Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-08-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

| the Government had oHereu 10 oAtouo
these bonds if the holders wished then
extended at 3 per cent but if they didn'
wish them extended they have only tC
wait until they mature next month to re-
ceiye the cash for them. There is nc
compulsion about it. In fact Mr. roster
thinks it will be more beneficial to the
public to redeem fifteen or twenty million
of dollars worth of these bonds than II
, would be to continue them, as the money
maid ont TO redeem them will be just thai
much added to the money IN circulation
inst at the time it will be needed in bust
ness circles. Mr.. Foster said that the re-
port of disagreement between himself
and Senator 81, in regard TO these
bonds was an entire fabrication without
the slightest foundations
Postmaster General Wanamaker, is away
on his vacation, but he is still devoting
considerable thought to improving the
postal service, and has just directed that
a reform be made in the delivery Of letters
having special delivery stamps on them
In future when letter Is taken TO the
address given and the party is found to
be out a printed notification similar to
those used by telegraph messengers will be
left. Heretofore it has been customary to
take tho letter back to the office, where it
was sent out by the regular carrier on his
next trip.
Senator Plumb with his hard horse
sense-way of looking at things always has
views worth listening to. For instance,
he says it is entirely too soon to begin
discussing national politics. That the
proper time to begin will be when the
next Congress has shown its Intention
Of the reported aspirations of ex-Con-
gresham Kelley to succeed him in the
Senate he said "This IS a free country
anybody can aspire to any office" II
was apparent, however, that the Senator
was in no ways alarmed on account OF
Mr.. Kelley's aspirations. Mr.. Plumb says
that il his opinion not a single Southern
State will drop out of the Democratic
column in 1892 and that he has no doubt
of the electoral vote of Kansas being
cast for the Republican ticket as usual
Speaking of the probable Democratic
candidate for the Presidency: II will not
attempt to prophecy further than to say
that Campbell will not be the man, fol
Mckinley Is going to be the next Cover
nor of Ohio, and that will eliminate
Campbell as a Presidential factor.
Great preparations are being made fol
the Democratic circus which is to take
the road from this city early in September
and exhibit in a number of towns be-
tween here and the Pacific Coast during
the forty days season it is to be out. This
circus idea was brought to light at the
meeting of the Executive Committee Of
the national Association of Democratic
Clubs in New York last week; 1t is to be
under the management of that assocla-
ton and to travel on a special train. In
vitations have been extended to many
Democrats of prominence to join this rail-
road show, but so far only the following
are down among the certain attractions
Senator Kenna, Representative Bynum,
ex. Representative McAdoo, Chauncy F.
Black, President of the Club Association ;
Secretary Gardner, of the same organiza-
ton, who is the ostensible manager of the
Aggregation, and a number of smaller
fry always ready to join anything II
somebody else foots the bill. Speaking Of
bills, nobody seems to know who is to
pay these incurred by this party, al
though there is a strong suspicion that a
candidate for the Presidential nomination
who halls from State beginning with an
NJ and whose own name begins with 6,
could easily tell. if so disposed. Meetings
are to be specially arranged for the
speakers in this party along its proposed
route. 1t will be queer if this sort Of
business can gain any votes, either at q
nominating convention or at the polls.
The Secretary of the Maryland Farmers
Alliance denies most emphatically that
the recent State convention endorsed
Senator German, and intimates broadly
that the Maryland Alliance is in the
field for Germans scalp. "This may be
true of the leaders of the Alliance said a
Maryland Republican, "but many OF the
rank and file eyea of those who were
delegates of the convention, are under
Germans thumb, and when the time
comes to vote they Will support Cor
mans candidates for the legislature.
alliance or no Alliance" President
Polk of the Alliance says: "If the Mary
land Alliance is true to its principles, two
Alliance Senators will be elected from
that State and Arthur P. German will
not be one Of them"