The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-30
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(FrOtB cur regular eorrespondent.j
WAsnlNaron. Oct. 10. Il

: WASHINGTON, Oct. ~, 1891.
The Harrison crowd have been shaken
up from center 10 circumference by Mr.
Blalne,s letter explaining his position In
relation 10 Tic Mckinley tariff bill. They
appear TO regard ihe letter rs Mr. Blaine's
pronunciainehio, issued to inform his
special friends aud followers that he is
stlil In the political ring. And II republi-
can opinion here Is fair reflection OF II
elsewhere, II locks very much like q
gigantic Blaine boom was about to be
launched on The country, and that Bfe'r
Harrison was about 10 be crowded out OF
the burrahi II such thing can be done. One
thing Is vefs certain, Mr. Blaine's letter,
which contains about nine parts endorse
NETT Of the Blaine reciprocity Idea 70 one
OF the Mckinley tariff act,is not the work
OF a sick man, but Of very shrewd vide
awake politician who Is more intent upon
pushing his own fortunes than upon help.
Ing Mckinley. The fact IA that Mr. Blaine
will never forgive Maj Mckinley for sAub-
bing him b. ignoring every suggestion he
made when the original Mckinley bill
was being constructed, and while he Ia too
strict party man 10 oppose M0Kinley's
elee'ion he would not grieve any to see
him defeated
The officials OF the state department are
apparently neverso happy aS when deeeiv.
Ing the public. After repeatedly denying
that our minister TO China, who by the
way happens to be good emocrat-Cen
DENY, OF Indiana, ,-hid been Instructed
10 join With the other powers In the recent
demand upon China for the protection OF
foreigners resident In that country, they
now acknowledge that such instructions
were sent to him some time sgo. There
may be times when these officials would
be justified In temporarily keeping knowi-
edge In their possession from the public,
but there Is never any time when mis-
statements by officials arc justi6able, ard
iess, of all are they jus,ifable In this case,
which may involve the country in war.
Civil service Commissioner Roosevelt is
again at his desk, and he iS apparently try
Ing to prevent the clerks In the govern
ment service from being bulldozed Into
giving up their money TO political collect
ora. He says he intends 10 haYe a bill In
iroduced In the next congress 10 make Il 4
crime 10 send circulars TO ofiee-holders
asking them to make political contribu-
lions Mr. Roosevelt. may be perfectly
honest. but nc should no, have prolonged
his vacation until The departments had
been worked" II he really wished to pu,
stop to this evil.
Mr. Harrison made an excellent shorx
speech on international arbitration 70 the
Methodist Ecemenieal conference Satar-
day. Secretary Noble and Foster also
made speeches.
Representatives Mills and Crisp, the
rivals for the speakership, spsnt several
days resting In Washington last week.
They both have gone 10 fill campaign en-
gagements, Mr. Mills to Massachusetts and
Mr Crisp to Ohio. The friends of both
of these gentlemen claim their man to be
in the lead In the speakership contest, al
though acknowledging tina, neither have
enough votes to nominate, and there Is
more bad feeling shown by some of theIr
followers than should exist In a iriendI,
campaign. II this Is no. eliminated, there
u probability that neither of them will
receive the nomination,
There Is rumor ;ha, Mr. Harrison Is
trying to make some sort of a combination
to secure the support Of Gen Russell A
Aiger, who Is now In Washington, 1t is
said, By request Of Mr Harrison. II seems
queer TO see 50 much trouble being taken
10 capture an empty honor
a special train carried large crowd of
Washington people 10 the funeral Of the
late Representative W II F Lee. which
took place Saturday afternoon at his late
residence, Ravenswortl, Virginia.
Rev James NJ Townsend, the Indiana
coiored clergyman who was in 1880 made
Recorder of the General Land Once, has
resigned, for the purpose OF returning to
Indiana. Il was at first rumored that the
colored preacher politician was going back
home to fight Harrison's denomination,
but the fact has now leaked that he goes
at the special request of Mr Harrison, to
see If he cannot q"ell the sn,i-H Harrison
feeling which has OF late shown itself to be
rather strong among the colored voters
OF that state. as it would seriously inter-
tere with the Harrison program to have
1t stated upon the floor of the republican
national convention that any considerable
body of voters In his own state were op-
posed to his nomination.