The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-30
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

that MI. blalue iAiSao
making w4r upon Mr.. Harrison
candidacy. They hare come 10 the
conclusion that there is no o;her wa
OF silencing the masked batteries oil
the Harrison forces which have been
yersistently shelliBg Blaine at eve-y
Opportunity. 4 republican whose
relations to the republican machine
are intimate and Influential said 70
republican friend here: "Blsine
dosen't want the nomination, and be
is perfectly willing that Harrison
shall have il: but his friends are not.
They have received but little recog
milton from Harrison, and that little
under protest, during his first al
ninistratioD, and they know thai
they may expect less shoald he be
again elected therefore they propose
taking the matter in their own hands
by seeing that Blaine is nominated,
eEen if 1t is against his wishes"
This movement is the direct cut
come Of the belief that there has
been systematic effort on Tie part
of Mr.. Harrison's immediate family
and close trends, first to belittle the
work which Mr.. Blaine has done as
Secretary Of State. and later 10 drive
him out Of public life by mlsrepve-
sentiog the state of his health, and
it is diff :ult to find an intelligent
man in Washington. no matter what
his political opinion may be, who
does not believe that such an effort
has been made, and not few Of them
believe that Mr.. Harrison was fully
,niz mt Of what was being done,
Notwithstanding his profession ol
the most cordial friendship for Mr.
Blaine.
Treasury department officials seem
to have no difficulty in interpreting
the law just as the leaders of the re-
publican party wish it interpreted
A case in point is the decision Of the
missioners Of Immigration that
skilled tin-plate workers may be-
brought to the country under cor
tract without violating the law. Sucf
a decision was necessary in order te
bolster up the manufacture Of til
plate, which has grown so rapidly, or
paper, since the Mckinley bill he
came law, and it was promptly
given, on the ground, to quote TIA
official language of the Commission
err, that 'Ethe law plainly intended
that skilled l.bor may be impottec
into the United States to do Tx
work Of an industry not yet estaS
lished, provided skilled workmcn il
that industry cannot be found among
our own people," If that be tht
proper construction of the alier
contract law 1t is now in order fol
Chicago merchant to enquire Why h
was compelled to send the tw,
Japanese jinritska men back Il
Japan. That would certainly have
been a new industry.
The continued absence Of Com
missioner Raum from his post 0
duty is exciting much unfay orahl,
comment. Up to July /, he ha(
been away from his office 240 days
and on the 8 OF the month be wen
away and has cot yet returned. Al
this time he Is supposed to be devot
ing to his private business while be
draws a salary of Sc 000 a year Il
| devote his time to the business O
the Pension bureau but it may bs
set down as certain that his superio
officers believe that be Is also dom:
some work for Mr.. Harrison among
the old soldiers or he would not b,
allowed to spend so mach time away
from his office.
A number of republicans of prom
inence have been here trying to per
suade Indian Commissioner Morgan
to reverse his recently announce
antiCatholic policy in running ,h'
Indian schools; they told him tha'
his action would cost the republican
party thousands Of Catholic votes
and that it was not Justified by I'll,
facts, which show that much geot
has been done in the Iudian country
by Catholic priests aDd s-hools, bu1
be continues obstinate, and has in
timated that his course is fully ap
proved of by the administration.
According to story told here 6
committee of prominent republicans
Of Philadelphia went to Cape May
Point few days ago for the purpose
of sugge sting to Mr.. HARRISON The
ACCESSIBILITY Of his getting rid OF Mr.
Wanamaker, let because they be
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