The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. June 8, Is!

the opinion of unprejudiced observers,
made blunder that may cost him the
nomination by fighting Secretary Blaine,
as they have been publicly doing this
week. II it be true, rs seems to be con-
ceded by his friends and enemies alike
that Mr. Blaine has only to say the
word 70 receive the nomination, is it not
plain that he has power enough in his
party to defeat the aspirations OF MIR.
Harrison, If he be 80 disposed, even II
he does not take the nomination himself,
and is there any more certain way to
make him so disposed than to make him
mad? If he is not already mad he has a
much meeker disposition than he has
ever been given credit for.
The friends of Mr.. Harrison claim that
he will be nominated on the first ballot,
and one mana Democratic Senator
has wagered 81 900 that he will be, but
their actions belle their claims. The
anti Blaine pronunciamento issued by
the quartet of colored ex-ofice holders,
and officials, composed of Bruce, Lynch,
Cheatam (the only colored Congressman
and Fred Douglas, which was issued by
direction of a member Of the Cabinet,
was not an act Of confidence. Mr.. Har-
rison NAV be nominated, but he and his
friends are just now very much alarmed
at his prospects.
No speech was ever more carefully lis
tened to than that of Senator Sherman
against the free coinage bill. He is re-
garded as the ablest financier among the
opponents of that bill, and his speech
gave evidence of having been most care
fully prepared. Still, since Senator Hill
and Gen. Hunton, the new Senator from
Virginia, voted with the silver men, 1t
is regarded as more certain than ever
that the bill will pass the Senate. II
has been unanimously agreed not to vote
on the bill until after the 14th of this
month.
There should be no politics in dealing
with petition presented to the Senate
by Senator Hiscock this week, signed by
some of the most prominent citizens OF
New York, members of oil political par
ties, calling attention to the easy natu
ralization of foreign born citizens in
New York, and asking that a committee
be appointed to inquire into the methods
of these citizenship. while-you-wait mills
conducted by political bosses, with the
aid and connivance of judges with elias
tic consciences. Neither party Is guilt
less of the charge of making voters to
order by this method. The more diff
cult the attainment of American citizen
ship is made, the more highly it will b
priced by these who obtain 1t.
The Senate bill, passed this week, di
recting the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to ascertain and report upon
uniform system Of automatic coupler
for freight cars, is one about which
there should be no two opinions. 1t ]
in the interest of humanity, and shoul'
become q law ut the earliest pOssibl
moment.
Some people might suppose that Ma
tional political conventions were SQUIRE
of enormous profit TO the railroads, bu
a prominent railroad man says that jus
} the reverse is true, and that they coz
the railroads large sum Of money, b.
, cause abou. nine-tenths Of those VIII
attend do 30 without having TO bu
their tickets, and in many instances thos
who 20 on complimentary special train
J are fed for several days, going and con
ing, at the expense Of the railroads, Sue
train left here at an early hour Thur
!. day morning, carrying nearly one hui
: dred Washington correspondents TO Nil
neapolis. Then there are the priva'
parlor and dining cars that have to |
. donated to the big guns. Take 1t a
and all the National conventions co
the railroads many thousands Of dollar
"But," he added with a wink, lit
I money well spent, as IL keeps them soil
with the politicians and big newspape
Of ali political shades. which sometim
means a good deal"
D The Syracuse convention acted as
damper upon the Cleveland boom
9 Congress, and the Number Of Democra
who believe that neither Hill nor Clev