Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-10
WASHINGTON CITY.
FOSTER THE "pUlSE.FEelER" or
HARRlSON'S ADMINISTRATION.
His Misleading Pamphlet nneuvrcs Of
Steve Eikins-Democrntic and Rcpub-
lean Presidential Timber.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond plspa,ch.,

Wc INC uhlicst days IN the capitals politl-
cal HE. Things are SO quiet that states.
men who happen to drop in FOR dsv or
TWO aro not even here on legal business.
Apparently their sole object in coming TO
Washington is TO he interviewed about Ohio
politics. and those who are interviewed
most extensively seem anxious TO impress
upon the pubic that AIR. Mckinley, who
has been obliged TO dodge the tariff. il to
hc elected because Of the swap on the sill
yer matter.
among those who submit most regularly
To the interviewer is Foster. the pulse
ieol.r Of the Harrison Admins tration.
Like many other pulsc-fccl of patients
snhefinE with consumption, the Secrc-
'aFy OF the Treasury may always be de
pended upon TO speak the truth and iotcil
the patient he must shortly die. He ~
shrewd man, and has no superior III Ohio
rohtlcS. with the exception possibly
Of kathbornc, lately promoted to the
position of chief hcadsman Of tho
iosi-oihce Department, doubtless be-
cause hc has the reputation Of having
out-Ohiocd Ohio Republicans The Secre-
tary apparent faith IT the success Of Nc
hinley Is as abiding a. ms cast-non SMILE
Ia spite Of his efforts FOR the continuation
OF Tie - per cents and his frequent trips
~
found time recently to issue and
publish pamphle; attempting to prove
mat people are better Of TO-DAY |
than they were in 1860. He worked of
portion Of this pamphlet at n reception 20
the body Of scientists recently gathered !
here. They were somewhat surprised. az
the speech seemed 30 he reply TO paper |
rad the same day by Professor james, tho |
eminent economist of the University Of |
Iennsyiysn'a. Some of them are now on /
an excursion 10 study other prehistoric |
fossils III tie great West.
The ASSISTANTS.
For several weeks past the practical !
heads OF the departments Of the Govern |
ment have been the frat assistant secre- !
tarics, tho Cab.ne: officers being away
most Of the time because OF ovcrwork II u
supposed. In tins they have but followed |
the example IF Mir. Harrison. In one Of
his recent speeches in Vermont he seemed |
TO beg the cOuntry's pardon FIR hls yacn- |
ton. Nobody IN the world imagined that !
he had gone to Vermont for any other than |
roCroativc reasons.
visit OF President Harrison to the |
only hepubhcan stronghold IN the North, |
according 10 the latest verdict Of the pco- /
pie, could mean nothing but recreation. |
unless II meant u s.lll further reduced Re |
publican vote III that State.
NJ thEAAfh ffffNT.
But was the twp IN the South and West |
merely recren.ion2 10 BE- sure the !
speeches we-o # u somewhat different |
Character, tut they are likely to have no |
greater eject than thoss III Vermont, !
whore he talked to quafrymen about the |
manufacture Of clothes. A story of his |
trip 10 the West Is recorded III this con- |
neCtiOn.
In one Of the California cities there was
-
schOOl-chlldren paradei. After the PIcsl- |
don't had left disgruutled member of his |
party presumably n Blame Republican |
was overheard to muttcr 20 himself:
~, all this = very fine, but our peo- !
ple VIII travel niles to see q circus and |
school-chllareu's votes are never count |
Cd
So the story goes. Speaking Of Blaine
recalls tn stress 90 which Newspaper Row |
was put during the dog days. he result |
ia Cnlle was a God-send, as it furnished I,
maternal for all kinds OF suggestions and |
conjectures and relieved the country # |
the regular midsummer circulation OF |
rumOIs about Cabinet changes.
EIKISs A cabinet OFFICER.
But that subject has come TO tho sur |
face again through the appointment of Mr.. |
Proctor Hs senator from Vermont, and now |
Steve ElkIns has interviewed as a medium |
for paufying the Blame and Harrison fac |
tlOus. "Stcylcn rs lie Is called by friends !
and enemies Is great figure as pacfier |
and would cut a still greater figure "a |
Cabinet officer. IL - remarkable, by the |
way. how absent from the consideration OF |
the qualifications OF individuals named for |
the sccr,taryship of war IA any mention OF |
their knowledge OF the art OF war. save that |
OF politics. Probably Steve viii leave war
matters to tie first assistant and devote
his energies TO peace
PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
Nh Blaine, who. by the way, has recOv.
cred Us rapidly from his recent attack at
Bar Harbor rs he did from "A historic sun
stroke. and Alr. Harrison. who, abhorrlng
the possibility of another Gilbert WOOten's
hog episode. Is shooting reed-blrds III the
New jersey marshes. seem to be about the
only available presidential timber the Re
publican party has yet been able to de-
velop, unless il be Mckinley, who has been
forced into the silver issue perhaps 70 pre-
vent his being possible presidential can
dIdate.
DEMOCRATIC POSSIBILITIES.
On tho other hand. the Democrats seem
70 think that the time IL nor yet ripe for
any man TO be selected as the standard
bearer for 1872. They leave the field TO
pamphleteers Of the Hulse-Fcvler's stripe,
50 that the latter may have free scope tor
Their warfare among themselves, rs evil
dcnced by RESERVATIONS from the national
committees. But among the Democrats
names are now and then mentioned, and
there are symptoms Of carciJlly engineer
ed campaigning in favor OF certain ones.
Cleveland, H.ll Patuson, and German are
among the most prominently mentioned
ones in the Last. AND while the western
men shake their heads az the iuPosslOlilty
Of an eastern man getting the nomination
and they have been shaking their heads
for twenty years or iuOre the same way
about the only ones they menuoAed
prominently are Gray and Campbell.
While Gray has many admirers, his
eastern opponents seem To think that his
only claim 10 the head of the ticket IS his
determination not TO be second. Camp
| lcu il perhaps hampered by factional
! nphts n Ohio, which, il Is thought. would
become more serious IN national cam
palcn. though NJ one doubts his sterling
| Democracy and his power az leader. Inc
same idea prevails regarding OleNolauu
| and N.ll on account OF the anlinOsllies III
| local politics in New York. Governor
| pattsOn's name looms up because 0i ms
great victory III Pennsylvania last fali. but
| + Is questionable whether he will be as
| strong nationally rs be Is in his State.
GoRMAN's STRENGTH.
German. of all these mentioned, appears
| NJ present TO have the strongest hold upon
| the masses. Recent events have demon
strated that he is "a broader man than his
| whilom enemies ever imagined. ana many
| az them have lost their antipathy to HIM:
| The keynote of his candidacy was sounded
| in the tribute paid TO his patriotism ana
sfatesmanship some weeks ago by Senator
Faulkner, of Wost Virginia, who as whip
| for the Democratic caucus IN the senate
! Ind abundant opportunities TO observe
| The skill and diplomacy with which Cor
man fought successfully the enemies not
only Of the Democratic party but OF their
country.
AMoDRL CANDIDATE.
! Behind tho German sentiment - an
other United States Senator whose name Is
synonymous with skilful political ma
,,'.rvTes That man, were he not too
,nSlic 10 talk, would say that in 1892 the
Democracy must have n, leader around ar ina
''I,,,ry may rally; whose candidacy
wouli not permit the enemies OF the
! neoule 10 insinuate that he was opposed
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