The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER,

jor accompany him to the Pacific
coast, and although he has not yet
consented to go [ shall not be sur
prised if he does. The presen. re
lations between these two eminent
Republicans show the absurdity Of
the Democratic talk about their be-
ing rivals for the Republican Presi-
dental nomination next year Major
Mckinley was asked what he
thought the returns from the local
spring elections indicated, and he
replied: They indicate that the vo-
ters of the Republican party are rap
idly getting in line for the great
battle next year, and, mark my
words, that the Republican party
will elect the next President Of the
United States"
Secretary Rusk is the recipient of
many congratulations on his success
in getting Germany to resclnd its
prohibition of American meats and
meat products, and he is proud, as
he has a right to be, of what he has
accomplished, but he is still hard at
work, through the State department,
trying to convince the Government
of France that it will be wisdom for
it to follow the example set by Ger
many and open its markets to our
meats, and he believes that he will
eventually succeed.
Every Republican sincerely re-
grets that the state Of Senator Ed
munds' health has caused him to
tender his resignation to the Cover
nor Of his state, and not even the
belief that he will be succeeded by
SO able man and so good Repub-
lican as Secretary Proctor reConCiles
them to the loss of Mr.. Edmunds,
who had been a member Of the Sen
ate Is years on the 18th ct the pres
ent month. 1t is believed, although
neither of the gentlemen concerned
will talk about it, that It was to en-
able Secretary Proctor to close up
some matters in his department in
which he is greatly interested before
leaving the Cabinet in order to en-
ter the Senate, that Senator Ed
munds made his resignation to take
effect on the first of November next
Some people think that for either
Senator Edmunds or Secretary Proc
tor to confirm this would be to i'm
ply that an understanding had been
reached with the Governor of Yer
mont before it was known that there
would be a vacancy in the Senate.
The three days celebration of the
centennial of the United States Pat
ent system, began on Wednesday
with a public meeting presided over
by the President and addressed by
Secretary Noble, Commissioners Of
Patents Mitchell, Labor Commits
sioner Wright, Hon, Robert S. Tay-
Tor, Of Indiana, Justice Blatchford,
Of the U. S. Supreme Court and
Senator Plat, closed this afternoon
with a military review, participated
in by regular troops and militia.
The celebration has been a success,
the attendance Of strangers
has been much smaller than was ex-
pected by some of its over sanguine
projectors.
uC u uCSLlOh dtAASlS ADCL4IOGl dts 49,
did Governor-Senator Hill inten~
tionally throw tariff frebrand into
the speakership fight ? Intentional
" or not his recent letter announc-
ing that he had no sympathy with
free trade has created a stampede
among the supporters Of Mills, who
is an avowed free trader, and it now
looks as if there would be regular
monkey and parrot time in the
Fifty-second Congress on account of
this question having been precipi-
toted into the arena by Hill. Mr.
Cleveland is understood to be for
Mills and free trade.
The War department is still re-
Ceiving numerous numerous offers of
volunteers in case of war with Italy
but if these would be soldiers do not
!,