Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
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Blaine and HaFrIsOns have lacked
arms In aconfict, Die outcome of v Which
will be increased power for Blaine or
his retirement from the Cabinet. The
general opinion that Blaine will win
and there would not be a particle Of
doubt about 1t were II not for the fact
that Harrison, is bounded on by that
large section Of ex-eoldiers who lived
ard thrive on the war and matters de-
cided twenty-five years ago. his
crowd have never been partial to Blaine,
and they brought about the present
difficulty by compelling Harrison,
who is largely controlled by them. to
withdraw the eappointmentsoft the Hay
tian CommissiOners-Be Beverly Tucker,
and Gen. Lew Wallace WHITMAN hour
after they were announced. The APP
pointments were Blaine's own selec-
ton, hence it may he imagined what
effect their withdrawal, without any
consultation with him. had on Blaine.
am informed that he fairly rOared
when he found it out, which, by the
way, was not until he saw the morning
paper of the next day. The withdrawal
brought about by some cock-and bull
charges against Tucker in regard to
something he did or left sundone while
he was an agent for the Confederate
Government i'm Canada, during the late
war. Blaine, who has long been per-
sonaI friend of fuckers, says the APP
pointments, have got to stand or he will
leave the cabinet. Harrison would be
only too glad to please Blaine, but
cracking over his head is the soldier
whip which he has complacently
ObeVed for so many years that he
doesn't know what to say when it tells
him that Tucker shall not be appointed.
The outcome is therefore in doubt,
with the chances slightly in Blaine's
favor. In the meantime the fight is
making q regular circus for the Demo-
Gratis who are, as the boys say, "0n to
| it.n
A White House physician who makes
weekly visits whether anyone Is sick
or not, is one of the Harrison innova-
tions. 81
| We have Democratic Secretary of
War now. While Proctor is away Gen.
Schofeld is the acting Secretary.
Harrison has appointed Parsons the
man who engineered the recent "White
Mans Partyn movement in Alabama,
| u. S. Attorney for the northern and
middle district of that State. On the
face of it this looks like back set for
the "nigger," but when the fact is
known, as it is generally here, that two
of the most prominent Negro Republi-
can politicians in the State of Alabama
were in Washington for some days
actively working in behalf of Parsons,
the set back is not so apparent.
Samuel ]. Randall, that old war horse
of Democracy, says nothing but dis
sentionin our own ranks can prevent
the Democratic party from electing the
next President. Many long-headed
Democrats think Sam Randall would
make winning candidate.
Mrs. Fate Chase is preparing an ac-
count of her distinguished fathers life.
twill be very interesting work and no
one is so well equipped as she to write,
it, for in addition to having in her pos
session all of the original papers, she
was for many years his confidential
private secretary. Ifshe tells only half
she knows, it will cause a rattlingI of
dry bones among matly of our older
politicians. to.gs Boa af"uap& =
,Ex-Secretary Bayard will be married
in this city on the 18th, inst, to Miss
Clymer. ...I.r..,g rr.t ....l. ,r
Quitea number of democratic officials
who had grown tired Of waiting for the
appointment of their successors, tend
cred their designations last week.
Nobody here is preparing for war
Notwithstanding the absurd report sent
here from Canada, that English men
of-war would protect English vessel il
legally engaged in taking seals in the
Behring sea. The report did not create
ripple on the surface of affairs here.
1t carried its contradiction on its face.
Land Commissioner Stockslager, who
was requested by the President to re-
main in office until the Oklahoma set
tlement was well over, has resigned.
He leaves an enviable record.
The Anti-Mahone people have sue
ceeded in getting Harrison to name a
day when he will see their committee
Tuesday. June l1th, is the date.
Gen. Bussey, assistant secretary of
the Interior, the only man in the coun-
try that has gone further than Corpor-
al Tanner in his ideas of pensioning
Ex-Union soldiers, is somewhat torn
up in mind on account Of the inscrip-
tion on the monument recently erected
to the Confederate dead Of Alexandria,
Va. The Virginia tboys' probably for
got to submit the Inscription, to
Buster-beg pardon, Bussey, for his ap-
proval before having it chisseled on the
granite, and now it istoo late. What a
pity. -.,.s,,,,.,r, 10 -,rf - ni4i,. d
(, 1t has been more than a week since
Secretary Rusk used a scythe, drove al
fOrr mula team Or done 'any othnr ra-