San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
, From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. J,spe Is. 1872.

CALCULATIONS on his denomination. At
first they came principally by tele-
graph but this morning brought the
first wave of q deluge by mail They
come from all sections aud all classes,
and they all sing one song-the tri.
umphaat election of Harrison and
Reid. The Congressional delegates
and visitors to the National conven-
ton have nearly all returned to
Washington, and as one man they
are Of the opinion that the convent ton
made . rafting platform and q win
ming ticket, and that there was less
dissatisfaction at IT'S close than was.
ever shown at any national conven-
ton at which there was q fight for,
the nomination. This is gratifying,
and leaves little doubt of republican
success in November. 1t is conceded,
by all that no man who is q republic
can can give q valid excuse for not
cordially supporting Harrison and.
Reid; and all that is necessary to.
make their election certain is that
they receive the full repu blican vote.
The democrats are positively dazed
at the situation. Where they expect
ed to find strong minority Of the
republi party talking doubsfully
Of the success Of the national ticket,
If not actually threatening open revolt
against 1t. as result of the warm
contest at Minneapolis, they End the,
\ republicans marching shoulder to.
shoulder, without break in the solid
column. Whatever there may have
been before and during the conven.
! ton there are today no anti. Harrison
republicans, which speaks volumns
for the party and its future; and the
President has no better friends today
than those whose relations with Mr..
Blaine are the closest and most in.
Innate, and, know, that unless pre-.
vented by sickness Mr.. Blaine will
take the stump for Harrison and
Reid.
A buncomb resolution has been in
troduced in the house and referred TO
the committee on Foreign A fairs,
directing the President to sever dip.
lomatic relations with the Russian
Government until such time as that
Government shall cease discrimina-
tions against the Hebrews because
of their religious faith. and remove
| the arbitrary and brutal restrictions
now imposed upon them against the
| protest of the civilized world. What
would be thought of the Gar If he
should order diplomatic relations
with the United States severed until
| such time as we should repeal the
Chinese exclusion law, or any other
law upon our Statute books? He
would have just as much right to do
so as we have to follow this resolu.
ton. 1t is the introduction of such
resolutions that makes sensible men
think 1t might be good idea to
require all bills and resolutions to be
approved by an official having author
ity similar to that exercised by the
managing editor on q newspaper.
Much interest is felt In the selection
of new Secretary of State. The
President who is now considering the
matter, fully realizes the importance
of selecting man big enough tor the
position and he will make no mistake.
There is no foundation for the various
rumors of the position having been
rendered to Mr.. Derew and others; no
one has yet been offered the place.
Senator Quay is authority tor the
statement that the men who opposed
the President in tbs National con.
vent!on will al be foun! taking 80;
tive parts in working for the election
Of the ticket, just the same as If they
had named the candidate. That's
the sort of talk. 1t Is no more and no
less than every republican has right
to- expect OF every other republican
While every man naturally has his
personal preferences it is the party
and its great principles, that have
made the United States the greatest
and most prosperous of all countries,
that all patriotic republicans place
above and beyond any man or set of
men. Men die, but the principles of
the republican party will live as long
as Americans love liberty and appre-
ciate prosperity.
The situation is becoming acute,
particularly to those democrats who
realize the weakness of Mr.. Cleveland
as q candidate. Their convention
meets next week at Chicago and
apparently Mr.. Cleveland is maste of
the situation. Such sturdy ARTICLE
veland men as Senators Black burn
and Morgan privately admit that they
have almost given up hope of defeat
ing him for the nomination. Hill
appears to be en- tirely out of the ques-
ton, Notwithstanding his control of
the solid vote of New York's regular
delegates. German has hopes, but he
will not become q candidate, unless
he is absolutely certain that Cleve-
land does not control enough votes to
secure the nomination. This is not
from any love for Cleveland, but
from desire to save himself knock
down that might injure his future
prospects.
Col. l.. L. Polk, president of the
farmers Alliance, and the man who
was expected to aid the peoples par
tY in getting control of thraa or fnnr