St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23

will protect the Republican party into
speedy retirement. Yours hastily,
James G. Blaine.
Another schedule in which New Eng
and Is interested Is that dealing with
wooden and wooden goods. Some OF the
papers are claiming that New England
will have to put up with higher rate
of duty on wool. Nonsense.
This wooden situation, however, has
taken q humorous turn. When the bill
was pending in the house, Messrs. Nc
Call and Lowering of Massachusetts at
tackled the bill as whole and protested
against It's high duties, particularly
those on wool and wooden goods. This
action on the part of these two Republi-
con representatives from Massachusetts,
which state was given about all she
asked for in the bill rather stirred up
Governor Dingley and the other Repub-
lican members Of the committee on ways
and means, who exercised great care in
drawing up the bill. To have the Massa-
chusetts men kick over the traces an
gered them not little, and at one time
1t looked as If New England would pre-
sent far from solid front In favor Of the
bill. Harmony and good feeling pre-
vailed, however, and all the New Eng
land Republicans voted for its passage,
including Speaker Reed.
In view of the fact that these two
Massachusetts representatives protested
against the high duties provided in the
Dingley bill, 1t Is interesting to note that
here comes the venerable senior senator
from the same state, Hon. G. f. Hoar, and
practically says that he would be will
ing to have still higher rates placed In
the wooden schedules.
went up to the White House the other
day to have little talk with Private
Secretary John Addison Porter, New
England man. by the way, about the
New England office-seekers He says
they have the tenacity of bulldog and
In point Of persistency the New Eng
landers have distanced the applicants
from every other section Of the country.
The genial Senator Redfield Proctor Of
Vermont was just coming out OF the
White House when I entered. He had
had a long talk with Mr.. Mckinley in
regard to appointing +. G. Partridge of
Vermont as assistant secretary of war.
Mr.. Mckinley explained the situation to
the senator, and as result Hon. George
ID. Meiklejohn, an ex-member of con-
gress from Nebraska, was made assist
ant secretary Of war, with the strong
probability that Mr.. Partridge may get
a nice plum before the crop is depleted
Colonel f. w Blair of Worcester has
also been before the president with his
endorsements for an appointment in the
consular service, and as he Is strongly
backed his desire will doubtless be real
lied
Two Massachusetts men, close friends
Of the president, have been appointed
to comfortable places. One is Hon. Will
lam b. Plunkett of North Adams, Mass,
q millionaire manufacturer, and who
was probably the first original Mckinley
man in the old Bay state. Colonel Plum
kett was placed on the board of visitors
to the West Point Military academy
George II. Evans. Portland, Me-, was also
appointed to this board. These places
pay nothing, but are very pleasant stu
atoms to serve in.
The other Massachusetts man to be
favored is Alfred Hemingway Of Bos-
ton, the law partner of Secretary of the
Navy John d. Long, a New England
man. Mr.. Hemingway gets place or
the board of visitors to the naval acad-
envy at Annapolis. These places are al.
ways filled upon the recommendation OF
the secretary of the navy, and of course
Governor Long was very glad to endorse
a man whom he has known so long ant
well as he has Alfred Hemingway. The
president makes the appointment, but hi
selects whoever the secretary of the
navy recommends. S. w. Kellogg OF
Connecticut was the other New Eng
land man placed on this visiting board.
Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr., of Portland
Ia sure to be reappointed as minister t
Norway and Sweden, but the ony ques
ton Is whether the president will ap
point him Immediately or wait until tn,
term of the present incumbent has ex
pired, l think the latter course will b,
pursued The present minister Is a golc
Democrat, and in the recent election
voted for Mckinley. He says so himself
On occasion of a recent visit to this coun
try, he went up to the White House anC
had long conversation with the presi
dent, and inasmuch as 1t Is known tina
Mr.. Mckinley intends to show ever,
courtesy to the gold Democrats, an
told that the present incumbent of tn
office of minister to Norway and Swedel
will be allowed to hold on until his com
mission expires in about a year, a
which time Mr.. Thomas will be reap
pointed to the post which he held unde
the Harrison administration,
Harold Sewal of Bath is also likel,
to get nice appointment just as sooi
as matters can be definitely arranged
1t will be remembered that he Is TIN
Republican son of of a Democratic as
pirant for presidential honors, VIII,
in the last campaign was Mr.. Bryan
running mate.
President Mckinley has had severa
consultations with Hon. Henry Clay
Evans, the new commissioner of pen
sions, in regard to revokng Mr. Cleve
lands order abolshing several pension
agencies throughout the country, anon,
which were included the one at Concord
n. H.. and the one at Augusta, Me. Mr.
Mckinley and the present commissions
are of the opinion that instead of savin.
money to the government, which was tn
intention in abolishing these offices, 1
is in reality becoming heavier expense
and so II is believed here that the orde
abolishing them will be revoked an,
the offices re-established This will
doubtless prove good news to the New
England soldiers who have been accus
toned to transacting their business a
Concord Anrnsta and BOSTON hut uh.