The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent.)

The President is being compliment
ed on all sides for the excellence Of
his appointments made this week.
Through some unexpected delay the
Presidents proclamation opening to
settlement part of Oklahoma Terri.
tory was not issued until Wednesday.
1t names IL o'clock, April 22nd, as
the earliest date that the new land can
be occupied. The General Land Office
has perfected arrangements for divid.
ing the land opened to settlement into
two districts, the Eastern Office to be
located at Guthrie, and the Western
at King Fisher stage station.
A caucus Of Republican Senators
has decided against discussion of Mr..
Hoar's Southern election investigation
resolution at the present session.
1t is generally expected that the
Senate will adjourn next week, the
most of its members being very anx-
ious to get away. Senator Washburn
has had to return to Minnesota on
account Of his bad health. He has
not been we'll since he took his seat.
Secretary Window has appointed
M. E. Bell, formerly Supervising AR.
chitect of the Treasury, to be Super
intendent of public buildings at Chi.
cago. He has also removed r. Ian.
caster, surveyor of the port Of st.
Louis, and recommended j. o.
Churchill for the position.
1t can be stated on the very best
authority that there is no foundation
for the stories printed in the Demo.
cratic papers about a row between
Postmaster General Wanamaker and
the Pennsylvania Senators over the
Philadelphia postmastership. There
is no row, has been no row, nor is
there likely to be any.
Secretary Window has leased a
house here. The house belongs to
Senator Sherman, and is we'll known,
having been the residence of Secretary
Stanton when he was Lincoln's Sec.
7..-.J Of War.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson is beginning to get in his
work on the $4,000 fourth.class post.
masters and the heads are beginning
to fall at very rapid rate.
The President made a popular step
when he nominated Corporal" Tanner
to succeed Gen. Black as Commissioner
of Pensions. 1t shows a recognition
of the rank and file that is highly
gratifying.
Recognizing the fact that the
troubles in our Railway Mail Service
we're largely brought about by Demo
cratic removals Of experienced Super
intendents in that service, Postmaster
General Wanamaker has put a mum
Der of old officials badk into their old
positions.
A foolish attempt was made by some
personal enemies of John G. New tC
defeat his confirmation as Consul Gen
eral at London, by bringing to lighi
some old charges against him, that haG
been fully Investigated in the courts
of Indiana years ago without resulting
10 any injury to Mr.. New 1t is hard
ly likely that the President, who haI
for many years lived in the same tOwr
with Mr.. New, would have nominated
him for an honorable position had h
not have known him to be worthy o
it. The Senate made short work 0
the absurd charges.
Since the advent of the present Ad
ministration Mondays are spoken o
by the politicians as "Blue Monday,
because the President has reserve,
that one day 10 the week for himsel
and refuses to see any offiee-seekers.
The newspaper men of the Republi
can party have no right to complain
of the recognition they have receive,
from this administration. The Presi
dent evidently knows that there is n
danger Of making a mistake in select
log newspaper man to fill any posi-
tioR, no matter how important it ma
be. Let the good work go on, th
hard working profession cannot reeeiv
more than it is entitled to from th
Republican party.
Great pressure is being brought