Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-08-14

The platform and nominations
of the Ohio third party has created
very little interest here, and those
in position to know best say that
the third party has thrown away
the chance to cutany considerable
figure in the campaign.
Washington may now be consid
.red as n .ke field as the best
place for holding the next Repub-
lican National Convention. The
success In getting the q. A. r. en-
csmpment for % has whetted the
appetite OF the town, and mass
meeting Of it's prominent business
nlen is to be held for the purpose
Of preparing to make an organic,
ed effort to convince the National
committee that this is the place.
The enthusiastic reception given
the committee that presented
Washlngton's claim for the next
annual encampment of the q. A.
r. when it returned from its VIC
torious errsnd, Saturday night,
sugurs we'll for the reception that
will be given the veterans year
hence. Csnnons doomed, fireworks
illumed the sky and cheer after
cheer arose from the throats OF
thousands who crowded the
streets to welcome homs the men
Who had obtained for Washington
the proud privilege of entertain
ing the old soldiers to whose pro-
lection in the time of dire need it
owes It's very existence. During r
residence of many years at the
National capital your correspond
ent has never seen the interest
and actual enthusiasm SO general
over anything as il is over the en-
campment of the G. A. r.
The people generally seem to be
hurt by the reference to their dis
loyalty made by Washington S
opponents at Detroit. They are
not in any sense disloysl, although
of course, there are fewresidents
of Washington, who while living
at the expense OF the Government
nave no love for the old flag or q
blue uniform, but they are not
numerous enough 10 Justify charg-
ing the city with disloyalty. The
charge thst the Corcoran Art Gal
lery contains the portraits of Lee
and jackson in full uniform and
70 portrait OF Union general is
true, but the people of Wa shing-
ton are in no sense responsible ioe
il. The Corcoran Art Gallery was
erected by the late ". ". Corcor-
al who was notorious as q south
ern sympathizer during the late
war, and Is maintained by funds
donated by him and controlled by
q board of managers selected by
hin during his life, each member
of which was presumably III sym
psthy with his ideas. Although
open to the public free three days
IN each week, the Corcoran Art
Gallery is in 40 sense a public in-
stitution, and can In no way be
controlled by the citizens of
Washington 50 that it is manifest
ly unfair to hold Washington re-
spcnsible Tor the pictures exhibit
ed or not exhibited in this gal
tery.
More repairs are being pat on
the White House this summer
than in any one season, but each
year it would be thought that the
next session of Congress would
provide for q new residence for
the President and they would be
put Off. About $4,000 is to be
spent upon the residence portion
of the house and it is expected
that everything will be completed
by October ].
Gen. Raum has written letter
in reply to one received by Acting
Secretary Of the Treasury Nettle-
ton, and referred to him, complain
ing of delays in the pension office.
Gen Raum says there is no
ground for such complaint, and
cites the fact that for the fiscal
year just closed there were issued
l56, ,4S2 original certificates, which
exceeded by 80,S56 the largest
number ever issued in single fis-
cal year. and he quotes Gen Veazey
ex-commander-in-chief of the q.
A. L. ss saying that in his travels
among the old soldiers he has
found them well pleased with the
conduct of the Pension office