Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-10-29

| VASHiNtloN, ~ ", oCt. ~, 1891.
The President has long ago convinced
Americans that he possessed the very rare
faculty of being able to say the right thing
at the right time and in the right place to
more marked extent than any public
man of the time, and Saturday afternoon,
10 ten minute speech, to the great Metho-
dist Ecumenical Conference, on interna-
tioual arbitration, he displayed this
peculiar faculty to the great pleasure and
editication of the two hundred distinguish
ed foreign delegates attendant upon the
| conference. These men know what true
oratory is, as nine -tenths of them are pull
pit orators of great fame in their own
countries, and this is the opinion of one
of them-Rcv. +. publicly
expressed; My visit to America has
realized the consummation of my highest
ideals IN the presence and the magnificent
speech. should say that every rational
Englishman will return to England feeling
that republic is the only true form Of
Government Never have heard man
so expressing the heart OF christianity,
and II his position was simply the result
of the accident of birth | would have
never expected such deliverance The
welcome he gave Methodism at the White
House would have been impossible at
Windsor. Ii you rolled up all the kings
| and queens We ever had from the DAYS of
the Conqueror down to the Prince of w ales
you would not make so fine man As Presi-
dent Harrison, nor could you get out of
the composite such an able and courage
Gus speech As we heard to-day" Other
delegates were equally as warm in their
praise.
Secretary Blaine's strong and able letter
endorsing the Mckinley tariff act
causes no surprise among his friends here,
who knew that his much quoted "bushel
of wheat and pound of pork" letter was
written before the reciprocity amendment
was adopted indeed it was written to
secure the adoption of that amendment,
which has already proved of 50 much beu-
elit to the country.
Rev. james NJ Townsend. recorder of
the General Land Oflce has resigned His
Resignation wili take effect Nov and Mr..
Townsend VIII return To- Indiana. where he
will take charge of large church. In
view Of the stories that have been told
about Mr.. Townsend, intention to sur up
the colored voters of Indiana to oppose
the administration, the following state
ment made by him is interestin. as well as
conclusive 50 far as MS intentions are con-
ccrncd Il want to say. in way that
cannot be misunderstood that nv rela-
tionS with the President, with the Secre-
tary of the Interior. and with all the other
officers of the department, have been of
the most pleasant character want to
further state tina, am Harrison man
and whenever the President needs nv ser.
vices will he found at the front working
for him just as Lealously as any man in
Indiana or elsewhere. This is sufficient,
1t seems to me, to refute the exag g.crated
stories that nave been set aiioat"
No more useful government publication
has been issued lately than the little pam-
phlet lust got out by the Treasury
department entitled "A brief History of
Coinage Legislation in the United States"
IL should be in the hands of every man
who wishes to know exactly what coinage
legislation has been enacted from the first
in | a tA Ma,
Law, passed by the Fifty first Congress.
written request to the Secretary of the
Treasury will secure copy Of the pam.
phlrt.
The Postmaster General expects to
establish the free delivery service in
number Of small towns in various States
within the next ninety days.
Secretary Foster goes to Ohio this week
to remain until after the election
Secretary Proctor is this week making
solle of his final arrangements for rctiriu.
from the War department on the lst of
November, upon which day Ii, becomes a
Senator. II is not thought that his sue
cessor will be announced until Gon=ress
meets, although he is believed to have
been selected. Assistant Secretary Grant
will act as Secretary until the new Secre-
tary qualities.
General Russell Alger is in town, And it
is thought that he came upon the Presi-
dents invitation to give his advice about
the selection of General Raum's successor,
it being generally believed that General
Raum has fully made up his mlnd to retire
from the Pension Office as soon as the
President can find d satisfactory successor
This of course is not official but it is be-
lieved here.