Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IsIa,IAI coRnEsroNDENcE on IHE MoNIEoR J

oils convention as rivals for the nom
nation. Both gentlemen many months
ago made up their minds upon that
question, and neither of them will
change. Both of them also believe
that it is the duty of the delegates to
that cow to select the man to
head the ticket who is most certain,
all things considered, to be elected,
regardless of personal preferences.
Of the personal preferences of the
president little is known beyond con-
lecture, as he has studiously refrained
from discussing the nomination, prob
ably from a feeling of delicacy; that
he would accept the nomination if
rendered is, of course, assumed by all;
but that he is not willing to obtain it
through official influence is conclu-
sively demonstrated by his having re-
Quested that no member of the cabi-
net should attend the convention.
Secretary Blaine does not desire the
nomination, and believes that it ought
to go to the president, if he wishes it;
but it is believed here that if a major
ity of the convention shall after ma
ture deliberation and consultation
conclude that it would be unwise to
run the president the second time and
that Mr.. Blaine can more certainly
lead the party to victory that he will
sacrifice his personal inclinations and
accept the nomination for the sake of
the party, although he has not said as
much to anybody. The belief found
ed upon Mr.. Blaine's lifelong devo-
ton to the republican party. The
nomination of either of these men
would be most positive endorsement
of the present administration and its
unexcelled record.
If Representative Amos Cummings
is not careful the free trade, Cleveland
wing will read him out of the demo-
cratic party. To-day, in the House,
Mr. Cummings actually had the au-
dacity to present to the House petit
ton which had been signed by TWEEN
ty-f1ve thousand people asking for ad-
ditional protective legislation, in the
shape of an amendment to the law
giving free entry to wearing apparel |
and other personal effects, not mer-
chandise, of persons arriving in the
United States, restricting the exemp-
ton to two full suits and one overgar-
ment of foreign manufacture. The |
request is a reasonable one, but it is
not probable that the free trade dem
ocrats in the House will allow it to be
granted.
No wonder 'Uncle Jerry" Rusk's
smile is broader than usual these days.
When he came into the Cabinet he
found one of the most important eX- |
ports of the United States pork
practically shut out every desirable
European market and now, the re-
moval of the restriction placed by
the government of Spain on the i'm
portation of American pork leaves
only one or two insignificant countries
from trade stand point, in Europe
which do not gladly receive all of the
American pork we wish to send them.
That is why ''Uncle Jerry's" smile is
broader. He is too. modest a man to
toot his own horn, but he knows, as
everybody else does, that to him more
than to any other one man belongs
the credit of opening the European
markets to American pork.
Senator Hale had not the slightest
difficulty in convicting the democrat
ic Senators who voted for the big riv-
er and harbor bill, which was only re-
~, 1,a 70 Nv cd
ton of the republicans, and against
the very moderate Senate amend
ments for the continuance of the nee
essary work of slowly increasing the
navy; but Inconsistency is SO common
in the democratic party that its mem
bers no longer blush when it is brought
home to them individually.
A Joint resolution has been favora
bly, reported to the Senate proposing !
a constitutional amendment changing
the presidential term to six years and
making president ineligible for re- :
election, the first six year term to be- !
gin March 4, 1897. q
The House committee which has c
been investigating the Worlds Fair I
has made its report to the full com
mittee. 1t is in the main a favorable
report, expressing confidence in the
assured success of the Exposition, :
which it characterizes as, in every
feature, standing unrivalled
in all time. 1t recommends that the {
of foreign affairs be abol- :
ished and the work turned over to the
director general, and a reduction in :
the salaries paid. Early action is now {
upon the bill providing for '