Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-22
WASHINGTON.


ocratic clubs will launch a decided
political novelty on the 10Th of Sep
TENDER, when special car under the
control of that Association will start
from Washington on forty days
missionary tour. The car will go
direct to Chicago and from there to
st. Paul and Minneapolis, where
special meetings will be addressed by
the speakers who will compose the
crew of missionaries from there it
will go by easy stages along the
Northern Pacific railway, stopping at
all important points to allow the ed
ucational work to be done. The car
will be due at Spokane Falls on the
29rd of September, upon which date
a convention Of the democratic clubs
will be in session there, and a grand
reception will be held.
The journey will then be contin-
ued around Puget Sound in Oregon
thence through California, Utah and
Colorado, and returning to Iowa
about the time the State campaign
has reached its warmest period.
There the missionaries are to take off
their coats and take a hand in re-
electing Governor Boies. The car
will be in charge Of Mr.. Lawrence
Gardner, Secretary of the Associa-
ton, and among those who have al
ready volunteered as working mis-
sionaries are Senator Kenna, Repre-
sentative Byrum, ex-Representative
McAdoo and Hon. Chauncey f.
Black, president of the Association.
A number of prominent democrats
have the invitation under considera-
ton, and if they can so arrange their
business affairs will also become mis-
sionaries for the dissemination of
sound democratic doctrine. Some of
them who cannot spare the entire
forty days may join the party tenn
porariIy either coming or going, OF
both. Success to the idea and to the
missionaries.
| Secretary Foster, who has returned
to Washington, is very much put out
because of the publication of the fact
that the continuation of the matur.
ing A per cent. bonds at . per cent
is already practically a failure. Les;
than 100000 Of the $51, 100000 O
these bonds outstanding when the
offer was made have been presented
for continuance and only two weeks
remain in which they may be con
tinued. What remains out after tina
time must be redeemed and that il
what is worrying the astute Secreta
ry of the Treasury. If any larg'
amount Of these bonds are to be re
deemed and it seems certain nov
that there will be, it will be necessa
ry to make considerable hole in tn,
800, 100000 gold reserve fund, ant
although Mr.. Foster says that he will
not hesitate to use this fund if it be
comes necessary, it is known that h.
would much prefer not having to d,
so, as he is well aware that he has NJ
legal right to pay out one dollar o
that money.
Representative Mills, who ha
been doing a little campaigning il
Iowa, is back in Washington hard a
work on his book on the tariff. MI
Mills says he found the greatest en-
thusiasm existing among the low
democrats, and from his own obser
vations he is Of the opinion tina
Boies will be reelected and that tn
entire ticket and legislature will ais
be carried by the democrats. MI
Mills expects. to make Washington
his headquarters until October, whel
he is under engagement to make
number of speeches in the Ohio cam
} paign. He is a warm admirer q
Governor Campbell and expects t
see him defeat the high priest of pro
lection; he is also confident that tn
next Ohio legislature will certainl
be anti-republican, if it is not con
trolled by democrats exclusively.
Itbegins to look very much like MI
Harrison would have first-class he
gro revolt on his hands if he dares
send white man to Hayti, as minis
ter in place of Fred Douglass, who's
forced resignation has been accepted
Prominent negroes here say tha
they will do everything in thei
power to keep the negro voters {
Ohio at home on election day if Nj
Harrison does not appoint negro t
the vacancy or promise to do so be
fore the Ohio election takes place