The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-22
FROM WASHINGTON CITY
Irregular correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct, 70, 1891.


shaken up from center to circun
ference by NJ. BlaiLe's letter *
plaining his position in relation t.
the Mckinley tariff bill. They ap-
pear TO regard the letter as NJ :.
Blaine's pronunciamento, issued to
inform bis special friends and fol
lowers that he is still in the political
ring. And if republican opinion
1T looks very much like a giganti~
Blaine boom was abont 10 be launch
ed on the country, and that Bro'r
Harrison was TO be crowded out of the
hurrah, if such q thing can be done
One thing is very certain Mr. Blaine
letter, which contains about nine
parts endorsement Of the Blame re-.
ciproclty idea to one of the Mckinley
tariff act, is not the work of sick
mai, bat of very shrewd vide
awake politician who is more latent
upon pushing bis own fortunes tt:n
upon helping Mckinley. The fact is
that Mr.. Blaine will never forgive
Maj Mckinley for snubblng him by
ignoring every suggestion be made
when the original Mckinley bill was
being constructed, and while he is
too strict patty man TO oppose NJ =
kiniey's election he would not grieye
any to see him defeated.
The officials of the State depart
ment are apparently never so happ,
as when deceiving the public. After
repeatedly denying that our minister
to Chine, who by the way happens to
be good dcmocrat-Gen. Denny. OF
Indiara-had been instructed to Join
with the other powers in the recent
demand made upon China for tie
protection of foreigners resident il
that country, they now acknowledge
that such instructions were sent 10
him some time ago. There may be
times when these officials would b
Justified in temporarily keeping
knowledge In their possession from
the public, but there is never any
time when Distatements by eff nals
are justifiable, and least of all are
they justiflable in this case, which
may involve the country IL war.
Civil Service Commissioner Roose
welt is again at his desk, and lie is
apparently trying to prevent the
clerks in the goyernu eDt service
from being bulldozed into gl.in.
up their money to political collectors
He says he inteods TO have bill
introduced il the next Congress to
mske it crime TO seud circulars to
olfice-h asking them to make
political contributions. Mr.. Roose-
welt may be perfectly honest. bat
he should not have prolonged bis
vacation until the departments had
been 'Sorked'' if he really wisheI
to put a stop to this evil.
Mr- Harrison made an excellent
short speech on International ar.i
tration to the Methodist E:umenical
Conference Saturday. Secretaries
Noble and Foster also male
speeches.
Representatives Mills and Crisp
tle rivals for the Speake.ship, spent
several days resting in Washington
last week. They have both gone
to I'LL campaign engagements Dir
Crisp 10 Olio. The frinds Of both
Of these gentleman claim their
man to be in the lead in the
opeakersh'p contest, although &C.
knowledsiGg that neither have en>
0ugh votes to nominate, and there
IS more bad feeling shown by some
Of their followers than should exist
IN friendly campaign. If this is
not eliminated, there is a probability
that neither OF them will receive { be
nomination. !
There Is rumor that Mr.. Harrison
s trying TO make some sort of q
com blnatlon tn secure the support .
IF Gen. Russell A. Alser, wao Is
1ow Ia Washington, it is said, by
,eQuest Of MIR. Harrison. Ii seems
queer TO see so mach trouble being
aiken to capture An empty honor.
A special train carried a large
crowd of Washington people to tbe
funeral o. late Representative W. II.
F. Lee, which took plsce Saturday al
ernoon at his late residence. Raw
Virginia.
Rev. James Nj. Townsend, the
indiana coiored clergyman who was
n 1889 made Recoder of the Gen,
'ral Land Office, has resigned for
be purpose Of returning TO Indiana.
t was at first rumored that the col