The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-11-18
wAsHIvgTON LETTER.
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WAsHlSGToN, D @, November IL, 1897.
Pr sident Mckinley is devotine as
muc of his time as possible to the
prep pAration of his message to Congress,
but, pwing to the number Of prominent
callers he has had this week, that hasn't
been much. In addition the to numerous
Senators aud Representatives who called
at the White House within the last few
days, the party of Canadian officials,
headed by Sir Wiltred Laurier, Premier
of Canada, who are in Washington as
interested spectators at the sealing cong
ference now going on between experts
representing the United States, Canada
and Great Britain, and for the purpose
Of generally improving the relations ex.
listing between this country and Canada,
if they can, we're presented to the Presi.
dent by Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Brit
ish Ambassador. While the visit was
purely one Of courtesy, both Sir Wilfrid
Laurier and President Mckinley took
occasion TO express their wishes that all
matters causing friction between us and
our Canadian ne;Rhbors might be al.
justed to the mutual satisfaction and
benefit OF both.
The Presidents callers hsye included,
prominent Republicans who partic.
ipated in the recent state cam paiens, and
they have given him all the information
he wished concerning the canses which
brought about the results, but very few
have been able to tell him anything
that he did not already know The
party did quite as we'll as it was expec.
ted in those states in which the cam.
paign was made upon political, instead
Of personal issues.
Senator Foraker, who is in Washing.
ton. Indignantly denies that he is party
to any scheme to make fight upon the
election of Senator Hanna. In his own
words: 81 do not know thing about
fight over the Senstorship except that
| see statements to that effect in the
newspapers. So far az am concerned
the campaign ended on election day."
Representative Loudenslarger, of N.
] lis very positive that Senator Smith
will be succeeded by Republican. He
said on the subject: "We elect legis.
lature every year, but there will be
enough Republican holdovers in the
Senate this year to make that body sure.
ly Republican next fall. We ought to
carry the state and secure certainly
both branches of the legislature. Sem
ator Smiths term will expire March 8,
1898
A report is current in Washington
that the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections will soon after Congress
assemblies make report in favor of seat
ing Mr.. Corbett, who was appointed by
the Governor of ofOregon, to the vacancy
in the Senate caused by the expiration
of the term of Senator Mitchell and, the
failure of the legislature to elect his
successor.
All mail matter addressed to John
Wedderburn, John Wedderburn & Co.,
or to the National Recorder, Washing.
ton D. O, will be stamped fraudulent"
aud returned to the writers, at once if
address is visible; otherwise through the
Dead Letter Office. This is the result of
the issue of fraud order against Wed.
derburn, who had already been disbar.
red from practice before the Patent OF.
fee, for fraud, and his newspaper, by
tho Postmaster General. Newspaper
publishers carrying Wedderburn & Cos
advertisements would better drop them,
If they wish to retain the privilege of
sending their papers through the mails.
Representative Quigs, of N. Y, who
was in Warrington this week, advanced
an argument for going slow in the mat.
ter of currency changes that is likely to
be frequently repeated, if any serious
attempt is made to secure Congressional
action on that subject this winter. He
said: II doubt whether it is 90 urgent a
matter, anyhow, as the appologists of
the Cleveland administration wish to
make out Their defense for all the
countless calamities that succeeded the
introduction of the Wilson tariff wAs
that the currency system was bad one,
and they are naturally anxious now to
compel the Republicans to admit their
defense by undertaking legislation in
the line of currency reform. OF course,
there are bad features in our currency4
system, but don't think that the green.
back is one of them"
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