The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-05-15
Washington letter.

| W.s.sISorua ID. G. Nay S,lSa1.
Well, well. can il be that after sdl OF MIR.
| Blaine jingoisTn as TO our nights IN
Bering Sea that we are TO huInbty back
DOWN That's the talk here now. Ac-
cording 10 my information, Mr. Blaine,
has discovered that we have nothing TO
| arbitrlte and that Russia never set up
any such claims az be has done when
! she was the owner of Alaska, and does
not now recognize that the United States
has any such rights. AS the story goes.
ne soon as Mr.. Blaine saw that We had
not the slightest show under the pro
posed arbitration he began 10 search for
n hole TO crawl out of with as little lose
of dignity as possible. He began then
/ to lay wires for triple international
agreement between the United States,
Russia and England, for the prevention
of the indiscriminate killing of seals in
| Bering Sea, and now il is said, that
pending further negotiations no seals
are to be taken at ali this season. Off
cials at the State and Treasury depart
| ments refuse to either confirm or de-
ny this story.
\ whole week has gone by without
new and entirely different statement
from the preceding one of the condition
of the Treasury having been given out
| Last week there were three or four of
them. Mum is the word now, while
the Secretary and his expert account
ants are preparing the figures for the
presto-ve to-change statement, which if
1t meets with Mr.. Harrison's approval,
and of that there's little doubt, is to be
given to the public on the first of June.
4 = - T,rl
precedent by manipulating the trust
funds in the monthly statement of the
national debt in such a way as to show
a large available SURPLUS where practi-
| cally none exists.
The first mutteringS of storm in the
ranks of the Republican party are being
heard here. So far Mr.. Harrison has
| apparently had it all his own way in his
march towards a second nomination,
and none of his party have seen fit to
attempt to make any organized opposi-
| ton TO him, but squalls are ahead for
| him. This week Representative Far
quhar, of New York, has openly stated
here his belief that Harrison could not
possibly be elected, and an Indiana Re
publican of prominence has said that
Harrison could not carry that State.
Republican sentiment.
The Blaine men can not be kept down
mnch longer; they hate Harrison, and
every time that Russell Harrison's news
paper in its silly attempts to make glory
for Harrison casts a slur upon Blaine
that hatred is intensified. These men
would rather see a Democrat elected I
than have to stand Harrison for another I
nd na,l- tl,.
six months they will be shouting that |
sentiment from the house tops. Mr. |
Blaine may be perfectly willing that Mr.. |
Harrison should be renominated. al !
though have serious doubts of il, but |
his friends are not. They hope, of ,
course 10 nominate Blaine, whether he
consents or not, but they are determined, 1
as viii be seen before long, that in any
event Harrison shall not be the nom
lnee, If they can prevent il, and they
think they can. There's music
ahead as sure as you are born, and with
good management the Democrats can
march to victory keeping time with it.
II the opinion of leading members of
party as expressed here lately have any
influence with the Democratic eau
Gus of the House of Representatives the
next speaker of the House Will certainly
be n Southern man. These gentlemen !
have argued that the South is entitled
either TO the Speakership or to a place
on the national ticket, and that il would
be better politics to give it the Speaker
ship. If Southern man is to be
Speaker 1t will probably be either Re
preventative Crisp, of Georgia; Repre-
sentative McMillin, of Tennessee.
Either one OF them would suit me,
therefore | can speak of their chances
without prejudice. Mr. Mills was large
ly IN the lead a month before the ad-
journment of Con gress, but it now looks
as If Mr.. Crisp was ahead, and were il
not for the liquor dealers national or
ganization, which, it is stated here, will
bitterly fight him, / should select him
as the winner. Mr.. McMillin has sur
prised good many people by develop
ing more strength than he had been
credited with; but his only hope of win
ming Is in the event of a protracted
struggle between the two first named
which many shrewd obsery-
ers are now predicting as certain TO oc-
cur.
Government officials decline to ex-
press any opinion for publication on the
report of the New Orleans grand jury on
the lynching of the Italians, but private
ly the universal verdict is lust what
expected" and many people have re-
called the words of Edmund Burke "a
whole people cannot be indicted -
Senators Brice, Villas, Hill and Cor
don will all sit in the rear row of seats
on the Democratic side when the SEN
ate meets next December.
Venezuela has accepted the reciproci-
" proposition made to her by this Gov
ernment. NJ
Edis0n's next W Onder.