Middletown transcript., 1897-10-23

VaBJ NHNq CORES p on d e n t
when he told your readers that such
was the case. Secretary Bliss had the
support of President Mckinley when
he wrote that strong letter endorsing
Gen. Tracy and asking every Republi-
can to vote for him, as he has the sup
port of the President In going to New
York for the purpose of registering and
in ascertaining what manner he can
best help Gen. Tracy and the regular
Republican, and he will have that sup
port in whatever he may do in the cam
paign. President Mckinley does not
intend to write apersonal letter for use
in New York, any more than one for
use engaged in the campaign in both
places, but because he doesn't think
that the President of the United
States. should personally engage in a
political campaign, but he is going to
Ohio to cast his vote for the Republi-
can ticket. and it is no secret that he
will think more of every Republican
voter in any state who follows his ex-
ample. There is nothing surprising
in all this; it would have been surpris-
ing to those who know the man, had
President Mckinley indicated any in
tention of acting otherwise.
N othing but commendation has been
b card of President McKinley's se.ec-
tion Of Hon. John A. Kasson, of Iowa,
to be a Special Commissioner of the U.
S. with plenary powers to negotiate
treaties with other govern.
ments, in accordance with the other
provisions of the Dingley tariff act. Mr..
Kasson served in Congress for many
years, where, as member of the
House Ways aud Means Committee,
he acquired valuable experience, and
bis diplomatic career has been brilliant
and enviable. He was first minister
Of Austria, then Minister to Germany
and later U. S. Commissioner to the
Berlin conference, which arranged the
present government of Samoa. The
country may rest assured that Mr..
Kasson will see that its interests are
taken care Of in any reciproc-
ity treaty he negotiatss. Negotiations
with France have been under way
sometime, and that country is likely
to have the honor of the first reciproc-
ity treaty under the Dingley law, Aus
tria and Germany have given notice of
their intentions to open negotiations
for similar treaty.
There was no surprise at the publi-
cations of the tender of Justice Fields
from the U. s. Supreme
Court and of President McKinley's
thereof, to take effect Dec.
|, 1897. The fact is generally known
that Justice Field would have retired
Turing the last adm m:nistration-he has
been eligible for retirement under the
age limit nearly eleven years-but for
lis disinclination to give Mr.. Cleve-
and an opportunity to appoint his
successor. and he announced last year
% his friends his intention to retire
'arly in the present administration.
His health is quite feeble at this time.
There seems to be little doubt that At
orney General McKenna will be named
or the vacancy as soon as Congress
meets.
Senator Gorman's latest bluff, offer |
ng to withdraw as a candidate for re-
lection and to give up the leadership |
# the Maryland Democrats, if the pub
isher of the Baltimore Sun would |
gree to take the leadership and stop |
lghting the German machine, is so |
transparent that it has furnished moth
ng but amusement for the Republicans.
iorman knows that the next Maryland |
legislature is almost bound to be Re-
'ublican, and he is anxious to unload |
he responsibility for defeat on some
'ody, and he preferred Mr.. Abel, of |
he Sun, who has for years been his
most influential enemy inside the Dem
cratic party, to anybody else. Mr.,
Abel has been fighting Gormanism too
oDg to be caught by such scheme; he
nows as we'll as German does that
Democratic defeat is well nigh certain,
nd he wishes his paper to share in the
redit for bringing about that defeat,
his year, just as it did in the carrying
( the state for Mckinley and Hobart
lst year. Mr.. German has been cred
Ted with much political shrewdness,
ut he will have to get up a better
cheme or many will think that he has
cen much oyerrated in the past:
Those wao start ed that story about
resident Mckinley intending to stop
le sale Of the Union Pacific Rsilroad |
the fact that the sale was
rdered by decree of the U. s. Cir
nit Court. The only thing. that could
ave stopped the sale would have been
D appeal to the Q. s. Supreme Court,
nd that the Government decided
'metime ago not to take.
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A powder to be shaken into the shoes
{ this season your feet feel swollen and