San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

FROM our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, SEPT Z, '92.
This presidents formal letter accept
ing the republican presidential nomi.
nation, is just what every republican
had right to expect from so good q
republican as Benjamin Harrison.
Like all the rest of the presidents
public utterances Is written in plain,
Understandable English; it contains
no line nor word that needs any ex-
PLANTATION. or that any patriotic re-
publican would care to have changed;
1t stands square-toed and fiat
footed upon the principles of the
republican party as set forth by the
national platform adopted by the
Mimi apolIs vention, without
dragging in any frills or side issues
of any kind; it adds another proof to
those already existing that Renja-
min Harrison belongs to the class of
men who can always be depended
upon to do the right thing In the
right way and at the right time; 1t Is
worthy of a high place among the
state papers of the president whose
work IN that line has never been sur.
passed, and Notwithstanding it's I'M
usual length it is bound to be gener-
ally read.
So we'll and 80 alphabetically has
the work of the citizens committee
been done that the preparations for
the reception of visitors to the COM
ing No ional encampment of the G..
A. r. are practically completed, and
nothing has been left undone that
can add to the pleasure of those who
| will attend, either as members or as
visitors. Washington will, during
the encampment. he decorated and
illuminated as no other city in which
encsmpments have been held ever
was, and many of the features which
have been devised for The entertain
ment of the veterans would each be
worth crossing continent to see,
while there Is q general disposition
on the part of Washingtonians to
give the freedom of the city to the
| veterans who fought for it sobravely.
| The president was not so busy dur
| ing his hurried visit to Washington
last week, to see that every thing
possible has been done by the nation
| al government to keep out the chole-
IA, that he forgot his old comrades
| and the arrangements that are being
| made for their reception and enter
| tainment during the week of the en-
| campment He sent for the chairman
] of the citizens committee and spent
several hours going over the details
of the programme for the week and
suggesting improvements therein. he
also decided officially upon taking the
following part in the programme him
self-u nofficially his latch string will
hang out during the entire encamp-
| ment: Monday, Sept 10, he will take
part in the dedication of the white
| lot," as "Grand Armv Place"-there
all tbs reunions are to be held; Tues
day he will review the largest q. A,
| r. parade ever on tie march, from
his stand in front of the White House,
Wednesday evening he will hold q re-
| ception, assisted by every member of
| the cabinet and their wives, in honor
| of the veterans, and the executive
msnsi Will be illuminated from top
| to bottom, while the Marine band fur
nishes its sweetest music; Thursday
| evening he will attend the reception
| to be given by the citizens committee
In the pension office and will deliver
| an address of welcome.
While on the subject Of the en-
| campment, let me say there Is not the
| slightest foundation for the reports
of insufficient Accommodations and 8
| disposition to charge xhorbitant
prices, which have been sent from
| here by parties anxious to make q
| sensation, or to "get even" with
some committee which has not done
every thing to suit them. Let no man,
| be he q member of tn q. A. r. or
not, stay away from Washington en-
| campmenU week for fear of not get
| ting q comfortable place to sleep and
| plenty to eat, or OF being OveTcharged
| for such. 1t will not be advisable to
| bring ladies without first engaging
| quarters, because of the difficulty of
| securing proper sleeping accomoda-
| tions for them after getting here; but
| thousands Of rooms, in private dwell
| ings, are still on the books of the
| committee and can be secured by
mail or telegraph at moderate prices.
| The citizens of Washington have con-
| triouted more money to this encamp-
ment than was ever before contribu-
ted by the citizens of any other city
for similar purpose, and they wish
it understood that q warm welcome
and proper treatment awaits all who
attend.
Secretary Charlie. Foster has gone
to New York to meet his wife and
daughter and Miss Rusk, "Uncle Jer-
ry's" daughter, who are on one of the
European steamers due in that city
this week. If the vessel they are on
falls under the new quarantine regu-
lations the presence of the seoretary's
family will not prevent its being de-
tanned at the quarantine station just