Milford chronicle., 1892-08-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.


hNAoilAfr AAt4tf aug 80 ttTa~'
Every day new feature is included If
the programme, to add to the interest Of the
G. A. R. encaIupnient One Of the latest Is
a reunion Of the war governors ofthe 10y
al States So far the committee has only
succeeded in locating FIVE ofthe ex-goveru-
ors-Curtin, of Pennsylvania, Blair, ofMieh-
iean, Kirxwood. Of Iowa, Fletcher, 81 .sss...l s.
ouri and Sprague, of Rhode Isiaud-but i
expects with the the assistance Of others in
terested to find more of them, if any reader
Of this paragraph knows the address of an,
ex-governor who held Office during the
period Of the war in addition to these men
toned above, he will confer favor on the
committee, Washington. D. c.
Subscription hooks have been opened
here for fund for the erection of monu-
ment to the memory of the late Senator
Plumb. No man ever occupied a seat in eth
er the Senate or house whose work was more
deserving of being remembered, and no man
ever in Congress was reader than Preston B.
Plumb to take up the fght of the upher dog.
He already has an enduring monument in
the hearts of his countrymen whom he serv-
ed so we'll, but that is no reason why an
other monument, visible to all the world
shall not be erected to his memory.
Democrats have been fond Of assailing
commissioner Raum's management Of Pen
sion bureau, but none of then. have dared
to 60 into details, although the records Of
the department are as open to the inspection
Of Democrats as they are to the Republicans
The figures show that while the business Of
the bureau has about doubled in all its divi-
sions since the present administration came
into power the total cost for clerk hire and
other expenses have been but little mor
than they were under the Cleveland admin
istratiou, while the average cost to the Gov
erument for each pension certificate issued
is less than one-half Of what II was under
Cleveland, to be exact, the average cost Of
each certificate issued under Cleveland was
S24 II against sII.Io under the present ad
ministration. The average cost Of disburs-
ing money is also less under Commissioner
Raum than under Black. Facts like these
outweigh all the lies ever uttered aud it
was because he knew of them that Secretary
Noble said he regarded Gen. Raum's admin
istration of the Pension Bureau as most eff
oient, an opinion which the President is also
known TO hold.
Representative Holman's attempt to ex-
plain and apologize for the course Of the
Democratic majority in the House in max
ing appropriations during the last session
came near being the death of the old gentle
man, who has been confined to his bed since
his remarkable statement was printed. No
wonder, the task he undertook was as far
as explanation is concerned an impossible
one, even for young man, and Mr. Holman
has passed the term of years allotted to man.
The old gentleman is improving and he
hopes to be able to go hOc1e this week.
The President became tired of Canada's
game of playing fast and loose with the canal
tolls question and wired Secretary Foster to
issue the retaliation proclamation which
was prepared before the President left wash
ington. This will probably bring the Cana
dian Government to its senses in short order
Representative Bynum, of Indiana, does
not regard the Democratic outlook as ell
Enthusiastically as some other prominent Dem
ocrats pretend to do. He has just returned
from a two weeks visit to New York. and
this is the way he talks about it: at would
be impossible for anyone not familiar with
New York politics to judge ofthe situation
there whether he remained there two weeks
or two months dent pretend to predict.
New York Democrats say things are all right.
do not know" Mr. Bynum is in the same
doubtful state of mind about his own State,
of which he says: Il think Cleveland will
carry the State. It must be remembered, |
however. mark the 'however') that the
victory in Indiana is usually won during the /
last two weeks of the camp-map" The diff
erenee between Mr.. Byrum and the average /
Democrat who talks for publication is in
his case that he has spoken according IS his
ionest judgement. while they talk as they
wish
Acting Attorney. General Aldrich has di-
ected that investigations be made of the
,harPes which have been made against
United States officials in Idaho aud in Tenn
ssee In the first named State, the United
itates Marshal is charged by the general
secretary of the Knights of Labor with treat
ng the prisoners awaiting trial for taking
art in the recent Labor rot in that State in
umanly. In Tennessee a deputy marshal
) charged in the public press with having
Noted and led the miners in assaulting the
he State Militia. If the charges are proven
here will be some vacancies in the Govern