The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-09-23
Washington Letter.

Washington Letter.
WAsHINGToN. ID. c. Sept. l1th, 1892
1t is both shameful and outrageous, |
nevertheless true, that AN attempt Is be-
ing made to use the national encamP- |
ment of the q. \. r., to be held here |
next week, to boom the Republican ma
tional ticket. 1t may, if persisted in, |
cause the ugliest sort of a row, as thous- !
andS of the veterans who will attend the |
encampment are Democrats who will not |
take kindly to seeing what ought to be |
week of pleasure and recreation turned |
into partisan political demonstration. |
Many members OF the local citizens |
committee, which has worked so hard
all during the summer Ia raise the money
and To make tine necessary arrangements,
to properly entertain the old soldiers,
are Democrats, and they are not dis
posed to quietly stand by and see their
work and money used to benefit party
10 which they are bitterly opposed
Prominent Republican officials have
been quietly at work at this scheme for
some time and now, unless Providence
interfereS through the continuance Of
the much regretted illness Of Mrs. Har
risOn and thus prevents Dir. Harrison
keeping up his end of tEc programme,
they think they have got everything Just
as they want II and that the members Of
the c. A. X. can be sent home shouting
for Harrison and Reid and scattering en-
thusiasm-an unknown quantity on the
| Republican, side up to this time-around
| promiscuDG~il The programme of
! these echcn > was completed several
! DAYS aeo W Acn Whitelaw Reid was in
rijed t. attend the encampmeut, osten-
/ s.a!, as a war correspondent, really as
" me Republican candidate for Vice Pres
/ ident. With Harrison and Reid both
on the ground. both loaded to the muz-
/ zle with ''taffy'' for the dear comrade, -
whose vote may be influenced, the con
cocters of this political move expect
great things; hut they should remember
that Great Expectations have IN the
past proved Disappointing, and may do
the same again.
The rumOr of the intended resigna
ton Of our minister to Italy, Mr.. Albert
! @. Porter, of Indiana. was started in AN
ticipation of his Obeying the command
! OF Mr.. Harrison to resign and come
home to help save Indiana. The situa-
ton in that state is alarming to the re-
publicans and Mr.. Porter's intlence is
more valuable at home just now than
abroad. y friend of Porter 5 said to-day:
He may resign and come home TO
| work for Harrison, but If he does ] know
/ that II will be against ms inclination.
! He knows thafif he comes home he will
have to share in the responsibility for
the defeat on the party in his state and
and that it is bound to injure his future
political prospects; If he remained
abroad his friends could say: If Porter
had taken part in the campaign we
might have escaped defeat
The Democratic horizon has taken on
a very IOseate hue this week, and there
is corresponding feeling of depression
among the Republicans, who look with
dismay upon the falling off of their ma
jOrity in Maine and upon the unmis-
taxable signs OF Democratic harmony in
New York State The Democratic rooSt-
er is truly roosting high these Septem-
ber days, and when he opens his month
in November his crow of victory will be
heard 10y rejoicing people, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific.
NJ. Lawrence Gardner, Secretary of
the National Association of Democrat
Clubs, who has just returned from Dem
ocratic headquarters in New York, Is en-
thusiastic over the outlook. 1--WE have
them on the run" said he, ''and we
propose to keep them going until cleo
ton day" Mr.. Gardner thinks that the
mutual understanding which has been
reached between the leaders of what
might have become rival Democratic
factions removes New York from the
list of debatable states and makes il GER
tain that Cleveland will carry it by a big
majority. When asked how the work
of the clubs was progressing, Mr.. Gard
ner said: 'Splendidly. They are doing
quiet but effective work in many lOcali-
ties among the doubtful voters that can
not be fully appreciated until the results
of the election are in and can be com
pared with previous election returns. -
The lawyers of the Department of
Justice are trying to find some law un-
der which Immigration may be stopped,
at least until Congress can get an oppor-
tunity to say what shall be done to pro-
tect the people of this country from the
cholera. 1t is believed that Congress
will be asked, upon the suggestion of
medical experts, either to pass bill pro-
hibiting immigration for stated period,
! of not less than one year or to authorize
the president to do So. The idea is that
Our greatest peril VIII come with the
warm weather OF next year. NJ.