Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-22
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent)
Washington Sept 10. '92.

"Old Glory" has the call in Wash.
ington just now. There is hardly a
spot out If doors within the corporate
limits Of the city that a person can
stand without seeing at .esst dozen
United States flags, and the private
dwellings that have no flag flung to
the breeze are SO few as to appear odd
Every train that arrives brings load
of veterans, their friends and families.
Everything is in readiness for the en-
campment and there is only one draw
back to The pleasure of all cit zens and
soldiers alike, and that is the danger
Gus illness of Mrs. Harrison. That she
has the most sincere and h. artfelt SYM
pathy of the ' is tors is shown by the
fact that the first question asked by
them all is: What is the latest ON
Mrs Harrison; how is she?''
Nothing has yet been done towards
selecting some one to take the place Of
the President in presiding over the
dedications of The Grand Army Place,
reviewing the g. A X parade, making
the address Of welcome at the pension
office reception to be held by the citi-
zens committee, and holding the White
House reception in honor of the vet
Grams. In fact it is difficult to realize
that Mrs. Harrison's condition may
continue so dangerous as to prevent
the presidents enjoying the pleasure
he has been anticipating for months of
meeting his comrades at the encamp-
ment, and everybody is still hoping
that she will get better and that the
president can come on to remain a
portion Of eneampment week. The
latest news from the sick room is not,
however, at all favorable to those
hopes.
Public sentiment would be practically
unanimous in sustaining the president
should he issue proclamation abso-
lutly prohibiting immigration for a
period Of one year; for, although it Is
felt that the greatest Hanger of chol-
era epidemic this year has passed,
there is general recognition of the
peril we shall be in during the entire
summer OF naxt year, and feeling that
II would greatly lessen that peril if all
immigration We're suspended until it
Is passed. The president is known to
share in these beliefs but he is reluc-
tant to assume authority which might
be ques o ed in some quarters. even
when it is for the general welfare of
all From cursory examination of
the VS. at the time his twenty day
qua antine proclamation was issued he
formed the opinion that congressional
action would be necessary 10 prohibit
immigration This week the att .rney-
general and his assistants are making
a careful examination of the laws in
order to ascertain whether there is any
legal way 10y which immigration may
be stopped by restrictions through our
consular agents abroad
The democratic managers are dis
covering that free trade viii not 90 in
THIS country, which owe, its unequalled
prosperity SO directly to a protective
tariff, and have il from a Trustworthy
source that they hayeWruug a promise
from Mr. Cleveland to repud ate the
free trade plank IN the Chicago plat
form in his letter of acceptance and
again assume the transparent mask OF
tariff reform, which he has been in
the habit of Wearing for long time
when showing his face il states con
trolled by protection votes. Il viii be
too much Ike Mr. Lincoln's "wap-
ping horses while crossing the stream"
TO fool the voters of his country. The
/. democratic party is free trade party
it cannot 90 behind the declaration
OF lis national convention and as such
it j. doomed 70 defeat.
Secretary Of State Foster saws there
is no undation for the sensational
statement, concerning thc probability
Of the instructions given 10 Admiral
Walker bringing abou, arrow withGrea.
Britain concerning her aleged IN.
oroaehment>. or informed encroach,
mynt> upon thu territory III Venezuela