Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-15


encampment OF tie United Daueh-
ters OF the Con federacy, held at Glenn
Echo, near Washington, On Wednes-
day and Thursday. The encamp-
ment wonlc have been dead fall
ure In point of attendance had not a
fair crowd of Washingtonians turned
out. The first day which was on the
programme a. svirginia", was fail
lure anyway. Maryland Day." the
second, which was attended by the
President. and a number Of promi-
nent men, was a little better, but
neither was successful enough to
warrant the holding Of another en-
campment In the vicinity of the Ma
tional Capital.
II Col. Henderson could have
heard all the good words that have
been said OF him since IL became Ger.
tain that he would be unanimously
nominated by the Republican caucus
for Speaker Of the House, he would
have realized how popular he is. It
Is no disparagement of the other
gentlemen, who were candidates be
fore the sentiment of the Republic
ans of the House was so overwhelm.
ingly expressed for Col. Henderson,
to say that no better choice could
possibly have been made. He has
every qualification needed to make q
good Speaker, and he Is so we'll &C
quainted With the merits of all Of
the old members of the House that
he can arrange all the committee
assignments before Congress meets,
or nearly all Of them, and being en-
tirely free from pledges to any one
he can make his selections strictly
upon merit, something that every
Speaker has not been able to do.
Senator Hanna, whose physician
has ordered him to Europe on &C
count of bis health, has expressed
the wish that he would not be asked
to remain at the head of the Repub.
lican National Committee, In the
Presidential campaign. He says that
President Mckinley is found to be
triuphantly elected, even If there
were no national committee In exist.
ance. But unless Mr.. Hanna's health
gets a great deal worse than some
rheumatic pains, he Is likely to be
chairman OF the committee again. as
he admits that he will accept II it Is
insisted upon, and with the same
ticket and the same issue 1t will be
natural enough to insist on having
the same manager who won the flrst
fight
1t doesn't take much TO build q
rumor In the atmosphere of Wash.
ington. Just because ex-SpeakeI
Reed did not send his resignation as
a Representative to the Governor Of
Maine before leaving for Europe, the
Washington rumor mongers built W
a long story alleging Mr.. Reeds In
tention to retain his seat in TIT
House in addition to his membership
In that New York law firm. One o.
Mr.. Reeds strongest points Is hi
th0roughness, and thoroughness ant
that story do not gee at all.
An influential delegation of Mis-
souri, Republicans came to Washing
on, this week, to protest agains
the intention of Superintendent Mer
ram Of the Census Bureau, to Civ,
half the Censns Supervisors of tn,
state to the Democrats. Ex-Repres
entatlve Frank, one Of the delegation
handled the subject without gloves
when he said: Imagine q dem
ocratic Censas Superintendent givinl
half of the best Offices at his dispose
to Republicans! The thing is alb
surd. We have not vet reached tn,
political millennium, and when tha
golden era dawns there will be q,
further need Of opposing parties
Until then 1t Is but natural and righ
for the party in power to administe
the government, and It can do s,
most effectually through the agenc.
Of its partisans. Missouri is stat,
In which the republican party need
encouragement from the natlona
administration. In Its total of re
publican ballots 1t comes next ate
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Under sucl
conditions we do not believe that tn,
Democrats are entitled to share tn,
ofices, which IL given them, will b.
used for party purposes in tho cam
paign of 1900. 1t Is chivalrous no
to exterminate q foe, but i fail {.
see the wisdom Of giving your enem
a club which he may use for you
destruction. A number Of protest
have been received from Republ.
cans of other states against the dl
vision policy but 90 far ~ known tina