Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-09-12

engaged IN considering the report OF
the Commission which recrntly inves-
tigat-d the Pension ofilce. and MANY
rumors are flying around az TO what
his action will be. Democrats insist
that the Secretary will ask for Com
missioner Tanners resignation. and so
persistent are they that many repnbli-
cans have been convinced that Tanner
will go. have spent much time In
Investigating this rumor and have no
hesitation in saying that there Is not
the slightest foundation for it. Ever
since the first dav that Mr.. Tanner
took charge of the Pension Office there
has been systematic and persistent
fight made against him by the demo-
cratic and nlugwump press, and for no
reason in the world except his well
known friendship and sympathy for
the ex-union soldier. and am perfect
ly satisfied that the President will new
er allow himself to be influenced by
such opposition. Unless something
more than is now known shall trans
pire Commissioner Tanner will remain
In charg- of the Pension Office during
the present administration.
1t IL likely that the contractors who
built the cruiser Charleston will have
to pay penalty of $50. 900 on account
of deficiency in the horse power con-
tracted for. In view of the vessel be-
ing in other respects satisfactory it is
probable that the contractors will ask
Congress TO relieve them of penalty
Mr.. A. F. Childs. of Ohio. was a
prominent candidate for Public Prin-
ter, has been appointed chief clerk of
he Census bureau. Mr Childs was
formerly chief clerk of the government
printing office, where he made an ex-
cellent record.
A general conference Of the Super
intendents In the Railway Mail Service
has been in session at the Post Office
department this week The confer
ence is attended by Superintendents
from all over the country, and is held
TO promote the efficiency of the Rail-
way Mail Service Speeches have been
made bv Postmaster General Wanna
maker. his assistants and General Su-
perintendent Bell A similar confer
ence was held eight years ago and
great benefit was derived therefroin.
II is impossible to improve this service
too much.
Congressman Little, of Ohio,
who has just been appointed TO repre-
sent the United States on the Venezu-
la claims Comm ission, is here. In re-
ply to a question as to the outlook in
Ohio. he said: Il think Governor For
aker will be reelected, and If ain not
mistaken the State will witness one of
The heaviest democratic defeats on rec
ord. The republicans will force the
fighting on the tariff issue. 1t is diff
cult for an outsider to realize 10 what
an extent Ohio has become manufac-
turing State. She stands second as II
producer of iron to Penn, and in one
year exceeded her.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood. of Geor.
gia, ex-senator and ex-representative,
stated here this week, in newspaper
interview in regard to Southern poll
| ties. which If made by republican,
would have raised general howl from
the Potomac to the Rio Grande. He
said "Ninety-nine out of every hun
dred OF the intelligent people of the
South are tariff reformers. The great
,nass of the people don't know what a
tariff is. They follow the ninety-nine. v
What an admission to make. Could
anything furnish stronger proof of the
fact that has often before been stated,
but always denied by Southern news
papers. that the great mass of the
southern people got their opinion,
r, ady made from few of Mr.. Nor
woods Intelligent people," Ant
could any statement more fully dem
onstrate the wisdom of the leaders o
the republican party in deterlninin,
TO teach the masses OF the South VIVA
the tariff is. When the next Presiden
tial election comes along AFR. NORWOOD
will discover that the great mass 0
the people" in the South have fount
out what the tariff Is, and like tb
people in other sections of the coun
try have opinions of tbsr own thereon
The Southern republican member
of the House will vote for no candidate
for Speaker that will not pledge him
self to endeavor to secure the passag
of bill repeating the tobacco tn,
law.
, The democrats have been badly dis
appointed by John III. Langston. tn
colored man upon whom they relied t,
keep the colored vote of the Fourtl
district of Virginia, {black belt, avn,
from Malone. Lsrigston Is out in ,
letter saving That he is republican
and will support the nominees Of hi
party.
If the Southern Democratic paper
were little more sagacious they woul,