West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-06-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL.
MAKES A FAVORABLE I'M.
PRESTON.
Ex.Secrotary William Collins Whit.
ncY Has Quite Presidential
Boom.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
june Is, 1895.

juno 10, 1879.
No mombcr OF the Cabinet ever made
II moro favorable impression upon his
first appearance in Washington that
Attorney General Harmon has Every
one who has had the pleasure of talk
ing with him has been ut once struck
by his agreeable manner quick grasp
OF subjects discussed, and general
broadmindness. If he doesn't make a
model Attorney General those who
have met him will be greatly surprised,
particularly the newspaper men, who
quickly size public man up, and cx-
press their opinions of him To each
other, II they do not always send them
TO their papers Before buclSling down
to the business of the Department of
Justice, Judge Harmon will return to
Cincinnati for few days, To put his
private business in order. The finan-
cial opinion expressed by him Is sound
enough to be adopted by every good
Democrat Said he: 'I want the
American dollar to be just MS good as
anybody else's dollar and, with that
qualification, don't caro- what IL is
made Of"
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Speaking Of Ex-Secrctary Whitney's
published interview, Mr.. Ira NJ Davis,
of Albany, N, Y, says; at was Hor.
alto Seymour who wrote TO his friends
when his name was mentioned in con-
nection with the Presidential nomi-
nation, but your candidate I cannot
be- Now comes w. G. Whitney and
tells the Democrats that he cannot
stand as their candidate in 1896. Mr..
whitney means every word he says,
but If New York sends delegate TO
the convention, instructed TO cast her
~ votes for him he will not then say
nay. There never was a time i'm his
life when W. G. Whitney refused TO
obey his party's call. He will not do
80 next year ] have the most implicit
faith in Whitney, and believe that II
nominated he will be elected. lie is
the strongest Democrat in the country
to-day" Lots of Democrats arc talk
ing like Mr.. Davis.
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The Georgia delegation which visited
Washington for the purpose OF inviting
President Cleveland and the cabinet TO
attend the Atlanta Exposition returned
home in very good humor. Presi-
dent Cleveland and every member OF
the cabinet who was in Washington
accepted the invitation aud will visit
the exposition during the latter part
Of October, unless important public
business shall prevent President
Cleveland complimented the Georgians
very highly ON the energy they have
displayed in working for the success of
the exposition.
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Secretary Olney's first move as Sec
retary of state was an important one.
lie believes that the United States
should do just as IL would insist that
othcr countries should do under sim
liar circumstances. Therefore on ac-
count OF representations made by the
Spanish minister he ordered the Cruiser
Raleigh to proceed 10 Florida waters
and 20 remain there until further or
dors for the purpose OF preventing
hllibustering parties gong over 20
Cuba. II is altogether probable that
Secretary Olney, like most other Amer
leans. sympathizcs with the attempt OF
the Cuban revolutions 10 throw Oft the
yoke OF Spain, but his personal sym
pathies have nothing 90 do with his
official duties The United States Is at
peace with Spain and IL is the duty Of
/ its government 20 exercise all due dill
gence 20 prevent the departure Of
armed bodies Of men from its ports to
make war upon Spain hence tho Pres
I idenCs proclamation.
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/ President Cleveland has cleared his
desk and will, probably before this
letter is printed, join his wife and
childred at Gray Gables, where he will
I spend The hot weather. lie will be In
/ toloRraphic communication with Wash
I iugton and will attend to all public
business requiring bis personal atten-
tion. just the same as 80 he remained
at the White House.