Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-29
GENERAL GROSVENOR
Makes Further Predictions Re-
garding the Future.
WASHINGTON, d. O., May a, 1897.

| lOICItSbS uuIluR WIG luOlbuo DICCGGuluS
the st. Louis convention by his persis-
tent prediction Of the nomination oI
Mckinley on the first ballot has equally
clear and interesting views about the
present political situation.
it need not be remarked that the
white-haired statesman in question is
General Grosvenor, OF Ohio. Every
body knows that it was General Gros-
venor who predicted for weeks and
months prior to the national convention
that that convention would nominate
William Mckinley on the first ballot.
His predictions were fully carried out.
Now he comes to the front with another
series OF predictions and statements
just as interesting TO the average citi-
zen and just as important in their bear
ing upon national affairs as we're those
OF year ago upon national politics.
II notice." said he, talking with your
correspondent today, THAT there is
much complaint being made by certain
people, regarding the slow movements
of the administration in carrying out
the promises of the campaign during
which the people we're assured that
prosperity would follow the election Of
Mckinley. have just the same faith
to-day that had a year ago Of his nom
ination and that had in October last
that prosperity would come through
the election of a Republican TO the pres
idency, and a Republican Congress.
And | am glad of an opportunity to
point out briefly that, in my Judgment,
the administration has accomplished
very much in the direction of the fulfil
ment OF its pledges, and to offer no apol-
ogy that it has done little.
1T is my opinion" continued General
Grosvenor, "that there never was as
rapid progress made toward a great
result as has been made here. This
administration has been in Office little
moro than two months. During that
time the House has perfected and passed
tariff bill, which is usually the work
of six months; the Senate has reported
the bill back from the committee, and
there is every indication that it will
become a law in the shortest space of
time ever consumed by a tariff bill.
The President, fulfilling his obligation
under the platform, has dispatched a
bimetallic commission to Europe to
prosecute the work looking to an inter-
nal agreement, and this was done under
law passed by Congress for this pur-
pose.
"The work of reorganizing the De-
partments," added the General, has
been pushed with as great rapidiLy as
is consistent with careful administra-
tion and it is clear TO the intelligent
observer that the President is doing
everything possible to carry out his
pledges and to perform his duties con-
scientiously and faithfully. The pledge
of the platform in favor of the indie
pendence of Cuba is being redeemed as
rapidly as the administration can act
iutelligently.
The effect upon the country of what
! has been DONE" said the General retro
spectively, lis not yet entirely manifest,
but this Is not owing to any lack of ac
tlvity ON the part of the headministration;
it is merely an incident which Is inevit-
able in every change of tariff sched-
ules. | belieye the discussion of the
tariff measure will result in Just and
equitable tariff law. OF course the
wool schedule as reported to the Senate
is not satisfactory, but in my opinion it
will oe made satisfactory before it is
enacted into law. The country is
waiting for the final action of Congro
in this particular and there is every
dication that business will st
promptly as soon as this definite act
is taken by Congress.
Ohio" continued the General,
conclusion must stand by the Pr
dent in the coming election. To vi
the State to the enemy now would br
the most disastrous results that co
be imagined. The President has d
his duty. The House has worked fa
fully in the interests of the party
1t would be a.betrayal of party duty
| cannot believe possible upon the
OF the Republicans OF Ohio to pei
that State to pass into the hands of
Democrats and thus send to the Sc
a Democrat to fill the seat now occu
by Republican from that State,
in doing SO permit the control of
Senate to pass into the hands OF t
opposed to the Republican party.
responsibility upon the Republican
Ohio is unusually great in this elec
If they permit the Democrats to carry
the State and the legislature and send
u Democrat to the Senate they trans
fer the control of that body to those hos,
tile to the Republican party and thus tic
the hands OF their own President, Will