Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-02
Yours Respectfully,
A SOUTHERN RN-NoRTHERN Boy.


WASHINGTON, d. c., March %. 1891.
The President has not abandoned his
Pacific Coast trip, as was rumored sever
al days ago, but it Is among the probablli-
ties that he may be compelled, much
against his will, to Go so by the pressure
of important public business. For the
season, there is an unusual number of
questions requiring the personal attention
of the Executive The Behring Sea mat
ter heads the list of international business,
and as the sealing season is about TO open
and the negotiations between Mr. Blaine
and Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
minister, over the details of the proposed
arbitration are of a very delicate nature,
complications positively requiring the
Presidents presence in Washington may
arise at any time.
Among the important domestic ques-
tions to be determined by the the Presi-
dent are the organization and membership
of the Land Claims Court provided for BY
the late Congress. and the new United
States Circuit Court judges, whom Mr.
Harrison has about decided to appoint
before Congress meets again, in accord
ance with the recent opinion of Attorney
General Miller that he had legal right to
do so. These are the things that have
made it doubtful whether the President
can get away from Washington for quite
a while, but he is so anxious to make this
trip that he will certainly 90 if these
things can be put into a satisfactory con
dition before warm weather sets in. The
first intention was to have started about
April l. but that is now impossible, and
If he goes now it will not be until some
time in May.
No orders have yet been issued instruct
ing our ministers to France and Germany
to notify those governments that unless
they removed the prohibition they have
placed upon American meat and meat
products, we would retaliate by placing
like restriction upon something OF like
value now imported by US from their re-
spective countries, but the feasibility Of
some such action on the part of this
government has been several times dis
cussed by the cabinet, and Secretary Rusk
is known to be strongly in favor of it,
believing it to be not only justidable but
required as an act of justice to American
interests. This being the present status
OF the matter, it would not be surprising
if such orders should be issued at any
time.
Senator Sherman has for great many
years occupied an interesting position in
American politics, and never more so than
at the present time. Some months ago it
was stated that he would not be candi-
date for reelection to the Senate, a state
ment which he has neither denied nor
affirmed Now the news comes from Ohio
that ex-Gov. Foraker is to be a candidate
for the Senate. Ex-Congressman Thomp-
son, of Ohio, is now in Washington, and
he was asked who he thought would sue
ceed Senator Sherman. John Sherman"
he replied, "has very strong hold upon
the people of Ohio, because they believe
in his ability and integrity, and as long
as he desires to remain in the Senate he
will have no difficulty in being elected.
Mr.. Sherman never leaves his constituents
in doubt as to his wishes, and you may
be certain that his position will be fully
defined at the proper time. Will the re-
publican state convention adopt the Illinois
idea of recommending Senator? l
shouldn't be surprised if it did; the idea
is being agitated and it is popular. How
ever, that would make no difference In the
result"
Mischievous dame Rumor, after pro.
tracted rest has again begun the foolish
work Of predicting cabinet designations