Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Some Interesting News from the Capital |
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| for Our Readers.
To the Editor Of the Johnsto,on Democrat:
President Harrison is still wrestling
with the problem of trying to find man
for Pension Commissioner who can sat.
isfy the applicants for pensions without
creating financial deficiency. The
thing is impossible, but of course its none
of our business, if the administration
wants to wear itself out in that way let it
go ahead. The latest man named as
likely to have an opportunity of declin-
ing to occupy Corporal Tanners shoes is
Ex-Gov. Hartrauft, of Pennsylvania.
Two men stand ready to occupy the po-
sition, Brown, of Ohio, and Campbell, of
Kansas, but their readiness makes Presi-
dent Harrison shy of them.
Mr.. Blaine is at last President, not of
the United States, but of the Three Amer
ica's Congress. He was elected to the
position Wednesday when the Congress
met and organized. Ex-senator Hend-
erson of Missouri was elected President
pro tempore. Mr.. Blainc's speech of
welcome to the members of the Congress
was model of its kind, and is highly
praised here by members OF both parties.
Immediately after adjourning to Novem-
Der 18th, the Congress called on the Pres
ident with whom the members took
lunch. Thursday morning they left on
special train for tour of the North,
East and West. They are certain to be
impressed by what they will see and will
return to Washington prepared to discuss
more intelligently the matters brought
before them. 1t is thought at the State
Department that the Congress will sit
about three months.
Democrats here express considerable
disappointment over the result of the
elections in the new states. They had
been led to expect somthing different.
Secretary Tracy's difficulty in getting a
Naval officer to command the Kearsage.
which started from New York Tuesday
for Hayti, with Fred Douglass, our min
lister to that country as passenger, has
been the subject of great deal of joking
around Washington this week. AS soon
it was known that the commanders
cabin had to be given up to Fred, nobody
who knows the personal habits of that in
dividual blamed the naval officers for
getting out of the dilemma in any way
possible. Secretary Tracy got very mad,
but I'll bet big red apple Tracy would
not entertain Douglass five or six days at
his private residence for years salary
Douglass is very brainy man, but he is
a negro for all that, and no white man
who respects himself, will care to be
closely associated with him in a social
way. am inclined to believe with the
Kentuckian that ''there's as much in the
blood of people as of horses"
Fx-Representative Harris, of Virginia
who has just made trip through that
State, says the Democrats will have
walk-over, and that Malone will never
again be heard from politically. 1 have
it on good authority that several members
of the administration have given up all
hope of Mahone's election.
Senators Hampton, of South Carolina,
and Harris, of Tennessee, are very wide
apart in their ideas of correct solution
of the race problem. Senator Hampton
has for long time advocated the pur-
chase of land in Mexico, or of an island
and the colonization thereon of the
negroes of the Southern States. Senator
Harris being asked what he thought of
such scheme replied 81 do not con-
slider it practical at all. The negro
doesn't want to be colonized; if the devi::
only had those who are trying to make
political capitol out of him there would be
no trouble to speak about" Senator Harris
is one of the large number who believe
that the business of Congress has grown
to such dimensions that continuous ses-
sions ought to be held.
Representative Breckenridge, of Ar
kansas, thinks all the Republicans talk
about he rules of the House is intended
to work the courage of the weakened Re-
publicans up to the point of seating all
eighteen of the Republican contestants.
Charges have been filed at the Depart
ment of State against Reed Lewis, of
Pennsylvania, Consul Agent at Morocco.
He is accused of having attempted to
extort a large sum of money from Vice
Consul as the price of his retention in
office. Mr.. Reed is one of President
Harrison's appointments.
The Knight Templars are beginning to
arrive for the Conclave. They will re-
main here ten days.