The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-09-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From onr Re1ular coresaamsni


Washington September THE
Blame Harrison business i be-
heved 10 hc nearing crisis. anil
the prediction il made by shlewd
observers that within the next
SIXTY DAYS one OF them will an
nounce that he will not accept the
President nomination Of his
party. II il he thndered 10 hun,
MI Harrison Is decidedly averse
! % being that one, and his freud.
Secretary Foster, will yIslt bar
Harbor within ten days for the
purpose Of trying 70 make Mr..
4 Blaine take the position Of "luy-
\ atty towards his chief which
Russell HARRISON newspapers
have assigned 10 him, by writing
letter for publication over his
own signature stating thar he is
not willing 70 become candi
date and that he is for Harrison.
One would suppose from the talk
4 Of the persoHai friends Of these
two men that the republican party
was their personal property and
that when they had decided what
they wished to be done that party
must slavishly obey that decision.
This sort Of thing must be aggra-
! vatng 70 splf-respeeting republl-
caus, who must think ii IS high
time for the party 70 20 out Of
!. existence when il is confined IN It's
choice of candidates to two men.
Representative Herbert, Of
Alabama, who is understood to
be candidate for the vacancy gu
the Inter State Commerce Com
mission made by the death Of
! Hon. w. l.. Bragg, Of the same
State, Is in town. Alabama bss
several other candidates for the
vacancy, among them Judgr
Mmrill and Col. Shorter. There
are also lots Of candidates from
other states, including ex Senator
/ Reagan and Representative Cul-
baftsor, of Texas, and ex-Con-
gresham Hammond, Of Georgia.
The appointment viii 60, by law,
to democrat.
Mr.. Wanamaker has grand
scheme to get something for moth
4 ing. He has sent i circular letter
To all post,nasters at county seals
20 visit all the postoiiices ii their
counties, at their own expense.
and report then condition 10 him.
I That ! il case OF check.
There Is we'll founded sus-
pIclon that the State department
Is Try ing to "pull the wool over
the eyes Of the colored brother
! With regard to the vacant position
Of u. S. Minister to Hayti. II Is
stated semi-ofiicially that the de-
! pArtment on account circUmstan-
ces which 1t deems inadvisahle to
make public, Will not fill the
vacancy for some time to come,
but that the appointment will
probably eventually 60 to a col
ored man This IS expected to
quiet the culored voters until after
the fall elections, when Mr.. Blaine
will carry out his intention of
selecting white man for the
| place, trusting to luck to bam-
boozle the negro voters with
other halfway promises before
the time comes TO hold another
election. 1t is not certain, how
ever that this plan will succeed,
as many Of the more intelligent
negroes a.e fully aware Of what Is
going on, and if they can only
agree upon any one OF the mlny
negro candidates for the place, 1t
Is possible for then to compel
his appointment before the TALL
elections are held.
A smile CROSSES the face Of the
average naval officer when he
hears anyone speak Of Secretary
Tracy's efforts to have the
mechanics 10 the navy yards APP
pointed on their merits AID not on
their political "pull" The fact
Of the matter is that naval officers
generally take no stock IN tins
alleged reform. One Of them
sand ~ the subject. "Bah" IT is
simply nauseaiing to sensible
people who know anything abpu
the manner 70 which the best as
signments IL the navy are made,
to be told that the mechanics 10
the navy wards are to be appoint
cd solely on Their merits, AZ de-
veioped by competitive examiDa-
tons. 1t IS not probable that such
a reform 10 really intended BY ths
same ar orltles who unless they
are wofuily ignorant, mnst know
that it Is tie officers who knew