The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-08-21
FRIDAY, AUGUST ar, 1891.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, Aug. II, 1891.
The National Association of demo-
cratic clubs will launch decided poll
teal novelty on the eth of September.
when special car under the control
of that Association will start from
Washington on forty days missionary
tour. The car will go direct to Chica-
go and from there to St Paul and
Minneapolis, where special meetings
will be addressed by the speakers who
will compose the crew of missionaries;
from there it will go by easy stages
along the Northern Pacific railway,
stopping at all important points to
allow the educational work to be done.
The car will be due at Spokane Falls
on the 23rd of September, upon which
date convention of the democratic
clubs will be in session there, and a
grand reception will be held.
The journey will then be continued
around Puget Sound in Oregon:
thence through California, Utah and
Colorado, and returning to Iowa about
the time the State campaign has reach
ed its warmest period. There the
missionaries are to take off their coats
and take hand in re-electing Cover
nor Boies. The car will be in charge
of Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, Secretary
of the Association, and among those
who have already volunteered as work
ing missionaries are Senator Kenna,
Representative Bynum, ex-Represen-
tative McAdoo and Honorable
Chauncey f. Black president of the
Association. A number of prominent
democrats have the invitation under
consideration and if they can so ar
range their business affairs will also
become missionaries for the dissemina-
ton of sound democratic doctrine
Some Of them who cannot spare the
entire forty days may join the party
temporarily either coming or going or
both. Success to the idea and to the
missionaries.
Secretary Foster, who has returned
to Washington, is very much put out
because of the publication Of the fact
that the continuation Of the maturing
Al per cent bonds at per cent is
already particularly a failure. Less
than $2o,ooo,ooo Of the $5I, 900, 900
of these bonds outstanding when tine
offer was made have been presented
for continuance and only two weeks
remain in which they may be continu-
ed. What remains out after that time
must be redeemed and that is what is
worrying the astute Secretary of the
Treasury. If any large amount of
these bonds are TO be redeemed and it
seems certain now that there will be,
1t will be necessary to make consid-
cradle hole in the $Ioo, o,ooo,o 900 gold
reserve fund, and although Mr.. Foster
says that he will not hesitate to use
this fund if it becomes necessary, i, is
known that he would much prefer not
having to do so as he is we'll aware
that he has no legal right to pay ont
one dollar of that money
Representative Mills, who has been
doing little campaigning in Iowa, is
back in Washington hard at work on
his book on the tariff. Mr.. Mills says
he found the greatest enthusiasm exist
ing among the Iowa democrats and
from his own observations he is of the
opinion that Boies will be reelected
and that the entire ticket and legisla.
ture will also be carried by the demo-
Gratis. Mr.. Mills expects to make
Washington his headquarters until
October, when he is under engagement
to make a number Of speeches in the
OHIO campaign. He is a warm adj
mirer OF Governor Campbell and ex-
poets to see him defeat the high priest
OF protection; he is also confident that
the next Ohio legislature will certainly
be antl-republican, if it is not controll-
ed by democrats exclusively.
1t begins to look very much like Mr..
Harrison would have first class negro
revolt on his hands if he dares to send
white man to Hayti, as minister in
place of Fred Douglass whose forced
resignation has been accepted. Prom
inent negroes here say that they will
DO everything in their power to keep
the negro voters of Ohio at home on
election day if Mr.. Harrison does not
appoint negro to the vacancy or
promise to do so before the Ohio cleo
ton takes place. On the other hand
those who profess to be familiar
with Mr.. Blalne's intention say that he |
IS determined that white man shall
be sent to Hayti to assist in carrying
out his policy with regard to that
country.
President Polk of the National
Farmers Alliance is out in long in |
.erview claiming the earth SO to
peak, and taking special occasion to |
make attacks upon Senators, Vance,
Ransom, Gordon, Morgan, Pugh, |
German and stating positively that the !