The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

ever Republicans congregate. The silver
Republicans are largely responsible for
this Blaine revival, So to speak. They
are averse TO supporting President llar-
rison, because of his well known opposi-
ton to free coinage, but they are per.
fectly willing to take Mr.. Blaine without
knowing that he is any more friendly To
free coinage than Mr. Harrison l.. The
anti-Harrison Republicans generally have
also, it seems, come to the conclusion
that the only way to keep Mr.. Harrison
out of the nomination is to nominate
Mr.. Blaine, and if they can have their
way the Minneapolis convention will
nominate Mr.. Blaine whether he will or
not.
In these DAYS of bitter aud unreason-
ing partisanship in Congress it was Il
positive pleasure to hear Representative
Hooker, of Mississippi, who is II Demo.
crat, make speech in the House prais-
ing the administration for the diplomatic
victories it has won. He said that the
manner in which Secretary Blaine had
treated the complications with Chill and
Great Britain proved him to be great
statesman.
If the Canadian sealers think To avoid
seizure in Behring sea by sailing under
the Mexican or other flags they will
make n costly mistake, as the command
ers of the United states vessels will have
orders to seize all vessels caught taking
seals, without regard to the flag under
which they sail.
Senator Hill is confident that he will
receive the Democratic nomination for
President, but the Cleveland Democrats
| in Congress declare most emphatically
that he has not even the ghost of a
chance. you pays your money and
you takes your choice"
If Representative Enloe had wished TO
make the public sympathize with Com
missioner Raum, he could not have ac.
complished his purpose quicker or better
than by losing his temper and calling
that gentleman a liar, as he did when
Mr.. Raum WAS on the stand testify
ing To the committee which is conduct
ing the investigation of the Pension
Bureau, and his attempting to strike Mr..
Raum after having called HIM liar
did not mend the matter. Personal
abuse never convinces anybody. 1t
usually reacts upon those who indulge
in it. Representative Wheeler, who is
chairman of the investigating committee,
has the right idea. He said, after the
disgraceiul occurrence alluded to above:
"Mr Raum came here in response to
summons from this committee To testify,
and he must be treated like any other
witness. Whether his testimony be true
or false does not matter. After his
statements have been made any other
man who cares To may have the oppor-
tunity to take the stand aud deny or
disprove them"
Representative McCrae, chairman of
the House committee on Public Lands,
has reintroduced bill which has been
before several Congresses, providing for
the forfeiture Of all lands granted to
railroads opposite 10 and coterminous
with such portions of the railroad not
completed within the time specified in
the original grant.
IL begins "a look IA IL the much talked
Of investigation Of the Census Bureau,
which was authorized by the House some
time ago. will amount to nothing. Dem
ocrats who instigated the resolution say
this is because the investigation was put
in the hands Of the House Census com.
mittee, members of which are under
personal obligations to Superintendent
Porter for patronage. and the Republic
ans that il il because there il nothing To
investigate.
Persistency always tells, in Congress
as elsewhere. Early in the present SEES
sion Representative Watson, Of Georgia,
IA n result Of n conference Of the Far
mers' Alliance members Of the House
and in response to requests made by la
Dor organizations in NIL sections of the
country, introduced a resolution reciting
the semi military character Of the SER
vices performed by men In the employ
of the Pinkerton detective agencies for