Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-05-14
Charleston. They raise sweet potatoes
here, but always tire Of them. Irish po-
tatoes are great rarity, to me. at any rate.
The sweet potatoes raised here are not as
nice in any way as those raised in New
Jersey.
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.

washington LetteI.
WAsHINGToN, May 4. 1891.
Mr.. Clarkson's idea Of establishing per
mancnt headquarters in Washington fo
the National Republican League and tn,
National committee in handsome build
ing to be erected and owned by the Nation
al League is very popular one with re
puhlirans here. The plan as given out b,
member of the National committee is tc
get one thousand men to subscribe $500
each for the purpose of purchasing site
and erecting building which shall be
equal to. If not superior to, the celebrated
Union League club house in New York
city. and which shall he the National head
| quarters of the republican party The
| idea is said to have originated with Mr. j.
| $ Clarkson, the new president of the
League, and John |. Davenport, Of New
| York. and both gentlemen have expressed
the opinion that the money can easily be
| raised, and the corner. stone of the new
building laid before the opening of the
! Presidential campaign next year As
Messrs. Clarkson and Davenport are known
as husters the new building is regarded as
| a certainty here.
The liquor dealers of the country propose
taking hand in the speakershp fight, and
as they furnish no considerable portion Of
the men who control and shape the policy
of the democratic party there is no dis
court on their influence in the democratic
caucus Of the House Of Representatives..
As told 10 me by democrat who knows
As much about the inside workings of the
the programme Of the liquor dealers
does not at this time inclndc the support
Ing of any one Of the candidates. although
he thinks 1t will before long. Their
present object is to knock out Representa-
tive Crisp Of Georgia, one of the most
prominent candidates, who j. part icularlv
obnoxious to them because Of hi- being a
prohi1iiionist. tuc picture that, to the
reputable citizens of the country. To have
the rum sellers debating to great ppliti-
cal party a. to who shall not be elected
Speaker of the House.
Three candidates for the Speakership-
Mes>rs. McMilln, OF Tennessee; Bvnum.
Of Indiana and Springer. OF Illiuois-are
at present In Washington ami each Of
them processes % belicyc that his chances
of election are good To disinterested
observers neither of them has more than
one chance in a hundred to win, their
present tactics being generally regarded as
only mauenyerS u secure good committee,
positions.
Mr.. Blaine must greatly enjoy the discom.
future of his democratic traducers Of late
They predicted all sorts Of mi-fortupes A.
certain 10 follow hi. conduct Of the Italian
negotiations, and they have been compelled
To acknowledge that his management of
the case has been mastery and that he has
greatly enhanced the standing OF the
United States among foreign nations they
predicted that failure was certain To follow
Mr. Biane's effort To negotiate trade recl-
proclty agreement with Spain to include
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copy Of that agreement, which only needs
the proclamation Of the President 10 be-
come the law of the land. This should
have been sufficient to have stopped the
grinding of the democratic prediction
machine, but it wasn't Now they are
telling the country what dreful results are
to follow Mr.. Blaine's action, or lack of
action. in the Behring Sea matter; but they
are not stampeding our able Secretary of
Italian government did. Mr.. Blaine know.
exactly what he j. doing, as well as what
he wants to do, and when it is done the
great non partisan public will approve. as
il has his every act since his acceptance Of
the State portfolio. If our democratic
friend, are smart they will take long
rest on the Blaine predictions.
Secretary Fosters free discussion of our
finances is commended on all sides although
the democrats are still industrlously try
ing TO make 1t appear that the United
States Treasury is bankrupt or soon will
be. Such talk is rot, pure and simple
There is no deficit in the Treasury. nor
will there be 50 long as it remains in re-
publican hands.
Ex-senator Blair is in town, but he will
not talk for publication about the Chinese
governments declining to receive him as
minister. 1t is believed that this rather
queer action Of the Chinese government is
the result of intrigues by Americans who
have schemes to work in China, and who
knew that Mr.. Bair's sterling honesty and
uprightness would make it impossible for
them 10 expect any assistance from him.
1t is thought that Mr.. Blair will be tender
ed another diplomatic appointment as soon
as the President returns.
General Nettieton. Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, has been studying the
| operation of the new immigration law in
! New York, and the result will be embodied
in circular which the Treasury depart
ment will shortly issue to superintendent
| of immigration throughout the country, as
to the strict enforcement of that law.