Milford chronicle., 1891-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Oct. I9. 1891

WASHINGTON Oct. 80 lS9l
The President has long ago convinced
Americans that he possessed the very rare
faculty Of being able to say the rign tnlhs
at the right time and in the right place % a
more marked extent than any public man
Of the time, and Saturday atternoon:ln I. s. len
minute speech, to the great Methodist ECU
meuical conference, on international arDi-
tratiou, he displayed this peculiar faculty TO
the great pleasure and edifcation OF the two
hundred distinguished foreign delegates at
tendaut upou the conference. These men
know what true oratoTy is, as nine-tenths OF
them are pulpit orators OF great iame III
their own countries, and this IS the opinion
of one ofthem-Rev. f. Lloyd-Jones-puD-
licly expressed "biy visit to America has
realized the consummatiou OF my highest
ideals in the presence and the magnificent
speech I should say that every rational
Eugiishman will return to England ieeIing
that a republic is the only true form OF gov
erufneut Never have heard man SO eX-
pressing the heart Of Christianity, aud II MS
position was simply the result OF the aeei-
dent of birth I would never haYe expected
such A adeliverance. The welcome he gave
Methodism at the White House would have
been impossible at Windsor. If you rolled
up all the Kings and Queens we ever had
from the days Of the conqueror doWr 20 the
Prince of Wales, you woulfrnes make SO hne
a man as President Harrison, nor could you
get out of the composite such an able and
Courageous speech as we heard to day.
Other delegates we're equally as warm IN
their praise.
Secretary Blaines strong and able letter
endorsing the Mckinley tariff act causes no
surprise among his friends here, who knew
that his much quoted "bushel Of wheat and
mound of pork" letter was written before tile
reciprocity amendment was adopted, indeed
il was written to secure the adoption OF that
amendment, which has already proved OF so
much benefit to the country.
Rev lanes NJ. Townsend, recorder OF TIE
General Land Office, has resigned HIS
resignation will take effect November !, and
Mr.. Townsend will return to Indiana, where
he will take charge of a large church. In
view Of the stories that have been told about
Mr, Townsend's intentions to stir up the
colored voters Of Indiana to oppose the ad-
ministratiou, the following statement made
/ BY him is interesting, as well as conclusive,
so far as his intentions are concerned Il
want to saw. in way that cannot be misun-
derstood, that my relations with the PTesi,
dent, with the Secretary Of the Interior, and
with all the other officers Of the department,
have been of the most pleasant character
/ want to further state that am a Harrison
man, and whenever the President needs my
services will be found at the front work
| ing for him Just as zealOusly as any man IN
Indiana or elsewhere. This is sufficient,
it seems to me. to refute the exaggerated
stories that have been set afoat."
No more useful government publication
has been issued lately than the little pam
phlet jus, gotten out by the treasury depart
ment, eutitl ed "a Brief History OF Coinage
Legislation in the United States. It should
be in the hands Of every man who wishes to
know exactly what coinage legislation has
been enacted from the FIRST law in 1892 down
TO the present coinage law passed by the
Fifty-6rst Congress. A written request to
the Secretary of the Treasury will secure
copy Of the pamphlet
The Postuaster-General expects to estab-
lish the free delivery service IN number
of small towns in various States within the
next ninety days.
Secretary Foster goes to Ohio this week to
remain until after the election.
Secretary Proctor is this week making
some of his final arrangements for retiring
from the war department on the Ist of No
vember, upon which day he becomes Sen
ator. II is not thought that his successor
will be announced until Congress meets, al
though he is believed to have been selected.
Assistant Secretary Grant will act as Secre-
tary until the new secretary qualities.
General Russell AlgeT is in town, and 1t
is thought that he came upon the Presidents
invitation to give his advice about the Sc
lection of General Raum's successor it being
generally believed that General Raum has
fully made up his mind to retire from the
Pension Office as soon as the President can
fnd a satisfactorys uccessor. This Of course
is not official, but it is believed here.