The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Some News Notes From the Ma.
 tfOmaI Capital.

tfOnaI Capital.
 (From Our Regular Correspondent.)
 Washington, Oct, 24th 1898.
 The republican bosses are hot after the republican office holders in Wash ington, both voters and non-voters. The voters have all been given to under stands that ii they do not go home and vote they will be blacklisted, and to re- move their last excuse, the republican Congressional Committee is offering to furnish them with transportation when they say they are unable to pay for it themselves. But this transportation is not to be gift. Every voter who avails himself of the Committees offer is told
 that he musu make voluntary" con tribution, within a given time to the Committee, of an amonnt equal to the cost of his railroad ticket, or take the consequences. Boss Quay's man in send ing letters to Waghington to bulldoze the Ponnsylvanian office holders into not only going homo to vote but contribut- ing $15 each to the campaign fund. In his letter asking for the money he says. "unless vigorous and aggressive camp aign is waged. we may loss three or four districts" Unless the reports made to Ex-Representative Kerr, Secretary of the Democratic Congressional Camp aign Committee, are wrong, the republi- cans will lose those Congressional Dis tricts in Pennsylvania, regardless of what sort of campaign they wage, and they stand 10 lose many districts in other states as we'll
 It is little bit puzzling why the ad allows time to be wasted by the Peace Commission, at Paris, in various propositions of the Spanish Commissioners concerning our paying or guaranteeing the payment of any portion of the Spanish bonds, charg- ed against Cuba, if it be true, as has been claimed right along, that the Am ericaH Commissioners had positive in- structions before they left Washington, to the effect that this Government would under no circumstances either pay or guarantee the payment of one dollar of Spanish bonded indebtedness of any kind, seems as though even Spaniards could have been made to clearly under stand that position without wasting nearly four weeks discussing it, if that really be the position of the administra- ton
 Young "Jim" Blaine, who by grace of pull holds captains commission in the volunteer rervice, has gall, if he has nothing else. The whole country knows that he was ordered home from Manila, he went as staff officer, be- cause he was fonder of intoxicants than ,f duty, and the opinion has been frank y expressed by officers that he ought to ,e codrt-martialed and dishonorable dis. missed from the army in the interest of licipline. That being the situation, it yas thought that favoritism of the rank 'st kind was shown when the War De- 'artment ordered that Capt. James G. Blaine should he honorably discharged because there was "no further need for lis services," and that "Jim" would | ump at the chance of being let down 30 asily. Not he As soon as he arrived ! n Washington, he succeeden in having | he order of the War Department held ! ID until he could see Mir. Mckinley and | ry to have it withdrawn entirely. Great : .s Jim putt undoubtedly is, it is doubt | ull whether MT. Mckinley will cou- ent to his remaining in the army.
 Col. Ike Hill, whose long connection with the House has made his judgment ood on Congressional politics, said We have got the republicans sure Nothing short of 8 miracle can save hem. Why, believe that We will gain our Congressmen right in the Presi ent's own state" Col. Hill says that ieneral Grosvenor's receut effer to bet 1000 that the democrats wonld not ain Congressional District in Ohio Tas only bluff. and that he will gladly ndertake to make Gen. Grosvenor a resent of 5000, if he will put up the honey to back his offer.
 There is wide gulf between the civil ervice commission and Perry Heath, Tirt Assistant Postmtster-G 'erry issued a notice the other day to Il Federal office holders that there was lothing in the Civil Service law to pre- 'ent their jumping in and whooping up hings for republican candidates, and hat administration expected them to do t, or words to that effect. The Civil l ,ei vice Commission has issued circu- ar to che members of the seven hund- ed boards of examiners throughout the 1 country, warning them against" pernici- JUS political activity" under penalty of emoval from tue Boards. Inasmuch as