The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-07-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON u. Z, July 18th, 1889.
Editor Herald:
The president returned to Washington
on Wednesday, held cabinet meeting on
Thursday besides transacting a consid-
cradle amount of other business and
this afternoon or tomorrow he will go
to Deer Park again, and the chances are
that Washington will see him no more
for some weeks, he having almost decid-
ed to hold the few cabinet meetings that
will be necessary between now and Sep
TENDER at Deer Park. He finds that he
can do great deal more work at Deer
Park than in the White House.
Hon. w. B. Richie, of Lima, Ohio, who
was in Washington this week is demo-
crat but he openly acknowledges his fear
of Foraker in the coming gubernatorial
election, and he does not stop there He
says that if Foraker is elected he will be
the republican candidate for president
in 1892. 1t is very kind of this gentle
man to save the republican party the
trouble of selecting it's candidate in 1892.
It's rather early to be making predic-
tions, but from the way things look at
this time, the name of the republican can
didate in 1892 will be Benjamin Harri-
son.
The Ohio republican association held
an enthusiastic Foraker ratification
meeting this eek. Sixth Auditor Coul-
ter, the man who recently demanded the
resignation of every democratic chief of
division In his Office, was the speaker
that pleased the "boys" most
Senator Quay is here engaged in hunt
ing house for his family to occupy next
winter. But that is not all he has been
doing. He had long conference with
the president on matters political and
several with Mr.. P. F. Herwig, chair
man of the Louisiana State committee
on the same subject, besides he and AS
sistant Postmaster General Clarkson
have, as representatives of the national
republican committee, settled the wran-
giles in the ranks of the party in Virginia,
at least as far as it is in the power of that
committee to sGttlc it:
The civil service commission has
dumped a nice mess into the lap of Post
master General Wanamaker. 1t consists
of a lot of evidence taken by the COMMITS
sion in regard to violations of law by
the post Office officials at Grand Rapids,
Michigan. 1t is as choice lot of swear
ing as anybody ever saw outside of the
pages OF a sensational novel. For i'll
stance two men made affidavit before the
| commission that they were compelled by
an official to pay political contribution
in October 1888, under a threat of dis
missal. The official charged with max
ing this forced collection turned over to
the commission afidavits made by these
same men stating that they had not
been asked to make and had not made
any contribution during the last cam
| paign. The commission can iiasd'y be
blamed for wanting to get rid of this
case.
The attempt on the part of Secretary
Blaine's enemies to make him out suc,, a
sick man that he must resign proved as
| big failure as it's predece' sors of the
same kind. These absurd rumors are
becoming monotonous.
Secretary Window will spend his vaca-
ton at Deer Park in order to be where
the president can easily consult him
about important financial matters while
preparing his message to Congress,