Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-10-25
WASHINGTON LETTER
-se -. s.<sassorD nnon OF rHn aoNIIos.
Washinaton, Oct. IS, 1897.

of Gen Tracy, the only regular re-
publican candidate for Mayor of New
York city, is now known to all the
world, as it was to your correspon-
dent whom he told your readers that
such was the case. Secretary Bliss
had the support of President McKin-
ley when he wrote that strong letter
endorsing Gen. Tracy and asking ev-
cry republican to vote for him, as he
has the support of the President in
going to New York for the purpose of
registering and ascertaining in what
manner he can best help Gen. Tracy
and the regular republican ticket, and
he will have that support in whatever
he may do in the campaign. Presl-
dent Mckinley does not intend to
write personal letter for use in New
York, any more than one for use IN
Ohio, not because of any lack of sym
pathy with the republicans engaged
in the campaign in both places, but
because he doesn't think that the
president of the United States should
ersonally engage ina political cam
paign, but he is going to Ohio to cast
his vote for the republican ticket, and
it is no secret that he win think more
of every republican voter in any state
who follows his example. There is
nothing surprising in all this; it would
have been surprising to these who
know the man had president McKin-
ley indicated any intention of acting
otherwise.
Nothing but commentator has been
heard of president McKinley's selec-
ton of Hon. John A. Kasson, of Iowa,
to be Special Commissioner of the
U. s., with plenary powers to nego-
tiate reciprocity treaties with other
governments, in accordance with the
provisions of the Dingley tariff act.
Mr.. Kasson served in Congress for
many years, where, as member OF
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, he acquired valuable experience,
and his diplomatic career has been
brilliant and enviable. He was first
Minister to Austria, then Minister to
Germany and later q. S. Commission
er to the Berlin conference, which
arranged the present government
of Samoa. The country may rest
assured that Mr.. Kasson will see it's
interests taken care of in any re-
ciprocity treaty he negotiates. Ne
gotiations with France have been
under way sometime, and that coun-
try e lii 0l ~ hor-n q nf tho
first, reciprocity treaty under the
Dingley law. Austria and Germany
have given notice OF their intentions
to open negotiations for similar
treaty.
There was no surprise at the publ
cation ofthe tender of Justice Fields
resignation from the u. S. Supreme
court, and of president McKinley's
a cceptance thereof, to take effect
Dec 1, 1897. The fact is generally
known that Justice Field would have
retired during the last administra-
tion-he has been eligible for retire
ment under the age limit nearly elev
en- years-but fo1 his disinclination to
give Mr.. Cleveland an opportunity to
appoint his successor, and he
announced last year to his friends his
intention to retire early in the present
administration. His health is quite
feeble at this time. There seems to
be little doubt that Attorney General
McKenna will be named for the va
cancy as soon as Congress meets.
Senator Germans latest bluff, offer
ing to withdraw as a candidate for
reelection and to give up the leader
ship of the Maryland democrats, if
the publisher of the Baltimore Sun
would agree to take the leadership
and stop fighting the German ma
chine, is so transparent that it fur
Dished nothing but amusement for
the republicans. German knows that
the next Maryland legislature is al
most bound to be republican, and he
is anxious to unload the responsibility
for defeat on somebody, and he pre-
ferred Mr.. Abel of the Sun, who has
for years been his most influential
enemy inside the democratic party,
to any one else. Mr.. Abel has been
fighting Gormanism too long to be
caught by any such scheme; he knows
as well as German does that democrat
lie defeat is well nigh certain, and he
wishes his paper to share in the credit
of bringing about that defeat, this
year, just as it did in the carrying of
state for Mckinley and Hobart last
year. Mr.. German has been ;credited
with much political shrewdness, but