Telegram-herald., 1890-08-04

toe attention OF pubic men Ii : De-
ileyed on All .idss thzt the present sfl-
campmsut all be one Of tns nost sue.
eessful which has ever bseo neld, and
= Nlll be dOubly interesting because oI
tne attendance Of the President, the
Wee President and several members 81
the Cabinet. hear that the people ot
Boston are d0lng Their best - entertain
The visiting nalitaFy, aud are deter
mined that theg shall al have good
time snls IA the hOspltabie modern
Athens. ine presence oT the SoEth
Atlantic squadron IA Boston harbor
dufAg tie SncampiDenL VII De great
feature or the week. and a.ll undOuDt-
edly add = great deal % the pleasure Or
the veterans, especially those Who
served IN the navy and who have not
had the chance u see 4 first-elass mod
efn man OE-W2T. A great many men,
Degs OF Cougress viii te present, and
altogether the occasion Viii be great
one. There Is a good deal Of specula-
ton about the next commandments
chief. / have heard a great many
prominent men say Gen. Alger could
De reelected II he would care 10 make
an effort ia that direction, but ne does
not care for another term of 10, and il
would be contrary 10 precedent Ia give
eommandeT-in-chlef more than a
single term.
1t j. not often that prominent Office
with a good salary attached 10 It is al.
lowed 10 remain vacant for year be-
cause no man can be found qualified 10
I'll II, but that IS the case At the pres
ent time With regard 10 the presidency
Of foreign mails OF the pOstOtiice depart
ment. 4 year ago Mr.. Bell, who was
appointed by President Cleveland, re-
signcd and the place has not yet been
filled. OF course there are several ap-
plicants for the Office, whicn pays a sal
ary of $1,000 year, but they arc not
quite up 10 the standard set by Post
master General Wanamaker, AID the
chief clerk Is performing the duties of
uperintendent. While the salary paid
is iair the man who fills the position
must be possessed of good deal OF ex-
ccutive ability, and the postmaster gen.
eral thinks that ne should have some
knowledge of modern languages, as he
has 10 look after all the foreign mail
service. In addition he must have
practical knowledge of the operations
of the postOfice department. Mr..
Wanamaker sets high standard, but
that IS his way IN all the appointments
which he has made and Is very charac-
terlstic of him. He believes that the
Government should have the best men
II IS possible 10 find, and rather than
appoint Il poor man he is willing To
leave the place open until he finds Just
fhs.r sI,s,r faI fnp ha OH
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Secretary Blaine's plans for ricipocity
with the Central and South American
republics is not meeting with much fav-
or among Republican members of Con-
gress, who say that reciprocity as sug-
gested by Mr.. Blaine is inconsistent
with the Republican principle of pro-
tertlon. The Republican members of
the Ways and Means Committee are Op-
posed to any such scheme ut this time,
and Mr.. Burrows, who IS the second
member of the committee and who had
as much 10 do with the framing of the
Tariff bill as Maj Mckinley, is out
spoken in his opposition. The Ways
and Means Committee has, as yet, taken
no action IN the matter, but when the
Tariff bill comes back from the Senate,
the committee will formally put itself
on record and IN opposition To ricipro-
city treaties. From the best informa-
ton obtainable, feel certain IN saying
that there will be no reciprocity treaties
negotiated at the present time.
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The decision of the Senatorial Repub-
lican caucus to take up and pass the
River and Harbor bill is good news to
the members of the Michigan delega-
ton, who are very anxious to see the
bill become n law. Michigan has Jared
very we'll in this bill, and it is of the
utmost Importance that the river and
harbor Improvements should be con-
tinued. Opponents TO public improve
mcnts of all kinds may call TINS bill a
log-rOlllng measure, but 1t is \ fact,
nevertheless. that IT is one of the most
important which Congress Is called
upon to pass, and the money spent re-
turns a very large investment. Com
pared with the sums appropriated by
England and France for similar works,
the United states spends very little.
A. NJ. l..