The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-06-12
Washington Letter.

WA.Hr~;rus. d. @. June g, 1891,
Another scandal has cast the shadow OF
i,s bt&ck wings over this immacuIate3y
cIean and honest administration, Russell
Harrison, not satisfied with travelling
moye than nine thousand Inales free,
With meals and refreshments inctuded,
on the Presidents Special, has been
writing letters to railroad msnagers IN
all sections of the country begging for
free passes for himself over their roads.
Bah II u almost AZ nause=ating spec-
tacle as that daily presented by the
Prince of Wales in a London court
room, where he appears as witness
against one of his friends charged with
cheating at cards. Since when has be-
ing the Presidents son given a man the
right ta ride free on railroads while or
dinary folks have 10 buy tickets In
furnishing the President with a royalty
equipped special train free, the railroads
of course had right TO expect i'll re-
turn official favors, but what can Rus
sell Harrison give them in return for
tickets furnished him2
1t Was positively stated last week 10y
the Attorney General that the judges OF
lilt lftN tptlll NoiNi Dt
this week, but as the week has nearly
gone without the announcement, il
looks as though there had been Il hitch
somewhere in the programme.
Secretary Gardner of the National As
sociation of Democratic Clubs, whose
word always goes here, where every
body knows him, SAYS there was not Il
particle of truth in the statement pub
hshed that the executive committee OF
which he Is "A member, had met in New
York last week for the purpose of boom
ing Senator German for the Presiden-
tial nomination. He SAYS: Il have no
recollection of that gentlenan's name
being called, and | know that there was
nothing said or done that could be CON
strued as intended to create a sentiment
III favor of Gorman or any other man
for the Presidency. Ii Is the object oi
the association of clubs TO work for the
men nominated by the party, not e
take any part in their nomination. Il
co-operates with the regular organiza
ton of the Democratic party in support
of Democratic measures. Ii does no
prescribe platforms, but ratifies them; il
does not nominate candidates, but sup
ports them. Its national convention:
are, in virtue of its constitution, held af
ter, not before, nominating conventions
and the attempt 10 make il appear tha
this little business meeting was in the
nature of a German boom Is unjIIS
and without good reason
Representative Wise, of Virginia, l.
the latest Southern Democrat to declar,
in favor of the wisdom of selecting
Western man for Speaker of the House
He says, however. that he ism I commit
ted to anybody and that he will not b,
until he has had an opportunity to con
suit his colleagues. He favors CLEVELAND
! for President, although strongly op
! posed to his silver views.
Representative McCreary of Kentucky
spent several days here this week. III,
is close political student, and seldom
makes a mistake in his predictions
He thinks 1t Will not be very long be
fore United States Senators and tn,
President and Vice-President will b,
elected by direct vote of the people, and
he is in favor of both changes Gov
McCreary SAYS ne feels certain that i
Mr.. Cleveland has the slightest doubt o.
his ability to carry New York he vii
1 llOt Dt Il Cantlttdtt next year
Commissioner Raum has been abSen
from his Office all this week, and it ap
pears to be generally understood that Ia,
! is away arranging his private busines
for the purpose of having something t.
| do when he retires from the Pension of
! flee, as it is thought he will certainly d,
! at or before the close of the present lis
cal year
Representative Bynum is here gather
ing facts for an article he proposes writ
| ing for one of the reviews, showing tha
the much-talked about reciprocity agree
ment with Brazil is exactly the reverse o
| beneficial to the United States
The Committee of artists appointed I,
examine the designs and models sub
mitted to the Director of the Mint, fo
| our metal currency, threw them all on
about 300-because none of then
were any improvement on the presen
| designs of the coins.
Secretary Foster is in New York con
sulting his Wall street friends about tn
announcement he has made of the ex
tension of the anda-half-per cen
bonds which mature next September n
one or one-and-a-half-per cent interest
NJ.