Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WAsHINaToN, April Is, 1891.

U AUAIluOu NIlG NbtC hanNt1A eDtaA 1ROh
which he starts tomorrow, II he could
consistently do 50. There are several
reasons, foe this co Ddition Of mind on
his part. When this tour was fifst sug-
gested, he expected to take with him q
prominent party, including majority
Of the cabinet besides several senators
and representatives, but - the time
drew near for him 10 depart, he has had
the experience Of the biblical character
who gave an entertainment-all had
an excuse TO prevent their going.
Mr.. Mckinley, for whose special ben
eft the Canadian reciprocity talk has
been postponed until after the Ohio
election In October, would have made
q star attraction for the party, but his
own presidential aspirations are so de-
velOped aud he has such exaggerated
ideas Of bis own political importance
that he would not consent to play Sec
ond fiddle to Harrison.
But perhaps what worries Mr.. Har'
rison more than all other causes Is his
overwhelming jealousy Of Bla'ue, who
he thinks has already gained more no
tOriety than he is entitled to through
his connection with the administration
| He fears that Mr.. Blaine will do some
thing while he is away to increase this
notorlety, and although he has Mr.. B's
| promise that he will stand aside aud
let him be renomiDated IL he can be-
he doubts his sincerity and Is afraid oi
him. 1t Is believed that Blaine Is fully
aware OF Harrison's state OF mind and
enjoys 1t.
The evident intention of Blaine Ia
surrounding the present condition oi
the Italian question with an impene-
trable air, Is having bad effect.
He refuses to give any information
even to state whether he had sent an
answer to Rudinis last dispatch. From
other sources 1t Is learned that draft
of that answer was read at cabinet
meeting last week and approved by
all present, but IL 1t has been sert, 1t
was by mail to the minister at Rome,
because, If 1t had been cabled over, the
italian papers would not persist In
saying tnat Rudini had notified Mr..
Blaine OF bis intention to break of all
diplomatic relations with the United
States IL he did not get a satisfactory
answer by Thursday of this week. This
last of course Ia q bit of buncomb fear
ed by nobody.
Nevertheless, Blaine's refusal to give
the public that dispatch of Rudinrs
has caused many people to believe that
1t was not of such conciliatOry nature
as we had been lead to believe it was
by cable synopsis that came from
Rome, and which, by the way, is all
the information we ever got concern
ing it. Americans are not fond OF
mysteries, either in their public or pri-
vate affairs. and Blaine would rather
take them into his confidence.
Mr.. Harrison's attempt TO plac1te
the disgruntled negroes is not a brill
liant success. He appointed a negro,
H. G. Parker, of Missouri, to be alter
nate Commissioner at-large for the Co
lumbian exposition, but the negroes
are worse than ever, because at the
same time he appointed a white man,
r. w. Furnace, of Neb., to be Com
missioner aC-large. They say that If
harrison wished to recognize the negro
he should have appointed him Conn
missioner and the white man alternate
as the negroes had no representative
on the commission, and the alternate
is simply fifth wheel, unless for some
reason the commissioned becomes un-
able to serve.
Republicans wink knowingly when
anything is said about secretary Tracy
and his declared intention of conduct
ing the working forces at the various
navy yards without regard to partisan
politics. Mr.. Tracy may be perfectly
honest in his Intentions but either the
republicans do not believe it or they
think they can do without him. They
certainly do not anticipate giving up
the Navy Yard patronage.
Secretary Foster has gone to New
York to take hand personally in max
ing Harrison machine of the Federal
office holders in that city. That's one
of the things he went into the cabinet
to do.
Again it IS thought that a successor
to U. s. Treasurer Huston has been
cocralled. This time it is E. N. Nedec-
ker, OF Indiana, gentleman supposed
to be influential with the Germans in
that State and able to offset any ad-
verse influence which Mr.. Huston may
be disposed to attempt to use against
Mr.. Harriscn's denomination.