The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-09-14

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sons on the stage rushed forward
to grasp his hand, and for time
the scene was most enlivening.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Tron ear Regular Corsspondeskl
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6, 1895.
The politicians are all just now
engaged, in sporting parlance, in
aplaying for positions" The news
paper interviews which are put forth
il favor of this or that man for the
Presidential nomination Of one or
the other of the old parties are put
forth merely to feel the public
pulse. The talk about nominating
President Cleveland for . third
term is all for the same purpose.
The politicians are all alike in one
respect. They want to have hold
upon the man nominated for Presi.
dent by their party, but they seldom
commit themselves to any one man
year before the meeting of the
nominating convention. Few OF
them ever hesitate about throwing
over an old friend if they think q
new one has q better chance to win.
It is just The same with issues as
with men. They will do what they
can to stave off issues of which
they are afraid or upon which their
records are not satisfactory. That
accounts for the evident desire
among prominent republicans and
democrats. to prevent finance fgur-
ing as an issue in the Residential
contest; they are afraid it would
place them at a disadvantage, and
enable new men to come to the
front.
The nomination of President
Cleveland for q third term is not
seriously considered in Washington,
outside of small coteria of Cleve-
land worshipers who would gladly
see him king. There is little doubt
that Mr.. Cleveland would accept
another nomination if he could get
it; but, Notwithstanding the adu-
lation of the aforesaid coterie Of
worshipers and their disposition to
misrepresent public sentiment, it is
extremely doubtful whether he be-
lieves that the country would toler-
ate third term for him or for any
other President. He is egotistical,
but he is no fool.
Gen. Coppinger, who commanded
the troops sent to Jackson's Hole
on account of the reported refusal
of the Bannock Indians to obey the
civil authorities of Wyoming, ar
rived in Washington this week.
He brought his report. which is now
in the hands Of the Secretary Of
War, and has had a long conference
with Secretary Lamont, which was
also attended by Indian Commits
sioner Browning. Gen. Coppinger,
agrees with the U. S. District Attor-
ney and Deputy Marshal, whose re-
ports reached the Department of
Justice about two weeks ago, as to
the origin of the trouble being
scheming white men. He declares
the Bannock Indians to be quiet
and peaceable. Gen. Coppinger
thinks it would prevent any similar
troubles in the future if the entire
Jackson Hole country were annexed
to the Yellowstone National Park J,
but Wyoming may not regard the
loss of such a big slice of territory
as satisfactory ending of the mat
ter. Congressional action would
be necessary to make such change.
Now that death has made q va
cancy in the head of the Fish Com
mission, the fight for the transfer
of that Commission to the Agricul-
tural department, where many peo-
pie think it properly belongs, will
be reopened with vigor. There is
no doubt that the Fish Commission
has done good work, but it has also
done much that must be elassed as
extravagant, such as spending large
sums of money raising fancy fish,
which should have gone towards
replenishing the stock of food fish
in our lakes and rivers. It is also
charged that in order to obtain
votes of Senators and Represents
tons for appropriations it has es-
tablished hatcheries and stations in
localities entirely untitled for them.
In addition to these things there
have been several unseemly wran-
giles among the officials Of the Com
mission, which would not have
occurred except for the quasi-inde-
pendent nature of the Commmis-
sion. No harm can come of putting
it under the control Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, and the
chances are all in favor of an i'm
provement in it's work following
anch a change. It il another one