The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-08-31
WASHINGTON LETTEH.


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. 26. 1892
Secretary Charles Foster brought the most
yariagated assortment of political ralnpoWs
with him when he returned from Ohio tnat mas
vet been exposed to the gaze OF the pubic Ac'
cording to him the national election is ALREADY
settled and all the money thar will be spent be-
tween this and the sth of next November Will
simply be thrown away. His modesty in max
ing claims is something quite as wonderful as
his manipulation of the figures which show. OF
are supposed to show the amount of cash sur
plus in the United States Treasury; he is posi-
tive that every northern (using the word to rep
resent all except the southern States) State will
he carried by Harrison and Reid, and at least
six of the southern States. 1t is not clear why
he does not claim all the electoral votes. Sucn
claim would not be "a whit more RIDICULOUS
than those he has made. He should nave known
that these absurd claims would cause MS ram
bow statements about the condition OF the
Treasury. given out at the same time. to be dis
credited, as stories, like people. are usually
Judged by the company they keep
Mr.. Fosters ra1nbows. which are obviously on
par with the small boy who is mot DlS
afraid. :" but whistles with all his might while
going through the dark places. have nao con
trary effect to what he intended ana eXpecteo
Rainbow Cbarley.' as Mr.. Foster Is no"
called. is so well known as tricky lndlvloual.
in matters political. that his rosy talk has serl
ously alarmed many republicans VINO oeheVe
that he has discovered some new and very seri-
ous danger to the republican party. and that his
stool Of rainbows has been brought forward in
order to distract attention from this danger
To democrats Mr. Fosters exhibition is only an
amusinr show, which although not prepared
specially for them, is being greatly enjoyed DV
them
There are reasons for the belief that the ad-
ministration is doing all it can to have the date
for the meeting of the international monetary
conference set so late in the fall as to make IL
certain that the result of the conference cannon
he known before the Presidential electlon' IN
order that republican stump speakers ana eo-
itors may have an opportunity to innuence
votes by pretending to forecast that result MIR
Harrison and his puppets who are managing
this campaign will have much more exalteo
oninion of the intelligence OF the merlcan
voters on the morning of abe 9th OF November
than they appear to have at the present time.
according to an official opinion of the Attor-
ney-General, which suspicion points to having
been dictated from Loon Flake. mace pupllc
this week. the good people of V1cksourgh,
Miss. must continue to have their city post
Office presided over Df th0 hotOAAooS D>e
venturer whose nomination the republican
Senate refused to confirm. The Attorney-Gen'
eral holds or at lie asst pretends to thata failure
to confirm the nomination of Postm aster VINO
is in nossession of a postoffce before the ssem
hing of the session of Congress (which fails TO
act on the nomination, leaves him the legsl
nostmaster until his successor is nominated. If
that be good law the ipostof1ce department
from the foundation of the government. has in
similar cases been acting Illegally.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama. is in town. He
isa strong advocate of retaliation on Canada
and thinks that Mr.. HSrrison's proclamation
should ave prohibited the shipment OF Cana
dian goods through the nited States.
The Revenue Marine hospital bureau rs tak-
ing active measures to prevent the introduction
of cholera into any of our ports by any OF the
steamship lines running from Hamburg OF
Havre where the disease is reported TO be rap
idly spreading. All steamships arriving from
those and other foreign ports Iare to be rlgldly
inspected and if any traces of the disease a1e
found they will be quarantined and thoroughly
disinfected before being allowed to lana tnelr
passengers,
The republicans here are doing lots OF talK-
ing about breaking the solid south" tnls year
but when a democrat made 1.-The ROUNDS oherlng
to wager any part of $4,000 at odds of two to
one that Harrison .and Reid would not get
single southern States electoral votes no taker
could be found. 1t is the belief OF many snreWo
observers that prominent republicans are oolng
SO much talking about their expecting TO carry
southern states with the hope .of causing the
democratic managers to lessen tnelr enorts
towards carrying the northwestern States.