Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-12
w AShINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent. }
Washington, Nov. 6, 1891

said a gentleman who has talked
with both since the elections, "are
particularly gratifieG by the result in
Ohio. They have many reasons for
being pleased at the result in that
State, Notwithstanding the concerted
efforts of a band of able liars to make
| it appear otherwise. First and
foremost is the fact that Maj. McKin-
ley made his fight upon precisely the
issues that the republican national
campaign OF next year will be fought
On-Protection to American industri-
es and an honest and stable currency.
A defeat for Mckinley would thus
have been Il defeat for the national
administration, and yet some dem
ocrats had the foolhar,liness to say
/ that the administration would re-
joice at Mckinley s defeat. Maj. Nc
! Kinley knows that he received no
more sincere congratulations than
those sent by members of the present
administration and that he has no
stauncher friends anywhere.
1t is difficult to see how the demo-
Gratis can extract any encourage
ment for next year out of the election
returns, as the local questions and
the personal popularity OF the CUB
ernatorial candidates, which enable
them to elect the governors OF Iowa
T1,, rs, JrfA
in Il national contest, Their great
est victory was the ell seton of Flower
in New York, and that too, was effec-
ted by local question ii the infOrma-
ton we have is correct. But for the
sake OF argument let us grant that it
is not. In any event it signifies aOth-
ing New York has elected more demo-
cratic go revnors thai republicans d IL
lg the past twenty years, SO that it
NV no means follows that because it
went democratic this year it Will
elect the demo>ra tic electorol tlckc
next year. Mr.. Harrison expressed
the oppillion. which is sharcd by most
observanl republicans hereabouts.
that had the fight in New York been
conducted upon national issues, as it
was in Ohio, the State would have
gone republican.
About the only thing settled by
the State elections is that the Far
mer's Alliance will amount to moth
ing in the Presto entail campaign.
The whole strength OF the nationa
OrgaizatiOl was centered in OHIO to
prevent the election OF II republican
legislature in that State, and what
did it amount to? Absolutely moth
ing, President, Polk. of the National
Alliance, says now that the Alliance
made no campaign in Ohio, but he
wast't talking that way ten days ago
when he was jubilantly proclaiming
that the Alliance certainly had John
Sherman beat. Had the result been
different NJ. Polk would not have
been slow to claim the credit for the
Alliance.
Secretary EOstcrhas returned from
Ohio. and he is naturally proud that
the result has proven to be SO near
what he predicted weeks ago that it
would be. He says that the republi-
cans Of Ohio were thoroughly aroused
~ I'd determined to win from thestalt,
and that the result was never for Il
single mo ment in doubt.
Secretary Rusk thinks that the re
publicans OF Massachusetts have
proven themselves ungrateful-of
course he refers only to those menu
bp1s of taht party thatvotea for Rus
SELL, and that he is in favor OF res
torng the duty upon hides, which
was at the last minute taken OFF
when the Mckinley bill wasbefore
Congress, as Il concession TO the
Massachusetts manufacturers. lie
saws that il they have got to kick
he wants to give them something
tangible to kick about.
Acknowledgement Miller is not salts
fed with the decision OF the y. ). Dis
ious Itate case-the Court held that
the shipping Of arms on the ltate was
a perfectly proper commercial trans
action. and that the United States
had no right to interfere. and has
direct that an appeal be taken to the
Supreme Court. Thecasc isan impor-
/ tant one because it's final decision will
govern this Government in ailsimilar
transactions in the future.
/ At the request of Secretary Blaine
4 the Treasury department has tex :
g,.siphed the Collector Of Customs ut
/ New Oreleans t1elteld the usca Gus
toms courtesies TO AIRS. NaAtS IS
anil familv CT Senor iNeal 8,cdre a,ssf4
the Ghiian minister, anu sise li'cs en-
try and prompt delivers g tseii..,''
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