Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-08-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent. !

Mr.. Blaine must not be as vindictive |
in furnishing his enemies, large and
small, when he gets an opportunity, as
he has been credited with being, or else |
he has lately allowed that enternal vigil
lance which is the price OF keeping
track of your small fry enemies to go
into inoctious desuetude. A man who
was dismissed by Gen. Black was rein
stated In q clerkship In the Pension Of
flee few days ago. He Is one of the
bitterest men against Blaine that have
ever met. Just before the meeting Of
the last Republican national conven-
tion this man was for a short time the
editor of weekly Republican paper in
this city, and wrote and printed In the
editorial columns of that paper the fol-
lowing paragraph:
"Mr. Blaine has not said he would not
accept II nominated. He just said he was
not a candidate, and then winked to
his henchmen who boost him up the
tree. Isn't 1t strange Mr.. Blaine's
friends are such warm friends? Can you
recall one of his ardent admirers who
has not stolen something or who has
not placed the Republican party in
some embarrassing position at some
time?n
II Mr.. Blaine allows the writer of that
paragraph to remain In Office l shall
hereafter always defend him from the
charge of being vindictive.
Mr.. Harrison has been treated to a
revival of his experience during the
earlier days of his administration since
his return to the White House Thurs
day. The Office seekers have made a
grand rush knowing that this would be
their last chance until fall, and the
President Is really to be pitied. He has
appointed large number Of postmas-
tiers, and thee Louisiana men have
captured good prizes-Ex-Gov. War
mouth, collector at New Orleans, Mr..
John F. Patty, Ia negro), Naval officer
at New Orleans, and the notorious J.
II. G. Pitkin, minister to the Argentine
Republic-and more appointments are
expected before he leaves tomorrow for
Bar Harbor.
There is little excitement here on ac-
count of the seizing of the Canadian
sealing vessel "Black Diamond" in
BehrIng sea by the U. s. Revene cutter
"Rush." No serious trouble is likely to
grow out of this or any other similar
seizure while the idea of our claiming
exclusive Jurisdiction over Behring's sea
is not at all palatable to England, her
commercial interests in the sealskin in
dustry are too great to allow her to kick
up row. The fact of the matter is
that England is Just as much interested
in having the illegal taking of seals
stopped as is the United States, and the
Canadians may howl all they please
but her majesty's government will not
ovoitoI nxyar khtn O.
under which this seizure was made was
passed by the last Congress as the result
Ofan investigation made by a commit
last bills signed by Mr.. Cleveland.
Commissioner DIMENSIONS Tanner has
answered the charge of favoritism in
making applications special by giving
out statement showing the entire
number of such cases to have been nine
hundred and fifty two. These applica-
tions were represented by 317 attorneys,
the largest number being represented
by single attorney being 9s.
The hotel corridors filled up as if by
magic on the day the President re.
turned from Deer Park. After tomor-
row, when he starts for Bar Harbor
they will resume their usual August
qusetness.
A delegation of Ohio Republicans
have told Mr.. Harrison that unless he
places certain patronage at their dispos-
al they might as well give up all hope
ofcarrying the legislature. 1t is not
known what answer they received.
8Ex-P Postmaster General Hatton, edi-
tor of the Post, and civil service com
missioner Roosevelt have been indulg-
ing in wordy warfare in the columns
of the news papers.
The Interior department has sent
commissioner to France to learn as
much as possible about the irritating
methods In use over there in order
that the knowledge obtained may be
used to devise some way of irritating
the enormous tracts of arid lands in the
west.
Nv. Lyman; for years the Washing
ton correspondent to the New York
Sun, has purchased the Helena, Mon
tana, Daily Independent. Mr.. Lyman
will make the paper follow the Snn in
its political course. He will support
Hill for the next presidential nomina-
ton.
Ex-senator Kellogg. of Louisiana,
says Harrison by his appointments in
that State has thrown away what little
chance the Republicans had of carrying
the third Congressional district. He
also intimates rather strongly that the
Louisiana delegation in the next Re-
publican national convention will OPP
pose the denomination of Harrison. All
of Which is very interesting, but the
fact should not be forgotten that Kel-
lOgg has q Very sore head,
The age limited for the appointment
of letter carriers in non-civi service
post-Offices has been extended from
thirty five to forty years.
More than forty Democrats were dis
charged from the government printing
office last week.