Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-11
W.i.SIIINGIOE LETTER.
(FrOm Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent)
Washington, Feb. ), 1892.
Mr.. Grover Cleveland, for eight years
the sole and only Mumbo Jumbo of that
combination of odGs and ends known as
the &c nocratic party. has been effect
ually deposed by the Hill-G orman- Brice
Tammany combinatio n. and this week
this once mighty mogul passed through
Washin. ston on his way home from the
South, spending nearly an hour at the
railroad station. and not one single in
dividual took the trouble to go there to
IN set him, although his coming was
woll known. Such Incidents as this
small though it be of itself. tell moro
than columns of labored arguments.
Had the democrats in Congress not re-
gardcd Mr.. Cleveland as q political
back-nunber they would have crowded
that raiiroad station to pay him their
respects.
Secretary Blain, WIS a con3pic;ous
figure at the diplomatic dinner given
this week by the President and Mrs.
Harrison and his cordial greeting of
Senior Montt, the GILLIAN Minister. WI o
was one of the guests was All answer to
,thN ational stories about the pers'
al relations listing between tho two
IN"
Til, 4" ,ag rule" Of tho last House
Itch the democrats for two wears OK
hausted the vocabulary of abusive
epithes in describing, has been under
ditfer.,ht name adopted By tho demo-
Gratis of the present House as a part of
their code Of rules under which the
House will do business. or. Judging by
the past two month, do nothing, until
Mauch I. 1893.
Postmastcr-G neral Wanamakcr
] O ~ err mn"''ng . hort consul
t n -. four A ). mt postma te"-
Gen ,,.la for tho ;,>,rposo Of d. GU SIM
matt RS pertaining to each of their
division AMI giving each other the ben
eft of their mutual OK ,erienco. 1t is
M Innovation which is highly spoken
of by postal officials.
The democrats in tho House arc as
much afraid OF Il caucus as they are Of
,he trnth. The caucus whjch was last
week called to meet Tonight for the
purpose of discussing ana deciding. if
possible. tha democratic p ,licy towards
numerous bills which have been intro
duced for free coinage of silver. has
boon aba llonol. tn leaders fearing to
hold it least the threatened split in
their PARTY should b IN, stearn re-
.lity.
Reciprocity with Germany Was
formally proclaimed by tho p. ;lant's
poo lamation Is Tic thi k. Thc
democrats continue 80 publicly .,cr at
r.ciprocit and privately admit it to be
AZ boon to tn commercial and agricult-
ural interest of the United Stltes.
The committee to decide upon site
:" tho pr posed equestrian statue of
G !. Sherman has selected the lot just
S III of the Trcasuary department..
committee expect an appropriation
'f$J).0N from Congress. which with
t mnn'v on hand will make Il sum
Aici mt t, max, tha statu, on IF tho
Il st IN the city.
Tho mute Financ. c>,n ,ri.tno |
aeXt week decide w'snt action it taA
o; ) snat'~ t ii! bill for freo coin
II = of ), =. Pr, : Indications are
that il w4.I b favor,.oly repotod.
Postnast.r-G, ncrai Wanamall and
oil the rest of the postal officials raga d
tae decision of the Suprcmo Court III
favor of the e>n: titutionality of the an :
lottery law as a great help to them in the
fight they have been making upon
Va: ious lottery mon for the violation of
that law
Representative H1lma's sweeping or
der to the CHI ,irman of House comnittaes
having appropriation bills in hand. to
c"f down the e. Inmates of tn, S eretary
q 'a2 leuly twenty paric nsr gard
~ p < silti9s Is i 81 se..-l :. ii
s. ;n,'e.'atic Ssates.nansaip.