Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-06-04

diana republican whom | met coming out
of the White House, ''smiled in a peculiar
manner as he assured me that the story of
Secretary Blaines failing brain power was
a cruel hoax, entirely without foundation;
and didn't wonder at the peculiar smile
after learned that at that very moment
there wa. lying upon the Presidents desk
an important and lengthy state paper die
tated within forty-eight hours by Secre-
tary Blaine and sent to Washington, which
demonstrated as nothing else could that
our great Secretary of State, in many re-
spects the greatest we have ever had, still
had his hand upon the lever which has so
elevated the United States in the estima-
ton of the rest of the world. To slightly
paraphrase the language of President Lin
coin in speaking of the charge of drink
ing made against Gen. Grant: If Mr.
Blaine be suffering from softenng of the
brain it would be well if it were contag-
ious and all our prominent men could
catch it,"
1t has been positively stated within the
last two or three days that the President
would and would not appoint the new L.
5. Circuit judges before the assembling of
Congress- but AS neither statement was in
any sense official the matter is just where
it was before the President went away,
so far rs can be authoritatively learned;
but | have good reasons for believing
that the appointments are to be made verv
shortly. | know that the matter has been
discussed at a conference between the
President and Attorney General Miller, and
1t is generally believed that the Attorney
General fayors making the appointments
at once. There was a rumor several DAYS
ago that the President had said to Vir-
to appoint several democrats, but the ru-
NOR is not credited by republicans who
can see no good reason why a republican
President should give even one democrat
place upon the bench of a United States
Court.
Representative Owen, of Indiana,
who is now here, is credited with being a
shrewd political observer. He says of the
ever met with a more fiaitering reception
or ever made more friends than he did
through the line of his travels. There was
not mistake made by him and he grew in
tine estimation of the public wherever lie
went and through his speeches became
better known to the country at large. He
can no longer be called small by any one.
He has proved that he is great enough for
his position and that he is possessed of
those social qualities which are looked for
in man in his position. Men who once
had doubts as to his future no longer hold
them. He is certain TO be renominated.
Blaine will not oppose him and when the
convention meets it will be found practi-
caly unanimous for him. think the dem
ocrats will nominate Cleveland. 1t will be
the old fght-Harrl~0n against tleve-
land. The third party movement, if it he
sanctioned by the Farmers Alliance, will
put an element uf uncertaiuty into the
campaign for both parties, but Harrison
has grown in strength wonderfully"
Hon John w. Foster, whose recent sue
cess in negotiating the reciprocity trade
agreement with Spain il fresh in the pub
lie mind, has, 1t Is understood, been asked
to take charge of all the reciprocity nego-
tiations now pending before the State de-
partment, in case Mr.. Blaine shall decide
to take long rest before returning to the
duties of his position, and it Is probable
that if he returns Mr. Foster Will assist
him for time, In order to Tighten his la
bors. which for many months have been
entirely too hard for one man.
Secretary Foster spiked a good many
democratic guns, when he announced that
there would not be the slightest difficulty
i'll meeting the quarterly pension payments
due in June. This is a sad blow for the
calamity walters who have been predicting
Treasury collapse. Not only will the
pension payments be promptly made but
the Treasury will besides have money to
spare for any e1igency that may arise.
One has only to talk to Secretary Foster
five minutes to be convinced that the
wonderful deficit" which has been given
so much space by democratic newspapers
is only all imaginary bugaboo that will
never materalizc as long as republicans
control the finances of the country.
If the Cincinnati third party has not
made any better impression anywhere else
than it has here 1t will amount to very lit
tie. The party is judged. whether right
or wrong | cannot say, by some of the
mems characters it has put prominently
forward as members of its national com
mittee, and for that reason 1t is looked up
on as being for sale to the highest bidder.
The Alliance leaders will not, it is thought
here, consort with these men of shady rep
utatons.