Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-09
From our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 80, 1891.

Tue ITesiucut Is uOt HAL easy u
take otfense. nor is he given to imply
ing improper motives to men, who. fOl po
litical reasons. make practice Of misrep
resenting everything that he or any mem.
Der of his administration does, but he il
an ordinary human being, and As such re-
sents the outright manufacture of stories
for the express purpose of making, OF
rather trying to make, misunderstanding
between himself and other republican
leaders. Therefore it is only natural that
he should become offended at the publica-
ton Of newspaper article intmating tina,
he and Maj. Mckinley are rivals for the
presidential nomination next year, and
purporting to state upon authority that
Maj. Mckinley was already actively work
ing against the denomination of Mr.. Har-
rison and for his own nomination. and
further that Maj. Mckinley claimed the
nomination as right, because he was the
author of the tariff act passed by the Fif-
ty,frst Congress.
The story was bundle of misstate-
ments from beginning to end, and the oh
ject Of its democratic author is easily dis
cernible, as, in order to make 1t appear
more plausible and as emanating from a
republican source, it is based upon the as.
sumed certainty of the nomination and
election of Maj. Mckinley as Governor Of
ohio this fall. That such will be the case
is the general belief and hope of all the re-
publicans hereabouts. but the object Of
the writer of the story was to prevent the
to occur. He hoped to create dssension
among the ohio republicans by making it
appear that Maj. Mckinley's election as
Governor would be covertly opposed by
the President.
This democratic would be mischief ma
ker well knew that Maj Mckinley was out
Of this city and that mis- story would get
well circulated before there would be an
opportunity to stop it. Now, as a matter
of fact, happen to know that the Presi-
dent is particularly DESTROYS Of seeing
Maj. Mckinley nominated for Governor
Of Ohio, and that he proposes doing every
thing that he may with proprlety do to
help elect the champion of protection af-
ter he is nominated. and | also know that
Maj. Mckinley is fully aware Of these SEN
timents Of Mr.. Harrison, and that he is
equally as friendly towards Mr.. Harrison.
II is evident, however, that the democrats
propose to keep up their old time tactics
of trying to make political capital for their
own party by attempting to create dissen-
sion among the friends of prominent re-
publicans; therefore the republicans
should be constantly on their guard and
place no credence in stories of alleged
quarrels or strained relations" between
eminent republicans. The republican par
y, As represented in Congress and in the
administration, is to-day clearer Of fac
tions than 1t has been at any time for
fifteen years past
Secretary Foster has exploded another
democratic "roorbach." 1t was stated that
the Treasury Department was greatly TN
barrassed TO know where the money was to
come from to redeem the $50, 900 900 OF
IL per cent. bonds that will mature next
September. This statement caused the
was called to it. The holders OF these
bonds need not wait until next September,
as the Treasury Department is now ready
to redeem .hem as fast as presented, pay
ing the full interest to date of maturity,
rassment is all in the minds of the demo-
cratic newspaper writers who are compel
ed TO furnish sensational political matter
at all times even if it has to be entirely
manufactured, as this was.
The return of the special train which
carried the remains of the late Senator
Hearst and the accompanying coagression-
al committee to San Francisco has been
the signal for revival of all the gossip of
several years past regarding extravagant
congressional funerals. There is no doubt
than they should have cost, nor is there
any doubt that a reform is needed, but the
man who can believe that they have been
the pleasure junkets that some imagina-
tive writers have described must rate the
Congressman who have attended them as a
grade lower than brutes, and |, being
reasonably familiar with the characters of
the Senators and Representatives, cannot
do it.
There was a rumor here day two
ago that the Canadian Government, l. der
instructions from Great Britain, had re-
quested Attorney General Miller to agree
to the withdrawal of the Sayward case
(Behring Sea- from the cognizance Of the
Supreme court, in view of the negotiation
for arbitration; but it is denied at the de-
partment of Justice. 1t has not been fully
decided what country will act as the arbi
traitor, but it is believed that Switzerland
will be chosen. The Presidents annual
proclamation Of warning to illegal sealers
may contain surprise for some people.