Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-07-04
WASHINGTON.

madam Government would accept is
not believed by those in positions to
know his real opinions on this SUBJ
ject therefore it is not surprising to
hear that the informal consultation
which was sometime ago set for next
October may not take place at all.
1t is alleged that the administration
feels greatly offended at the publica-
ton in an English "Blue Book" of
its part in this Canadian reciprocity
business, which it claims the repre>
sentatives of Canada had agreed
should be confidential Luntil some
definite agreement was reached, and
that isn't all. 1t is also claimed that
Mr.. Blaine and the administration
are greatly misrepresented in the
aforesaid "Blue Book" which states
that the first overtures for reciprocity
came from Mr.. Blaine. 1t doesn't
much matter which side is right in
the present controversy, but it looks
very much as if it was to be made
the excuse for putting an end to even
the limited prospects of Canadian re-
ciprocity that have existed. But nO>
body need be surprised, as it was
never intended that the conference
should be anything but a meaning
less farce. The right sort of reci>
procity treaty with Canada would
doubtless prove beneficial to both
countries, but there is not much
probability Of our getting such
treaty until there is a change Of adj
ministration.
This very American administers
ton has contracted for eight gun carr
riages of Russian pattern at 81 800
each, to mount the twelve-inch
breech.loading mortars intended for
harbor defense upon.
Senator Paddock, Of Nebraska, has
been here appealing to Mr.. Harrison
to help him in his efforts to get re-
turned to the Senate. 1t is said that
he offered in return for the help
asked for, to guarantee that Nebras-
ka would send solid Harrison dele
cation to the next republican cons
vention. Mr.. Harrison was nom
committal, for several reasons. He
has not forgiven Mr.. Paddock for the
part he took in defeating the Force
bill at the last session of Congress, but
that wasn't his principal reason for
not committing himself to the Sem
ator's support at this time. 1t has
been stated to him that ex-senator
Van Wyck, who is in the field against
Paddock, is strong enough to divide
the delegation if not to be elected to
the Senate and he wants time to find
out, as his programme is not to ans
tagonize anybody strong enough to
control even a part Of any state dele
cation TO the next republican con-
vention.
Democrats will certainly have no
reason to blame the National Com
mittee, if they do not this year win
in every State where there is a fight
ing chance for the party. Senator
German, whose headquarters are to
be here, is to take charge of the Ma
tional Committee during Senator
Brice's absence in Europe, and he
proposes to work largely in cOnjunc'
ton with and through the National
Association OF Democratic Clubs, al
the headquarters of which Hon
Chauncey F. Black, president, and
Lawrence Gardner, Secretary, will
be permanently located. Notwith'
standing its being an off year, Sena'
tor German will make the fight ag'
gressive from the jump and the Off
Gals of the Association of Clubs viii
carry out his orders and second hi'
efforts in all directions, and it only
remains for the rank and file of thu
party to become imbued with thu
same spirit to make victory certain
in every State that is not hopelessly
republican, and few of them are tina
way since thepeOple have begun t.
wake up to the enormities of the re
publican tariff system.
The administration is trying hare
to trim on the silver question by put
ting off until too late to have any eff
feet this years campaigns, its decis
ion as to whether any portion of tn,
silver bullion purchased monthly
under the silver act of the billion
dollar Congress shall be coined; tn
act provides that it be discretionar,
with the Secretary of the Treasur.
whether any of it shall be coined. /
has also deferred its decision as +
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