Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-25
THE NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular Correspondent.

From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Is, 1889.
"Sunset" Cox, the ever-smiling Rep
resentative from New York, was met
coming out of the White House by your
correspondent, and asked what in the
duce he was doing in that gang Ofplace-
hunters. "Oh, simply called to say
goodbye to my old friend Benjamin
Harrison, as am afraid these fellows
may worry him to death in their mad
hunt for office before I return to Wash
ington." Then as Mr.. Cox was leaving
he added: 81 feel well; very much bet
ter than little while ago. Ihave been
through the valley of the shadow of
political death with the rest of the
Democrats, and now [ am off on a
lecturing tour through Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. Some
thing to make the folks smile, you
know, while gather in little money.
/ trust that I shall get no more eggs
than pay for"
Mr.. Cannaday, the Sergeant-at-Ar
Ofthe United States Senate, and good
John Sherman Republican, is charged
by Senator Jones, of Nevada, ex-Sena-
tor Malone and Warner Miller, and
Representative West, Of New York,
with swindling and forgery in connec-
tion with his management of the North
Carolina Oil and Creosote Company To-
Gated at Wilmington, N. G. 1t is also
stated that Cannaday is indebted to
other Senators to the amount of$30, 900
or more for borrowed money. With
the usual audacity of men of his kind,
Cannaday says that when the case is
settled it will have no effect upon his
personal integrity"
The Republicans have always been
notorious for their willingness to make
use at all times of United States vessels
for private pleasure parties, and being
out of power for four years and without
precedent for that length of time has
not changed them particle in this re-
spect. On Saturday afternoon Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Tichenor,
took party of friends from here to
Baltimore, where they got aboard of
the U. s. revenue cutter McIiane and
started on trip to Chesapeake Bay
which lasted from Sunday morning to
Monday morning. Another Govern
ment vessel, for the light house, Holly,
has been lying at the wharf here, wait
ing for three days to carry President
Harrison on pleasure trip down the
Potomac. This looks like rather
early revival of the old abuses. BY
summer half lozen vessels will be
needed for the various members of the
administration, for their families and
friends. And the people will foot the
bills. t. ,t
Senator John Sherman has just
proved himself to be a "bigger" man
with the administration than represen-
tatives Mckinley and Benjamin But
terworth combined. Ohio, had two
candidates for the position of Sixth
Auditor of the Treasury. One was
backed by Senator Sherman and the
other by Messrs. Mckinley and Butter
worth. The Sherman man, Mr.. Coul-
ter, has just been appointed.
Land Commissioner Stockslager fears
there will be trouble in Oklahoma
He says that only about 10000 home
steads can be entered under the Presi-
dents proclamation, and he has every
reason to believe that at least 100000
persons will enter the country within
thirty days from its opening next Mon
day. ... .,- .,
The new administration is making q
record for itself on the pension question.
1t is going faster than the most radical
had any idea that it would short time
ago, and no man can at this time fore
see the end Assistant Secretary Bus
sey, of the Interior department, before
whom appeals from the decision of the
Commissioner of Pensions are heard,
seems to out do the Corporal" in his
nnnofrunftnn ff ha Iax A,>
pensions. 1t is estimated that the de-
cisions of of the late Commissioner
Gen. Black-which Bussey has already
reversed, will cost the Government
more than 81 200, 900. He should change
his name to Buster. The CORPORAL
not to be outdone by his superior off,
Ger, made an order last week that will
cost more than $50,000 year. The fol-
lowing is the order: whenever pen
sioner Is disabled in a hand or foot in a
degreee emitting him to $24 q month
under the act of March 3, 1888, such
pensioner shall by reason of that fact be
entitled to the rate of $50 month
under the act of August 4, 1886. "Near-
ly 800 pensioners get an increase of $72
year by this, order. and. arrears from
Aug. 4, 1856. r.
''The noblest Roman of them all, :"
Allen q. Thurman late Democratic
candidate for Vice President, was in
Washington last week on legal husi-
ness. The old gentleman is looking
well and feeling well with the excep-
ton ofslight rheumatism lin his legs.
In conversation with friend he said:
"The people Of the coutry were good
enough to me to vote that should stay
at home, and personally am glad oft,
but Iregret the defeat of the party very
much, as regard 1t great calamity to
the country. Mr.. Cleveland brought
about great mauy grand reforms dur
ing his term of office, and would no
doubt have accomplished many more II
he had been reelected"
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