Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-21
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Harrison will be dead man il,
less than three months if the horde
oi greedy Office seekers, do not cease
prosecuting him. Already his righ,
arm is lamed and his complexion
has the suspicious chalkS appearance
Of i'll health. Blu, the crowd slili
comes marching on, fairly falling
over each ether in their eagerness
to leach the ear of the President.
Such gang WAS never heior seel
in Washington. II wss thossht a.
the beginning OF Mr.. Cleveland
administration that the prtssue foi
office war great, pat co!dpared with
lbat now going on, il was as sum
mer zephyr 10 AN uniamed Dakoti.
blizzard, Evs5g iiasii.! except ,hot'
tia, have sjied, ihni e,er held ofiic'
under 1 gerubIican sEiainisnEtioa i
hrre clamoring for vindicatio! II
the shape of an srpoinlmcn, to BIZ
old Ice or to a better one, and III,
addition there are ihouaands OF mei
rao . after getting their first taste
oi Official life. These last think the
Government service needs liberal
infusion Of new blood, pro"lded OF
course, that they furnish II. Be-
tween them they are making tor
mtnt for Mr.. Harrison as great as
any that ever existed on this EARTH
and there u little chance Of change
pntil everything worth 2cranbling
for is given out. In the meantim,
Mr.. Harrison's worst enemy copla
pot wish him worse punishment
tban he is daily undergoing.
Senator Hampton tAiaks ths, ex
Governor Thompson will be nomin.
eted ~ the democratic member OF
ihe Civil Service Commissioner. H.
was nominated by Mr.. Cleveland,
and would have been confirmed has
his name besn rent IN before tn.
republicans passad raspus resola
ton against any more political CON
tirmations.
ExSecretary Whitney has sole
his Washington csdence to Post
master General Wsnsmaker for
$4,000 Mr.. Whitney will. take u
two mouths trip to Europe before
settling down TO work. The res, OF
Mr.. Clsvellnd's cabinet excsp Mr..
ars still hsra. Mr.. Dick
inson went to New York with Mr..
Cieveland's party last wock. bu, has
returned,
There's blg row in the republi
can camna~ ssady. 1t is question
Of verasity between Harrison and
Ex-Govsrnor Alger. Alger told I'd,
Michigan delegation that Harrison
bad expressed rsgret on account o.
having to leave him (Alger) out o.
the cabinet, and us II slight compen-
patiOn the Presidun, had told hin
that he might name u man for So-
licltor General. He named FL. M.
pUfield. whom he sskcd the delcga-
tion to endorse. at the same time
them that il was only .
Formally; that the appointment
would be considered personal, and
would not be charged to the, STATE.
The delegation e. dorsed the appli-
cation and carried il Immediately. t.
Mr.. Harrison. The delegation wst
struck dumb when the President
told them he knew nolhing abou,
the matter, and that they bad bette,
Iiie tho application With the Attorn-
ey General. What trAnspired when
the delegation got back TO Alger is
not yet known.
Representative Townahcnd, Of
Illinois, died suddenly on Saturday.
He caught severe cold last week,
and on Tuesday It had developed in
10 pneumonia. Hc was one Of tn.
most popular men in the House
Mr.. Harrison's cabinet, with tht
exception Of Mr.. Blaine and Mr.
Windom, ls regarded as very weak.