The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-11-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1889.
Secretary Blaine's response to the
toast Of "Our Country and Her Presi.
dent" at the banquet which followed
the dedication of the Catholic Uni.
versity in this city Wednesday, was
one of the happiest efforts Of his life.
This is high praise, know, for the
Secretary seems TO be possessed to
greater extent than any other living
man, Of the peculiar and fortunate
faculty Of always saying the right
thing at the right time, and in just The
right way, but il is deserved. Only
two men of the present generation be-
sides Mr.. Blaine could have done
equal justice in the same number of
words to the toast One of them
Henry Ward Beecher-is dead, and
the other-Robert G. Ingersoll would
hardly be likely to attend the dedica
ton ceremonies of any institution
controlled by a church, Catholic or
Protestant. The President, the Vice
President and all of the members of
the Cabinet attended the banquet and
we're interested listeners to the remarks
of Mr.. Blaine.
The Jefferson Club, a small Demo.
cratic organization which was started
during the early days of the Cleveland
administration, has given up the
ghost It could not exist without
Government pap.
The All Americas Congress is back
in Washington, having finished its
forty days excursion. 1t is probable
that the members will rest until Mon
day when regular sittings will begin.
Among the subjects to be discussed
will be Customs regulations and Gus
toms Union; ExtiaditioD; Sanitation
of Ships and Quarantine; Light
House dues; Weights and Measures; /;
Patent Rights; Copyright, and Trade
and Transportation between the United
States and Spanish America. Reports
on each Of these topics have been pre-.
pared, each written by an expert in
the line treated of, from the best data
obtainable.
The President will take no chances
in regard to his first annual message
to Congress, which is now practically
complete. The message will not be
printed and sent out to the press pre-
viOus to its being read 10 Senate and
House, as has been done in the past
1t will be sent to Congress in writing
but there will be several type. writer
copies made for the press associations
which will be delivered TO them at the
| moment the message is begun to be
7 read in the House and under no cir.
cumstances before. Several times
during the recent past over euterpris
] ing newspapers in Washington and
D elsewhere have had extras on the street
;. containing the Presidents message be-
!, fore the reading of the message tC
t Congress had been begun. Herc,
d these precautions.
!, There is nothing new in the Speak
8 ership contest, in fact up to this tim'
: there is nothing in sight to indicat,
d that there is q contest. 1t looks very
e much as if a majority Of the member
II regard the matter as already settled
IS and are not hurrying to Washington
o The officials of the House postoffic,
70 say there are fewer members Of tn,
D. House in the city than they ever knew
1t at the same date. The attempt T.
make a combination against Mr.. Rec,
k who is leading all the rest of the can
d didates, has apparently been abandon
ed. Representative Mckinley passer
J. through here this week on his way L
le New York on business. lie says b
er has asked no member 10 vote for him
6, aud that he does not expect to as
le any one to do so and that upon hi
ID return here he will occupy his usus
IN quarters, but will have no "headquar
y ters," in the sense that the word
J. generally understood here in Wash
E. ington.
ie A new candidate for the clerkshi
as Of the House has entered the field i
ht the person Of ex. Representative GueI
he ther, of Wisconsin.