Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-10-26
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1885,
President Harrison has ended the
agony by appointing Green B,
Raum,o Illinois, congressman and
eX-commiSsiOner of Internal Reve-
nue., Commissioner Of Pensions. Mr..
Raum, although credited to Illinois,
has for twenty years been resident
of this city The appointment is
generally regarded good one for the
administration. 1t is believed that
if anybody can succeed in getting
the badly mixed up Pension office
in order again without political
row, Raum is the man.
The appointment, and the publica-
ton by Secretary Noble an hour pre-
viously, of the correspondence be-
tween himself and Tanner, is relied
upon by President Harrison to pla-
cate the disgruntled G. A. r. men.
But Tanner is preparing a statement
in regard to the correspondence, so
that it will be we'll enough to wait
awhile before attempting to form an
opinion. The portion of the cores
pondence given out by Secretary No
BILE makes a fair vindication for
President Harrison, and l under
stand that it was by his direction that
it was given out. 1t shows Tanner
to have been entirely unfit for the
Office, in more ways than one.
The appointment of Raum is be-
lieved to be the result of a conference
of leading republicans, including
such men as Steve Elkins, Quay,
and w. w. Dudley, held here last
week. 1t was stated at this confer>
ence by representative of Foraker
that unless this pension business was
settled at once and to the satisfaction
of the G. A. r. the republicans in
Ohio had as well give up the fight in
advance. The conference then
brought heavy pressure to bear on
President Harrison, hence the APP
pointment.
Secretary Window has declined to
change the Treasury ruling which
admits silver lead ore from Mexico
duty free.
Level-headed democrats here ex-
press regrets for the dispute now go.
ing on between the friends Of Gov.
Hill and Mr.. Cleveland. If the dem.
ocratic party is to enter the next
Presidential campaign divided into
two factions it may as we'll abandon
all hope of success.
Washington will be doomed as
the place for holding the Worlds Elk
position of 1892 by representatives
from thirty States that are to NEE
here this week. Every day Wash
ington grows stronger.
Indications are already cropping
out that the Three Americas Con
gress is to be used as a lever upOl
our own Congress to accomplish tn,
passage of a bill subsidising one o
more lines of steamers to Central ant
South American ports. Said prom
inent Southern statesman 81 dom
want to throw away cold water OF
anybody who thinks that we can ge
|, the South and Central American
trade with our present tariff, but a
for myself, | don't believe they will
) purchase our manufactured goods ad
mitted into their borders free a
; long as we place a high tax on al
the products they send into the Uni
ted States. They will prefer sendin
them to England where they are ad
mitted free of any duty. That's tn
: whole matter in a nutshell"
; Mr.. Wanamaker is evidently chat
: ing under the many charges of par
= tizanship against his department o
= account of the political cussedne>
of his wicked assistant, Clarksor
5 and is anxious to try and balanC
5 things. 1t was probably this feelin
4 that caused him to snub a delegatiO
=, of Virginia republicans who called
t in the interest of a republicans appl
, cant for a position now held by
+ democrat, by telling them that neitl
= er the republicansism of the appl
Y cant, nor the democracy of The incun
d. bent would enter into the decision
>, the matter. 1t would have bee
better than circus to have see
Clarkson when he first heard about i
Daily sittings Of the lnternationi
Maritime Conference are being hel,
They have been somewhat inconVCl
fenced on account Of the stenograpl
er's greediness who was to report Il
French Speeches. He wanted $50
- for his Spryippc lllrinr tbp ,Onfprnnp