Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-10-20
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 10, 1892
The President received the annual visit
of the justices of the U. S. Supreme Court
few minutes after noon to-day in the
east room Of the White House, the Court
having met few minutes before and i'm
mediately adjourned to pay its respects to
the President All the justices, including
Mr.. Shiras, the new one, who was sworn
In at to-day's session of the Court, wete
present. The affair was strictly formal
and very quiet. owing to Mrs. Harrison'S
condition, which is not improving.
For probably the last time until after
election the entire Cabinet will be to-
gether, on Wednesday of this week at the
New York Columbus celebration From
there majority of them will 90 to vari-
Gus states to make a few speeches. Il
number of minor officials and lots Of
Washingtonians will also 20 over to New
York to see the show.
Hon. Patrick Egan, U. s. Minister to
Chilli, is in Washington on official busi-
ness He says the feelings Of the Chiljan-
towards the United States are now entirely
cordial and that before leaving his post
he was shown every possible courtesy hy
the Gillian government. lie comes here
to bring the SIS 900 indemnity granted Tn.
sailors of the Baltimore and a copy ora
new treaty for the arbitration of claims
Mr.. Egan, who has been for many wears 70
TiA frt,
good reasons for believing that gentleman
Will make several speeches for Harrison
and Reid before the campaign closes also.
that he has good cause To feel confident
will be cast for the Republican national
ticket this year.
At Cabinet meeting held few day
ago the question Of members>of the Cabi-
net going on the stump, which certain
newspapers have been discussing of late,
was taken up, and all present, including
the President, Secretary Of State Foster,
Postmaster Ge neral Wausmakcr. Sorrs-
tary Noble and Secretary Foster, agreed
that, while 1t was a matter that should
properly be decided by each individual
member of the Cabinet according TO his
own personal view, there was nothing i'm
proper in member Of the Cabinet going
before the people as often a. he chooses.
to discuss political affairs This is on al
fours with common sense. There : %
special fitness IN a member of the Cabinet
who has helped to formulate and carry
out the policy of an administration goiuE
on the stump to tell the people 20 whom
the administration is directly respoHs.l.,
just what has been done. With the pu--.-
BILE exception of Attorney General N.Icr
every member Of the Cabinet viii ma-.
some speeches thi, month.
The politicians on all side, have abou-
settled down to the opinion that, As in '~t
and IS, the Presidential fight Is to N-
settled IN New York. The Peoples party
dzzle in the South makes 1t pretty certain
that with the possible exceptions of
Tennessee and West Virginia, all of the
electoral votes of that section viii 20 'J
Cleveland, and the same thing i believed
to have killed any chances that he Pee
pies party might have had tn capture
electoral votes in the northwest 1t i, ~
longer considered one of the possibilities
that the election Of President viii ne
thrown into the House. Every body Ay.r
recognizes that 1t is now a straight tx s
between the Republican and Dcmocra'r
parties AMI the welkuown Ptlcie, wLirl
they respectively represent. That his
sweeping Oft Of side issues will Ae h,ueii-
cial to the Republicans cannot for a mo
ment he doubted by any unpr, juac,'
student of the political situation. Giving
Cleveland the entire South and five eec-
toral votes in Michigan, he VIII ~t..l i.e 80
votes short of majority Of the electoral
college. So he viii no. only have to carry
New York, but he will have to got twenty
odd electoral votes besides, in order ii,
win. No wonder Democrats are ask.u-
of each other in doleful tones 'N here caa
he get them?" Now here, brethren, Ia-
where. This country IS Republican ON
straight issues every time, as The vote pf
the next electoral college will show.
There are two Democratic factions in
this city, although there is no voting here.
and just now they are about ready to cut
each others throats, just as mtnlers #
one faction accuse the other OF having cut
the ropes to Cleveland banner " which was
swung across Pennsylvania avenue not
long ago. Cutting seems to be populsr
with the Democrats this year, and pn'e>,
reports are very deceptive the most DE-
structive cutting of all will take place on
election day. Let them cut and slash each
other the Republicans can stand it, and
will profit by It,
A Good Republican Gun