The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1891-05-29

Pennsylvania politics as long as Col. Tom
Bayne, of Pittsburgh, has, would have
long ago learned this lesson; but he
hasn't. He was here this week and in
an interview he said of the coming cam
paign The country will have reasons
for feeling gratifed if the opposing tick
cts are headed, respectively, by Harrison
and Cleveland, because no matter which
was elected the victor would stand be-
tween the people of the United States
and that peculiar and unreasonable brand
of foolishness which is labeled "free coin
age of silver" Neither Harrison nor
Cleveland would permit free coinage
bill to become a law if by any means in
their power they could prevent it,"
A Senator who read these remarks
sharply said ais Tom Bayne the people
of the United States Why he talks like
lunatic. am satisfied that If it could
be possible for the people to vote upon
the question of the free coinage of silver,
without any distracting political ques-
tions being mixed up with it, more than
two thirds of them would vote in its IA
vor. 1t is the one.third which oppose it
who would be gratified to see the two
parties again led by Cleveland and Har-
rison."
A newspaper man with more magma
ton than good judgment started the sill
ly rumor that Mr.. Harrison snubbed SEN
ator Quay when that gentleman was here
last week. The cause of this conclusion
was that after sending for Senator Quay
to come here Mr.. Harrison found him
self so busy that he sent the Senator
note requesting that the interview be de-
ferred to more convenient time. Bless
your soul, Mr.. Harrison may not be in
love with Quay, the man, but he will
never think of snubbing Quay, the boss,
who controls the Pennsylvania delegation
to the Republican national convention.
Mr.. Harrison and all the members of
the cabinet, except Blaine and Noble,
who are away, seem to be as busy as
beavers, but it is probable that they are
only catching up with the routine work
that accumulated while the President
was away. At any rate if they are en-
gagged in any work of national importance
they are keeping it very quiet. 1t is
known that Mr.. Harrison is awaiting the
return of Mr.. Blaine before taking up
the important matters pending before
the State department. The new Peruvi-
IN minister is more than anxious to OF
tain the same trade reciprocity for his
that Brazil now enjoys with us,
but he has been informed that nothing
can be done until Mr.. Blaine returns.
Several times this week it was rumor-
ed that Mr.. Harrison had asked for the
resignation of Commissioner of Pensions
Raum, but he hasn't up to date, and
Gen. Raum, who claims that his son and
nlmSelI are TIC NiCIihs VA conspiracy
says that he does not intend resigning
unless asked to do so. 1t is believed here
that Mr.. Harrison would gladly accept
the resignation of Gen. Raum, but that
he, for some cause, dislikes to request it.
If the resignation under cloud of Gen.
Raum's son from the Pension bureau
shall succeed in breaking up the practice,
all too common in Washington, of Off
Gals appointing their sons, daughters and
in some instances their wives, to impor-
tant positions under them, it will prove
a blessing in disguise for the public ser
vice, as this practice has grown to be an
evil of mammoth proportions.