The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Regular coryespondent.)

Mr.. Harrison is certainly unfortu-
nate in one thing. Only those re-
publicaus who already hold FEEDER.
| al Office /, or those who are reaching
out after one, speak publicly in favor
of his renomination. Robert Small
the negro ex-CoDgl essman OF South
Carolina who is drawing federal
salary ID that State, dropped into
Washington last week, sad, having
succeeded by some hook or crook in
getting himself interviewed by re-
| porter of respectable paper, pro-
ceeded to culo2ize Harrison and to
say t. the Southern republicans
could dictate the nomination it
would certainly 60 to him. He cast a
Blaine anchor 10 windward by saving
that the opposition which one exist
ed among Southern republicans to
! Mr.. Blaine wss now entirely gone
and that they would gladly support
! him IL he was nominated. The next
Harfi son man to turn up in Wash
lngton was ex Representative McCo
mas, of Mary land, who by bis reason
OF supporting the Force Bill was DE-.
feated for recollection IN district
which is strongly republican. Mr..
McComas is hankeling after a seat
on the Federal bench; therefore it is
DOT strange that be shoud say that
during tour Of the Northwestern
Stats be found the people all beIiev-
az that Blaine az too loyal to Mr..
Harrison to become candidate aui
that NJ. Harrison deserved re
nomination and woald get it. Ne
snch reports have teen brought in "
dlsenterested observers.
If Secretary Noble has not got
tined of saving that he has not e.
signed and does not intend to resin
tie people are tired Of hearing it.
Jost TO show how public opinion re-
CARDS the matter 1t may be mentions
ed that q sporting man stood in the
lobby Of hotel, which was crowded
with people, and offered to wager
any amount itom $50 to $1,000 that
Noble was out Of the Cabinet before
the frst of January and there were
nc takers.
Senator Carlisle is here looking
spIendidly after his long rest. He
SAYS that all the newspaper inter
views with him concerning demo-
cratic candidates next year which
have from time to time appeared this
Summer have been entirely false, as
he has expressed no opinions On
the subject.
Senator Chandler, chairman of tie
Senate committee on immigration,
has fred the first gun in what NAV he
a very serious fight in Congress uy
writing letter 10 the Secretary Ct
the Treasury setting forth his views
as TO the legality of that officials
action in accepting bond, insuring
that they should not become a pub
lie charge, and permitting the land
ing any prohibited class the Rus
sian Jews recently permitted to land
upon the jews in this country giving
bond to the Treasury department
that thy should not become
charge upon the public, are the ta--
gets aimed it, Mr.. Chandler saws
that Cong ess never iatendej when
the p"ohihltory laws were enacted to
authorize any such system. and ii is
fair to assume that be proposes that
The matter shall be brought > the
attention Of Cong -css. Treasury Of
fcials say that written opinions lave
been furnished that department by
Altorney-Gene-a al Garland under the
Cleveland administration aud by AL
torney General Miller under the pees-
ent administration TO tie effect that
such bonds may be taken In The dis
cIet,on Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Tue cattle tn the Cherokee s,rip
may be the cause OF quite an admin
IstFatlon row when Dir. Harrison
comes back. it is said that the pro
posed scheme To have them rsmair
there by TRANSFER riay temporarily the
titles tn them TO individual Indian.
was first suggested t. the cattle ba-
rons bv p ointment officials Of the
Interior department and nov Assis>
tant Secretary Chandler. of the same
depavtm mt, Gays that the ruse +.
entirely 100 thur, and that II will not
be allowed. Well We SHALL see who
will 1t may be SANDER, but It
has been ssld over aud over aoa-n
that these cattle men would no. he
pnt OF the strip, because they had a
good friend who WAS very near ii
more than one respect to Dir. HarrI. /
SOP, who would put them into" some .
way to st5y.