The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-10-23
LETTERFKOM THE NATION
AL CAPITAL.
Especial Correspondence Of the Gold Lear.1
WASHINGTON, OCT. 13, 1890,

Spseia. Correspondence Of the Gold Lsaf.l
WASHINGTON, OCT. 13, 1890,
Mr.. j. s. Clarkson, who aspires to
be to the Republican Campaign Commit
tee what Speaker Reed is to the House
of Representatives, has, it is said, had
a big row with ex-Congressman Carter,
the particular friend of Russell Har-
rison, and Secretary of the Congress
ional committee. ClarksOn, as soon as |
he went to the aid of the committee
as the special representative OF Messrs:
Quay, Dudley, ct al, Of tho Hatlonai
committee, began to boss things
around. He soon gave Representative
Belden, chairman Of the committee,
to understand that his only business
for the rest of the campaign would be
to raise money and turn it over to him
(Clarkson) to be used as he might
see fit. This role Mr.. Belden
humbly accepted. Then Clarkson be-
gan to show Cater that he only re-
garded him as his clerk, put there to
blindly obey any orders he gave.
Carter did not fancy this at all, conse-
quently there has been constant
friction between the two men, which
finally ended in war of words, and
Mr.. Carter has gone to Montana
leaving boss Clarkson in supreme con-
troll 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
general 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 out of those classes, although the
| Congressional Campaign committee
will fill all orders for them which may
be received from the local committees.
Mr.. Blaine is going to Ohio to speak
in McKipiey's district but he goes very
much against his will and only in de-
ferepce to the enormous pressure
which was brought to bear upon him.
He is aware Of the absurdity OF his
attempting 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.
| It is now an open secret here that
iMr. Harrison will unload Commission
er of Pensions Raum as soon after the
Congressional elections as he possibly
can, and there is some talk aoou'
Raum's getting his back up and re-
signing before the election, just tol
spite, as it were.
The Count of Paris and his party
have finished the tour of the Virginia
battle fields, and returned here tor a
stav of several days. Since the bao
break of the Collector of New York
who effusiyely. welcomed the would-be
King of France to the United States II
!, the name of the President, every
member of the administration has beer
| as much afraid of this representative
, French royalty as though he had thu
, small pox. The Count proposes call
, | ing On Mr.. Harrison this week and ther'
, | is a little ripple Of interest to know
how he will be received at the White
} House. ssi:..
The new tariff law has stampeded tn
, Treasury department to an unexpecte
), extent, and the complaints have oni
, Just begun Treasury officials hope t
escape some of the vexation and res
possibility which properly belongs t
, them. throug the ridiculous order issue
, last week, stating that the decision
, made by the Collectors OF custom
would be final, that is to say, that n
! matter what an sbsurd interpretatio
some ignorant or careless collector ma
nut upon the new law, the importe
l cannot appeal to the department. ID
must either accept or 60 to the e.
3 . pense of carrying it into the courts
: It is claimed by some good lawyer
that the entire tariff law is void b
. reason of the fact thata clanse Wa
: left out in enrolling the bill for II
Presidents signature. Legal compl
cations as well as wholesale robbei
: of the people will naturally follow th
a law. ---, =
= Justice Miller, of the Supreme Cuur
"a died here yesterday from the effects
4 a stroke Of paralysis with which he WI
stricken last Friday, and already the
"a is a scramble among the Republican
.. as to who shall succeed him. Atternt
It General Miller, who is very anxious
r. be fixed for life before his friend b
a Iretires from the White House, is
& course a c ndidate. but there are 10
y more of 'em coming in on every trai
70 so as to be here when Mr.. Harrison I
10 turns Tomorrow, and Mr. Harrison
he law partner may get left again as bad
ct as he did when Justice Brewer went
the bench of the Supreme Court.
Of TAR HEEL.
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