Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-10-31
THE DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY OCTOBER 81 1885,
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[HrOm our regular COrrespOndens.I

agony by appointing Green IL. Raunl,
of Illinois, ex-cOngressman and ex-conn-
missioner Of Internal Revenue, Com
missioner of Pensions, Mr.. Raum al
though credited to Illinois has for twen-
ty years been a resident of this city.
The appointment is generally regarged
as good one for the Administrations. It
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. L..
The appointment and the publication
by Secretary Noble, a few hours previ-
ously, of the correspondence between
himself and Tanner, is relied upon by
President Harrison 10 placate the dis
gruntled G. A. r. men. But Tanner Is
preparing q statement in regard to the
correspondence, so that it will be well
enough to wait awhile before attempt
ing to form an opinion. The portion Of
the correspondence given out by Secre-
ry Noble makes a fair vindication for
President Harrison, and I understand
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.
Secretary Window has declined to
change the Treasury ruling which
admits silver lead ore from Mexico duty
| free.
Level-headed Democrats here express
regrets for the dispute now going on be-
tween the friends of Gov. Hill and Mr..
Cleveland. If the Democratic party is
to enter the next Presidential campaign
divided into two factions it may we'll
abandon all hope of success.
Washington will be doomed as the
place for holding the Worlds Exposition
of 1892 by representative from thirty
States that are to meet here this week.
Every day Washington grows stronger.
Indications are already cropping out
that The Three Americas Congress is
to be used as a lever upon our own Con-
gress to accomplish the passage ofa bill
subsidising one or more lines of steam
ers to Central and South American
ports. Said prominent southern states
man: II don't want to throw away
cold water on anybody who thinks that
we can get the South and Central
American trade with our present tariff, |
but as for myself, I don't believe they |
will purchase our manufactured goods |
admitted into their boarders free as |
long as we place high tax on all the |
products they send into the United |
States. They will prefer sending them
to England where they are admitted
free of any duty. That's the whole mat
ter in nutshell"
Mr.. Wanamaker is evidently chatting
under the many charges of partizanship
against his department on account Of
the political cussedness of his wicked
assistant, Clarkson, and Is anxious to
try and balance things. 1t was proba-
bly, this feeling that caused him to snub
q delegation of Virginia Republicans
who called, in the interest of Republi-
can applicant for position now held
by . Democrat, by telling them that
neither the Republicanism of the ap-
plicant. nor the Democracy of the in.
'umbent would enter the decision of
,he matter. 1t would have been better
hen circus to have seen Clarkson
when he first heard about it.
Gen. Schofield has amended the army
in the hope of being able to
ecure better class of men for recruits.
The appointment of Raum is believed
% be the result of conference of lead
ng Republicans including such men as
Steve Elkins, Quay, and w. w. Dudley
leld here last week. 1t was stated at
his conference by a representative of
Foraker that unless this pension busi-
less was settled at once and to the salts
action of the G. A. r. the Republicans
n Ohio had as we'll give up the fight in
dvance. The conference then brought
heavy pressure to bear on President
harrison, hence the appointment.
Daily sittings of the International
1aritime Conference are being held.
hey have been somewhat inc0nveni-
need on account of the stenographers
readiness who was to report the French
peeches. He wanted So 900 for his SER
ices during the conference. AS there
only $1,000 appropriated to pay the
ntire expenses of the conference this
'as out of the question, 80 they have
cen making out as best they could un-
Il q man can be secured capable of re-
orting the French speeches.
The two Illinois Senators were taken
ntirely by surprise when Raum was
ppointed Commissioner of Pensions.
hey had presented a candidate and
cen assured that if the place was
iven to Illinois he should have it. It
i'd not take the Senators long, howev-
r to turn up bright and smiling en-
orsing the new Commissioner. Such
politics.