The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-05-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsnINaroN. ID. 81. May


now in the full enjoyment OF the season
that only comes to them once in every
four wears, and not always that often, rs
1t has sometimes Happened that the nom
\ inees of all of the National conventions
were known almost to a certainty weeks
before the conventions met. But 1t Is
not that way this year. There is no GER
tainty what any of them will do. Presi'
dent Harrison might be reasonably GER
tain of the Republican nomination 1t
Secretary Blaine could be eliminated, or
would say that he would not accept the
nomination il rendered him. But he
refuses to say anything, and the fact
that he exhibits his increased strength 10y
taking long walks and appearing almost
daily mt some public gathering encour-
ages his admirers to believe that he will
accept if nominated. Meanwhile the
situation is complicated by hints that
President Harrison may forbid the pres.
entation of his name to the convention.
There are still more "ifs" on the
Democratic side. Senator Hill is by
general consent out of it, so far as his
own nomination is concerned but that
he will be a powerful factor in determin-
ing the nomination is certain. MIR.
Cleveland has lost ground rapidly during
the past week. from the Washington
point of view, and German has gained,
while there is an increase of talk in favor
of a Western man.
The Peoples party, according TO its
Representatives in Congress, is neck and
neck with the old parties, so far as un.
certainty about who will head its Presi-
dental ticket is concerned. Jerry Simp-
son thinks the nominations made by the
Democrats and Republicans will have to
a certain extent influence in determining
the Peoples candidate.
Senator Higgins, of Delaware, made a
pugnacious speech on the Naval bill, in
which he said that he favored increasing
the navy even IL il involved an increase
of the national debt. There are many
men in Congress of the same opinion,
and they are not all in the same political
party either, but there are few who care
to be "a frank as Senator Higgins. Soon
er or later the question has got TO come
right down to that, for If the programme
mapped out by those who favor the
building and maintenance of navy
powerful enough to cope with Great
Britain be carried out it is only ques-
ton of time when Congress will be called
upon TO choose between increasing the
revenue by some new form of taxation
or authorizing an increase in the bonded
Indebtedness of the country.
Senator Allison, who can be at times a
very bitter partisan, never allows his
partisanship to influence him when he
makes official statements as chairman of
the committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, therefore his statement that at
the end of the present fiscal year--June
80 next-the treasury would have sur
plus of $25, 900, 900 after making all pay.
ments that can be legally demanded, is
generally accepted, and while many
grumble because the surplus will not be
larger, others, particularly Republicans,
think that a surplus of $25,000,0O is
not to be sneeZed at.
The Alliance Congressman are succeed
ing so well in blocking the passage of
bills by unanimous consent" out of
their order on the House calendar, that
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tillman, of
South Carolna-has offered a resolution
directing the committee on Rules to re.
port rule making the objections of ten
or more members necessary to prevent
the consideration of any bill by "unani-
nous consent" The proposed new rule
has been referred to by an Alliance man
as can attempt to authorize the commit
tee on Rules to change the meaning of
the word unanimous" The Alliance
members say they propose keeping up
the fight until they are recognized as a
party in all divisions of time and other
privileges enjoyed by Democrats or Re
publicans.
1t seems that the announcements which
have been made of the acceptance of in
vitations to attend the international