The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-03-25
Washington Letter.
(Yrom Our Regular Correspondence

state congressional delegation to
unite in endorsing the men to be ap-
pointed to Office from that state, not
withstanding numerous requests from
prominent republicans to make ex-:
ceptions thereto. He has fully made
up his mind that the rule is good
one, and it's perfect fairness cannot
be questioned by anybody. He feels
that the senators and representatives
are better qualified to decide who
ought to be appointed among the ap-
plicants from their state than he is,
and intends to insist upon their do
ing it.
Taken all in all there is less howl
ing from the democrats on account of
the new tariff bill than was expected,
and there is much less fault finding
among republicans than there was
when the Mckinley bill was first re-
ported to the house. The Dingley
tariff bill will be taken up by the
house next week and pushed through
without any unnecessary delay.
Probably because whats every
body's business is nobody's business"
the respectable patent lawyers of
Washington have ignored the exis-
tence for some years of disreputable
concerns engaged in the business of
procuring patents, but the evil has
grown to such an extent that they
have retained, to protect their own
good names and the honest inventors.
Mr.. VIM. Small, attorney at-law, Nc
Gill building, Washington, D. c.,
and he requests all inventors, news
paper publishers and others who
have been deceived and defrauded
by and through false and fraudulent
representations, specious devices, in
Guiding offers and awards of prizes,
medals of honor, certificates of stock,
ETC., of alleged procurers and sellers
of patents, to communicate with him.
If there are any such among your
readers they should do so at once.
***
Secretary Wilson is already in
numerous ways proving the wisdom
of President Mckinley in selecting a
practical farmer for the head of the
agricultural department. He knows
what the interests of the farmers are,
and to what extent the general gov
eminent can serve those interests.
One Of the first requests made of
President Mckinley by Secretary
Wilson was that care should be taken
in making the selections for U. S.
consuls in the a icultural sections of
the world to get men familiar with
agriculture, in order that they may
be able to make reports that will be
of practical benefit to the American
farmers. Mr.. Wilson thinks the right
sort of consuls could get valuable in
formation for grain growers from por
tions of Europe and in South Ameri
ca, and that the culture of the sugar
best would increase more rapidly if
we had careful reports of an inte(li-
gent study of their culture in Ger:
many, France and Austria.
Xxx
Postmaster General Gary amour
ced this week that after mature con-
sideration the administration had de-
cided that all postmasters should be
allowed to serve term of four years
unless they gave cause for their re-
moval. This matter was before the
president and cabinet and all sides of
it was discussed before a conclusive
decision was reached, the idea being
that it was of more Importance that
the country should know exactly
what policy would be followed than
that any particular line of policy
should be adopted. And that is enc
of the very best of the many good
features introduced by this admins
taation. Instead of trying to mystify
the public, President Mckinley tries
to keep it informed of his intentions,
and as soon as a thing has been de-
termined upon it is made public.
This has been the rule ever since the
first member of President McKinley's
cabinet was selected. That it is
good rule cannot be doubted.
*..*
The credentials of the three gen.
tlemen appointed to the senate by
the respective governors of Oregon,
Kentucky and Florida are now be-
for the committee of privileges and
elections, and the three gentlemen
have been granted the freedom of the
senate chamber. -, While nobody
knows what the committee will decide
to do or how soon it will act, the gen.
eral impression is that the committee
will not be in hurry, and that the
Kentucky and Florida legislatures
are likely to be given a chance to set
tie two of the cases. The Oregon
case will turn upon the construction
placed upon the assem- bling Of mem
bers of legislature and their failure
to organize. If construed as meet
ing Of the Legislature, Mr.. Corbett
would have no chance at all; other
wise, he has chance, but it isn't any
too good at best owing to- recent