The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-05-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20, 1891.
NJ uorr;so, ;sr;t i;r;na nm 70 tho rann+at;on
GIVEN hin, hv b;s son Rrssell,s nanar Tf he ia
tba bro;ns 90 vaIl oo tbe had Of the adm;nistra-
t;or wbv dossn,t he tale hold of the very i'm
portant Questions now in an unsettled condition
before the Department of State? Mr.. Blaine's
absence could not have better timed if it had
been previously arrauged--which it may have
been-to give Mr.. Harrison an opportunity to
show the country that Mr. Blaine has been Moth
inp mora than a cIerk IN him. Rut the gentle.
man from Indiana is too shrewd to give himself
awav. he fnds the matters nerta;nine to the
81. do,..,7,,avt. % ,,~ass;n, +ba+ he informed
M RIaina,s oss;stont wbo carr;ed a big bnndle
af naners 10 tbe white House. that he was so
busv that he wonId defer foreign matters for a
few days. In the meantime he is probably pray
;np that Mr.. Blaine would return before those
naners ara again brought to him.
IfMr blaine sbouId taks If into his head to go
.v.v On tbe ,;c I;st or to resign ent;reIv on the
eround of m health. if vould not take long for
.ho,. ,o,r ;r,ora,+ ~, +bot srb;ect IN d;scover
- - s,-,,;,hod ~. hro;n. CO.. tb;s odm;,;stro-
W Wv
NJ. u.,; f,.hor;r sohar,e th.+ for
,N,..s s.e.,,n e.s-.e- o,,,th;ng
pui9 n.a.s.S p.,L,;ooa 80, .-d that's
IN .ne nis'ory y, INC POI -
saying gooa oeai' ne wants " lnaAo '.n 20. u.
contracts Win iaVorl1e parties ior 'n1
ocean mails IN various uirec'iohs unuei 'no L"
subsidy acts OF the iast-Congress. vi course tna'
involves the ultimate expenditure OF many NIL
lions of dollars, while the appropriation maoe'
which was for only one year. was sz'ooOooo. Mr'
Harrison approves OF the scheme ana IN oruer
to give 1t better aspect tne questlon nas oeen
referred to the Attorney General for an OPINION
as 10 wnetner the postmaster oeherai nas i'so q.
right to make contracts to run ten years. VI
course he will decide tnat ne mas anu 'nen Tue
country Will nave the pleasure oA see,ne VIZ ~ y,
nifty millions OF It's money placeo wne1e II WI
help to renomlnate and re-eiect Mr. benJaniin ~
Harrison. Whatever otner people may tnlnA'
Mr.. harrison doesn tnlnk tna' ne mau1 d LIE .,
take IN putting Jonn Wana"aAer a' ING ne"U VI
the Postofice.
Another little scheme OF MI. :" ananaher
was the establishment OF a regular man service r
to Alaska and the aWaroing OF tne ocn'iaos -oA
carrying Ine mans 70 sne Noi'n Ian 80 - -
neFoiai oonp"ny' "Hose - ,,-ohohI1
tnere anyway anu 49, - &c A., r,o;, ~
"aAsS nino's NM cne 5;5,
anu -Ao-- 49, -. I.st 80 ond tbe
NAM .n' -. a.L;.s. --;tb - 20 tbo ovtont
aominlstiauon synnpa1n.Aes W. ',t..ot - ~
et an entireiy onno0e's"IS - Iu"4- .-
parry " paon ae n.;rota ras;danoe ono owe,
ed IN tne parior Vi
niHe .--' ae ,.a,,,os tho oonyorso+;on 1va.
pie'.o.e .e..; - +;n,as - he entirely lost 81 I
s's Wv IL. So. o.t;on of = bsrawitb
-. - ,, .s1,od = Sortborn senator
Olu so1 Ano"' ". ,',.- ~. =
tnat tne rioienoe' ouu'n c-. ". -
run up the name Oh "aue na"p'0n iO' NV
fresluen' uo..o--
"lsn we couio get nlin 'neie' Sa1O :" &c va
Democrat.
JOIN neartliy WIN you' saiu an Has
Representative, ana can 'eii Sou NJ" ~ '''-
be DONE.
How asked everyoouS Ia :. enuruS
WELL you see' ne repneu' tne l..nnt" ~
party mas tnree srea. pii1e' ~ "