The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-04-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 30. 1891

The President is not man easy [,
take otfense, nor is he given to implyin.
improper motives to men, who, for DO
iitieal reasons, make a practice of mis-
representing everything that he OF
any member of his administration does
but he is an ordinary human being, and
as such resents the outright manufacture
stories Tor the express purpose oil
making, or rather trying to make, mis-.
understanding between himself and other
Republican leaders. Therefore it is only
ia nral that he should be somewhat of.
tended at the publication of a news.
paper article intimating that he and
MAJOR Mckinley are rivals for the presi.
Dental nomination next year, and pur.
porting to state upon authority that
Major Mckinley was actively working
against the denomination of Mr.. Harri
son and for his own nomination, and
further, that Major Mckinley claimed
the nomination as right, because he
was the author of the tariff act passed
by the Fifty-frst Congress.
The story was bundle of mis.state.
ments from beginning to end, and the
object of its Democratic author is easily
discernable, as, 10 order to make it ap-
pear more plausible as emanating from
Republican source, it is based upon the
assumed certainty of the nomination and
election of Major Mckinley as governor
of Ohio this fall. That such will be the
case is the general belief and hope of all
Republicans hereabonts, but the object
OF the writer OF the story
was to prevent the very thing that he
assumed to be certain to occur. He
hoped to create dissention among the
Ohio Republicans by making it appear
that Major McKinleys election as COVER.
nor would be covertly opposed by the
President.
This Democratic would be mischief
maker well knew that Major Mckinley
was out of this city and that his story
would get well circulated before there
would be an opportunity TO deny it.
Now, as matter of fact, l happen to
know that the President is particularly
DESTROYS of seeing Major Mckinley nomi-
mated for governor of Ohio, and that he
proposes doing everything that he may
with propriety do to help elect the cham.
pion of protection after he is nominated,
and also know that Major Mckinley is
fully aware of these sentiments of Mr..
Harrison, and that he is equally as
friendly toward Mr.. Harrison. 1t ia
evident, however, that the Democrats
propose to keep up their old.time tactics
OF trying to make political capital for
their own party by attempting to create
dissention among the friends of the
prominent Republicans; therefore the
Republicans should be constantly on
their guard and place no credence in
stories of alleged quarrels or strained
relations" between eminent Republicans.
The Republican party, as represented in
Congress and the administration, is to.
day clearer of factions than it has been
at any time for fifteen years past.
Secretary Foster has exploded another
Democratic "Roorback. 1t was stated
that the Treasury department was
greatly embarrassed to know where the
money was TO come from to redeem the
$50, 100000 of a per cent bonds that
will mature next September. This
statement caused the new secretary to
smile when his attention was called to it.
The holders # the bonds need not wait
until next September, as the Treasury
department il ready to redeem them as
fast as presented, paying tue fall iat,r, st
to date of maturity That's how EN-.
barrased it is. The embarrassment is all
in the minds of the Democratic news
paper writers, who are compelled to fur.
nish sensational political matter at all
times, even if it has to be entirely manu-.
featured, as this was.
The return of the special train which
carried the remains of the late Senator
Hearst and the accompanying Congress.
sional committee to San Francisco, has
been the signal for revival of all the
gossip of several years past regarding ex.
travagant Congressional funerals. There
Is no doubt that these funerals have cost
more than they should have cost, nor is
there any doubt that reform is needed.
but the man who can believe that thew
have been the pleasure junkets that
some imaginative writers have described
must rate the Congressman who have at.
tended them as grade lower than
brutes, and !, being reasonably familiar
with the characters of the Senators and
Representatives, cannot do it.
lhere was rumor here day or two
ago that the Canadian government,
under instructions from Great Britain.
had requested Attorney. General Miller
to agree to the withdrawal of Sayward
case (Behring Seal from the cognizance
of the Supreme court, in view of the ne.
gotiation for arbitration; but it is denied
at the department of justice. 1t has
not been fully decided what country
will act as the arbitrator, but it is be.
lieved that Switzerland will be chosen.
The Presidents annual proclamation Of
warning to illegal sealers may contain
a surprise for some people.
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