Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-11-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular correspondent.

eoged dlctator OF the next ubiican
presidential nomination. has9solved a
conundrum which for several months
puzzled the people of this country, by
returning to Washington and resum-
ing his long neglected duties as Sec
rotary OF State; but there is another
problem which is yet to be solved
does he come as a friend or as an enc
my of Mr.. Benjamin Harrison? Some
OF Mr.. Blaine's friends insist that he
will again be the nominee of his party
ana that it is his intention to so shape
things during the next few months
as to compel Mr.. Harrison to abandon
the dearest desire of his heart by an
nouncing that he will not allow his
name to go before the next republican
convention; but your correspondent
does not believe that Mr.. Harrison
has any idea of surrendering the lead
he has already secured by barter OF
appointments for delegates to that
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crease by the large number of import
ant appointments now at his disposal,
which are undoubtedly being delayed
for the express purpose of obtaining
additional Harrison delegates. Six
months ago Mr.. Blaine could easily
have carried out such plan. but Mr.
Harrison has made such good use OF
the absence of the man from Maine,
that it will be very difficult il not it'll
possible now. One thing is very cor
tain, if appearances count for any
thing, and that is, that Mr.. Blaine's
health will not interfere with his en-
tering the field as candidate.
just around the corner from Mr..
Blaine's house there was Saturday and
Sunday domiciled another man from
Maine. who less than two years ago
was a rival for popularity in the re-
pub lean party of Mr.. Blaine. His
name is Thomas B. Reed. more popu-
larry known during the life of the
billion-dollar congress as Car Reed.
He did not call to pay his respects
cithor to Mr.. Blaine Or MIR. Harrison.
Senator-elect Palmer. of Illinois,
has, in published interview. gives
Eastern Democrats something to think
about He said: 1.-The fact that the
elections next week may change the
whole current OF speculation, makes 1T
vain to engage in political prophecy
now. l am hopeful, however, of Dem
ocratic success. 1t appears to me be-
yond question that we will carry Iowa,
and. in my opinion. success in that
State put another Presidential or vice.
Presidential candidate in the field.
Gov. Boies is man of great intellect
uality and he has made o most excel
lent Governor. The Democracy has
done and could do a great many more
foolish things than to nominate Gov. T,
Boies. He is admirably situated, from |
a geographical point of view. and this
is an important factor to be taken into |
He is much better sit
uated than Gov. Russell, who, sup
pose, will be a candidate for the vice.
if he is reelected in Mas
sachusetts.
The alleged investigation by post |
office inspectors of the charges made
against the employees of the Baltimore
postof1ics by Civil Service Commits
sioner Roosevelt, which is now sup
posed to be going on, will not be i'm
ished until after the elections, and the
result OF these elections will largely
determine what, if any, action will be
taken on the report by Mr.. Wanna
maker. What blooming lot of civil |
service reformers these administration |
fellows are anyway.
1t will not DO the fault of the admin
istration If the mob in the streets OF !
Valparaiso, Chill, which resulted in
the death Of one and the wounding of |
SS'SN~A O0AeOA 0tdtOS 0dtlOE6s Is nOt |
used to bolster up the waning Repub-
lican fortunes in the State campaigns
now rapidly drawing to close. Ever
since the official account of the mob's
actions was received the cable has
been kept hot with messages between
the State Department ed Minister
Egan. and the otficiaI |bosphere of
Washington has q full OF talk
about demands for abject apology"
dignity OF the flag" Indemnity for
the families of the killed and wounded |
sailors" etc. And there are mon who
talk about enforcing these demands
just as If we had a strong naval force
In Cnilian waters. We have just two
vessels there, the Baltimore and the
San Francisco, and the Boston, which
sailed from New York Saturday, will
be there in about sixty days. Had the
new vessels which spent the summer
in the neighborhood OF the fashion
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