The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-09-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. q, 1889.
Secretary Noble is understood to be
engaged in considering the report of
the Commission which recently inves.
tigated the Pension office, and many
rumors are flying around as to what
his action will be. Democrats insist
that the Secretary will ask for Com.
missioner Tanners resignation, and so
persistent are they that many republi.
cans have been convinced that Tanner
will 60. l have spent much time in
investigating this rumor and have no
hesitation in saying that there is not
the slightest foundation for it. Ever
since the first day that Mr.. Tanner
took charge of the Pension Office there
has been systematic and persistent
fight made against him by the demo
cratic and mugwump press, and for no
known reason in the world except his |
we'll known friendship and sympathy |
for the ex.union soldier, and l am
perfectly satisfied that the President
will never allow himself to be in-
fuenced by such opposition. Unless
something more than is now known
shall transpire Commissioner Tanner
will remain in charge of the Pension
Office during the present administra.
ton.
1t is likely that the contractors who
built the cruiser Charleston will have
to pay a penalty of $4,000 on ac-
count of deficiency in the horse
> power contracted for. In view of the
vessel being in other respects satisfac.
tory it is probable that the contractors
will ask Congress to relieve them of
the penalty.
Mr.. A. F. Childs, of Ohio, who was
: prominent candidate for Public
= Printer, has been appointed chief
Z clerk of the Census bureau. Mr..
Childs was formerly chief clerk of the
government printing Office, where he
q made an excellent record.
A general conference of the Super
4 intendents in the Railway Mail Ser
~ vice has been in session at the Post
IA office department this week. The con-
Y ference is attended by Superintendent
: from all over the country, and is held
=. to promote the efficiency of the Rail
way Mail Service. Speeches have
been made by Postmaster General
n Wanamaker, his assistants and Genera
b Superintendent Bell. A similar con
re ference was held eight years ago anC
to great benefits were derived therefrom
D. 1t is impossible to improve this servic'
le too much.
IN Ex- Congressman Little of Ohio
OF who has just been appointed to repre-
lg sent the United States on the Vene
zuela claims Commission, is here. L
40 reply to a question as to the outlooI
- in Ohio, he said: 81 think Governo
:. Foraker will be reelected, and if
~ am not mistaken the State will witnes
"A one of the heaviest democratic defeat
"A on record. The republicans will fore
90 the fighting on the tariff issue. 1t
ror difficult for an outsider to realize
"a what an extent Ohio has become
:; manufacturing State. She stanC
second as producer of iron to Penn
sylvania and in one year exceede
ird her."
Jay Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood,
,an Georgia, ex-senator and ex-represe
ult tative, made statement here th
tic. week in a newspaper interview in T
bat gard to Southern politics, which
ut made by republican would ha
air raised general howl from the Pot
og, mac to the Rio Grande. He sal
of Ninety nine out of every hundred
let the intelligent people of the South q
tariff reformers. The great mass
the people don't know what tariff
They follow the nlnety'nlne'
'e" The southern republican membC
The of the House will vote for no can
ory date for Speaker that will not pied
lhe himself to endeavor to secure I
IlS's passage of bill repeating the tObaC
ON tax law
ked The democrats have been badly d
uis' appointed by John M. LangstOn,
ugh eolored man upon whom they reli
gar to keep the oolored vote of the foul
.lais district of Virginia (black belD aw
the from Malone. Langston is out in
the letter saying that he is a republic
rtu' and will support the nominees of
party