Milford chronicle., 1891-05-29
COMMUNICATION.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
MAsnlNeroN. May 8, -

,laiuels failing uIalu power was q - w - !
nt,relv without foundation; aud I didnt
ro-,der at the peculiar smile after ] learned
M az that very moment there was lying
ron the Presidents desk an important ana
eppthv state paper dictated within lortY-
ieht hours by Secretary Blaine and sent 10
Ts siinotou which demonstrated as nothing
.lse could that our great Secretaoy.oi STATE
i. many respects the greatest we nave ssSl
iad. still had his hand upon the lever "hieh
,as so elevated the United States IN the es-
imation Of the rest of the world To slightly
,srsrfrasr the language of President Lin
colin in speaking of the charge OF drinking
made against Gen. Grant. If Mr.. Blame DC
suffering from sofeniug Of the brain i would
me- we'll If It were contagious ana all our
men could catch 1t.
II has been positively stated within the
last two or three DAYS that the President
would and would not appoint the new U D
CiIcuit Judges before the assembling OF Ooh-
,ress but as neither statement was IN any
sense official the matter is just where Il was
before the President went away SO lar rs
car be authoritively learned; but have goou
reasons for believing that the appointments
are 10 be made very shortly i kHow tnat
the matter has been discussed at conference
between the President and Acknowledgement
Miller. aud it is believed that the Attorney |
General favors making the appointments AZ
once. There was a rumor several GAYS go /
tbat the President had said TO a Virginia /
delegation headed oy .oeIa5 ,-
Barbour, but the rumor is not credlleo Dy
Panubiicaus who can see no good reason I
vvhy Republican President should give /
.aye,1 one Democrat a place upon the bencn /
Of United States Court
Representative Owens. Of Indiana, VINO 1
is now here, is credited with being snrewa /
political observer He says OF the Fresiaeu.
recent tour: mo public man ever met WIN
a more fiahering reception or ever ildue
more friends than he did through the line OF
hrs travels. There was not a mistake made
nv him and he grew in the estimation OF the
public wherever he went and through MS
sDeeches became better known TO the country
al large. He can no longer be called small
bv auv one He has proven that he IS great
enough for his position and that ne Is
possessed Of those social qualities when are
looked for in a man in his posluon. Meh
who once had doubts as to his future no
longer hold them. He IS certain 10 DC le,
nominated Blaine viii mot oppose him ang
yyhen the convention meets it will be found
practically unanimous for him. think
the Democrats wili nominate Clevelan1. IL
will he the old f ht-Hauison against
Cleveland. The third party movement, itit
no sanctioned by the Farmers Alliance,
will nut an element of uncertainty into the
campaign for both parties, but harrison mas
grown in strength wonderfully
Hon. John W. Foster, whose recent success
| in negotiating the reciprocity trade agree
r,ert with Spain is fresh in the public mind,
/ mas il is understood, been asked to take
CHARGE of all Of the reciprocity negotiations
now pending before the State department,
! in case Mr.. Blaine shall decide to take long
rest before returning to the duties OF MS
nositiou. and it is probable that if he returns
| Mr. Foster will assist him for time III
| order to tighten his labors which for many
months have been entirely too hard Tor one
man.
Democratic guns when lie announced that
there wonld not be the slightest difficulty IN
meeting the quarterly pension payments due
| in Iuue This is a sad blow for the calamity
walters who have been predicting treasury
collanse. Not only will the pension pay
,neuts be promptly made, but the Treasury
will besides haye money to spare TOR any
exigeucy that may arise. One mas only -
talk to Secretary Foster five minutes 10 oe
convinced thar the wonderful 'deAclt'
which has been given so much space by
Democratic newspapers is only an imaginary
bupaboo that will never materialize as long
as Republic ans control the finances OF the
country.
Ifthe Cincinnati third party has not made
any better impression anywhere else than Il
has here it will amount to very little. Inc
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 committee, and for that rea
son il Is looked upon as being for sale to the
highest bidder. The Alliance leaders vii
not, it is thought here, eonsort VITA these
Prnen Of shady regulations.
It is one Of the signs of the times that sucf
eminent Democrats as Henry WatteIson ~
b advocating the adoption OF the 'straddlS
2 tariff platform upon which Cleveland wa
5 elected in 1884, because Of the impossiDihll
5 of winning on Cleveland and Mills out
/ spoken free trade ideas.
Peru is the last country to cry for reclp
I rocitv with us, and she has newly appointed
minister at Washington authorized to asi
for admission to the channel circle OF reclp
, rocity.
1t is humiliatiug, but nevertheless tru'
that more real interest is being taken IN I'M
S Worlds Fair by foreign nations than b,
r many Of the States of the American Union
e WhJ is this Put this question to dozei
# men and You will probably receive as man.
+ answers, and none of them will be satisiac
Y tory. We think the principal cause OF Thu
+ SEEMING indiffereuce-we canuot DelieV
that the intelligent people Of the neglectiu
:, States are really Indifferent towards such a
important and patriotic projects the MS
/ taken idea that there is still plenty OF time
l. the Fair not opening until 1888. But theI
:, is not plenty Of time Two years even j
= energetic aud "get there" Americas a yer
d short time in which to get together and pre-
t. pare for an effective exhibit the products @
e even the smallest State. In those state
where the legislatures have, through baai
4 mistaken ideas Of ecuuOmy-the same KIN
r hot
- Withdraw his advertisement from the loo;
naper - declined or neglected to make me-
K cessary appropriations for proper ezhibi
e II will prove the best kind Of an investmei
It for the property owners to furnish the none
Il for an exhibit will come back increase
10 a hundred fold by reason OF Increased value
s. The Italian Government is trying to chez
the tide of immigration to this country
her sons. We sincerely trust that It ma
meet with success.
Time will show how sadly the Democrat
editors are wasting time and space in the
e frantic efforts to prove that there is a rival
70 between the President and Mr.. Blain
s. There is no rivalry between the two me
and. we have it from sources of absolu
reliability, that in the event of the name
y either gentlemen being presented to u
o. next Republican National Convention, az
~ one Of them unquestionably Will be, that
< will be Loyalty supported by the othe
Democrats should paste this in thier hats.
The English are very much opposed
&. trade reciprocity between the United Stat
=, and the South and Central American II
IS tious because it promises to deprive u
le english Of a very profitable trade which thu
y. have hadtfor some time, aud perhaps that
s. the reason why the Mugwump paper
y, which are always ready TO stand up f
y what will benefit England are trying
throw cold water on reciprocity agreement
20 But if we mistake not a great majority
" people of this country want the interests
"a America looked out for first of all, and tha
81 the idea that the Republican party Il
-, always believed in America FIRST the re
~ of the world afterwards.
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