The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-10-14
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<From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. G October s, 1897.


President Mckinley has said nothing
publicly to indicate any preference
among the candidates for Mayor of
greater New York, nor is it likely that
Ehe will do so, but there isn't the slight
sest doubt as to which he would like to
see elected, any more than there is as to
which should be supported by every
man who believes in the success of the
Republican party. There is but one
regular Republican candidate, ex Secre
Cary Tracy, and to him should be given
The votes of all true Republicans Not.
withstanding all the silly tommyrot that
is printed and talked about non partisan
reform, usually by men who have failed
to have their way in the regular party
organization, call it "the machine" or
what you please. is absolutely necessary
In this country. If little coterie of men
could compel the Republicans of New
York to accept Republican whom they
had nominated for Mayor. there would
Zoe nothing to prevent similar coterie
naming the party candidate for governor
OF any State, or even for President, when
ever so disposed. Such proceedings are
entirely unrepublican; hence the salts
faction with which the Republicans
everywhere received the refusal of the
New York Republicans to allow the
nomination of Mr. Seth Low to be forced
upon them by men who had no higher
object in view than to humiliate Sena.
tor Platt.
There were an unusual number of Re-
publican Senators and Representatives
in Washington this week, and as there
were also an unusual number of appoint
ments made by President Mckinley the
reason for their presence was not difficult
to guess. The appointments made GOV.
cred about all branches of the govern
ment service from foreign ministers to
the lowest grade employees in the Con.
gressional Library. All of the latter
have now been appointed.
There is such general misunderstood.
ing as to the relations of this admins.
tration with the coming sale, under fore.
closure, of the Union Pacific Railroad,
that Attorney Ger eral McKenna this
week gave out statement on the sub.
iect. He said in substance that the COY.
ernment had not entered into any agree.
ment or understanding with the reorgan
ization committee, or any one else, by
which they are to have the road for $45,
100000, or any other sum; that the prop
erty would be sold under foreclosure
proceedings to the highest bidder, and
that the only connection the govern
ment has or has had with the reorgan
ization committee was that the latter
guaranteed that, if the government
would join in the foreclosure proceed
Ings the committee would see that bid
OF not less than 100000 would be
made for the government'sequities Un
der that pledge, the good faith of which
was secured by deposit of &5OOO,OOO,
the government, under the Cleveland
administi alton, joined in the suit which
resulted in an order by the court for the
public sale of the property on Nov. l.
Attorney General McKenna hopes to see
some competition in the bidding for the
U. p, as there have been numerous en-
qulres from capitalists, some from Eu
rope,
Secretary Long thinks the U. S. gov
ernment should be entirely independent
OF the gunpowder trust, and as a first
step towards that object will recommend
IN his annual report that Congress au.
thorize the purchase of machinery and
the erection of buildings for the manu-.
facture of gunpowder by the Navy De.
partment. $4,000 is estimated as suffi
cient for that purpose.
There are reasons for the belief that
the board OF Naval officers who are in.
vestigating as to the best location for a
government armor making plant will
recommend that the plant be located in
che south, probably either in Tennessee
or Alabama. OF course, nobody knows
what Congress will do with the recon.
mendation.
Comptroller Eckels, who has Just re.
turned from an extended tour of the
west, said of his trip: 81 visited Monta.
ma, Colorado, Utah and Nebraska, and
there is no doubt that the conditions of
all classes of people in those states has
materially improved. The improvement
has come rapidly, and permeates all lines
OF industry. 1t began with the agricul.
tural class. The farmers have large CROPS
and are getting good prices for them.
The cattle raisers are benefited by sub
stantial increase in the price of cattle,
and the same is true with the sheep
raisers. The improvement in agricultu.