The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-03

Democrats, IfardshelIs, Softshells, Free
Sellers and Disunionists, to say nothing of
I Fillibusters, PollywOgs, and a host more OF
niVknameS.
There are some interesting men here.
Col. Fremont, spare, wiry man with a
keen gray eye and Il face expressing great
determination, and Col. Benton, who is
writing n great work, and is quite fine
man.
After We had received the hospitality OF
Washington about ~ days, Lord Elgin
announced Ia Mr. Marcy, the Secretary Of
State, that II the Government were pre-
pared Ia adhere To- their promise to- con
clude Il treaty OF reciprocity with Canada,
he could assure the President that he
would find a majority OF the Senate in its
favor, including several prominent Demo
Gratis.
"A thorny question was intimately as
sociated with the discussion of this treaty,
which was settled by ii for the time, and
this WAS the question OF the fisheries off
the coast Of British North America claimed
by American fishermen.
Meantime, Ia my inexperienced mind
! no progress was being made in our mission.
Lord llgin had announced its object, ON
his arrival, To the President and Secretary
of State. and had been informed by them
that IL was quite hopeless tO think any
such treaty could be carried through with
| the opposition which existed toward il on
| ltit pau vi tIt WHO Htf IL
majority in the Senate, without the ratif
cation 81 which no treaty could be con
! Guided. His LordShip was farther assured,
| however, that If he could overcome this
opposition ne would find no difficulty on
| the part Of the Government"
Pursue the diary a little further and we
see unfolded the golden way into the
secret service Of diplomacy.
AT last, after several days Of unnter-
| ruptcd festivity, ] began To see what we
were driving at. TO make quite sure,
said one day 10 my chief: i find all my
most intimate acquaintances are Demo
cratic Senator'S
- So do i, he dryly replied, and indeed
| his popularity among them AT the end of a
week was unbranded"
ST Philip Champion, i'm honor Of the
| Queens birthday, gave ball
More was accomplished last night in
| the way oi negotiation than has been
accomplished from the days Of the Ash
| burton treaty To- the advent Of flgin
I'VE regard the fishery question as
/ settled. Both parties have partalxen freely
OF the bait so literally provided by the
noble host. Amid the soft footballs ol
| fairy feet, the git;cring Of Jewels, the
graceful sweep of $500 dresses, the spark
| ling OF eyes which shot forth alternately
| flashes oi lightning and love, there were
| two men who seemed Ia be the observed Oh
all oh ervcTs; one was Lord I:Igin and the
ottfi tsdfltS 'IIdy.
The large and brilliant company broke
up at late hour, and departed for t,:eil
| respective homes, pleased with .heil
courtly and courteous host. pleased with
the monarchical form Of Government in
England pleased with the republican form
Of Government in the United States
pleased with each other, with themselves
and with The rest Of mankind
THE treaty was made out by the mid
night oil, so near II o'clock that il was
difficult Ia say whether the date should b,
yesterday or 10 day.
There is something strangely mystcriou,
and suggestive in the scratching of tina
midnight pen, for il may be scratchin.
fortunes or ruin 10 toiling millions.
Then the statesman takes up his pen {.
sign his signature; his hand does no
shake, though he is very old and knows
the abuse that is in store for him from
members of Congress and an enlightene,
pen. That hand, they say, is not unused
10 a revolver, and IL does not now waver
though The word he traces may be an in
volver OF Il revolver again.
He is now Secretary OF State; befor
that he was Judge Of the Supreme Court
before that General of the army; befor
that a Governor OF a State: before tina
Secretary of War; before that Minister L
Mexico; before that a member of the Hous
OF Representatives; before that a politician
before that cabinet maker. He ends al
lac began, with Cabinet work; SO he give