political Mecca 1t is semi-oificially
stated that Senator Allison has thrice
refused the crown, in the form of the
Treasury portfolio. The Iowa politi-
clans OF his own party are urging upon
him the necessity OF accepting, for if
his refusal is final, Iowa will not be
represented in the Cabinet at all, and
Of course such contamination would
plunge the republic into mourning
To-day Senator Allison's appointment
as Secretary of the Treasury would
give more pleasure to members Of both
Houses Of Congress than the selection
Of anyone else could. John Sherman
has enemies by the score, John Wanna
maker, is looked upon as pious fraud,
and the man has not been found who
can count Mr.. Blaine's warm enemies.
1t is certain that if both the hairs of
his head and the enemies Of his policy
are counted the latter sum is by far
the greater.
Still the impression that Mr.. Blaine
will be Secretary OF State grows every
hour and he is besieged at his hotel by
the mob of place hunters. That tire
some newspaper lay figure known as
zone very near the President-elect" has
already been offered the position and
accepted it. This is coupled with the
announcement that Mr.. Wanamaker
will be Post-master-G General, though
there is dim impression that
the eminent Philadelphian would have
gone to Europe two weeks ago If he
had felt sure of his chances. Mr.. Wan
amaker had been originally cast for the
part of Secretary OF the Navy, with a
vague idea that it would be an appro-
pirate position for Philadelphia man.
His selection would be regarded by
congressman as one OF doubtful wis
dom. Business men are not deemed OF
great weight in politics. The wealthy
old merchant who goes in for that sort
Of thing is simply regarded by political
heelers as delightful mint to be run
day and night. Mr.. Wanamaker has
had his own experience in that direc-
ton. Very little is known outside his
own city Of his actual personality.
There is long distance between his
self-avowed tender christian conscience
that will not even permit him to adver-
tise in Sunday paper, and the story
broadly limited at the Senate by Mr..
Morgan to the effect that John has
hundreds of women in his employ who
drudge year in and year out for thirty
five cents day. If both avowals are
correct one might be excused from in
viting Johns careful consideration of
striking Biblical allusion to straining
at a gnat and swallowing camel.
Tomorrow Secretary Whitney will
send to the Chairman of the House
Naval Committee. q letter giving his
views of the Samoan difficulty. In as
much as the question is one purely of
and the Navy is in no con-
dition TO enter into fight with any
frst-class power, it is somewhat diff |
cult to understand what value is to be |
attached to the views of secretary |
Whitney on this problem. IfSecretary |
Bayard would present his excuse for |
his painful neglect of the question and |
his inadaquacy to handle it and have
them published in a cheap form for
popular distribution, he would fill a |
long felt want. The owl-like gentle
man from Delaware, however, witholds
his thoughts from meaner beings and |
allows the world to remain awake
nights worrying about what he is
On Saturday the omnibus Territori-
al bill was considered by the Senate
Committee on Territories on Saturday, |
and, as was to be expected. with little
favor. The report will be adverse on
the ground that the bill affords no ac-
tual relief. Impatient Representative
Springer, goaded by his alleged
success, is expected to introduce anoth-
er enabling act next week for the ad-
mission Of Arizona, Idaho and Wyom-
ing. This confers upon Mr.. Springer
the proud title of champion statesman
Of America.
The growing desire for the settle
ment of contested Congressional cleo
tions in the courts proper, instead Of
the House itself is intensified by the
probability of a large number of con.
tests in the Fifty-frst Congress. Re-
counts are already in progress in dis
puted districts in Tennessee, Arkansas,
Louisiana, and more are talked of
elsewhere.
Mrs. We Wan and Mrs. We Cha.
whose names are faithfully indicative
of their diminutive persons, are the
latest additions to the ladies Of the di-
Matte corps. These ladies are the
% of high official dignitaries
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