The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-10
Our WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. D. C, March 80, o.
A reciprocity treaty between this
country and Mexico Is now ID progress
Of negotiation. II i not likely, how
ever. that any definite results vii be
reached for some time 10 come. as
this government VIII delay IN the hope
that the present resenIful feeling IN
Mexico against the United States viii
cease IN course Of time The exist
ence Of this feeling has compelled
Secretary Blaine 10 be extremely deli
cate and diplomatic IN his 0verruraS.
and the task before him OF bringing
ne negotiations 10 4 successful con-
clusiUn vii be an arduOus one. The
Administration hopes. however. ID
see the reciprocity treaty with Mexi-
CO an accomplished fact before The
+th Of March. 1898 The demand for
IL comes not only from the grain pro
ducers OF The West. but from the
manufacturers Of the South and
Southwest In New Orleans especial
u there are large number Of manu-
faCTurers who can ship their goods
across 10 Vera Cruz If a reciDr0cirv
treaty Is arranged. The hope Of sue
cess depends. however. on The fact
that this new arrangement VII not
have 10 run The gauntlet Of Congress.
When an agreement has been reached
The proclamation Of the Presidents OF
both republics viii be the snIy steps
necessary for it ratification.
The cOlOred citizen Of the United
States must not Be IN too great a hEIr-
~ 10 enjoy al the privileges OF MS
or Be discouraged that he
does not 90 Immediately 70 Lhe 'front.'.
Editor Dana. VINO has been down
South. says that d the white man re-
IuIred ,. 900 years 70 reach his present
condition. the cIlUred man. starting
l25 years ago on his upward path. vii
require al least ,. 600 years % reach q
similar position We may therefore
expect a col0red Democratic President
OF The United States and cabinet 10
match in 1892 4. D.
The first post OF the q. 4 Is. was
organized al Decatur. H.. by DR.. 3.
+. Stephenson and Rev. ". J. RUI-
icSSes r1<pccSIxely Surgeon and Chap
lin N the fourteen Ch T-ITuUIS InfurII--
", while that regiment was IN active
service. These officers had during
The campaign Of 1854 talked Of an or
ganiZaIiOn Of soldiers 10 be formed
after their return 10 civil life. and the
Decatur meeting was the first Jangi-
Die result OF their planning. With
the close OF that day there were twelve
Grand Army men IN the world On
the evening Of Monday, ADriI 9. 1891.
by order OF CGmmander-in-chief Yea
". more than 1000 posts. with an az
gregaIe active membership OF nearly
800. 900. vii assemble 10 conduct ser
vices commemorative OF the birth OF
the Grand Army. JQsJ TWENTY-FIVE
years before. Al the fixed hour OF $50
on that evening there VIII be read in
every post the order OF the command
er-in-chief and his circular letter.
wherein he calls attention ID some Of
the salient points Ii the history Of the
order which ne deems II fitting 10 cal
10 remembrance at that time
Director OF the Mint Leech said to
day that after July next II was prob
able that no more silver dollars would
be coined. but silver certificates would
be printed instead. Congress had Civ
en- the Secretary Of the Treasury DOW
or 10 recon about $500 900 OF the
subsidiary coin now in the Treasury.
and that too would probably be done
as soon as possible after the beginning
Of the next fiscal year. This viii. in
effect, put just so much more money
in circulation. There are also about
?. SOC. 900 silver dollars in the Treasury
against which silver certificates can
be issued.