The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAstitNGI ON. D. c.. Sept. .. 1892.
Amarked feature of the present campaign is
the great difference between the way proml-
nent republicans who come to Washington talk
for publication and the way they talk among
themselves. In published interviews they all
with one accord talk as though the campaign |
was already settled in their favor, and the cleo
tion mere formalitY that must be gone through |
with Just to keep up appearances; but let two |
or three OF them meet privately. where they |
think themselves safe from the sharp ears OF
wicked and prying newspaper men and hear
them reminds one of the line OF the familiar
song, "Oh, what difference in the morning"
Two office holders-U. S, Treasurer Nebeker,
an Assistant Sec'Y of the Treasury Crounso,
who is also the republican candidate for gov
eInor of Nebraska,-returned from visits to
their respective States this week. and before
they had shaken the idust of travel from their
clothes they both gave rose colored interviews
of republican prospects in Indiana and Nebras-
ka. in which those States were stated to be en-
tirely out of the doubtful list. By mere acoi-
dent learned the real opinions of these two
men. Nebeker sent word to Mr.. Harrison and
| 10 his man arter that unless something was
| Immediately done to satisfy disaffected repub~
llcans in the Fort Wayne district of Indiana
all hope of carrying the State might as well be
| Lrounse feels uncer tain abouj the result in
his sState that he is 10th to resign his present
| office and wants to d X it SO that when he does
| resign his pay will run to the first of October,
( and The place be kept vacant until alter the
election, in order that he may be reappointed
II he gets defeated. He has appealed to the
| National committee for financial assistance in
his campaign, with the statement that it is
money or certain defeat.
1t msy be that Secretary Tracy can explain
satisfactorily the charges which the New York
| Herald daily Ieiterates, that the change in the
armor of the Qew war vessels was made at the
| request OF the firms, that make the armor. and
that it will put several hundred thousands of
dollars in the pockets OF the aforesaid firms but
| the ugly tact remains that up to the present
time he has not done so, and to attempt to pooh
pooh. charges made by so responsible journal
as the Herald will hardly go down with an in
telligent public. If Score tary Tracy can prove
the Herald to be wrong it is duty he owes to
his own good name. to do SO at once.
Secretary Tracy is coming in for considera-
BILE criticism because of the unprotected posi-
ton OF American interests in south America
which was lorcibly brought to mind by the
iorcible seizure of political refugees on pas
senger steamship carrying the American flag
quent hurried ordering OF the gunboat Concord
from the Atlantic coast to Venezuelan waters
When the social influences of the officers OF the
navy were many months ago schemiDg to have
the best ships in our Davy spend the summer
on the Atlantic coast. to give the =. dear ducks
who = dance SO beautifully, you know,'' an op
portunity to put in q little time at all the fash
} ionable seaside resorts, Secretary Tracy wa
begged by those interested to keep one or two
vessels in South American waters to look afte
American interests which are constantly jeop
ardized by the unsettled condition of several o.
the countries over there, but he could not stan(
the social pulls" hence the present unsatis
factory condition of affairs.
The possibility of an extra session of Con
that is, if the rumor prevalent about Mr, Har
rison intending to call an extra session 10 pro
= hibit immigration, on account OF the spread o
cholera In Europe may be said TO make pos
sibilIty. Treasury department officials. VIII
? ought to know if such thing was contemplat
q ed, decline to talk about it. although several
4 them admitted that suspension of immigr gra
ton would help very much in keeping tn
o cholera out of the United States. Senator .Cul
lom. of Illinois. now in Washington, says
does not believe there is any foundation for tn
!. rumor, and that there is no necessity at thi
time for any law absolutely prohibiting immi
: grafton, although he admits that it may becom
S necessary if cholera continues to increase
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