The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-09-04
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
ROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Al
WASHINGTON, AUG. IL. 1891.

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WASHINGTON, AUG. IL. 1891.
Secretary Foster is again at hi
desk. He says he has not a single
doubt in the world of the election
of Mckinley and a republican
legislature in Ohio, and now tha
the third party has shown its true
colors he has no fear that it will
be able to control enough votes to
amount to anything in the coming
election. The secretary smiled
when asked if it was true, as stated
by the democrats, that he was an
noyed because the holders of the
A per cent bonds were not com
ing forward faster to get those
bonds extended at two per cent
but il they didn't wish them ex-
tended they have only to wait un-
til they mature next month TO re-
ceive the cash for them. There is
no compulsion about it. In fact
Mr.. Foster thinks it will be more
beneficial to the public to redeem
fifteen or twenty millions of dol
lars worth of these bonds than it
would be to continue them, as the
money paid out to redeem them
will be just that much added to
the money in circulation just at
the time it will be needed in busi-
ness circles. Mr.. Foster said that
the report of a disagreement be
tween himself and Senator Sher-
man in regard to these bonds was
an entire fabrication without the
slightest foundation. .
Postmaster General Wanamaker
is away OH his vacation, but he is
still devoting considerable thought
to improving the postal service,
and has just directed that reform
be made III the delivery of letters
having special delivery stamps
upon them. In future when let
ter is taken to the address given
and the party is found to be out,
a printed notification, similar to
those used by telegraph messen-
gers will be left. Heretofore it
has been customary to take the
letter back to the office, where it
was sent out by the regular car
rier on his next trip.
Senator Plumb with his hard
horse sense way OF looking at
things always has views worth
listening to. For Instance he says
it is entirely too soon to begin dis
cussing National politics. That
the proper time to begin will be
when the next congress has shown
its intention. OF the reported as
pirations of ex-Congressman Kel
ley to succeed him in the senate
he said: This is free country;
anybody can aspire to any Office"
1t was apparent, however, that
the senator was in no ways alarm
ed ON account OF Mr.. Kelley's as
pirations. Mr.. Plumb says that
in his opinion not a single South
ern state will drop out of the
democratic column in 1892, and |
that he has no doubt of the cleo
toral vote of Kansas being cast for
the republican ticket as usual. In
speaking of the probable demo
cratic candidate for the presidency:
81 will not attempt to prophecy
further than to say that Campbell
will not be the man, for Mckinley
is going to be the next governor
OF Ohio, and that will eliminate
Campbell as Presidential fac
tor"
Great preparations are being
made for the democratic circus
which is to take the road from this
city early in September and exhib
it in a number of towns between
here and the Pacific Coast during
the forty day season it is to be out.
This circus idea was brought to
light at the meeting of the execu
tive committee of the National