Morris tribune., 1889-02-13
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1883.
Unless death prevents James Giles
pie Blaine will be the next secretary
of state. ana in a position to make
the above statement as positive as
words can make it. All rumors to the
contrary are but vaporings of idle
minds and may be set down as with
out the slightest foundation. Mr.. b.
has signed the papers whereby he
takes possession on ten years lease
of the historic old house, just oppo-
site the White House, known as the
Seward Mansion.n It was in this
house that the attempt was made to
assassinate the late William III. Sew
ard. on the very same evening that
President Lincoln was shot by Wilkes
Booth. For some years the house has
been occupied as branch Office of
the war department., but now it will
again become the centre of attraction
to public men, as it was for 30 many
years.
With the exception of Mr.. Blaine
and Mr.. Wananmaker, the rest Of the
cabinet is still in doubt, although I
have the very best of reason for think
ing that ex-senator Window of Min
nesota, will be secretary of the treas
ury. You remember that Mr.. Win
dom was secretory of the treasury
under Gen. Garfield, but resigned to
re-enter the senate when Arthur be-
came President.
Senator Sherman, who is ever alive
to American interests, has offered an
amendment to the sundry civil APP
preparation bill appropriating 500, 600
to be expended at the discretion of
the President in protecting American
interests OH the isthmus of Panama.
No man who observes with ordinary
care the signs of the times can fail to
note the rapid growth of the idea that
eventually the United States will
govern this entire continent. was
forcibly reminded Of this while listen
ing to u few remarks in the house
made by Representative Chapman, Of
Michigan, in favor of the bill charter
ing the Nicaragua canal company.
He said: 1.-THE day for isolation has
passed. Voices from all parts of the
world are warning the United States
of this-voiGes from the isthmus, from
Canada, from Samoa, from wherever
foreign nations have planted their
flags. The attempt to make it inn
practicable for American enterprise to
plant itself In foreign countries is too
late. The time has come for a naughty
and dictatorial American policy. We
are carrying the flag into that region
of Central America. It is brave
step, and I for one hope that this step
is only prelude to the day when the
nation will follow, and we as people
will plant our feet on those regions
and when our flag shall wave oyer the
state of Nicaragua as a state of the
United States of America" The ap-
plause which followed Mr.. Chipman's
little speech was fairly deafening for
a moment, showing that he had but
voiced the sentiment of many of his
colleagues.
At last the momentous question Of
where the "man of Destiny" otherwise
known as Grover Cleveland, will re-
side after the fourth of March, has
been officially settled. He has author
lied the announcement that he has
Joined a prominent firm of lawyers in
New York city, and in company with
Mrs. Cleveland he has this week been
to New York to engage apartments for
occupancy after March fourth. In
this connection it may be well to re-
mark that Washington has been visit
ed this week by rival Imam of des-
tiny"-David Bennett Hill lat present
governor of the great state of New
York. The rivals did not meet except
in the most formal manner at the
house of Secretary Whitney, where
they were both guests at grand
dinner. SO afraid was President
Cleveland that Governor Hill might
call on him at the white house that
after leaving the dinner party at
WhitHey's he and Mrs. Cleveland
took late train for New York. And
yet the Democrats try to tell you that
the kindest feeling exists between
Hill and Cleveland. IT this be kind
ness, deliver me from such. Hill re-
ceiyed more real attention from the
Democrats in congress during his stay
here than Cleveland has had from the
same men during the whole Of his
Presidential term.