The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-23
wAsHisGT0s.
tFfom our regular s0respondent.j


WAsntsoToH, Oct. II, 1891.
Doss Mr. Blaine intend TO resume The
duties of secretary Of sthtc1 This Is .
question easier asked Than answered. II
my ybody 10 Warrington, ffom Mr. IIard-
son down, knows anything of The real in
teHtIoHs of ST. Blaine The kno sIedge Is 50
well lcps that il has not leaked cut, and Il
Is extremely improbable .hat any such
knowledge exists. Guesses have been
plenty, but facts have not been behind
them. First Mr. u aine was to return IN
| September, tben IA October. and now the
guehsers say that he will be here IN Nov
emher. A personal ifIerd of Mr. Blaire's
who Is MT In polites, said yesterday In a
guarded sort Of way which WIS taken to
impl, great deal: II have an idea that
after the state electi, ms are over MIR Blaine
rnay be decide to retire from the Cabinet
ard 90 to Southern California or Mexico
Tor The winter. "Ailhnugh this gentle
nan denied ieving any authority from Mr.
'i""'S W. hAfiNhetHB tASH NJ lufh u -
never the less believed by those who know
the relations between the two men that he |
would never have said such thing unless |
he knew that some such steps was at least |
contemplated. Mr. Harrison IL thought 10 |
be entirely in the dark as to Mr Blaine's
future movements. Indeed II Is stated here |
that he says that lie has had no direct |
communication iro:a Mr. Blaine for |
months. 1t IL truly an odd sort Of sit |
uaiion.
II promises we're cqaal to good deeds |
Secretary Foster would long ago have been
the possessor Of white robe and golden
harp. lie has always been good prom
iser; therefore II was not surprising that
lac .hould have agreed with the New York
merchants as 10 the existence Of evils In
the administration Of the business of the
New York Custom House. AMI promise 10
correct them all. This promise he relies
upon TO make some votes for Fassett, and
after the election he can keep II OF not jus,
~ he may feel disposed. Having done that
much for Fassett he Wilt now proceed TO
Ohio 20 see what promises will do there |
for Mckinley.
Representative Buniing, Of New YorA,
who Is president OF the New York State
Packers sssoelaiIon,Is 10 Washington. He
is engaged In gathering facts to be pre-
scnted 10 congress when the question Of |
repeating the present lin plate tariff comes
uP, as Il t. certain 10 do AIr Bunting says |
ne Intends TO expose the impos,urc prac-
tIeed upon MAJ. Mckinley ard Senator AL
iison. whom he beileves TO be honest men.
=, 'he members Of The forty firms, alleged |
70 compose the American Tin-Plaie ssso-
ela,lon. who told the members Of n. sen
ate and house committees that within one
year they woald be manufacturing all the |
tin plate consumed IN the United States.
lie believed these men 10 have been act
ua,ed solely by political motives. as not
ono of The firm las even attempted to iul-
All his promises. Mr. Bunting says lie
has dlree, information to the effect that
Maj. Mckinley Is deeply mortified because
the promises made 70 him by these men,
which he believed and acted upoG, have
not been kept; and nc 'hinks both AeKin-
ley aud Allison owe Il 10 the country to
help 10 undo the wrong which they were
persuaded by false promises 10 do.
Secretary Proctor Is again absent fIom
his department, but come TO think about
II, such common thing Is hardly worth
mentioning.
The administration Is castlng longing
eyes towards The Sandwich Islands, just as
John Bull has been doing sometime and 1t
is said here that Acting Rear Admiral
Brown, now In Chiiian waters, is under
orders to proceed, as soon rs he Is relieved,
to Honolulu 10 rsgo;Iate for The control of
The Island by the United States. Admiral
Brown has been selected for this task be-
cause OF hl' popularity with the Queen and
the people of the Hawaiian Islands. Iii
4 dangerous business, and may lead TO war
with England.
Although Mr Harrison has prblicly de-
ShhSa W NAosasS khC law o1 ofCCtluE tuat |
republican voters in the departments be al
lowed to 60 home to vote without having
the time lost deducted from their pay, II Is
privately understood tnat they may GO
In fact they must go, and that some way
will be found to prevent their pay being
docked
The Methodsts are having everything
their own way Ia Washington since last
Wednesday when their great Erumenical
Conference, with five hundred delegates,
representing every part of the civilized
world, met to consider matters pertaining
to their church. Socially, the doors of
good Washingtonians are open to the
visitors,and religiously the pulpits of most
of the churches, irrespe ctive of denomina.
tion. are open to them. At first 1t looked
as though the ever present "nigger'
problem would intrude Its ugly head and
make trouble because some of the Wash
ington hotel keepers refused to entertain |
negro preachers; bu, good sense prevailed |
the darkeys were comfortably qua,sered
elsewhere, and the matter was not allowed |
to come up In the conference, although |
some of the delegates were just boiling |