Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the IiERALr

written and compiled for the HERALD'J
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 6.--Sec-
rotary Foster isn't worrying TO any ap-
probable extent over the dispute whieh
has arisen between the Rights OF LABOR
and the Federation of Labor oyer the
cases OF the seven members OF tue FORMER
organization who were discharged from
the Bureau OF Engraving and Prlntlpg
for cause. Nor has he the slightest IDEA
that the trouble will prove 10 be dls
tnrbing dement, in the Ohio campaign
Mr.. Foster offered to forget the past
records OF the discharged men and to give
them work in the bureau so soon as the
applicants who were ahead of them 60 TO
work. but this eminently fair proposition
was declined by The execstiye committee
of the X. of L., which insisted that the
discharged men should be at once rein
stated 10 their old positions, against the
protest of the Federation OF Labor, when
Claims. with Justice, that it would be I'M
fair TO reinstate these men over the heads
of other deserving applicants, but when
ia perfectly willing that the men should
be again employed, if they Will make
their application and await their turn
inst as others have to do. The Demo-
Gratis are doing their best to persuade the
Knights OF Lator to attempt to carry the
votes Of that organization over to them
IN Ohio. but there is little probability
that they can succeed, for the very simple
reason that the Knights Of Labor are not
| idiots.
The tin-plate liar having failed both in
his original mission and in that Of his
second choice, the convincing of sensible
public that a Treasury which was paying
every claim presented at a hundred cents
on the dollar and still keeping surplus
of millions of dollars constantly on hand
was bankrupt, has now taken up as
! GOOD subject to lie about, Mr.. Blaine's
health. and we are informed by bar
Uarbor Specials" written in the home
offices. that "Blaine is terribly Ill and can
scarcely remember events week ola"
aud more rot of the same sort. Omcials
of the State department have the very
best If reasons for knowing that MT
Blaine's mental powers are III tp-top con-
diuon. because they are constantly re-
ceiving communications from him reiat-
| ING to public business, and saw prl-
vate letter written by his own hand on an
important business matter, which was re-
ceived here this morning, not an hour
AGO. which shows him not only to be all
right. but to be carefully looking after
! his prigate interests as well as the coun-
| try,s foreign policy. Just let these fell
lows wait until Mr.. Blaine returns to
Washington this fall and they Will see
how good memory be Das anu ho" a0-
tive bis brain can be.
.The rigbt man in the right place" is
what everyone says when discussing the
appointment of ex-RepresentatiVe VIM
Edgar Simonds, of Connecticut, 10 Oe
Commissioner of Patents. He is prac'
teal man aud thoroughly understands
the business of the very important bureau
which he has been selected to preside
over, having for years been at the heau Oh
firm engaged in practice before 1ne
bureau, besides having been since 1904
lecturer on patent law in the ale Ia"
school. aud the author OF several DOCKS Oh
patent law and practice, lnclu9ihg
hOjrest OF Patent cases." embracing all
cases concerning patents decldeo ny
federal and State courts since the Iounua-
ton of this Government, which IS among
the standard reference books OF the pro
fession. He was member OF the lasU
Congress, during which he served as
member of the committee on faVeh's'
where his knowledge enabled him TO per-
form excellent service. He also has a
GOOD war record, haylng enlisted as prl-
Yate and been promoted to lieutenancy
for callantry on the field. lie studleo
law after he was mustered ont OF the
army. aud has been Speaker Of the House
of the Connecticut legislature.
The schedule of the lines of ocean
steamers with which POstmaster-Genera
Wanamaker has made contracts under
the subsidy" act of the last Congress, 10
carry the mails, will probably be made
nnbiic this week, and just to show how
sectional this administration Is MT
Wanamaker has selected, among others,
lines running out of four Southern por;s,
Norfolk, Virginia; Tampa, Florida;
Galveston, Texas, and New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Mai. RathbOue, Of OHIO, who has been
chief Post Office inspector since April,
1Ss9. is now Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, and it is expected that under the
reorganization of the department now
going on he will be given charge OF the
| tourth-class postoffices, which have mere
tofore been IN charge of the First assist
| ant Mai. Rathbone's wide political ex-
nerience and his rare faculty for judging
character emlnently fit him for the duty
of looking after the postmasters below
the Presidential grade, and 1t VIII DC
GOOD business as well as good politics 10
assign them to him.