Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspo ndent
WASHINGTON, APRIL, %, 92.'

others all the worrying aoout the
Republican Presidential nomina-
ton. He finds enough, and, as
Secretary Blaine recently so aptly
said, more than enough to do in
trausacting the legitimate duties
pertaining to the Chief Magistra-
cy of the greatest country III the
world. He would be more than
human if he were not gratified by
the action of Republicans in vari-
Gus States in instructing delegates
to the Minneapolis convention to
support him for denomination,
but he is doing nothing that might
by the widest stretch of the imag-
inatjon be construed into seeking
g denomination.
All the talk about his withdraw
ing is the veriest bosh. 4 man
cannot withdraw from what he
has not entered into. The Presi-
dent has rever said to any man
that he would accept the nomina-
ton again, and his devotion to the
principles and welfare of the Re-
publican party has been such that
it is certain that he will not allow
his name to be presented to the
National Convention, unless he is
convinced that the leaders of the
party consider him to be the most
available candidate to lead the
party to victory. If it shall be
plain after all the delegates to the
convention shall haye been elect
ed that any considerable portion
Of them are opposed to his re-
nomination, Mr.. Harrison Will, |
predict forbid the use of his name
as candidate, and it would in no
sense be withdrawal for him to
do SO, as be is not by any action OF
his own, further than by the faith
full performance of his public du-
ties, a candidate.
The probable early holding Of
an international monetary confer,
ence to consider the silver ques.
ton meets the approval Of Con.
gressmen of all shades of politica'
belief, except the ultra silver
men who believe that the United
States should take the lead by es
tablishing absolute free coinage
The Senate has adopted resolu.
ton asking the President for in
formation concerning the propos
ed conference,
: Senator Hill may be losing
ground as fast as some of th'
t newspapers say he is among Dem
ocrats away from Washington
but he is certainly not losing an,
ground among the Democrats o
the house. On the contrary, h'
has shown that he is absolute
: ruler of the vote cf l40 of tn
Democratic members of that bod.
and that only SO of them dare t.
vote against his villa numbe
l lodged the vote--even to sustain
the report of the election commit
tee, a report which was adopted
by the vote of Democratic mem
bers of that committee. A NOR
outrageous case of political thief
was never endorsed by any part
t in Congress than when the House
e at the dictation of boss Hill, vote
, to retain Mr.. Rockwell, of Ne,
! York, in the seat of which its ow
committee had reported that Co
Noyes was elected. And wha
f makes the case all the more pitt
e able for the Democrats is that tn
result has been for weeks pas
hoastingly announced by Hill an
the Tammanv Congressmer
S Hills heelers'' is the way thos
V l40 democrats are now referred t
b by the Cleveland democrats il
Congress.
The President and Secretarie
! Foster, Elkins, Tracy and Rusk
4 accompanied by a number of min
or officials will leave here to-mor
: row night for New York, wher
they will take part in the ceremo
MES attendant upon the laying 0
the corner stone of the Gran
monument, which will take plac
> ON Wednesday. Secretary Elkin
will deliver an address.
The action of the G. A. r. post
of Lincoln, Nebraska, in sending
committee here to oppose tht
proposed Congressional appropri
: alton to aid in furnishing lodging
etc, for the unusually large nun
her of veterans unable to proyid
for themselves who will attend tn
national encampment is not uu
s derstood in Congress. and it ha
e been very harshly criticised. Tn
r State Legislatures have almost in
variably made appropriations t,
: aid the cities in which the annua
Z encampmeuts have been held, anc
S that is all that Washington ha
c asked for-Congress is Washing
toms legislature, and it has beel
, asked to appropriate 100000 on
half to be paid out of the revenues
of the District of Columbia ant
j the other half out of the genera
Treasury, to be added to $4,000,