Fergus County argus., 1893-02-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.I

WASHINGTON, JAN. "a 1898.
The president was unable to attend
the funeral OF ex-president Hayes, bu,
the administration was represented
10y Secretaries Charles Foster, Rusk
and Noble and Postmaster General
Wanamaker. The president was very
much shocked by the news of General
Hayes death, as he appeared to be in
perfect health, when he saw him last,
winch Was IL. Mrs. Harrison's fun
eral last fall. As tribute OF respect
to the memory of the dead ex-presi-
dent. OF whom none but kind words
are spoken in Washington, by men OF
all political parties, the white house
and department buildings are ali
draped in mourning and will fly thei
flags at half mast for thirty days. In
addition to the members of the cabi-
neJ detail OF prominent army and
navy officers attended the funeral to
represent lose branches OF the gov
ernnent.
What Ohio Democrats thought OF
Gen. Hayes may lac judged by the re-
marks of Two of them-Senator Brio e
and Representative Cultivate. Said
Senator BrIce: Il will, at the proper
time ton the floor OF the senate), pay
as u man II citizen and u public otfi-
citl. | was, with his other friends,
ptuud of his record, his bravery and
ability as IL soldier, his noble and
faithful service as IA member of con-
gress, his diGnItieti, Judicious and sat
isfactory handling OF affairs as COVER
nor OF Ohio, and OF his temporary
management OF his administration as
president, an administration which
can now see softened the asperities
growing out of the civil war and led
to that perfect union, a blessing which
we are nov enjoying" Mr.. Outhwaite
said: The Democrats of Ohio always
regarded him as a conscientious man,
IL patriotic man and IL man devoted
TO the interests OF he state and coun-
try. That lie was held in high esteem
by the state generally was shown by
his election three times as governor.
His record as IA soldier in the war for
the union was one OF the best, and his
administration n president was pure,
patriotic, and always for the best in
terests OF the country" When such
words are spoken OF IL man by his po'
litical opponents language fails to ex,
press the esteem of his political friends
and associates.
The joint resolution providing fol
the election q senator's by popular
vote was ritilroaded through the hous.
under IL suspension OF the rules. against
the protests of Republicans, who
pointed out serious defects in the
measure; but such methods will not
prevail in the senate, at least not al
this session, and If the resolution Ii
adopted by the senate, which is very
very doubtful, it will not be unit
CnO-t defects are feneQleu.
\ caucus ofRepublican senator's was
to have been held this week at Senator
Sherman's house TO consider the bust
ness to be taken up, aside from the
regular appropriation bills, but it was
stponed on account of the death o
Gen. Hayes, and will probably not bt
held until next week.
Although bills have been favorably
reported to both house and senat,
providing for the suspension of til,
purchase of silver by the government
and the corridors OF the capitol anG
the hotels are full of talk about silver
legislation, it is not likely that ther,
will he any silver legislation at this
session. There are enough silver sena
tors who can never be cajoled mol
bulldozed by Mr.. Cleveland to preven,
the repeal of the present law, and
those Democrats who have been in
fluenced by Mr.. Cleveland to. promise
to vote for its repeal will not be sorry
to see them do it, in fact. many viii
help, on the sly.
Secretary Tracy has issued orders
outlining the plan of the einternationa
naval review, authorized by act of the
Fifty-first congress, but he says the
review will necessarily be a very hu
initiating feature if the present con-
gress does not appropriate the money
asked for. Many foreign governments
have accepted invitations to send
ships to participate in this review
and their officers will come as specia
guests of this government, which
makes it necessary that the money
should be Forthcoming to entertain
them properly.
Naval officers smile over the ridicu
lous stories in some of the big news
papers about Hayti defying tn,
United States. "Why," said one o
them, "any one of our new warship.
could in an hour or so sink the entir,
Haytian navy and batter down thei
alleged fc rts" The secretary of stat,
has demanded reparation for th'
causeless arrest OF an American citi
zen, and reparation will have to b
by Hayti. That is all there is to tn
matter.
Democrats in the house are maxim
a determined attack on the civil ser
vice law, which stands between then