Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-09-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Senator NOrn60S mas D0oH OdlkIHS
out in meeting" about his recent Wis
it to the democratic national head
quarters, in New York city, and his
talk is far from complimentary to
those in charge. He is credited with
saying that Harrity and Dickinson are
both idiots, as far as national politics
are concerned, and that the democrat
ic campaign has as far as it has gone
been a batch of errors, for which
Whitney is as much responsible as
Harrity and Dickinson. Mr.. Voorhees,
tells his democratic friends that if the
election were to be held now, Cleve-
land could not carry New York to
save his life, and that he saw nothing
when there to base any hopes for an
Improvement in the situation.
This information from Senator Vor-
hees is, so far as it refers to New
York, in accord with that received
through republican sources. Senator
Perkins, of Kansas, who has also been
in New York, says he found the re-
publicans in good shape all around,
and that the campaign is becoming
vigorously and intelligently pushed,
and that he has not the slightest
doubt of the election of Harrison and
Reid by larger electoral vote than
that cast for Harrison and Morton.
Of his own state Mr.. Perkins says:
eve have hot fight on our hands,
with the democratic swallowed up
by the So called peoples party, but
you may put it down as certain that
we are going to redeem Kansas this
year. The campaign has progressed
far enough to make it absolutely GER
tain that the republican state ticket
and at least five congressman Will be
elected, and before November we ex-
pect to be certain of the rest of the
congressman and are of the electoral
ticket. The prosperity of the farm
ers of our state is leaving the dema-
gogues, whose stock in trade is words
without argument"
If the cholera gets into the United
States it will not be because of any
lack of effort on the part of the Ma
rine Hospital Service to keep it out,
although it is absolutely necessary
that the various state and city health
authorities should intelligently CO.
operate with the bureau to make the
quarantine actually preventive. The
Marine Hospital Service, which is a
bureau of the treasury department,
has control of the congressional ap
preparation known as the epidemic
fund, which will be used to keep out
this dreaded [disease. Collectors of
customs at all ports of entry will act
IN conjunction with the Marine Hospi
tai Service, and while there may be
isolated cases of the cholera which
will evade the vigilance Of the quar-
antine authorities and get into some
of our seaboard cities, it is believed
that the precautions taken will make
it impossible for it to become epidem-
ic
A local democrat of prominence
says that Whitney told him that Mr..
Cleveland would try in his letter of
acceptance to tone down the effect of
the plain spoken free trade plank in
the national platform, which is doing
his party so much harm in New York,
New Jersey, and Connecticut, states
which he must carry to be elected. 1t
is too late for any toning down pro-
cess, and nothing that Mr.. Cleveland
can say in his letter can change the
issue of this protection VS..
free trade.
Much regret is expressed here at
the announcement that Senator Dawes
of Massachusetts, whose term expir-
es March 4, 1893, will not be a candi
date for reelection. Mr.. Dawes has
been one of the wheel horses of the
republican party for so many years
that his absence cannot fail to be felt;
but there is consolation in the fact
that Massachusetts has many able
republicans and that his successor is
certain to be good man.
The most troublesome problem that
the citizens committee in charge of
the G. A. r. encampment had to deal
with has been satisfactorily solved.
That was to arrange for a plentiful
supply of good wholesome food, we'll
cooked, and at reasonable price, in
close proximity to the barracks in
which free sleeping accommodations
will be furnished all veterans who do
not engage their own quarters. A
contract has been made with a cater
er who has had wide experience in
feeding large crowds by which he
agrees to furnish those of the visitors
who desire regular meals with three
good meals for 81 per day, and to sup