The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-17
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Mr. Wanamaker knows good deal NOR
Than he did, aud bis increase Of knowiedg
hasn't added any 70 lis opinion VI himseIi
lie has been humiliated by indIne ou
that lie was after all only clerk for Nj
Harrison. The 'ong delay In giving out
the list OF Sieam.hip companies which
have been selected under the mall snb,id,
law, passed by the billion dollar congress
! to carry our foreign mails, Il Al last ex-
planned. Some weeks ago Mr wanama.
ker stated that he had completed The Isl
and would IN few days make II public.
Mr. IIarrison al once sent for Mr. Wana-
maker and told him aot 10 make the LIST
public before bringing Il 10 him for re-
vision. fir w kicked, but he had 10 give
/ up The list, and Mf Harrison carried Il with
hlm when he went 10 the summer capital
AT Cape May Point. At the posioilice de-
partment they expect that Mr WAnama-
ker, who spent the Fourth and Sunday III
Cape May Point, Will bring the revised
list back tomorrow,an that Il sill al once
be made public.
II Is learned from q source that Is a,i-
ihentlc that no lines running out Of
southern por,s south Of Norfolk, except
Tampa, Fla, Galveston, Tex, and New
Orleans. viii get any OF the subsidy money,
which IL TO be put where II. will do the
most good to-the republican party.
And that isn't The only time that Mr.
Wsnamaker has been recently humilla.ed
BY the gentleman who ID now so industri-
ously At work 10 secure q denomination to
the presidency. The las. congress, among
lie other efforts 10 dlssipaie the treasury
surplus, created an entirely new Office,
hal Of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
erai, and the salary Tor the new officer be
came available on the first of the present
month. Mr. wanamaker supposed, of
eoarse, that he would be allowed - selert
the man TO Gil tl,e Office. but he was quick
~ undeeeived BY Mr. Harrison, who not
only selected the man. but also ordered
the + ~ G TO turn over to him as a part
of his du,ies the supervision Of the fourth
class postoficss.
This aecessitaied an entire reorganiza A.
ton ofthe entire Department. as the fourth
class poslnssters had been for years under
!, the direct control Of the first assistant.
Well, that reorganization Is now going on.
Maj. Ra,hbone. the new Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General, Is practical rolitl
elan OF the Ohio rchool. and what he
doesn't know about The methods used BY
the republicans during the last three ma
tionai campaigns woplC hardly be worth
knowing. lie is relied apon 10 swing the
the army uf pos;:nasiers Tito line for liar
rison. a.,d instead OF the notorious dis.
patch "iIow are Tic departments doings"
which Garfield, when a candidate, sent o
Brady, OF Star route fame, Mr Harrison
will be telegraphlng tG Rathbone; allow
are the pos,ofices dolngi" Meanwhile
Ar wanamaker Is, to use biz of slang.
not ''in a."
The pension Office is going TO be the
cause Of some yery lively times In the con.
gress. between the investigations that
are 10 be made into It's workings and the
renewal o! the FIGHT for Is transfer TO the
War department, which II now seems viii
certainly be made, aud there Is reason TO
believe tat The movement will be more
popular than ever before, and that Il win
so through.
The Washington people are as much
puzzled abort The real con di,lon OF Mr
Blaine's health as they can possibly be.
One telegram VIII cay that he Is perfectly
well and the next that he is dangerously
I'll; one person win inform you that he Is
In daily communication With his assistants
at the Department Of State, ard another
that he has had no communication with
that department since he left Washington.
You can take your choice, but Il would be
safe to charge nine-ten,hs the statements
exaggerating Mr. Blaine's physical and
mental condition TO anii-Blaine republi-
cans who fear that he may accept the
nomination of his party next year.
Nothing but goed news comes 10 the
headquarters of the National Association
of democratic clubs In this city. The as
ISOLATION now has branches In every state.
and the work OF Thoroughly organizing the
voters in each state Is going on, more en-
ergeticaliy In some states than In others,
but moving along everywhere.
The question of where will the next
national convention be heidi Is beginning
to be asked OF prominent members Of the
party who came here. Washington wants
1t, and as Il will shortly have grand hall
which win seat 7.coo people, it sees no
good reason why Il shouldn't have 1t.
Some imaginative newspaper writer sen,
out from here story that Mr Mills had
decided TO withdraw from the speaksrship
contest. Needless to say 1t was fake
without the slightest foundation. MI
Mills has never had an idea of Withdrawing
and as sure as the democratic caucus meets
his name will be presented to 1t and will
not be withdrawn until he or some ether
good democrat has been nominated