Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-09-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 8, 1892.
Mr.. Harrison's letter of acceptance
was II very decided innovation in that
line. 1t breaks all presidents and in.
stead of being letter of acceptance
pure and simple, it is, in addition, a
carefully and skillfully prepared law
yer's plea for the Republican party in
general and the Harrison administra-
ton in particular, and like other
able lawyers pleas it is liable to im-
pose on those who are not familiar,
and who will not take the trouble to
iamiliarize themselves with the other
side. 1t shows, too, that the stories
which have from time to time been
told Of Mr.. Harrison's intention to in
dividually boss the Republican side Of
the campaign were all founded on the
solid truth. The intention has be-
come fact, and to-day Mr.. Harrison
is the acknowledged boss of the Re-
publican National Committee, which
is conducting the campaign according
to his orders. 1t is known here that
the publication of the letter of accept
ance this week was directly against
the wishes OF Chairman Carter and a
number eff the working members of
the committee; they wanted it held
back at least a month, but Boss
Benjamin ordered it given out, and
given out it was.
Mr.. Harrison's attempt to dodge the
Force Bill issue in such way as to
leave the impression upon those who
favor that outrage upon constitutional
liberty that he is still with them-as
he really is, heart and soul-and at
the same time make those opposed to
it believe that he has abandoned it, is
like most efforts of similar nature,
supremely ridiculous. and meets only
with meaning smiles in every quarter.
Democrats and Republicans alike
know just where Mr.. Harrison stands
upon this question that, il he be re-
elected and the next House of Repre-
sentatives be controlled by the Re-
publicans, he will in his first message
to the SD Congress ask that bill
similar to the notorious Lodge Bill of
the 5lst Congress be passed. There is
only one way for this country TO es-
cape the horrors of the Force Bill,
which in one section of the country
would be as bad as visitation of the
cholera, and that is, to defeat
Benjamin Harrison and the Republi-
can party.
Mr.. Blaine's letter, made public the
day after that Of Mr.. Harrison, fell
like wet blanket upon the candidates
pronunciamento. 1t nullified about
half of Mr.. Harrison's letter by
advising the Republicans to ignore all
issues. except three, in the campaign,
and worse than all, for Benjamin, the
great-in his own estimation-it no.
where mentioned Mr.. Harrison's name.
No Republican with whom l have
talked has a doubt about this slight to
the head of the Republican ticket
being deliberate and intentional on
the part of Mr.. Blaine. 1t is a slight,
too, that Mr.. Harrison dare not resent
at this time but you may be sure that
he will try to "get even" after the
election, which ever way he goes, by
jumping on the Blaine Republicans
wherever he finds them.
The milk in the cocoanut, concern
ing the application of the Inman Line
Steamship Company for American
registry for two of their best steamers,
which was granted at the last session
of Congress, was exposed when the
bids for carrying ocean mails, under
the mail subsidy act of the Billion.
Dollar Congress, were this week
opened by Mr.. Wanamaker. The
Inmsn Line, under its new American
name-the International Navigation
Company, of Philadelphia-adopted,
solely with the idea of getting slice
of this subsidy, was the only company
that put in bid for the European
service, and the only company that
proposes to carry the mails in vessels