The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, April II, 1889
Secretary Blaine laughed heartily
when a gentleman asked him if there
was any truth in the story that he in.
tended shortly to retire from the Cab
met, and for answer passed his hand
around the gentleman's arm and con.
Quoted him over to look at the interior
changes that are being made in the
old Seward mansion, near the White
House, preparatory to its occupancy
by the Blaine family next fall.
The Democratic attempt to make i.
appear that the relations between the
President and Secretary Blaine are
not pleasant aud harmonious has
proven dismal failure. The opinion
here is that the whole story was con.
cocted aud written in the office of the
New York paper which printed it as
special Washington dispatch. What
makes this opinion all the stronger is
that this same paper 10 its editorial
columns has been predicting just such
state Of affairs ever since the fourth
of March. 1t is very strange that such
a startling discovery should have been
made by only one correspondent out
Of hundreds prowling around Wash.
ington seeking news for their papers.
Unless something that is at the present
time entirely unlocked for shall occur,
Secretary Blaine will continue to look
after our foreign affairs until March
1898, if not longer.
So few appointments have been
made by the President this week that
a suspicion has been created among
the crowd of office seekers here that
the slow pace has been adopted for the
special purpose of firing them out.
The result is that many of -.aeH Ia ve
gone hc:15 leaving their papers on
file, believing that to be the best policy.
The President informed Democrat.
ic Senator that it was his purpose
whenever he had to appoint a Demo.
crat to Office, such as one member of
the Civil Service Commission and the
Interstate Commerce Commission, to
insist upon his being a protectionist.
This decision has created a panic
among the free trade Democratic as,
pirants, chief among whom may be
mentioned Secretary of the Treas
ury Thompson, who wants to serve his
country as a Civil Service Commits
sioner.
1t is stated at the State Department
that an understanding has been reach.
ed with England and Germany where.
by it is agreed that pending the ter.
minatiOn of the coming Samoan con.
ference at Berlin the three treaty
powers-England, Germany and the
United States shall each keep only
one war vessel at Samoa.
The Agricultural Department has
concluded the series of experiments
commenced several years ago, on tn,
manufacture of sugar from sorghum
and Prof Wiley, who has been il
charge Of them concludes that th,
manufacture on a small scale can b,
made commercially successful.
1t is stated positively in quarter
where it would most likely be frs
known, that Col. Duffield, of Michi
gan, has been selected for the place 0
Solicitor General. 1t may be SOM
time, however, before the appointmen
will be made, as the present Solicito
General-Mr. Jenks-has been re
quested to remain in office until tn
Government telephone cases have beel
disposed of by the Supreme Court.
The President has been thinking Q
taking short vacation in order +
get some much needed rest but he ha
finally decided not to leave Washing
ton until the 29th inst, when he goe
to New York to take part in the Cen
tennial ceremonies. The Presiden
and Mrs. Harrison will be the guest
of Vice President and Mrs. Morton a
T Rhinebeck, their country residence
near New York city, during the cele
bration and for a week anerward.
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