The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-11-11
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, Nov 6.-LSpecial. i
1.-THE president and Secretary Blaine"
said a gentleman who has talked with
both since the elections, "are particularly
gatifed by the result in Ohio. They have
many reasons for being pleased at the re-
suit in that state, Notwithstanding the con-
certed efforts of band Of able liars to
make 1t appear otherwise. First aud fore
most is the fact that Major Mckinley
made his fight upon precisely the issues
that the Republican national campaign OF
next year will be fought on-protection to
American industries and an honest and
stable currency. A defeat for Mckinley
would thus have been defeat for the
the national administration, and yet some
Democrats had the ioo.hardiness to say
that the administration would rejoice at
McKinley's defeat Major Mckinley
knows that he received no more sincere
congratulations than those sent by mem.
bers of the present administration and
that he has no stauncher friends any
where"
II is difficclt 10 see how the Democrats
can extract any encouragement for nex'
year out Of the election returns, as the 10
cal questions and the personal popularity
of the gubernatorial candidates, which en-
abled them to elect the governors OF lows
and Massachusetts, will cut no figure IL
the national contest. Their greatest victo
nv was the election Of Fower In New
York, and that, too, was effected by loca
questions IL the information we have herr
is correct. But for the sake Of argumen
let us grant that II was not In any even
II signifies nothing. New York has elect
ed more Democratic governors than Ike
publican during the last twenty years, s
that 1t by no means follows that because
went Democratic this year Il will elect tn
Democratic electoral ticket next yea
Mr.. Harrison expressed the opinion while
Is shared by most obseryant Republican
hereabouts, that had the fight In Ne
York been conducted upon national issue
as Il was IN Ohio, the state would ha'
gone Republican.
Attorney General Miller is not sa
isfied with the decision OF Il
United States district court
California in the notorious Itata cas-
The court held that the shipping OF arm
on the Itata was a perfectly proper cor
, mercial transaction and that the Unite
, States had no right 10 interfere. He b
: directed that an appeal be made TO u
) supreme court The case is an importa
} one. because its final decision will COVE
) this government In all similar transaction
In the future.
. At the request Of Secretary Blaine q
+ treasury department has telegraphed u
D collector Of customs at New Orleans to
tend the usual customs courtesies to Nj
Montt, wife and family Of Senior Dom Z
5 dro Montt, the Chilean minister, and
give free entry and prompt delivery
r their baggage and personal effects. Sen
Montt has gone to New Orleans to me
his family and bring them to Washingtc
which shows that he Is not apprehensi
\ Of hostilities between Chile and this cou
|, try, II is probable that his credentials
q minister will come on the same steam
with his family. The absence OF the
: credentials has prevented Senior Mo-
from being formally presented to
r president and officially recognized
n minister.