Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
I Written and compiled for the HERAIl

President will, If Mrs. Harrison continues
to improve as she has done during the
past week, take part in the Columbus
celebration in New York, on the -, inst,
and IN Chicago on the 2lst, INST, and,
unless something not now anticipated
shall prevent he will be accompanied on
both trips by all of the members of his
Cabinet. Mrs. IHarrison's improvement
has had most inv MIGRATING effect upon
him, the regular Cabinet meetings have
been resumed and he has taken hold of
his official work with all his old time
energy, besides giving considerable at
tention to the state of the campaign, as
shown by trustworthy reports from every
section which are constantly being sent to
him. The President has great head for
politics, as he has shown on numberless
occasions. He never allows his wishes 10
jnterfer in the slightest manner with his
Judgment, consequently his advance
summary Of results have nearly always
tailed with the actual results of election.
He is absolutely confident of his re cleo
ton and the popular yindicatlon of the
great principles of the republican party
which have been so conspicuously brought
to the front during his administration.
Senator Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, Is
always a welcome visitor at the White
House, but doubly so at this time when
he comes after careful investigatiOn-he
is always thorough 10 watever be does
to tell the President of the satisfactory
condition of things political in the state
of New York. The Senator is confident
that Harrison and Reid will carry that
state by considerably larger majority
than it gave to Harrison and Morton in
1888. The support of Gen Sickles will be
worth many democratic soldier votes tC
the republican vote.
Democratic alarm over the South is
rapidly spreading, and they are preparing
to do what they have never before con-
sidered necessary in a national campaign
send their most prominent speakers into
the South, 1t is the peoples party that
they are afraid of in most of The
southern states but in Tennessee and West
Virginia 1t is the republicans who are
giving them uneaslness. Secretary Elkin'
expresses the greatest confidence in The
ability of the republicans to carry Yves
Virginia for the national ticket aud to
elect a number of Congressman on The
tariff, reciprocity and honest money issue
while Congressman HOuk, OF Tennessee
saws the republicans of that State are il
better condition and are more determin'
ed to win than ever before.
"Uncle ]. ry" Rusk is happy over the
great big exhibit his department is going
to make at the Worlds Fair, an exhibit
which will for the first time present tC
the world a comprehensive idea of The
greatest single American industry
agriculture, including stock and cattle
raising He devOtes much OF his time
overlooking the preparations for this ex
hibit which are now well under way
Only two other bureaus of the government
the Smithsonian Institution and the
Fish COmmison-will have $4,000, wbi,f
is the amount at the disposal of the Agri'
cultural Department, allowed them fol-
the expense of their exhibits. Secretary
Rusk thinks the EXHIBIT of his department
will have an educational value not 10 be
computed in dollars ard cents to the
American farmers who will attend the
Worlds Fair, and that the complete
method of government inspection Of
meats for export, which will be shown
will result in largely increasing the sales
of American meat abroad, because of the
reports of 1t which foreign visitors will
carry back home with them. The entire
exhibit will be so arranged that the pro-
ducts of every state and territory OF the
Union will confront the visitors; besides,
the various bugs pests and diseases with
which farmers have to contend will be
shown, and the best way of getting rid of
them will also be shown.
That bankruptcy of the U. S. Treasury
which the democrats have been talking
about for several years still refuses to
materializs. On the contrary, the Treas
ury statement shows that after meeting
all proper demands during the past month
there has been sn increase of 100000,
in the amount of available cash on hand,
since the first day of September. Wonder
if there is a single democrat who would
object to personally going through that
sort of bankruptcy The democratic
calamity walters now so numerous on the
stump will find it convenient to say moth
ing about this little matter; they are not
over fond of the truth any way, as those
who have listened to them have long ago