Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-07-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, July q, 1891.
The Blaine lions and the Harrison
lambs are to henceforth form united
If not happy and contented family,
that is, If the instructions of Shepherd
Harrison are followed by his flock.
The Blaine crowd grew so restive under
the many recent misrepresen of
their IDOLS mental and physical con-
dition that they became suspicious
that some of the Harrison crowd was
responsible for some of them, and
little investigation proved that their
suspicious were only too we'll founded.
Then there was q roar which was
heard both at Bar Harbor and Cape
May Point, and Mr.. Harrison straight
way sent for Dan Ronsdoll, his marshall
of the District of Columbia, and con-
fidential personal friend. and through
him the word was passed to the Harri-
son lambs that there must be no more
false bleating, and 30 the matter stands
just now, but the Blaine lions have
their blood stirred up and it need ex-
cite no surprise at any time should
they make a murderous onslaught up-
on the Harrison lambs and destroy the
entire flock. They would gladly do it
word.
Indian Commissioner Morgan, who
has ever since he has been in Office
made fight against the Roman Cath
0lics engaged in educating the Indians,
has now decided that no more con-
tracts shall be made with the Bureau
of Catholic Missions for conducting In
dian schools. For years all contracts
for Catholic schools on the Indian
reservations have been made with this
bureau of Missions, the headquarters
of which are in this city, and this en-
tire severance of relations is regarded
as the direct result of religious bigotry
and prejudice, the possession of which
show that Mr.. Morgan is entirely un-
fitted for the responsible position he
holds. What makes the thing seem
so very unfair is that contracts are be-
ing made, as usual, with other denom-
nations for the conduct of Indian
schools. 1t Is not for moment to be
supposed that Mr.. Morgan made such
an important decision without the
consent and support of Secretary Noble
and Mr.. Harrison, who are the proper
parties to hold responsible for this most
remarkable case of religious proscrip-
ton.
Ex-Congressman Kerr, of Pennsvl-
vania, to whom more than any other
one man is due the credit for the Dem
ocratic victory in that state last wear,
was In town several days ago consult
ing with the officials of the National
Association of Democratic Clubs, and
he brought news that warmed the
cookies of Democratic hearts. Mr..
Kerr is no rainbow chaser as his friends
very we'll know, therefore when he
says he thinks that Pennsylvania is
now doubtful state, with the odds
decidedly in favor of the Democrats it
means something. He says that the
financial crookedness of the Delama-
ters and the more recent bank wreck
ing in Philadelphia, has aroused the
people as they were never aroused be-
fore against the methods originated by
Quay when he was Treasurer of the
state, and besides this, the new ballot
law Will be worth at least 10000 votes
to the Democratic party, because it
will enable 1t to prevent the Republic
cans voting the dead men who have
made up large part of their majority
for years.
In spite of Republican attempts to
create hard feelings and antagonisms
between the candidates for Speaker of
the next House, the best feeling exists
between the gentlemen. Messrs Crisp
and McMillin are both stopping at the
same hotel, and to see them together
no one could suppose that they were
in any sense rivals. Mr.. Mills is also
here and all three of them are constant
ly meeting in the most social manner.
It Is nonsense pure and simple to say
that any man has at this time GER
tainty of being elected Speaker, as more