The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-10-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 18th, 1891.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 18th, 1891.
Secretary Blaine's return to Washing
ton is a terrible blow to the writers of
sensational rot about him and his in.
tentions who have been sending out one
silly imaginary story one week only to
be contradicted BY similer one the next
week. This class of writer's have pre-
tended to think that Mr.. Blaine was act
ing in avery mysterious manner because
he would not take them into his conf
dence regarding his plans. Mr.. Blaine
is well acquainted with these newspaper
jackalls they have lied about him for
80 many years that he has about gotten
used to it by this time, nevertheless it
must he source OF mach pleasure to
him to know that his return to Wash
ington, in the face of many positive state
ments from these people that he would
not do SO, has resulted in temporary
cessation of their lsbors to convince the
people, that they knew more about his
intentions than he did. However, the
cessation is only temporary. In few
days these same people will be telling
detailed stories about why Mr.. Blaine re-.
turned, etc. Meanwhile, Mr.. Blaine will
quietly pick up the threads of his work
and resume his pleasant personal and
official relations with the President and
his colleagues in the cabinet.
The President is deeply interested in
the State campaign now going on, and
through personal friends in the several
States he manages to keep thoroughly
posted on them all. He has never had
a doubt about the election of Mckinley
and Republican legislature in Ohio and
he believes that Iowa, New York, and
Massachusetts will go Republican, unless
something unforeseen shall occur to cause
change in the sentiments of the voters
in those States between now and the day
Of election. This belief is based upon
information which he has received from
unbiased sources, and not merely upon
his hopes.
Secretary Foster did not get off to
Ohio until Tuesday night of this week.
He will make ten speeches in the cam
paign, the last one the day before the
election. Just before getting on the
train he said: 81 think the majority of
Maj. Mckinley will exceed the normal
Republican majority of the State. 1t will
be between 10000 and $4,000, probably
nearer the latter. OF the 107 members
of the legislature we shall elect at least
60, and of the thirty Senators we will
get about 20. The Democratic stories of q
rupture between Foraker and Sherman
are not helping that party, as the people
of Ohio know that no such fight exists
outside of the columns of Democratic
newspapers"
The U. S. Supreme Court has design
ated the first Monday in December fol
the hearing OF fargumentsin in the Nebrasks
Governorship case, Bayd vs. Thayer.
Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard, in his annua
report as Commander of the Department
OF the East, follows precedent and devote.
much space to detailing the necessity
for better coast defences. 1t will seem
ingly take an actual hostile demon
stration from some foreign nation tt
awaken Congress to the danger of the
present condition of our coasts and har
bors then it may be too late.
Gen. Raum is at his desk in the Pension
Office and says that he has not resigned
but that does not prevent it being posi-
lively stated by men who usually know
what they are talking about that if he ha.
not actually resigned he has informed
the President of his desire to retire anC
his resignation will be rendered as soo1
as the right man to succeed him can bt
found. The name of Governor Steele
who has just resigned from the Governor
ship of Oklahoma, has been mentioned
in this connection, but there appears t.
be nothing known about it among hi
friends here.
Things move little slowly in officia
circles, particularly those connected with
international affairs. Although it wa
known some days ago that Italy had re
moved the prohibitive restrictions upor
the importations of American pork, i
was not until Wednesday of this weel
that the official notification of that fac