Milford chronicle., 1892-10-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Oct. 5, 1892.
The President will, if Mrs. Harrison con
tinues to improve as she has done during
the past week, take part in the Columbus
celebrations in New York, on the II, inst,
aud in Chicago on the 2Ist, inst, and, uu-
ess something not now anticipated shall
prevent he will be accompanied on both
trips by all the members Of his Cabinet.
Mrs. Harrison's improvement has had
most iuvigoratiug effect upon him. the regu-
lar Cabinet meetings haYe been resumed and
he has taken hold of his official work with
all his old time energy, besides giving con-
siderable attention to the state of the cam
campaign, as shown by trustworthy re-
ports from every section which are constantly
being sent to him. The President has great
head for politics, as he has shown on num-
berless occasions. He never allows his
wishes to interfere IN the slightest manner
with his judgement, consequently his ad-
vance summary of results have nearly al
wavs tailed with the actual results of eiee-
tiou. He is absolutely confident of his re-
election and the popular vindicatiou OF the
great principles of the republican party
which have been so conspiciously brought to
the front during his administration.
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, is al
vavs a welcome visitor ct the White House,
but doubly so at this time when he comes
after careful investigation-he is always
thorough in whatever he does-to tell the
President of the satisfactory condition OF
things political in the state Off York.
The Senator is confident that Hsrrison and
Reid will carry that state by considerably
larger majority than it gave Harrison and
Morton in 1888. The support of Gen. Sick
les will be worth many democratic soldier
votes to the republican ticket.
Democratic alarm over the South is rapidly
spreading, aud they are preparing to do
what they have never before considered
necessary in a national campaign-send
their most prominant speakers into the
South It is the peoples party that they
are afraid of in most of the southern states,
but in Tennessee aud West Virginia 1t is the
republicans who are giving them uneasi-
ness. Secretary Elkins expresses the great
est confidence in the ability Of the rePubli-
ans to carry West Virgin ia for the national
ticket and to elect anumberOf Congressman
on the tariff, reciprocity aud honest money
issue, while Congressman Hough, of Tennec
see says the republicans of that State are IN
better condition and ar more determined to
win than eyer befor e.
.'Uncle Jery" Rusk is happy over the
great big exhibit his department is going to
make at the Worlds Fair, an exhibit which
will for the first time present to the world a
comprehensive idea of the greatest single
American industry agriculture, including
stock and cattle raising. He devotes much
of his time overlooking the preparations for
this exhibit which are now well under way
Onlv two other bureaus of the government
the Smithsonian Institution and the Fish
Commission-will have SI5o,oo which Is
the amount at the disposal of the Agricult
ural Department, allowed them for the ex
pense of their exhibits Secretary Rush
thinks the exhibit of his department viii
have an educational value not to be computed
in dollars and cents to the American farmers
who will attend the Worlds Fair, and thai
the complete method of government insPee
ton of meats for export. which will o'
shown, will result in eargely increasing th'
sales of American meat abroad, because o
the reports Of which foreign visitors viii
carry back home with them. The entire ex
hibit will Be so arranged that the products
of every state and territory Of the Union vii
confront the visitor; besides, the various bugs
pests and diseases with which farmers hav'
to contend will be shown, and the best wa!
to yet rid of them will also be shown.
That bankruptcy of the U. S Treasur,
which the democrats have been talking
about several years still refuses to material
ize. On the contrary, the Treasury state
meut shows that after meeting all prope
demands dursug the past month there ha
been an increase of s., 900, 900 in tn amour
of available cash on hand since the first da
, Of September Wonder if there is a singl
democrat who would object to personally &c
ing through tina: sort yf bankruptcy? Tn
democrats calamity walters uow so uumeI
ous on the stump will find it convenient
say nothing about this little mattel; the
are not over fond of the truth any way,
who have listened to them have long az
ascertained.