Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-07-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspe ndent
WASHINGTON. June, 2S, g

The President has had no
idle time recently. Besides his
important official duties ne has
been devoting considerable time
comforting with members Of the
national Republican committee,
which will be in session here the
greater part Of this week making
arrangements for the coming
fight. He finds all of the men,
bers of the committee confident of
winning although aware that tie
party will have to fight to do it
The nomination of Cleveland and
Stevenson hardly made a ripple al
the White House. The fresi-
dent is a believer in the observ-
ance of official courtesy, and will
not express any opinion for publi-
cation; but your correspondent
happens to know that Mr.. Harri-
son was very much gratified at
the nomination of Mr. Cleveland,
and very much more SO at the
adoption of the tariff plank in the
platform, which tears the mask
from the democratic face and dis
closes the hideous features of free
trade.
The rumors that Judge George
V. Massey, of Delaw are, had been
rendered the vacancy on the
bench of the Supreme court is
again revived. 1t cannot be veri-
fed, but il finds many believers.
Deleware is part of the district
from which the appointment will
probable be made, and Senator
Haggins is known to have been
working hard to secure the ap-
pointment for Judge Massey.
1t would be difficult to find a
more woe-begone looking lot of
men than the returning demo-
cratic Congressman. They pri-
vately swear at the convention,
the ticket and the platform, but
try to assume pleasant smile
when they say to the newspaper
men: "Oh yes, | like the ticket.
and it will be elected Their
manner gives them away, however,
they cannot conceal the listless-
ness they feel over the outlook for
their party.
Commander-in- Chief Palmer of
G. A. r. has been here for several
days looking after some Congress
sional Legislation relating to
Mount NJ. Gregor and after the
arrangements that are being
made for the encampment in Sep
tember. Speaking of the encamp-
ment in September, he said: L will
venture the prediction that there
will be FIVE hundred thousand
people in Washington and there
will be seventy-fye thousand old
soldiers in line on the day OF the
parade. You may put that down
as my forecast and you will see
when the time comes that I will
not be far wrong. The approach
ing encampment vii! be the high
water mark in the gathering of the
old soldiers of this country, and
the like of it will never be repeat
ed IN our day."
Ex-senator ingalls,, when he
passed through Washington sew
eral days ago on his way to Eu-
rope where he will spend about
two months in travelling, told
personal friend that there was not
the slightest probability of his ac-
cepting any appointive Office, if 1t
were rendered to him. He is con-
fident that Harrison and Reid will
win and will take an active part in
the campaign from beginning to
end. not only in Kansas, but in
other States.
The House hes again been suf-
fering from the no quorum fever,
owing to the absence of such
a large number of democrats, some
of whom haye not been in their
seats for two months. Here it is al
most at the beginning of new
fiscal year, and hardly any of the
regular appropriation bills, all of
which should be available on the
first Of July. have become laws.
As do-nothing body the present
House has never been excelled,
and it's records alone should be
sufficient not only to elect the Re-
publican presidential ticket, but
to restore the control of the
House of representatives to the
republican party. 1t is only when
tie House is Republican that the
public business is promptly and
properly attend to.
1t was surprising here that
Stevenson should have been put
on the ticket with Cleveland as ii
Is well known that the feel
ing between them wss anything
but cordial during the last year or
two of Mr.. Cleveland's admins
trstion. Stevenson's favorite
method of speaking of Mr.. Cleve-
land among his intimate friends
was "That mugwump in the White
House" The fact is commented
on that Mr.. Cleveland sent no
congratulations to Stevenson.
Sacratary Eikins Sc instlr ra-