Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
a. .uist sponden,, Of ~, -isndard
MA-iitNrTuN. Apul lO. 1871


WhI'h l',r- hi- NAME VI Mrkinl,,
~h" know that ',irtaltN. even %
'h' rmIlri hiud rf"rr."l l., Nr
Hhtn'. would cNruiunll, r-ult lu th'
death oi thr au,tfin,"l . high protect
+ ~" tauii T., cnu.inr u. nh-utdllics l.
-hu' even more -pictuu-lt thar
th'N u" Di the pt'-'ni time. hh- l'"I
W"fAinr un Mf llrfi-,n luf quite
Mil" 60 convince htm that hr mus
stop VI liuur. ,,'u II u W'- u,c'-
say tu force lnm uut ui the cilln, {
/ Nothing would h,,r suited Mr ilnttl
/ son hcit'r. itut IL, Wn- AFRAID ui Blame
aud having uhtaiurd hl- promise {,
stand ~ nni l,t mm get rcnuminatcd
II lee could hr dl not ctfr a. anger
hlni. bat th, indications nov are that
VI, kinl,y has full, succeeded. iur u,
cabinet officer ever got more direct
-nulliug from the President than Mr
llltlno ,lid When Mr. Harrison po.i,i,r
!, tptb,d his receiving any proposition.
iniotmall, ur otherwise from the can
adian Cummis.inn.rs Who had been lu
,ito'l here hy Nj lllninc
II would not have injured Mr. Harm
son ~ th" slightest ur have hclpcd
Canadian re,prRity lor Mr. BLAINE "a
have kept hi engagement with ia,
Canadians aud icard their informal
propositions. but Mr.. Harrison wns dc
tctmtn.d Ia snuh the Chuhditns ~.
well ~ Nj blaine, aud IN spite "f th,
diplomatic smiles with which the Can
adinus received Mr. nlninc'~ little fb
manufactured lur the occn-lon. about
the lrc-idcnt Wishing tu hc present
when their proposition WIS submitted
they know that reciprocity with us wa
~ deal ~ ,l,uf nail ns lnrfe ~ Mr.
Harrison - President. und that they
would never hc sent for to submit their
propositions To- him
Ne who thinks that Mr.. blaine wIl
tamcly submit ,o being insultcd doe,
not know the man. One uf his clos,
personal friends sa,d Ia me "Owin,
tn the incomplctcd condition of a mum
Ter oi most important diplomatic ne
gOtintiUus Mr. Blnine'- hands are fo
the present tied. hut when he get
things In such shape that hc can leave
them without cudangcring his owl
reputation, woe bc unto benjamin liar
riror. IL he shall not before then hay,
made his peace. nnd II Bill Mckinlr,
isn't careful he will discover that Mr.
Blaine wields con siderable influence il
Ohio
In rcsigning from the Senate Mr.
Edmunds did not forget his lilclon,
thrifty habits. He makes il take ciIcc
next November. which gives him ~
opportunity To- continue drawing III,
salary during the recess, without doin,
any work. There is no doubt her,
that the whole thing is cut and dric,
and that the Goyernor of Vernon
will, just before Congress meets. ap
point Secretary Proctor Ia ill Mr.. I'd
munds unexpired term in the Senate
Secretary Foster has selected cx X y
rcsentative Crounse. Of Nebraska, Ia l.,
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
and he is now wrestling with the friend
Of several candidates Ia determine VIII,
shall be Supervising Architect Of th'
Treasury in place of Mr.. windrim, wh'
resigned to accept II better place IL
Philadelphia. Added To this task i
the arduous duty Mr.. Foster has takeI
upon himself Of compelling the Rcpub
lican machine in New York. through
the Federal Offices, To favor Harrison
for r. nomination.
Inventors big and little, rich ant
poor, have been our honored guests fo
three days while the one hundredtl
anniversary of the United States Pa
tent system il being celebrated. Ther'
have been meetings addressed by emf
ncnt gentlemen. banquets have bcer
eaten. Mount Vernon has lcen yisite,
and after seeing military review thi'
afternoon our visitors will return I,
their usual avocaiions.
Col. l.. L. Polk, president Of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union, made speech here las
night at u public meeting held 10y th'
local Citizens Alliance that is said Il
have been one oi the strongest prescnta
,ions oi Alliance principles ever mad
here.
There il nothing bashiul about See
retarv Rusk. who has coolly appropri
atcd Ia himself all the credit for get
ting the German embargo on American
meat removed. or rather the promis
that il will bc soon removed.
The trial Of G. 4. kincaid for th
murder of ex.Representativc Tanlbe
rr.ultcd In II verdict Of mot guilty.
ptM.
| PRor. A. &. Totten, of Yale
speaking Of the publication oi ms r.
cent mathematical calculation, iat'i.
.,id. "Somc papers have puhllshe