The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-12-04
MasnInsIonE Letter.
FROM our regular correspondens.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. 90. 1891,

on by President Polk and MessTs. j. +.
Tillman and L. w. Ayers, of the National
Farmers Alliance; but in ten minutes from
the time those gentlemen entered the p0r-
talsof the White House there were I dozen
political stories concerning their visit fly
ing along newspaper row, none With a
frmer foundation than tie imsgi-
nation Of the ~relater. Your CORES
ponient saw the trio just after their inter
view with Mr.. Harrison aud in response to
questions vas sm~ilingly informed that they
had merely called as dutiful and patriotic
citizens to pay their respects to the Presi-
dent. There Is reason to believe, however,
that they took occasion while paying their
respects TO say something abou. the yacan-
eies on the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, aud the desirability Of the Alliance
having a representative thereon.
Although this is the laN week of the
Speakership campaign there is just as much
doubt as ever as to who is to be Speaker
Of the House. Each one of the FIVE active
eandidates-there are a number OF dark
horses-1in tell you that be is confident
of being tie man, and that confidence is
reiterated by each and every u Of the
friends of each candidate. Four Of them
are dead wrong in their calculations, and
may be all FIVE are, as it would create no
great surprise If. in case OF a protracted
fight in the caucus, all Of them were drop
ped and SOME man like Wilson, Of West
Virginia, nominated. Things are very
lively around the several headquarters;
members are coming in on every train and
it IS expected that they will all be here by
Wednesday. Then It will become largely
q question Of management. The Senators
are taking sides in the contest to q con-
siderable extent. and Crisp is credited With
having secured Germans active aid. II
this be true il adds largely to Crisp's
chances Of winning, as there is no man in
Congress who approaches German as a
manipulation Of men. Springer is apparent
II developing more strength than anybody
has given him credit for having; there is q
big delegation from Illinois here working
for him. Henry George is an interested
spectator Of the fight. aud while lie say. he
has no influence With any of the members
he Is nevertheless doing lots of talking for
Mills. Jerry Simpson is seen everywhere
and lie says that the Alliance men viii
vote for a candidate Of their OVID, but
some Of the Alliance members from the
South have already announced their ia-
teution Of going into the Democratic eau
Gus, aid it will not be surprising if they all
do 50. Candidates for minor House Off
ces are multiplying and it is noticeable
that many of them are ex members Of the
House. Somebody said once that an ex-
Congressman always became an Office
holder or alobbyisr, and be was pretty near
right. With few exceptions they become
one or tie other and IN some cases both.
The silver question is giving The Demo.
Gratis as much trouble IS the SpeaLership.
The free coinage Democrats, under the
Lead OF Bland, of silver dollar fame, are on
the rampage, and 1t is said that fearing
that they might get left in the nomination
Of Speaker they will introduce the resolu-
ton in the caucus before the balloting
commences pledging the House to pass a
free coinage bill. This the Eastern mem
befs Of tie party do not want done. If
such a resolution comes up in The caucus
it will certainly be carried by a decisive
majority. While there are lots OF Demo-
Gratis who are perfectly willing to have the
silver question left alone for awhile there
are few who will dare to vote against such
a resolution if it is brought up in caucus.
ItPresIdent Harrison signs the treaty
no9 in his possession and the Senate rati-
fies it, the United States will have abso-
lutte free trade with one country and that
country will have the same with US. The
country is Hawaii, which has had a rep
resentAtiVe here for some tlme engaged in
the negotiation of this treaty. Probably
this negotiation has been the foundation
upon which the numerous stories about the
annexation Of Hawaii have been built.
The ratification of this treaty would, as far
as commerce is concerned, put Hawaii on
precisely the same footing as any State
10 the Union.
President Harrison has about completed
his message TO Congress, being nov en-.
gagged in revising and polishing it up with
the able editorial assistance Of private
Secretary Halford, whose long experience
as a managing editor makes him a valuable
assistant. 1t has been some years since a
Presidents message was prematurely made
public, and, SO long as the present precau.
tons are continued, it is impossible to be
done without detection.
Rumors of a rumpus between Postmas.
ter General Wanamaker and Civil Service
Commissioner Roosevelt are plentiful, and
the reticence of all parties make. It look as
though there were something ia it.
WESTON.
The crop bulletin justissued by the State