Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-11-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the HERALD

written ana compiled for the HERALD ]
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 9.-The
President is now devOting every spare
moment of his time to work upon his
annual message to Congress, much of
which he has already roughly prepared.
The financial part of the message, which
Will be largely based upon the an
nual report of the Seer, tary Of the
reasury, upon which Seer, tary Fos-
ter is now hard at work, will prob
ably be the last that will be finished.
1t may be mentioned, upon good author
ity, that the portion of the message treat
ing of the several foreign complications
which have recently occurred will fairly
bristle with Americanism of the stalwart
sort, the sort which is calculated to make
Americans residing or travelling abroad
proud of the flag which protects them
wherever they 60, and which has gained
for that flag greater respect among the
strong nations of the world than 1t has
ever before enjoyed.
Now that the smoke has entirely cleared
away from the recent State elections and
a calm observation of the causes which
brought about certain effects may be
taken, no member of the national adj
ministration sees anything to darken the
bright prospect of Republican success
next year. They all recognize that in the
one State-Ohio--w the fight was
squarely made upon the issue that the
national campaign is to be fought upon
protection and honest money--there is
a magnificent republican victory, and in
that victory they see the forerunner of
another and greater victory next year.
The election of Mai. Mckinley, although
fully expected from the start, gives the
greatest satisfaction in Washington, where
the sterling honesty and integrity of the
man have made him as wide circle of
personal friends and well wishers as any
man in public life has. He is one of the
few men who never get the "big head"
This week the date for holding the
G. A. X. National encampment next year
will be determined upon. AT first it was
thought that it would be in October,
but so many have objected to that month
that it is now thought probable that
September will be selected. TIE chico
ton to OctGber~iS It's cool nights, which
It is feared might have bad effect uDon
the several thousand veterans that will be
provided with free quarters in tents dur
ing the encampment.
Senator Plumb is In Washington receive
ing the congratulations of his friends on
the result of the Kansas campaign in
which be took leading part. He says
that the result shows that the Kansas
farmers will not be led by the nose by
ignorant demagogues whose only aim In
life is to feather their own nests; they
have way of doing their own thinking,
which in the end brings them in the near
neghborbood of what is right and proper.
1t is gerally supposed that the men who
are fighting to make Mills Speaker OF the
House are also working to make Cleve-
land the nominee of his party next year,
but it is not true of all of them, for one of
the ablest and shrewdest OF the men en-
gagged in the management of the Mills
campaign said on the subject "No sir
the election of Mills does not mean the
nomination of Cleveland. If it did l
should be working against instead OF Tor
Mills. You know that am very much
opposed to the election of Crisp as Speak
er, and yet, assure yon, that l would
thousand times rather see Crisp elected
Speaker than to see Cleveland nominated
for President"
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon, says he in
tends to reintroduce his joint resolution
for constitutional amendment providing
for election of L. S. Senators by direct
vote OF the people, just as soon as Con-
gress meets, and that he proposes, if pos
sible, to get vote on it during the ses-
sion.
One notable effect of the State election
returns is that the officials of the Nation
al Farmers Alliance who make this city
their headquarters have stopped "claim-
ing the EARTH" which they were dong
right along before the election. Now
they have nothing to say for publication
further than the alliance isn't in poll
ties this year any way In PLATA words
the trick By which it was hoped that
several of the North West States would
throw away their electoral votes while the
South would remain solidly Democratic
has been effectually shown up, aud will
cut no figure in the Presidential campaign.
As one Senator puts it: "If the Farmers
Alliance IN the South wants to organize
third party let them start the ball by cut
ting loose from the Democratic party IN
the several Southern States which they
now control"
Vice-P President Morton and his family
are now occupying their Washington
residence. Mr.. Norton is looking re-
markably well