The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-07-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHINGToN June A, 1892,


Again the expected has happened in
National politics. 1t is already evident
that this Presidential campaign is not to
be run ON the enthusiastic plan. The
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland was receiv.
ed by the Democrats with the same, oh
well.it-had-to-be-anyway air that the Re-
publicans did the re nomination Of Pre-
ident Harrison. One thing is certain,
both men were nominated against the
wishes of the men who have in the past
arrogated to themselves the privilege Of
controlling the nominations for President
in their respective parties, aud both Of
them are free of obligations to the polit-
ical bosses
Another thing also is certain, and for
IL all decent people should be thankful.
The campaign will be free from the per-
sonal abuse, which all too often forLIs
the greater part of the arguments used
on both sides in National campaign.
There is little doubt that these two men
clearly represent everything which the
majority of their respective parties stand
for. As Ex-Governor Jackson, of Mary
land, at present residing in Washington,
puts it: Both men have been tried and
the people know just where they stand;
both men hold the same views on the
money question; Harrison would retain
the present tariff, Cleveland would large
~ reduce it and increase the free list
Harrison favOrs the enactment of Fed
eral election law, Cleveland opposes it,"
The fact that Mr.. Cleveland holds the
same views on the money question as
Mr.. Harrison does, is what made the
Alliance and Peoples party men want
him nominated. IL will, they say, bring
out in strong contrast the directly Oppo-
site view of that subject which will te
set forth by the Omaha convention, and
they count on it to get thousands of
votes for the new party.
Not even the important political events
of Democratic convention week could
entirely overshadOw the communication
sent to the Senate by President Harrison
concerning the commercial relations of
the United States with Canada, although
they have prevented its receiving the
attention due to its Importance. 1t
must be remembered that the communi-
cation was not voluntarily made, but
was an answer to a resolution adopted
by the Senate calling for all the facts
aud copies of correspondence between
the two governments. Mr.. Harrison
frankly says that there is no probability
of commercial reciprocity between the
two countries and goes into particulars
as to reasons, the principal of which is
that Canada is not willing to put any of
the manufactures of the United States
on the free list; she wishes to send her
agricultural products to the United
States free of duty and at the same time
to shut out American manufactures in
order that English goods may retain
their supremacy. MIR. Harrison practi-
cally recommends that Congress shall
adopt retaliatory legislation against Cam
ada because of its violation of the treaty
of 1870 by discriminating against Amer
lean vessels using Canadian waterways,
and resolution has been introduced in
the Senate authorizing him to retaliate.
Notwithstanding denials made by the
gentlemen whose names have. been men.
toned in connection Herewith. there is
belief here, which is constantly grow
ing, that full Presidential ticket will
be put in the field by the silver men of
the West and South and thai il will be
made up from the Senate, one being
Republican and the other Democrat.
Senator'S Stewart, Wolcott and Teller are
the Republicans mentioned in this con-
nection, and Senator Morgan, of Alaba-
ma, is the Democrat. 1t is rumored
here that movement is on foot to get
the Peoples party convention, which
meets at Omaha July 4, 10 make its
ticket from list of silver Senators, in
Guiding those mentioned above aud sew.
eral Others.
Gen. Horace Porter, OF New York, has
declined the Craftsmanship of the Repub-
lican National committee, which was
rendered him by President Harrison,