Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-10-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Irregular correspondence of the Standard.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1891.

Irregular correspondence of the Standard.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1891.
Mr.. Harrison has once more humbly
bowed down to the will of Il State boss,
and what made it all the more humili-
ating WAS that he had virtually
snubbcd the same boss in the early
days of his administration, by ignoring
all OF his suggestions in the making of
important appointments, but that was
before Mr.. Harrison was attacked with
the see md term of nightmare, which
has made him truckle to men, such as
Senator Quay, for whom he must nat
urally feel the utmost contempt. The
boss who has won the latest victory is
Mr.. NJ. II. DeIoung, Of California, who
demanded place in the Cabinet for
his friend, Mr.. NJ. M. Estee, as the
price of the California delegation to the
Republican National Convention next
year His demand was granted and
Mr.. Estee was promised place in the
Cabinet when the grand shake-up,
which is to put Secretary Proctor in
the Senate and Attorney-General Mil
Ter on the bench, takes place. 1t is be-
lieved thst Mr.. DeIoung also insisted
upon naming the successor to the late
Mr. Swift, who was appointed minister
to Japan against the wishes of Mr.. Es-
tee and of Boss DeIoung, but it is not
certain that lie succeeded.
Mr.. Wanamaker summoned the Dis
trict superintendent of the Railway
Mail Service to meet here this week, in
order that they might have chance to
answer the numerous complaints
which have been made against the ser
vice and to devise some way of better
ing the same, and he will not forget to
give each OF them confidential instruc-
tons before they leave for their sta
tons, concerning the part that the
clerks in the Railway Mail Service are
expected to take in electing or helping
to elect Harrison delegates to the NOM
mating convention.
The failure of the wealthy Republic
an ex-Representative, S. V. White, of
New York, better known as Deacon"
White, has been much talked OF here,
where he is well-known as n Congress
man and later as lobbyist for Wall
street interests. He Was at the head
of the lobby that defeated Ben Butter
worth's bill against dealing in options
on agricultural products during the
last days of the last session, and as his
failure was brought about by his at
tempting to corner the supply of Sep
TENDER corn it will he seen that il the
bill which he went to so much trouble,
and spent SO much money to defeat
had become a law he would still he
millionaire. When he was in Congress
he put " stockticker" in the corridor
OF the House end of the Capitol build
ing, and for few DAYS he actually ran
branch of his New York brokers Of
flee in the Capitol building, but as soon
as Senator Carlisle, who was then
Speaker Of the House heard about it.
he had the whole business cleared out
i'll short order.
Senator Ransom, of No; tn Carolina,
looking as handsome as ever, dropped
into Washington this week, and as he
was uSt from home he was eagerly
questioned about the reported rise of
third party in his State. "There is
not" the Senator said, and, in nv
Judgment there will not be a third
party in North Carolina. The great
body of the Farmers Alliance are
true, consistent and patriotic Demo-
Gratis, who will faithfully stand by
their party. There are few dema-
gogues in the Alliance who would per-
suade the others to embrace a third
party, or failing in that, will try to
get control of the Democratic party of
North Carolina, but it is solid and will
remain So" This does not tally with the
reports of the speeches made by Col
Polk of the National Farmers Alliance.
but that is so much worse for Polk.
Secretary Foster is preparing to 60
to Ohio, where he proposes to take the
stump for the Republican ticket and
to assist in the political juggling with
which he is so familiar, and by which
he hopes to pull Mckinley and Il Re-
publican Legislature through in spite
OF the real sentiments of majority of
the Ohio voters. 1t is only under
Civil Service reform administrations
that members of the Cabinet are al
lowed to leave their duties to go upon
the stump in State campaign.
The plums are dropping mighty
slowly from the White House tree,
and the impotence among those
standing with uplifted faces and open
mouths Is getting worse and worse.
and those of them who have no votes |
to offer in exchange are beginning to
see that they are not "in it,"
The Blaine Republicans are, many |
of them, beginning to suspect that
they are being duped in the interest of !
Mr.. Harrison, and that there is some !
truth in the rumOr that as soon as MIR. !
Harrison is certain that he has secured !
a sufficient number of votes to make |
his defeat by anyone outside of Mr..
Blaine impossible, Mr.. Blaine will
make Il formal statement prohibiting
the use of his own name and declar-
ing in Mr.. Harrison's favor. If he
does, there will be big row in the
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