The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-10
Washington Letter.
From or regular correspondent.

WI. Dluiuc hiuSt uOl Dc 40 VIII
dictive in furnishing his enemies
large and small, when he gets an
opportunity, as he has been cred
tied with being, or else he has
lately allowed that eternal vigil
lance which is the price of keep
ing track of your small fry enemies
to go into innocuous desuetude. a
man who was dismissed by Gener-
al Black was reinstated in Il clerk
ship in the Pension office Il few
days ago. He is one of the bitter
est men against Blaine that l ever
met. Just obefore the meeting of
the last republican National Con
vention this man was for a short
time the editor of a weekly repub-
lican paper in this city, and wrote
and printed in the editorial col
ums of that paper the following
paragraph:
Mr.. Blaine has not said he would
not accept if nominated. He just
said he was not candidate, and
then winked to his henchmen who
boost him up the tree. Isn't it
strange Mr.. Blaine's friends are
such warm friends? Can you
recall one of his ardent admirers
who has not stole something or who
has not placed the republican
party in an embarrassing position
at some time?
If Mr.. Blaine allows the writer
of that paragraph to remain in Of
flee I shall hereafter always de-
fend him from the charge of being
Mr.. Harrison has been treated to
a revival of his experience during
the early days of his administra-
tion since his return to the White
House Thursday. The Office seek
ers have made grand rush know
ing that this would be their last
chance until fall, and the president
is really to be pitied. He has APP
pointed large number of post
and three Louisiana men
have captured good prizes-EX-
Gov. Yarmouth, Collector at New
Orleans, Mr.. +. Patty, Ga negro),
Naval officer at New Orleans, and |
5he notorious j. r.. G. Pitkin, Min
ster to the Argentine republic
and more appointments are ex-
Dected before he leaves tomorrow
or Bar Harbor.
There is little excitement here on
account of the seizing Of the Cana
lian sealing vessel "Black Dia-
nond" in Behring's sea by the U. S.
Revenue Cutter "Rush." No SER
Gus trouble is likely to grow out of
his or any other seizure while the
dea Of our claiming exclusive
over Behring sea is not
It all palatable to England, her
commercial interests in the seal
kin industry are too great to allow
Ter to kick up row. The fact of
he matter is that England is just
IS much interested in having the il
egal taking of seals stopped as is
he United States, and the Cana
Iians may howl all they please but
Ter majesty's government will not
'et excited over this question. The
aW under which this seizure was
nade was passed by the last Con-
ress as the result of an investiga-
ion made by II committee of the
iouse. 1t was among the last
ills signed by Mr.. Cleveland. {
Commissioner of Pensions Tan
er has answered the charge of
ivoritism in making applica tions
pecial by giving out Il statement
lowing the entire number of such =
lses to have been nine hundred !
nd fifty two. These applications
ere represented by 317 attorneys,
ie largest number represented by
single attorney being 9S.
The hotel corridors filled up as if
/, magic on the day the President
turned from Deer Park. After
when he starts for Bar
arbor they will resume their 4
'ual August quietness. q
a delegation Of Ohio republicans q
I'VE told Mr.. Harrison that unless 1
places certain patronage at (
cir disposal they might as well /
We up all hope of Carrying the leg +
Iature. 1t is not known what an Z
yer was received.
EX- Postmaster General Hatton "a
itor of the Post, and Civil Service :
Roosevelt have been
in wordy warfare in
e columns of the newspapers.
The interior department has sent
commissioner to France to learn
much as possible about the ir-
rating methods in use over there T,