Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-10-17

visit of the justices of the u. s. Su-
preme Court few minutes after noon
to-day, in the East room of the White
House, the Court having met few
minutes before and Immediately ad-
turned to pay it's respects to the presi-
dent. All the Justices, including Mr..
Shiras the new one, who was sworn
in at days session of the Court,
were present. The affair was strictly
formal and very quiet, owing to Mrs.
Harrison's condition, which lis not inn
proving.
For probably the last time until af-
ter the election the entire Cabinet will
be together, on Wednesday OF this
week, at the New York Columbus
celebration. From there a majority
of them will go to various states to
make few speeches. A number OF
minor officials and lots of Washingto-
mans will also go over to New York
to see the show.
Hon Patrick Egan, u. s. Minister to
Chill, is in Washington on official
business. He says the feelings of the
Chilians towards the United States
are now entirely cordial and that be-
fore his post he was shown every pos
sible courtesy by the CHILEAN govern
ment. He comes here to bring the
$75, 900 indemnity granted the sailors
of the Baltimore and copy of new
treaty for the arbitration OF claims.
Mr.. Egan, who has been for many
years close friend of Mr.. Blaine's,
says he has good reasons for believ-
ing that gentleman will make several
speeches for Harrison and Ried be-
fore the campaign closes; also, that
he has good reason to feel confident
that the bulk of the Irish American
vote will be cast for the republican
natl onal ticket this year.
At Cabinet meeting held a few
days ago the question of members OF
the Cabinet going on the stump, which
certain newspapers have been discuss
ing of late, was taken up, and all pres
emit, including the President, Secre-
tary of State Foster, Postmaster Gen
eral Wanamaker and Secretary Noble,
agreed that, while it was matter that
should properly be decided by each
individual member of the cabinet ac-
cording to his own personal view,
there was nothing improper in a
member of the Cabinet going before
the people as often as he chooses, to
discuss political affairs. That is on
all tours with common sense. There
is a special fitness in a member of the
Cabinet who had helped to formulate
and carry out the policy of an admin
istration going on the stump to tell
the people to whom the administra-
ton is directly responsible just what
has been done. With the possible ex-
ception of Attorney General Miller
every member of the Cabinet will
make some speeches this month.
The politicians ON all sides have
about settled down to the opinion
that, as in 'S4 and '88, the presiden-
tial fight is to be settled in New York.
The peoples party fzzie in the South
makes it pretty certain that with the
possible exceptions of Tennessee and
West Virginia, all of the electoral
votes of that section will go to Cleve-
land, and the same thing is believed
to have killed any chances that the
p. p. might have had to capture cleo
toral votes i'm the Northwest. 1t is no
longer considered one of the posi-
bilities that the election of presidentl
will be thrown into the House. Ev-|
erybody here recognizes that 1T is now
straight fight between the repubi-
can and democratic parties, and the
we'll known policies which they re
spectively represent. That this sweep
ing off of side issues will be beneficial
to the republicans cannot for mo-
ment be doubted by any unprecedented
student of the political situation. Civ
ing Cleveland the entire South and
five electoral votes in Michigan, mel
will still be SO votes short of MAORI
ty of the electoral college. So he Will
not only have to carry New York, butt
he will have to get twenty -odd elect
toral votes besides, in order to win.
No wonder democrats are asking of
each other in doleful tones "where heI
can get them?'' No where, brethren,
no where. This country is republican,
on straight issues every time, as theI
vote of the next electoral college will
show.
rhara ara two democratic factionsl