Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the HERALD.l


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 19.-The
President has long ago convinced "Amerl-
cans that he possessed the very rare
faculty of being able to say the right
thing at the right time and in the right
Mace to a more marked extent than any
nnbljc man of the time, and Saturday
afternoon, in a ten minutes speech, to the
great Methodist Ecumenical Conference,
on international arbitration, he displayed
this peculiar faculty to the great pleasure
and edifcation of the two hundred dis
tinguished foreign delegates attendant mp
on the conference. These men know what
true orato1y is, as ninetenths OF them are
pulpit orators of great fame in their own
countries, and this is the opinion OF one
of them-Rev. L. Lloyd JOnes-pub!lcly
expressed "My visit to America has
realized the consumation of my highest
ideals in the presence and the magnificent
speech. | should say that ever rational
Englishman will return to England teel-
ing that republic is the only true form
of Government. Never have heard a
man so expressing the heart OF christian
lty, and if his position was simply the
result OF the accident OF birth L would
have never expected such dellverance.
The welcome he gave Methodlsm at the
White House wOnld have been lmpossl-
BILE at Windsor. If you rolled up all the
Kings and Queens we ever had from the
DAYS of the conqueror down to the Prince
of Wales you would not make so fine
man as President Harrison, nor could yoH
get out of the composite such an able and
Courageous speech as we heard today"
Other delegates were equally as warm In
their praise.
Secretary Blaine's strong and able
letter endorsing The Mckinley tariff act
causes no surprise among his friends here,
who knew that bis much quoted "bushel
of wheat and pound of pork" letter was
written before the reciprocity amendment
was adopted, indeed it was written to
secure the adoption Of that amendment,
which has already proved OF SO much
benefit to the country.
Rev. James NJ. Townsend, recorder of
the General Land Office has resigned. His
resignation will take effect Nov. l, and
Mr.. Townsend will return to Indiana,
where he will take charge of a large
church. In view of the stories that have
been told about Mr.. Townsend's intention
| to stir up the cOlOred voters of Indiana to
oppose the administration, the following
statement made by him is interesting as
we'll as conclusive so far as his intentions
are concerned: 81 want to say, in way
that cannot be misunderstood, that my
relations with the President, with the
Secretary of the Interior, ana with al
the other officers of the department, have
been of the most pleasant character. L
want to further state that | am a Harrl-
son man, and whenever the president
needs nv services will be found at the
front working for him just as zealously
| as aDv man IN Indiana or elsewhere. This
| is sufficient, it seems to me, to reiute the
exaggerated stories that have been set
afoat."
No more useful government publication
bias been issued lately than the little
pamphlet last gotten out by the Treasury
department entitled "a brief History of
Coinage Legislation in the United States"
1t should be in the hands of every man
who wishes to know exactly what coinage
legislation has been enacted from the first
law in 1892 down to the present coinage,
PASSED by the Fifty-hrst Congress. A
written request to the Secretary of the
Treasury will secure copy of the
pamphlet.
The Postmaster-General expects to es-
tablish the free delivery service in num-
Der of small towns in various States with
in the next ninety DAYS.
Secretary Foster goes to Ohio this week
to remain until after the election.
Secretary Proctor is this week making
some of bis final arrangements for retiring
from the War department on the LIST OF
November, upon which day be becomes a
Senator. IL is not thought that his sue
cessor will be announced until Congress
meets, although he is believed to have
been selected. Assistant Secretary Grant
will act as Secretary until the new Sec
rotary qualities.
General Russell Alger IS in town, and it
is thought that he came upon the Presl-
dents invitation to give bis advice about
the selection of General Raum's successor,
it being generally believed that General
Raum has fully made mp his mind to re-
tire from the Pension Office as soon as the
President can find satisfactory successor.
This of course is not official but 1t is be-
lieyed here.