Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-02-02
Our Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondence

(From our Regular Correspondent
President-elect Cleveland has long
ago shown that he possesses the rare
faculty of being able to see and to do
the right thing at the right time and
place. Therefore it was not surpris-
ing that his telegram of coincidence
should have been among the first re-
ceived by the widow OF James G..
Blaine, the American Statesman. AL
though differing widely in many of
their ideas there was one bond of
sympathy between them, one promi-
nent trait in the character OF each of
them that the other could admire with
out forgetting their political differ
ences,. and that was the intense A.
mericanism, which was the keystone
of Mr.. Blaine's great popularity, and
which makes Grover Cleveland the
most popular living American, today.
And therein lies lesson that should
not be lost upon men ambitious OF
p p,pularity and power. There never
was period in the history Of our
country when sturdy, uncompromis-
ing Americanism was more highly
appreciated by the masses than it is
now.
Mr. Blaine's funeral, which was
held to day at the church of the Gov
enant was BY request Of 6is family
made as simple as possible. The pail
bearers were all intimate personal
friends of the deceased and the SER
vices at the church were confined to
the reading of the Presbyterian burial
ritual and a prayer by the pastor.
With the exception of an organ dirge
before and after the service, by Walter
Damr0sch, the husband OF one of Mr..
Blaine's daughters, there was no mu-
sic. Not one tenth of the people who
wanted to attend the funeral could get
in the church, and very large crowd
remained outside during the services
bi10 0tt0k w dIuo lOkkOWGu bll0 I6u1dlllS
to Oak Hill cemetery, where the inter
ment was made. Mr.. Blaine having
reqested that he be buried there by
the side of his son Walter, who died
suddenly several years ago.
Unless there is great change in the
present opinion OF the democratic Sem
ators nothing short Of a cloture rule,
which the Senate refused to adopt
when the Force bill was under consid-
GRAFTON, will enable the republicans to
confirm the nomination of the repub-
lican successor to the late Justice La
mar, whom Mr.. Harrison is said to be
determined to nominate. The demo-
cratic Senators are unanimous in-the
belief that this vacancy should be filed
by democrat and they will not allow
a vote to be taken on the nomination
OF a republican unless compelled to do
so by c!oture rule.
The House committee on Rules has
set aside February 9 and 10 for the
consideration OF the Andrews bill for
the repeal of the Sherman Silver law.
The general impression seems to be
that a vote will not be reached, al
though a number Of the friends OF the
bill express confidence in its being
passed.
II Postmaster General Wannamaker
holds the reception to the employees of
his department which was to have
been held at his residence tonight, the
invitations to which were withdrawn
on account OF the dcati of Mr.. Blaine,
he will retire from Office with the per.
sonal illwill Of nine-tenths of the white
employees Of the department. The
reason is not difficult to locate. In
sendiag out the invitations for ths rs-
csptioa he included all the negro ls-
borers, watchmen. messengers. and
scrub women ol the depar .ment pay
roll, AMI the white clerks, particular.
" the females, object to associating on
terms OF social equality with the me-
groes- Considerable interest is 10 /
as to what position the administration
V Il take on the petition Of the provis-
ional Hawaiian government tor annex
alton to the U lsted States.
Whatever vicw Nj. Harrisoa may