Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-07-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LEI hrS'
written and compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 20.-sena-
tor German, who is just now the Epoch
Bah" of the Democratic party, opened tie
ewes of a committee OF Ohio Democrats
in a manner that must have surprised
them very much, as they had been taught
to believe that German was onnitresent
and inyincible. This committee came
here to got Mr.. Germans promise to take
part personally in the management Oh
the Ohio Democratic campaign. That
gentleman took the committee out to MS
Maryland country residence and enter
tanned them royalty, but he declined 10
make any promise about the Ohio cam
paign, because as one of the committee
went putt, che candidly informed us that
he had Just all the fight that any one man
could want right IN his own State, and
that while he was confident that he would
be elected to the Senate again he did not
feel that he could afford to take any
chances by giving any part OF his time 10
Ohio politics. That, OF course settleo
the matter, but it was mighty surprising
TO me to learn that Arthur German really
had to fight to maintain his ascendency
in Maryland. 1 suppose it is all on ac-
A Alliance
The fact that Mr. German has big
fght ON hand is well known here, both to
his political enemies and to his friends {;
he is secretly opposed by wing OF his
own party and the most powerful news
paper in the State; but what he Tears
most of all is a combination between the
Knights of Reciprocity the Farmers Al
lance and the Republicans, and such a
combination is regarded by well informed
men as not only possible but very prob
able. The legislature elected in Maryland
this year will elect two United States
Senators. one to succeed German and tie
other to FIJI the unexrred term OF the late
Senator Wilson, which opens the door
wide for combinations.
The forging ahead of Representative
Crisp in the race for the Speakership OF
the House has already had tendency to
make the friends of the other candidates
discuss the feasibility of making combi-
nation of the field against Crisp, and 1t
will not be long before charges will begin
70 be made against him, indeed they may
he said to have already began, for to-day
a gentleman high up in the councils OF the
Democrats said "Crisp Is the candidate
of the iobbers. and if when the proper
time arrives il shall appear that he Is
favored by a majority of the Democratic
members of the House shall publicly
make that charge against HIM and pre-
can't proofs which, think, will convince
everybody of its truthfulness." Crisp,
McMlllin, and Mills, of the more promi-
nent candidates are now in Washington,
each of them recognizing that this is the
place in which the preliminary work OF
electing the next Speaker must be done.
The decision of Indian Commissioner
Morgan refusing to make further contracts
with the Bureau of Catholic Missions, the
head of which is located here, for Indian
schools has been much commented upon.
Mr.. Morgan says he has taken this ac-
ton because the bureau has persisted IN
maligning him and making false charges
AGAINST him, ard that 1t will not affect
the Catholic Indian schools, as he will
make direct contracts with the schools.
Nothing further Will be done in the
Behring Sea arbitration negotiations I'M
It'll each side receives the report of the
commission sent to the Seal Islands to
report upon the general condition of af-
fairs there. There are two separate COM
missions, one British, and one American,
and there will be two reports, intended
for the guidance of the respective gov
ernments. While the negotiations are pro-
ceediDg very slowly they appear, as far as
they have gone, to be entirely satisfactory
to both sides which augurs we'll for the
future.
Secretary Foster will early this week
90 to Cape May Point where he may be
the guest of the President for few days
His principal object in going there, Il
rest and recreation, although ii is more
than probable tina: while there important
administrative questions will be discussed
The Washington papers are devotine
lots of space to show the facilities fol
visiting the most noted battle fields OF thu
war the G. A. R. will have if they will &C
cept the invitation which will be extend
, cd TO them at Detroit next month to hole
the 1892 encampment in this city. All
ample guarantee fund has been subscrib
ed to entertain the old soldiers and no ex
pense will be spared to entertain them j
they shall decide to come, as all classes o.
our citizens are hoping they will.
Many Democrats here are strongly op
posed to the free coinage plank in the
Ohio Democratic platform but they wink
at each other and say: ooh 1t meant
nothing, it is only bait to catch the Farm
ers' Alliance vote in that State"
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Delays are Dangerous.
There are those who are morbidly anx'
{ lions about their health, watching every
symptom and dosing themselves on the