Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[Fnn 0ur rseular corrsspondsDl.


Mr.. j. s. Clarkson. who aspires to be
the Republican Congressional Cam
paign committee what Speaker Reed
Is to the House Of Representatives, has,
it Is said, had big row with ex-Con-
gresham Carter, the particular friend
of Russell Harrison, and Secretary of
the Congressional committee. Clark
son as soon as he went to the aid of the
committee as the special representative
of Messrs. Quay, Dudley, ct al, of the
National committee, began to "bossn
things around. He soon gave Repre-
sentative Belden, chairman of the COM
mittee, to understand that his only
business for the rest of the campaign
would be 20 raise money and turn il
over to him (Clarkson) to be used as he
might see fit. This role Mr.. BeIden
humbly accepted. Then Clarkson be-
gan to show Carter that he only re-
garded him as his clerk, put there to
blindly obey any orders he gave. Car
ter did not fancy this at all conse-
quently there has been constant fric-
ton between the two men, which fin
ally ended in war of words, and Mr..
Carter has gone to Montana leaving
"bossn Clarkson in supreme control of
the committee.
The delay in getting out the Demo-
cratic text book has been so great that
no attempt will be made to give it gen.
eral circulation. 1t contains. much
valuable data for speakers and editors,
and owing to the short time remaining
of the campaign, it will hardly reach
many outside of those classes, although
the Congressional Campaign committee
will fill all orders for them which may
be received from local committees.
Mr.. Blaine is going to Ohio to speak
in McKinley's district, but he goes very
much against his will, and only in
difference to the enormous pressure
which was brought to bear upon him.
He is aware of the absurdity OF his at
tempting to convince the intelligent
voters of Ohio that his reciprocity idea
and Mr.. McKinley's high protective
tariff law mean one and the same
thing, when he knows that they are as
wide apart both in theory and practice
as are the North and South poles. u
It's now an open secret here that Mr..
Harrison will unload Commissioner of
Pensions Raum as soon after the Con-
gressional elections, as he possibly can,
and there is some talk about Raum's
getting his back up, and resigning be-
fore the election, just for spite, as it
were. l- i't
The Count of Paris and his party
have finished the tour of the Virginia
battle fields, and returned here for
stay of several days. Since the bad
break of the Collector at New York,
who etfusively welcomed the would
be King of France to the United States
In the name of the President, every
member of the administration has been
as much afraid of this representative of
defunct French royalty as though he
had the small pox. The Count propo-
ees calling on Mr.. Harrison this week,
and there is little ripple of interest to
know how he will be received at the
White House. ..s
The new tariff law has stampeded the
Treasury department to an unexpected
extent, and the complaints have only
just begun. Treasury officials hope to
escape some of the vexation and the re-
sponsibility which properly belongs to
them, through the ridiculous order
issued last week, stating that the decis-
ions made by the Collectors Of Customs
would be final, that is to say, that no
matter what an absurd Interpretation
some ignorant or careless collector may
put upon the new law, the importer
cannot appeal to the department. He
either acceptit or go to the expense of
carrying it into the courts. 1t isi
claimed by some good lawyers that the
entire tariffla law is void by reason OF the
fact that clause was left out In ENROLL
ing the bill for the Presidents sigma
ture. Legal complications as well as
wholesale robbery of the will naturally
follow this law.
Justice Miller of the Supreme Court
died here yesterday from the effects of
a stroke of paralysis with which'he was
stricken last Friday. and already there
lisa scramble among the Republicans as
to who shall succeed him. Attorney
General Miller, who is very anxious to
be fixed for life before his friend Ben
retires from the White House, is of
course candidate. but there are lots
more of'em coming in on every train,
so as to be here when Mr.. Harrison re-
turns tomorrow, and Mr.. Harrison's
law mariner NAV oct left AGAIN as hadlv