The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-10-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WEIGH. IL d1yDOUy III dSnlnptOn,
from Harrison down, Knows anything
Of the real intention OF Mr. Blaine the
knowledge is SO we'll kept that it has
not leaked out, and it Is extremely i'm
probable that any such knowledge ex
lists. Guesses have been plenty, but
facts have not been behind them.
First Mr.. Blaine was to return in Sep
tember, then in October, and now the
guessers say that he will be here In
November. A personal friend of
Blaine's, who is not in politics, said
yesterday in guarded sort of way
which was taken to imply great
deal: 81 have an idea that after the
State elections are over Mr.. Blaine
may decide to retire from the Cabinet
and 60 to Southern California or
Mexico for the Winter" Although
this gentleman denied having any au-
thority from Mr.. Blaine for expressing
such an idea, it is nevertheless be-
lieved by those who know the relations
between the two men that he would
never have said such thing unless he
knew that some such steps were at
least contemplated. Mr.. Harrison is
thought to be entirely in the dark as
to Mr. Baine's future movements, in
deed it is stated here that he says that
he has had no direct communication
from Mr.. Blaine for months. 1t is truly
an odd sort of a situation.
If promises were equal to good
deeds Secretary Foster would have
long ago been the possessor Of white
robe and golden harp. He has al
ways been good promiser therefore
it is not surprising that he should have
agreed with the New York merchants
as to the existence of evils in the ad
ministration of the business Of the
New York Custom House, and promise
TO correct them all. This promise he
relies upon to make some votes for
Fasset, and after the election he can
keep it or not just as he may feel dis
posed. Having done that much for
Fasset he will proceed to Ohio to see
what promises will do there for Nc
| Kinley.
Representative Bunting, Of New
| York. who is President of the New
York State Packers Association. is in
Washington. He is engaged in
gathering facts to be presented to
Congress when the question of repeal
ing tn: present tin plate tariff comes
up, as it is certain to do. Mr.. Bunt
ing says he intends to expose the inn
posture practiced upon Maj. McKin
ley and Senator Allison, whom he be-
lieves to be honest men. by the mem
bers of the forty firms, alledged to
compose the American Tin Plate As
sociation, who told the members Of
the Senate and House Committees
that within one year they would be
manufacturing all the tin plate con
sumed in the United States He be-
lieves these men to be actuated solely
by political motives, as not one Of the
firms has even attempted to fulfill
their promises. Mr.. Bunting says he
has direct information to the effect
that Maj. Mckinley is deeply morti-
fed because the promises made to
him by these men, which he believed
and acted upon, have not been kept F;
and he thinks that both Mckinley
and Allison owe it to the country to
help undo the wrong they were per-
suaded by false promises to do.
Secretary Proctor is again absent
from his department, but come to
think about it, such common thing g
is hardly worth mentioning
The administration is casting long
| ing eyes towards the Sandwich Islands.
| Just as John Bull has sometime and it
is said here that Acting Rear Admiral
Brown, now in Chilian waters, is un-
der orders to proceed, as soon as he is
relieved, to Honolulu to negotiate for
the control of the Island by the
United States. Admiral Brown has
been selected for this task because of
his popularity with the Queen and the
people of the Hawaiian Islands 1t is
dangerous business, and may lead to
war with England.
Although Mr.. Harrison has pub
licly declined to violate the law by
directing that the republican voters
in the departments be allowed to go
home to vote without having the time
lost deducted from their pay, it is
privately understood that th,y may go
lin fact they must go, and that some
way will be found to prevent their pay
being docked.
The Methodists are having every
thing their own way in Washington
since last Wednesday when their great
Ecumenical Conference, with five
hundred delegates, representing every
part of the civilized world, met to con,
slder matters pertaining to their
church. Socially, the doors Of the good
Washingtonians are open to the visi-
tors and religiously, the pulpits OF
most of the churches, irrespective OF
denomination, are open to them. AT