Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-09-01
TFrom our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 22, 1892.
Every day new feature is included in
the programme, to add to the interest Of
the G. A. X. encampment. One of the
latest Is reunion of the "war governors"
Of the loyal States. So far the committee
has only succeeded in locating five of the
x-governors-Curtin, Of Pennsylvania,
Blair, Of Michigan, kirkwood, Of Iowa,
Fletcher, of Missouri, and Sprague, Of
Rhode lsland-but 1t expects with the as
sistance of others interested to find more
of them. If any reader Of this paragraph
knows the address Of any ex-governor
who held Office during the period of the
war, in addition to those mentioned above,
he will confer a favor on the committee
by sending 1t at once to the chairman Of
the G. A. r. encampmert committee,
Washington. d. c.
Subscription books have been opened
here for the fund for the erection of
monument to the memory of the late Sena-
tor Plumb. No man ever occupied a seat
IN either the Senate or House whose work
was more deserving of being remembered,
and no man ever in Congress was reader
than Preston Is. Plumb to take up the aght
of the under dog. He already has an en-
during monument In the hearts of his
countrymen whom he served so well, but
that is no reason why another monument,
visible to all the world. shall not be erected
to his memory.
Democrats have been fond of assailing
Commissioner Raum's management of the
Pension Bureau. but none of them have
records of the department are as open to
the inspection of Democrats as they are to
Republicans. The figures show that while
the business of the bureau has about
doubled in all It's divisions since the pres
ent administration came into power the
total costs for clerk hire and other ex-
penses have been but little more than they
were under the Cleveland administration,
while the average cost to the Government
for each pension certificate issued l. less
than ne-half of what it was under Cleve-
land; to be exact, the average cost of each
certificate issued under Cleveland was s2l-
"a against Sll.l0 under the present admin
lstration. The average cost of disburs-
ing money Is also less under Commissioner
Rsum than under Black. Facts like these
outweigh all the lies ever uttered, and 1t
was because he knew Of them that Secre-
tary Noble said he regarded Gen. Raum's
administration of the Pension Bureau as
most efficient, an opinion which the Presi-
dent Is also known to hold
Representative Holman's attempt to ex-
plain and apologize for the course OF the
Democratic majority in the House in max
ing appropriations during the last session
came near being the death OF the old gen
tlcman, who has been confined to his bed
was printed No wonder the task he un-
dertook was, as far a. explanation is con-
ned, an Impossible one, even for q
young man, and Mr.. Holman has passed
the term of years allotted to man. The old
gentleman is improving and he hopes to be
able TO go home This week
The President became tired of Canada's
game OF playing fast aud loose with the
canal tolls question and wired Secretary
Foster TO issue the retaliation proclama-
tlon which WAS prepared before the Pre-i-
dent left Washington. This will probably
bring the Canadian Government TO its
senses in short order.
Representative Bynum, Of Indiana, doe.
not regard the Democratic outlook as en-
Democrats pretend to do. He has Just re-
turned from two weeks visit to New
York, and this is the way he talks about
1t 1T would be impossible for any one
not familiar with New York politics to
judge OF the situation there. whether he
remained there two weeks or two months.
don't pretend 10 predict. New York
Democrats say things are all right. do
not know Mr.. Bynum is in the same
doubtful state of mind about his own
State, of which he says: II think Cleve-
land will carry the State 1t must be re-
membered, however, (msrk the how
ever that the victory in Indiana is usual
ly won during the last two weeks OF the
campaign" The difference between Mr.
Bynum and the average Democrat who
talks for publication, is in this case tina.
he has spoken according to his honest
judgment, while they talk as they wish.
Acting Attorney General Aldrch has
directed that investigations be made OF
the charges which have beea made against
United States officials in Idaho and in
Tennessee. In the first named State, the
United States Marshal is charged by the
General Secretary of the Knights of Labor
with treating the prisoners awaiting trial
for taking part in the recent labor riot in
that State inhumsnly. In Tennessee
deputy marshal is charged in the public
press with having melted and led the
miners in assaulting the State militia. If
the charges are proved there will be some
vacancies in the Government service.