The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-01
MRS. LOGAN EXPRESSES HERSELF.
She Believes that the Republican Party is
Falling to Pieces.

Special to The Statesman
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Mrs. John
A. Logan thinks that the Republican
party is disintegrating-"falling to
pieces Of its own weight" She mourn
fully attributes this condition of
things to the fact that 'the old lead
ers, who won victory for the party,
are gone, and in their place stand
many whose ambition and avarice
overleap their patriotism and loyalty
to party" The decay of the Republic
can party is apparent, but it is not
altogether owing to the loss of the old
leaders. 1t is the dishonesty of the
Delamaters, the Quays, the Dudleys,
the Platts, and the Bardsleys, who
have crowded honest Republicans to
the rear.
1t is said that the president will
probably permit the secretaI yship of
war to remain vacant until Congress
meets, Gen. Grant acting as secretary
after the retirement OF Mr.. Proctor.
When Congress meets Attorney Cen
eral Miller will be appointed to one OF
the circuit judgeships and the two
vacancies in the cabinet may be filled
at the same time.
The defamation of ex-Representa-
tive McComas Of Maryland, leaves
Harrison somewhat at sea in his
search for successor to Commission
er Lyman. Then last mentioned
in connection with the place is that Oh
Charles E. Coon OF New York, Who
was assistant secretary of the treasury
toward the close of the Arthur adj
ministration,
Mr., Clements Of Georgia, seems to
be IN a pretty comfortable state Of
mind, and his friends are correspond
ingly.happy. 1t would seem thai he
is already 10 catch a nice ripe plum,
when it drops from the presidents
tree, in the shape of an interstate
commerce commission appointment.
A friend OF the Alabama congress-
man stated at the EbbitG last night
that Congressman Herbert had writ
ten to Senator PuSh announcing his
withdrawal from the contest for
place on the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Although his chances
OF success were brighG, Mr.. Her1erG's
friends prevailed ON him to Jake this
course, because, had the appointment
been rendered him, it would have
been necessary to elect another repIe-
sentative from the Montgomery dis
trict. Just at this time il wouldn't be
advisable, from Democratic stand
point, to take any chances on a con-
gressional election, even in Alabama;
for the Alliance would, in all proba-
bility, have tried to capture the seat.
Taking this view of it, Mr.. Herbert
thought it best to remain in the
House, though he had unusually
strong backing for the commissioner
ship, Mr.. Cleveland having been one
OF his warmest indorsers.
One of the dealers in second hand
books in this city has unearthed a Gu
rious old document in the shape of
subscription list, written on long
parchment and bearing date in the
year IVA, in which George Washing
ton, Charles Carroll, William Ellery
and several other more or less notable
Americans bind themselves by their
Autograph signals to pay the various
sums set opposite their names in
pounds, shillings and pence, toward
the expense of cleaning the bed of the
Potomac river. The parchment is
badly faded, but most Of the writing
can still be read without difficulty.
The document recalls the time when
the city of Washington had not been
thought of; when Alexandria was a
tlourishing shipping port, and when
the Improvement of the river channel
was of great commercial Importance
to all the tobacco producing country
round about.
The railway mail uperintendents
who have been in the city for the past
week, finding that their meeting re-
suited in so much good, are in favor
of assembling hereafter once every
twelve months. Their work has led
to the simplification of matters at the
departments and made general i'm
provement in the matters of handling
the mail as it flies across the country.