The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.


From our Regular Correspondent:
WASHINGTON, d. G. March 30, 1890.
Mr.. Harrison has his dander up 10 as
great an extent as is possible with a
man Of his phelegmaLic temperament.
The cause was the publication In
number OF republican papers, including
the NeW York Press, of a Washington
sDecial saying.tha eK-lRepresentat1Ve
McKin CIV had Determined 10 antagontzs
Harris IN for the Presidential noIntna-
tIon, and intimatinS that Mckinney
believed himself and not Harrison en-
titled to that empty honor. Mr. harrl-
son has for quite while been mono
maniac on this subject. He has brought
himself to believe that 1t is CRIME Tor
any other mem Der OF his party TO aspire
TO what he thinks is his own personal
perquisite, and he has taken no trouble
TO hide this opinion from republicans
that have called on him. Whatever the
statements made in this special are true
cannot sly, as Mr.. Mckinley is not
h, re, but that he has presidential aSpl-
Fations has long been known here, ana
Should he, by any combination OF cir
eumstances, and the liberal eXpendl-
ture of Doodle contributed by the PRO
tected" manufacturers, succeed In DelnS
elected Governor of Ohio this year,
predict that he will be candidate be-
fore the next republican national CON
yention, no matter who he has to antag-
OniZe. or course if he is defeated IN his
fight for the gOvernOrship, which demo
will remove him from the Presidential
field.
Numerous reports having been
printed coupling the name of John M.
Iangston, the negro ex-Congressman
with one of the new u. >. Circuit Court
iud geships, have been making quiet
with view of ascertain
ing whether Mr., Harrison was really
seriously considering such an insult To
the white citizens OF this country.
From what l succeeded in learning il is
pretty safe to say that Mr.. Harrison Is
fully prepared, in certain contingencies,
TO elevate negro to the bench; but
whether LangstOn or one of the half n
dozen other negroes whose application
have been filled is not apparent. One
of the contingencies referred to Is pub
lie opinion, and there is good reason for
believing that some OF these rumors
about Langston's appointment eman-
ated directly from the White House,
and were started expressly tor the
purpose of feeling the pulse of the pub
tic on the subject, and that Mr.. Harri-
son is very carefully st ldylnS what Is
said about il in the newspapers.
The Treasury Officials are strutting
around like peacOckS, because they have
discovered that it will not be necessary
o default in the Payment OF the htty
odd millions AZ percent bonds that
will mature IN s. ptem Der next. Doesn't
take much to puff these republican
office holders up with conceit.
Senator Faulkner, who was one of the
committee, and whose word is beyond
reproach, SAYS the sensational accounts
of the caroLs Il ut the Congressional
Committee which accompanied the re-
mains of the late Senator Hearst to San
Francisco on special train, are entirely
without foundation. Other gentlemen
who were on the train are equally as
emphatic in denying the charges of I'M
seemlv conduct on the part of the Sena-
tors aud Representative who composed
the committee.
The partnership entered into by ex-
Senator Malone and the negro Lang
ston. for the purpose of trying to gal
vanize the corpse of republicanism in
Virginia isn't worrying the Virginia
democrats here not even . little bit.
could not got out the full republican