Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondence
Washington Sept. 1891.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Sept. 1891.
Mr.. Harrison is now getting the
benefit of presence of an unusually
large number of the prominent mem
bers OF his party in Washington but
it is probable that at no time since
Mr.. Blaine went away has Mr.. Har-
rison so much desired the presence
and advice of his Secretary of State.
AS far as parcelling out the offices is
concerned, Mr.. Harrison can get
along Just as we'll without Mr.. Blaine
in fact there are those who say that
he thinks he can do it much better,
but when it comes to foreign compli-
cations there is no mans advice he
regards SO valuable as that OF Mr..
Blaine, and foreign complications are
believed to be iminent just now. and
the wrong move on the part of the
Department of State may cost the
United states very dearly in the end.
In the first place Great Britain is dis
posed to make diplomatic row be
cause more seals were taken before
and after the modus vivendi than
was agreed upon, but that is a small
matter compared with the alleged
intention Of Great Britain to estab
lish a prOtectorate over the Sandwich
Islands. That is 9 serious menace to
American SUPREMACY in the Pacific,
and should it be consumated with
out the &C ,;ve resistance Of the Unit
ed States it would create a feeling OF
Indignation throughout the country
that would be fatal to the admins
tratiOn. All of this Mr.. Harrison
knows, but he also knows that it
would be equally fatal for him to get
up quarrel with Great Britain on a
false alarm, and that's why he wants
the advice of the man who has SO far
successfully managed the foreign pol
icy of his administration.
An attempt has been made to as
certain from the officials at the Far
mer's Alliance headquarters whether
that organization in the state OF New
York would support Lieut.. Governor
Jones should he run for Governor on
an Independent ticket, but the attempt
was unsuccessful, as th:y declined to
talk about the matter, further than
to say that the platforms OF both the
epublican and democratic parties in
New York were unsatisfactory to the
Alliance However, this may mean
that if Mr.. Jones should run on a
platform that was satisfactory he
might get the Alliance votes.
Mr. Hendricks, the man who cap
tured the appointment as Collector
OF Customs at New York in place OF
Mr. Fassett who resigned to make
the run for Governor on the lepubll
can ticket, was at the White House
Saturday to thank Mr.. Harrison for
the appointment. 1t was jokingly
remarked by gentleman present, in
IL w AiSDtI, CIlctL Ills " oOC
to somebody much nearer home.
misrepresentation Morrow has
been appointed U S. District Judge
for the northern district of California
to fill a vacancy.
At last the pressure for the removal
of Civil Service Commissioner Lyman
which has been constant ever since
the exposure made by the Congress
ional investigation, has had it's effect
and Mr.. Harrison has decided that
he will take that action. 1t is said
the removal would have been made
early in the spring il ex-Representa-
tive McComes of Maryland to whom
the place was rendered had not de-
clined it, Now it is stated that Mr..
McCOmas has concluded to accept |
the place. Personally Mr.. McComas
is a very clever fellow and he is de-
servedly popular here, but it has been
generally supposed that he was a
good deal more Of a spokesman than
a civil service reformer.
The Constitutionality OF the tax OF
one half of one percent of the circula-
ton of the national banks every six
is doubted by the banks and |
a test case is to be taken to the Su-
preme Court by the Twin City Ma
tional Bank of New Brighton, Mimi
Tie grounds for this doubt is that !
this provision OF the National Bank I
ing act originated in the Senate,
whereas the CONSTITUTION says that
all bills for raising, revenue shall orig
mate iii the House Of ,Representatives
Should this question be decided in fa-
NOR of the bank the Treasury would |
Fave to refund manNmillions OF dol
lars which have beensfollected forna-
iODaIhankS but thpNictOrV WOnld |