Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-05-05
Washington Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May end, 1892.
President Harrison's friends profess
to believe that he will be nominated
again with practically no opposition,
but their acts are not altogether in
keeping with their professions of belief,
as the minister said of the brother with
backsliding procllvities. 1t is s,gnif-
icant that just as the talk Of nominating
Mr.. Blaine without his consent began
again to assume gigantic proportions,
ex-Postmaster Frank Hatton
should have begun in the Washington
Post an editorial crusade against Mr..
Blame for having agreed to the arbi-
tration Of the Behring Sea question.
Mr.. Hatton while claiming to edit
strictly independent paper has frequent.
ly been made the mouthplece of the in
iudicious friends of President Harrison
who believe that abuse Of Mr.. Blaine
helps Mr.. Harrison.
Without endorsing the claims Of eth
err gentleman or caring the value of Il
burnt match whether either OF them
Shall be nominated by their party for
President, 1t may be remarked that so
far as the Behring Sea matter is con-
cerned it is difficult for unprecedented
eyes to see the sense in blaming one
and praislng the other when they both
occupied precisely the same position.
Either they are both entitled to praise
for agreeing to arbitration, or they are
both deserving Of censure for it, There
can be no division, and for MIR. Hatton
to saddle blame upon Mr.. Blaine, while
praising Mr.. Harrison, in this connec-
ton, IS but to place OH exhibition the
prejudice that everyone knows he has
against Mr. Blaine.
Senator Palmer, probably with the
belief that it is time for "some good
Western man" to make his bow to the
political public, has added to the al
ready complicated Presidential situa-
ton by sbieing his castor into the ring
as a full. aedged candidate, and an
nouncing his intention to fight for the
control of the Illinois delegation. This
action Is regarded by Hon. WIN. r.
Morrison and his friends, who claim
bargain has been made with Palmer to
allow the State to 60 to Cleveland. as
breach Of faith, and they threaten to
make it warm for Palmer, but the Sen
ator claims that he already has ma.
iorlty of the delegates to the State con-
vention pledged to him.
Representative Cummings, Of New
York who is a Tammany democrat, put
a new phase on the cutting down Of
salaries and the cancellations in the d.
plomatic and consular appropriation
bill, now under consideration by the
House, when he said II want to re-
buke this parsimony. 1t means really,
virtually legislatilg in favor OF the
rich against the Door. For. by reduc-
ing the salaries of ministers and con.
suIs, the offices are placed in the hands
of plutocrats and taken from the edu.
Gated, honest, laboring or professional
men,"
"The Watchman,' the national organ
of the peoples party, issued it's first
number here last week. It will be
carefully read by the politians of the
old parties who are 2uzzling their heads
no little in the endeavor to ascertain
Just what the plans of the third party
are to be in the coming National Cam
raign.
The House has ben wasting so