Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE TINES CORRESPONDENT RE-
VIEWS NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


VIEWS NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The President Ready to Make Important
Northumberland Ransom says
there is no Third Party in North Carolina
THE New York sun says Mills has
HOisted the Flag of Defeat Pointers.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. Is, 1891 -
PosJmaster-G General Wanamaker, ever
alive to Increasing the efficiency of the
postal service, had the division superin-
tendents of the railway mail service of
the entire country here this week, in or
der that they might confer and give each
other the benefit of their individual eX-
perience in improving the service. The
improvement of the mail service has
been continuous from the time it came
back into the hands of the Republicans,
somewhat crippled on account of the in
efficiency of large number OF the
employees appointed by the Cleveland
administration, but the improvement
during the fiscal year ending June 30
last, as shown by the official reports,
was something marvellous, and reflects
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with the service in any capacity. The
railway mail clerks distributed $780,
100000 pieces of mail matter, which was
100000, 900 more pieces than were dis
tributed the previous year, and only one
error to each 1893 pieces handled was
made, against one error for each 2799
pieces the previous year, and the num-
Der of complaints have been fewer than
ever before, while the complimentary
letters from business houses have never
been so numerous. The superintendent
say that the present fiscal year awill
show marked Improvement upon the
last, good as it was.
A grand meeting of Republicans was
held at the new Music hall in New York
on Tuesday afternoon, at which Mr..
Fassett, the Republican candidate for
governor, made one of his great aggres-
sive speeches. Fassett has the faculty
of saying sharp things in pleasant way,
but the pleasantness of his manner does
not interfere with the fact that he gener-
ally skins his opponent very cleverly.
An able letter was read from Hon. An
drew ID. White, who was spoken of for
the nomination for governor: Speaking
of the candidate, Fassett, Mr.. White
said: Z" Dung, vigorous, determined, he
will, in his own words, dare to lead
where the Republican party dares to
follow, and with him for leader we
have every reason to expect victory"
Several other speeches were made, one
by Mr.. Vrooman, the candidate for Lieu
tenant-governor; one by State Senator
George B. Sloan; another by State Sena-
tor Charles Il. Sexton, and still another
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crat. but now in full accord with the
Republican party.
Secretary Foster will go to Ohio
about the first of October for the pur
pose of taking the stump for Mckinley.
His speeches will, in main, be upon
financial topics, although he will not
slight state affairs, upon which few men
in Ohio are so well posted. The secre-
tary takes special pleasure in recalling
the doleful predictions which the Demo-
Gratis have made of the coming crash in
the treasury ever since he became its
head. and of the ease with which the
treasury has passed every predicted
crisis, not only without default or de-
felt, but with cash to spare. All these
things he will tell the Ohio voters in
his own inimitabe style. He will also
that the present Democratic predictions
of future bankruptcy are as wild and
baseless as were all of those which have
gone before.
The president has, it is understood
here, decided that NJ NJ. Estee, of Cali
fornia, shall enter his cabinet when the
reorganization made necessary by the
retirement of Secretary Proctor and the
expected retirement of Attorney General
Miller. takes place. 1t is as yet uncer-
tain whether Mr.. Estee will become At
torney-General or secretary of the inte-
rior, as secretary Noble will probably
be given the privilege of exchanging his
present portfolio for that of Attorney
General if he wishes to do so. and it is
believed that he does. Mr.. Estee would
probably have gone into the cabinet
when it was first organized, but he de-
clined serving in any place except that
of Attorney General or secretary of the
interior, and both of these places had
been rendered to and accepted by the
present incumbents before the president
was made acquainted with Mr.. Estee's
wishes.
Republicans who have allowed them
selves to be led astray by the idea that
southern Democrats who have joined the
Farmers Alliance would combine with
them in forming national third party
the principal object of which would be
to right the real and fancied wrongs OF
the agricultural and laboring classes,
may find food for thought in the follow
ing positive language used by Senator
Ransom of North Carolina, a state in
which Col. Polk, president of the nation.
al Farmers Alliance says the Alliance is
ready to 60 into the third party move.
ment. Senator Ransom says: "There is
no third party in North Carolina, and
there will not be. The Alliance, with
the exception of few demagogues in.
tent only upon improving their own per-
sonal fortunes, is solidly Democratic
and will remain so.''
The New York Sun says that Mr.
Mills, in his opening speech in Ohio, has
hoisted the flag of defeat. The Sun does
not like Mr.. Mills nor his policies, and
believes that every time he opens his
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