The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-10
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WASHINGTON LETTER.


WAsHiNcToN, ID. e.. July 2, 1871.
NJ. Waaamsker knows . good deal
moro than be did. aud HE increase Of
kno ledge hasnt added any 10 HE opin.
ion Of himself. He hes been humilitated
BY finding ont that be was after oil only
. clerk for Mr.. Harrison. The long de-
lay Ia giving out the list Of steamship
which have beeu selected IN
der the mail subsidy Law. passed BY the
billion dollar Congress. 20 carry our for
eigu mails. 10 q last explained Some
weeks ago NJ. Wsnsmaker stated that
he had completed the list and would In
few days make Il public M. Harrison
q once sent for Mr.. Wanamaker and
told him not 20 make the list public be-
fore bringing Il 20 him for revision
M. w. kicked. but he had TO give up the
liss, and Mr.. HArTison carried Il with
him when he went 70 the GUNNER caDi-
til q Cape May Point. At the PostohIce
they expect that Mr.. Wanna
maker. Who spent the Fourth and Sum
day q Cape May Point will bring the
revised list back.
Il IL learned from . source that d an
thenfic. that no lines running out OIL
Southern ports south Of Norfolk, except
Tampa, Fla. Galveston. Tex. and New
Orleans, will get any OF the subsidy mon
|ey, which h 70 be put where it Will DO
the most good to-the republican party
And that Isn't the only time that
|Mr. Wsnamaker has been recently
lhumilitated by tho gentlemen who 10
Inow 90 industFiously q work 20 secure
: denomination TO the Presidency. The
last Congress, among its other efforts e.
dissipate the Treasury surplus, created
"a entirely new Office. that Of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, and the
salary for the new officer became avail
able on The nrst Of the present month.
Mr. Wanamaker supposed. Of couree'
that be would be allowed 20 select the
man 10 ill the Office. but be WAS quickly
undeceived By NJ. Harrison, who not
only selected the man. but also ordered
the p. n. 9. TO turn over 10 him % part
OF bis duties the supervision Of she
| fourth class postofflces.
| This necessitated I reorganization OF
the entire department. o the fourth
class postmastefs had been for years IN
der the direct control Of the first sssist-
ant. Well, thst reorganization u nov
going on. Maj. Rsthbone, the new
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, u
practical politician OF tho Ohio school,
and what be doesn't know about the
methods used BY the republicans during
the last three national campaigns would
hardly be worth knowing. tie Il relied
upon to ewing The army Of email post
masters into line for Aarrison. and in
stead OF the notorious dispatch How
are the departments doing z" which
Garfield, when : candidate, sent TO
Brady, Of Star route fame. Ar. Harrison
will be telegraphing to Raihbone: How
are the postoflices doing" Meanwhile
Mr.. Wanesnaker f., 10 use bit Of slang
not lin IT.
The Pension ofice II going 20 b th'
cause II some very lively times IN ~
next Congress. between the tnvestigs
lions that are 70 b made into its work
Iings and The renewal OF The fight Tor q
Itrsnsfer 70 the var department, which
now seems will certainly b made, ans
There u reason % believe that the move
ment will be more popular than ever b
! fore, and that I. will 60 through.
4 The Washington people are - mucl
\ puzzled about the real condition Of ~
1 Blaine's health % they can possibly Be
i One telegram will say that be u perfect
Nv well and the next that be is dangerous
liz III; one person will inform you the
he Is Ia daily communication with 81
|assistants It the department Of State
and another that be has had no com
lmunication with that department sine
he left Washington. You can take You
4 choice, but il would be sale 20 chsrg
y nine ten ths Of the statements exsggera
Ting Mr.. Blsine's ply steal and ments
demolition to anti-Bsine republicans
I! who fear that he may accept the nomina
sion OF his party next year.
i Nothing but good news comes TO th
1 headQusrters Of the National Association
LOT Democratic Clubs IN this city. Th
association now hes branches IN ever!
'lSeate, and the work Of thoroughly or
lgauizing the voters In each State Il goinl
loo, more energetically 10 some State
than in others, but moving along every
!. where.
The q uestiou Of whore will the mex
national convention b held? Il begin
ming 10 be asked OF prominent member
Iof the party who come here. Washing
Iton wants It, and g II will shortly hav
- &I8O0 u1il WntN0 Will sCot wv KCy
. ple. il secs no good reason why
shouldn't have Il.
i Some imaginative Newspaper write
sent out from here story that Mr.. Mill
bad decided TO withdraw from ID
i lspeakership contest. Needless TO cay
was fake without the slightest founda
ltion. Mr.. Mills has never bad % ide
J or Withdrawing. and q sure = the dem
ocrstic caucus meets his name will b
presented to II and will not b with
! drewn until be or some other good dem
|. ocrat has been nominated for Speaker
!. liz IL now asserted that Mr.. Mills will b
gin an sctive canvass for the place 10
|, few days.
Il A good deal Of feeling u manifesto
! among the Eastern Democrats here wh
Iars 10 sympathy with Cleveland's Va
street, auti-silves views, because Oh
Ohio Democracy propose 70 make the
!, fight against Mckinley on free c0inag
/, platform. - we'll o low tariff one. Wit