San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
/ From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. SEPT. 26, '92.

The President has transacted nc
important public business since hi
return to Washington with Mrs. Har
rison, who. while apparently tritit
better than when she arrived, is still
in most critical condition, with thu
exception Of taking part In n con-
ference with Secretary # State Fostel
and Attorney General Miller, on The
preparation of the final paper in the
Behring Sea arbitration case, soon tC
be taken up. Nor has he seen any Of
his political friends. many of whom
have been here for the special purpose
of getting few words with him in
relation TO situation In their localities
Mrs. Harrison is so weak that the
slightest change for the worse would
be dangerous, consequently the Pre-
sident seldom leaves her bed side for
more than few minutes, and his
mind is in such state of constant
apprehension that he could not, ii ne
politics, in his usually thorough
manner.
Good republican news comes from
all quarters these days ,notwith tand-
ing the quietness of the campaign,
and especially from New York, with
out which Cleveland cannot possibly
oe elected. secretary McComas. OF
the national committee, who came
over to add his mite towards helping
the repu blican candidate In his old
Maryland congressional district, ad
jscent to the district OF Columbia,
says the campaign is in splendid con-
dition and that victory is as nearly
assured as anything political can be
in advance of the counting of the
votes. Ex-Congressman Farauhar,
of New York, who has been in Wash
iDgton for several days, says that
state is bound to cast its ELECTORAL
votes for Harrison and Reid, unless
the democrats of New York city can
get away with the $4,000 majority
which the republicans will bring
down to the Harlem river, and ne has
not the remUtest idea that they can
come within 80 600 of dong it.
Secretary Elkins returned t. duty
today. He has been slightly 1nwell,
but SAYS the sensational stories of his
having been dangerously i'll which
were widely printed few days ago
were entirely false.
Those familiar with things political
in the South ouly smiled when the
news that Weaver had cancelled his
engagement to speak in that section
because of the bad treatment he had
received while on the stump. was re-
ceived here. 1t Is but a repetition of
An old story. The South never hears
out one side, either un the stump or
in its newspaper.s If it did, it won d
long ago have ceased to be solidly
democratic, as it's material interests
are all dependent upon the main
uainsn"e OF b protective tariff AS it
is. candidate Weaver may thank his
stars that he was not greeted with
loaded shot guns in place of the de-
csyed eggs.
Well, the great encsmpment. the
greatest in the history of the q. A r
is over, the crowds all gone and the
streets of Washington look about as
usual at this season of the year, but
1t will be many q long year before
the people. both visitors and Wash.
ingtonisns. stop talking about the
grand affair and the royal good time
every body had, for no per ON who
witnessed the events of last week,
particularly the parade and the re.
unions, can ever forget. The veterans
and their friends were glad they
came to Washington, hut not more SO
than were the people of Washington
Gel 81 Dan Sickles, who was one
OF the Tammsny delegates to the
Chicago convention, excited much
comment among his republican com
rsdes st the encampment by praising
the sDldierly qualities of General
Harrison, and by his laying psrticu-
lar stress upon the fact that he fought
for the Union instead of hiring q sub.
stitute as Mr.. Cleveland did. This,
taken in connection with the dislike
which Gen. Sickles is known to feel
towards the democratic nominee,
caused the prediction to be frequent
~ made that before election day he
would be openly working for Harri.
son and Reid; and he is not by any
means the only democratic mem Der
of the g. \ r., VINO dislikes Mr..
Cleveland. Hundreds of them stated
while here that they could not bring
themselves to support 6 man like Mr..
Cleveland, when his opponent was a
comrsde whose bravery they had seen
tested and proven on the field of
battle, and not few of them announc
ed their determination to work and
vote for COmrade Harrison, and this,
mind you, was without any solicita.
ton from their republican comrades
for no partisan political talk was in
dulged in at the encampment, the
veterans were not here on politica
errand, but to JOIN their old war time
comrades and to have a good time
aud they did precisely what they
came for and nothing else.
Expression of Physicians.