The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11
lfrem our reguisr ssrrespendsntl
|Uil WASHINGTON LETTER.
~ .~ n ~ ncl AID 1889.

WAsu,xarox. ID. C., Oct. 3fd, 1882
Senator shcrsnsn Il hopping mai be-
.ause OF the publication OF the Tam =
Daizel Correspondence. lie thinks Y
haa killed an iha chances ~ ms cAnn-
iate for Commissioners Of Pensions ~
Representasiv. Brown. Of Ouio anh ~
docs not hesitate 10 call the letter Ihrr
tools. With strong objective sthN'u
President Harrison ieels greatly tetsvru.
|hc thinks the Grand Army mcn VIII
have hard feelings against him i'r 'e-
- wing a MN ~ho could write sab
le,, ar a. that OF Tanner % DsizNh, IN"-
urr Il swrsriny mad and saws ,l,s' -
-ell has hstsayei his coniiisnce w u'th-
iuo puhlic his letter. Tho pnhin
.rus simply regard the wh"ln mater -
very amnsing. and feel ihsnk ~ il.ni "
cane dnring the dull season mn
Secretary Sni,ir wss shown "a ~ ~
n ter 10 Tanner irsiiag WHY Ne mtf' -,
ner's letter Il, him pnhlic ~ isus"e'
heartily fnr -ntns moments. me" -"
ner was tnii Ills. an hour Afterwards ~
pulled his HIT over his eyes snn go
aavsrely: Laughed did he! Ley "'in
remember ihs' ho laughs best VINO 'R''-
.ss,- 4, !. ypner.lix believed here 'a4i
she cnblicst,an 81 the correspondence
a. etfectnalls coakai the political goose
81 the writer's. ~ fsr a. the present a.
,iais,ratiou i rnnceined, hnt a. Ten
per,s remov n i Considered 10 have ruleA'
President II lrs-on of the track ior 'e-
n nomination. hnnors are easy.
Who was II that said Secretary Tracy
N w,s not politician! lie has decade.
m INA, the two 300 ton cruisers shall -
huilt. one Ii I've New York and The other
n ne Norfolk navy yard. lie has also
decided thai the present rommandsnt 81
A TIC Norfolk navy yard. who Is accuse
N pf being a democrat. shalt be succeeded
n by republican. II j. said that Mahonr
has been giving the gaielcss Secretary
isome pointers on the proper way ~
fbuiid -Government vessels For tue re-
4 suits. watch the Virginia csmpaisn.
II Is stated here that President nar'
rison has finally made M hss "snd e
appoint Attorney General Mi.ier 20 ths
Supreme Court. Perhaps lie has. but %
Xhes such once. habit OF changing III.
n MUD when \ strong pressure II brongh
~ ucar upon him, that | never con~i'ie'
III appointment certain until the o'i -
n announceine.,' u made.
Tao oil proverb ''iiave thine cnernl
write a book should be changed =
sHlvc thine enemy write letter"
.ilthe men whose political careers bav'
been spoiled bv letters could be gathered
together they would form an army AZ
most as lssge as Uncle SINS pension
ycIl.
the Three Americas Congress assem-
\ blsd IN this city wednesday. On io-la'
y they started on tour Of the priBcipa
cities nshc North Est AMI West on
A south don't count under safe depart
,nent auspices. They will not return 4
Washington until the middle Of y VEN
n her. Ii IL highly important thai IN
delegates 10 this Congress should carr
away good impression Of uF. as ~
countries they represent are expected Y
take q conspicuous part ~ the yrea
A American Exposition Of ls9l.
Nearly quarter Of million visitor
are expected in Washington during ~
Knight Templar coDclavc which meet
II next week, and remains for ten days
IS 900 Knights are expected 70 parade
Expecting an early raid from Con
4 eres>sneu President Harrison has ha'
IRE pared e the Post ON = department
" : complete Iist OF The Presidential posi-
kcm~.a afill nreeiIea o~c~ by "~.-.~
- Ssss. i6e list shows when the com
missions expire, ETC., anil accompanying
Il IL much larger list Of the repuoiictl
applicants, with full notes Of the friend
and opponents Of each applicant:
Representative Mcmillan, who VS.
one or the abIest advocates Of the Mill
bill IN the last House, has just returned
from New England. where he spent ~
Simmer. lie says the tariff reform ide
IS making rapid gains il that section.
Senator Sherman hss written le'te
expressing sympathy Tor shcne, but q
has not done as much Tor Foraker. Bu
snorha re 10 hasn't been asked.
Senator Quay denies having raised
campaign fund for Malone. But
must be remembered that just about on
wear ago be was making similar denia
III regard 10 the National campsig
fund. In fact denials IN regard 70 ~
National campaign fund. La fact denia
are Mr.. Qusy's speciality.
The scram bic for Tanners place col
tinues, aud the friends Of tile vafios
candidates have made things very livel
for Pres. Harrison since HE return
the White House. Friday evening
Every day new man j. mentioned
oorfain TO be appointed. To-day n
. savorife u Mr.. Campbell. Of Kansas,
protcgc OF Senator PIunb's.
Uncle Jerry Rusk has got back
town, and his new supply Of corn-cs
pipes has again made the Agricultur
4 department fsvorite lounging pla
- for newspaper men.
The discharges at the Governmc
Printing Office now average about ~
per week. g. A. s.