The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-06-01
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From Our Regular Correspondent.I
Washington. Nav % 100.

"astuhgton, May 20 1885,
The administration has at last done
one thing for wliichit deserves credit. In
the entertainment of the Spanish Inianta
and her suite, who were in Washington
week as the official guests OF the ma
tion, it discharged an unusual task in
most satisfactory manner, to ali con-
cerned, in spite of the attempts of some
ruft-hunting Americans to persuade it
into making mess of things by follow
ing European customs. Not little OF
the credit, however, is due the Infanta,
who proved herselfto he a woman fully
endowed with common sense, ready to
adapt herselfto American customs, in
stead of expecting Americans to adopt
Spanish customs. Before leaving for
New York, yesterday, she expressed her.
self as delighted with her visit to Wash
ington and with the people she met here.
After spending few days in New York
she will go to the Worlds Fair.
The relentless war which the admins
tratIon has waged from the day it as
sumed office upon the Hill-Murphy ma
chine in New York has reached the stage
at which the friends of Mr.. Cleveland
privately claim to be in position to
overthrow the machine and capture the
state committee, when the new commit
tee is formed, next fall. The hotter this
fight becomes the better it will please re.
publicans, and the more certain will be
the return OF the Empire state to its
proper position In the republican column
Representative Charles O'Neill, OF Penn
| sylyania, who since the death OF Judge
Kelly has enjoyed the distinction OF be
ing the Father of the House." that is
the member having the longest continu
GUS service therein, says the republican:
ought To be well satisfied with the out
look, which indicates in every direction
a return of the republican party to pow
er. Mr.. O'Neill is justly noted for hi.
clearness of vision on political matters
Although it was announced some day:
ago that the administration program o
congressional legislation included an in
come tax, and there are the best o
reasons for believing that announcement
to have been authentic, the talk of som,
of the men close to Mr.. Cleveland durins
the last few days make it apparent thai
if the idea proves very unpopular, as it'll
almost certain to do, they are preparing
the way for Mr.. Cleveland to say tina
he never thought of recommending an in
come tax, just as he said recently tina
neither he nor Secretary Carlisle hat
ever had any idea ofredeeming treasur,
notes in silver, although Secretary Car
lIsle had positively stated to more thai
one man that such course had bee
agreed upon. In short the idea of an in
come tax is put out as 'feeler" of pull
lie sentiment. II it appears favorable
will be recommended to congress; Other
wise it will be dropped tor the time b
ing.
i Commissioner Lochren in a publishe
interview talks very nicely about hi
intending to justly administer the per
sion laws and about the justice of ever
man who is entitled to pension bein
granted one, but inasmuch as the nun
Der of new pensions granted have falle
away down below what the average wa
when Gen. Raum was at the head of til
Office there must be wide difference b,
tween his talk and his acts, and no ma
under the government occupies pias
where the effect of his acts are sooner G
more widely felt than dos the commi
. sioner OF pensions.
Il 1t is rumored that movement. will
engineered by southern congressman VIII
: are specially friendly TO ex-Speaker Girls
! to force Secretary Hoke Smith out OF ii
: cabinet, on account of his interference
} a number of local appointments. 1t bs
been suggested that votes for the repe'
of the Sherman Silver law might
traded for Smiths resignation.
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