Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-11-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 1891.
THE president and Secretary Blaine"
said gentleman who has talked with both
since the elections, ''are particularly graft
fed by the result in Ohio. They have many
reasons for being pleased at the result in
that state, Notwithstanding the concerted
efforts OF band of able liars to make it
appear otherwise. First and foremost is
the fact that Maj. Mckinley made his fight
upon precisely the issues that the Republi-
can national campaign OF next year will be
fought on-Protection to American indus
tries and an honest and stable currency
been defeat for the national administra-
ton, and yet some Democrats had the
foolhardiness to say that the administra-
tion would rejoice at McKiney's defeat.
Maj. Mckinley knows that he received no
more sincere congratulations than those
sent by members of the present administra-
ton, and that he has no stancher friends
anywhere"
1t is difficult to see how the Democrats
can extract any encouragement for next
year out of the election returns, the To-
OF the gubernatorial candidates, which en-
abled them to elect the governors OF Iowa
and Massachusetts. will cut no figure in a
national contest. Their greatest figure
WIS the election of Flower in New York,
and that too, was effected by local ques-
tions if the information we have here is
correct. But for the sake OF argument let
us grant that it was not. In any event il
signifies nothing New York has elected
but one Republican governor during the past
twenty years so that it bv no means fol-
lows b, cause il went Democratic this yea r
that 1T will elect the Democratic electora,
ticket next year. Mr.. Harrison expressed
the opinion, which is shared by most OBJ
servent Republicans hereabouts, that had
he fight in New York been conducted on
national issues as it wasin Ohio, the state
would have gone Republican.
About the only thing settled by the state
elections is that the Farmers Alliance will
amount to nothing in the presidential cam.
paign. The whole strength of it's national
orga anization was centered in Ohio to pre-
vent the election OF a Repubican N legisla ture
in that state, and what did it amount to
Absolutely nothing. President Polk, o.
the national Alliance, says now that the
Alliance made no campaign in Ohio, but he
wasn't talking that way ten days ago wher
he was iubilantly proclaiming that the AL
lance certainly had John Sherman beat
Had the result been different Mr.. Poll
would not have been slow to claim the
credit for the Alliance.
Secretary Foster has returned from Ohio
and he is naturally proud that the result
has proven to be so near what he predicted
weeks ago that it would be. He says thai
the Republicans in Ohio were thorough,
aroused and determined to win from th'
start, and that the result was never for 6
single moment in doubt.
Secretary Rusk thinks that the Republi
' cans OF Massachusetts, have proven them
selves ungrateful-of course he only refer
to those members OF the party who votet
for Russell,-and that he is in favor of re
storing the duty upon hides, which was a
the last minute taken off when the McKin
ley bill was before congress, as a concession
to the Massachusetts, manufacturers. III
says that if they have got to "kick" h
[ wants to give them something tangible t.
'kick" about.
Attorney-General Miller is not satisfie
with the y. S. district court of Californi
in the notorious Itata case-the court hel
that the shipping of arms on the 1tata wa
a perfectly proper commercial transaction
d and that the United States had no right t
interfere,-and has directed that an appes
be taken to the supreme court. The cas-
,s is an important one because it's final dec
sion will govern this government in a
similar transactions in the futnre.
= At the request OF Secretary Blaine IL
treasury department has telegraphed Il
collector of customs at New Orleans to e
tend the usual custom courtesies to Mr.
Montt, wife and family OF Senior Dom PedI
Montt, the Gillian minister. and to gi'
. free entry and prompt delivery of the
= baggage and personal effects. Senior Mon
- has gone to New Orleans to meet his ia mi
and bring them to Washington, whi
shows that he is not apprehensive of he
tilities between Chill and this country.
is proba BILE that his credentials will cor
on the same steamer with his family. T
absence of these credentials has prevent
Senior Montt being formally presented
the president, and officially recognized
n minister.
The Democrats here are already knoG
ing the noses of Cleveland and Hill out
Joint by proposing Boies, of Iowa, a
RI Russell. of Massachusetts, for the tick
next year.