San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May %, 1872,

WASHINGTON. May %, '92.
1t can be stated on excellent author
ity that under no circumstances will
the names of the President and OF
Secretary Blaine 60 before the Min
neapolis convention as rivals for the
nomination. 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 convention to select
the man to head the ticket who Is
most certain, all things considered,
to be elected. regardless of personal
preferences. or the personal prefer
ences of the President little is known
beyond conjecture, as he has studlous-
ly RETAINED from discussing the nom.
ination, probably from a feeling of
delicacy; that he would accept the
nomination II rendered is, of course,
assumed by all; but that he is not
willing to obtain il through official
influences is conclusively demonstrate
ed by his having requested that no
member of the Cabinet should attend
the convention.
Secretary Blaine does not'desire
the nomination., aud believes thasit
ought 10 go TO the President, if he
wishes it; but it is believed here that
If q majority OF the convention shall
after mature deliberation and consul
tatiOn conclude that 1t would be un-
wise to run the President second
time and that Mr.. Blaine can more.
certainly lead the party to victory
that he will sacrifice his personal in
cliDations and accept the nomination
for the sake OF the party, although
he has not said as much to anybody.
The belief is fund upon Mr.. Blaine's
lifelong devotion to The repu blican
party. The nomination Of either of
these man would be most positive
endorsement of the present admins
tration and its uneXcelled record.
If Representative Amos Cummings,
is not careful the free trade, Cleve-
land wing will read him out of the
democratic party Today, In the
House, Mr.. Cummings actually had
the audacity to present to the House
q petition which had been signed by
twenty five thousand people asking
for additional protective legislation,
i'm the shape of an amendment to the
law giving free entry to wearing APP
parel and other personal effects, not
merchandise, OF persons arriving In .
the United States, restricting the
exemption TO two full suits and one
overgarment of foreign manufacture.
The request is q reasonable one, but
it Is not proba ole that the free trade
democrats in the house will allow it
to he granted
No wonder "Uncle Jerry" Risks
mile is broader than usual these
days. When he came into the Cabinet
he found one of the most important
exports of the United States-pork-
practically shut out OF every desir-
APPLE European market and now, the
removal of the restrictions placed by
the government of Spain on the Inn
portation of American pork leaves
only one or two Insignificant countries
from trade stand point, in Europe
which do not gladly .ceis all of the
American pork we wish to sendthem.
That is why "Uncle Jerry'sn smile
is broader. He is two modest a man
to toot his own horn, but he knows,
rs every body else does, that to him
more than TO any other one man be-.
longs the credit of opening the Euro
pean markets TO American pork.
difficulty in convicting the democratic
Senators who voted tor the big river
and harbor bill, which was only re.
duced in the Senate by concerted ac-
ton Of the republicans, aud against
the very moderate Senate amend.
ments for. the continuance of the
necessary work of slowly increasing
the navy, but Inconsistency is SO COM
mon in the democratic party that its
mem bers no longer blush when it is
brought home to them individually.
A Joint resolution has been favor.
able reported to the Senate proposing
q cOnstitutiOnalamend changing
the Presidential term to six years and
making president ineligible for re-
election the first six years term to be.
gin March 4, 1897.
The House submlttee which has
been investigating the Worlds Fair
has made It's report. expi essiDg conf.
dence in the assured success OF the
Exposition, which Ii characterizes as
in every essential feature standing
unrivaled in all time. 1t recommends
that the department. of foreign affairs
be abolished aud the work turned
over to the director general, and re-
duction In the salaries paid. Early
action is now expected upon the bill
for an additional Congress
sional appropriation for the EXPOSE
ton.
Chairman ]. s Clarkson of the Re-
publican National Committee will be
here this week to complete the final
official arrangements for the National
From here he will go to
Mimi spolis, arriving there about the
first of June.
Jerry Simpson has written n letter