Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER


proprietor of the Cincinnati Envuirer.
Next week Mr.. Blaine's family will ar
rive, and they will be comfortably set
fled for quite a white, apparently. A
very large number of prominent peo-
pie have called to see Mr.. Blaine be-
fore he slipped over to New York, bnt
only those who are personal friends
have succeeded in obtaining an inter
view. What Mr.. Blaine thinks of his
prospect OF becoming o member Of
Gen. Harrison's cabinet Is an impene-
trablc secret; he refuses to discuss the
subject at all. What ninety-nine out
of a every hundred republicans here
think. Is that Mr.. Blaine is almost
certain to BE- the next Secretary
of State. but tho opposition to
him is still active, though small in
numbers. The latest idea with them
Is to get a number of gentlemen
interested in business in foreign coun-
tries and in importing. to unite in a
petition against the appointment of
Mr. Blaine as Secretary of State, on
the ground that he will be certain to
bring about international disputes
and probably war with some foreign
country, / called ON a gentleman last
night who is very near to Mr. Blaine,
and asked him what he thought of
this importers movement, or alleged
movement "Oh, that amounts to
nothing, these importers are all free
traders. and to a man they supported
Cleveland in 1884 and 1855. The on
ly objection to Blaine is his idea of
protection to American labor and in
dustry. / don't know whether it is
true that they propose presenting
petition to Gen. Harrison against Mr..
Blaine, but if they do, it will be
ease Of monumental cheek and audac-
ity."
Ohio republicans here have been in
dulging in some more or less mysteri-
Gus limiting in regard to the relations
of cx-President Hayes, with the CON-
ing administration. At first it was in
tinated that he might be sent as
minister to England, but OF late it is
said that the duties of the Secretary
of War are more to his taste.
Senator Edmunds' vigorous reSolu-
tons directing the president to inform
the governments of Europe that the
United States would not allow any of
them to take any hand in building a
ship canal from the Atlantic to the
Pacific ocean, was adopted by the
Senate with only three dissenting
votes. The glorious old Monroe doc
trine still survives.
Ci~..a- cr-e~I,ins.-th Tho Calif~...;~- s..
gar king, who Is here in the interest of
the sugar people, says that in his
opinion the United States can produce
not only all the sugar needed for do
nestle consumption, but become
large exporter, provided the tariff is
allowed to remain as it now is.
Senator Sherman has introduced a
bill providing for n reconstruction of
the laws governing the election of
members of the House of Representa-
tives. The bill is long and elaborate,
and Mr.. Sherman thinks its adoption
would insure perfectly fair elections.
The House got out of its deadlock.
by voting in accordance with reso-
luton passed by the democratic eau
Gus, to reconmit the resolution pro.
'iibiting the introduction of bills on |
supension" Mondays, but it only /
jumped out of the frying pan into the
lire, if may be allowed to quote an
old and somewhat hackneyed express
lion, as the Oklahoma people, headed
by Representative Weaver have an
bounced that they will use every posi-.
Die effort, under the rules, to prevent
my legislation until the Oklahoma
Dill is disposed of. If this threat is
strictly carried out, it means good bye
o all hopes of any legislation during
his session, for under the absurd rules
which govern the House. il is possible
or one resolute man-as FIR. Weaver
las amply proved this week-to block
he proceedings as often as he may see
1t. If this kind of thing is kept up
much longer in the House, an extra
ession OF congress will be an absolute
necessity.
Mr.. Randall now Yields the control
ng Influence over the democrats of
he House, while Carlisle and Mills
ire simply astounded to find their nd
ice and opinions ignored by those
Who have been humbly following them
or several years. The conference
on the railroad land for
eiture bill has agreed upon a com
promise. which is substantially to de-
'lare forfeited, all public lands grant
o any railroad, which has not earned
he said lands according to the terms
# the original grant.
1t is now conceded that the republi-
ans will have majority in the next