The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-14
Mr.. HARRISON DEAD.
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the purchase from Russia it had not only
the exclusive right 70 take the seal upon
the islands Of Alaska, but also the right
| to bar our own citizens and people OF oth-
er nationalitics from killing them upon
| the open waters within hundred miles
of the islands This claim was based on
| the necessity of such exclusion Tor the
| protection of seal life. When the sealing
season of 1889 opened directions were
given the Government ships to detend
| the claim At the same time corre-
| spondeuce was being carried on through
! the State Department with a view OF set
Ting the controversy by diplomacy, the
| result being an agreement for arbitration
| Of this veXed question between the TWO
nations.
Early In the Administration steps were
| taken to bring together in Washington
| representatives from all the south Amer
| lean and Central American countries IN
/ Pan-AmeriCan congress. whlch VIE WE
| held in Washington in the winter OF lsSS-
| -. REPRESENTATIVES from all those cou.-
| tries were present. 1t is believed that its
| deliberations resulted in better unuer-
| standing and "A more liberal feeling
among the nations represented MANY
! plans for reciprocity in trade with these
nations were originated by thiS CONFER,
ence some Of which were formulated ana
made practical in the tarifr act known
| as the Mckinley law, passed by the fll-
| ty-first Congress. During the first two
years of the Administration SIX new
| States formed constitutions and We're ad-
n1itted into the Union. They We're North
| Dakota. South Dakota. Washington
Montana, Idaho. and wyoming,
number of Commissioners We're ap-
pointed. under the direction of the Sec
! retary of the Interior, To form treaties
| with the various Indian tribes Tor the
purchase of lands with view TO opening
the same for settlement 1t res'''ted IN
the extinguishmcnt of Indian titles to
vast tracts of land and the establishments
of the new Territory of Oklahoma with
all the forms and advantages Of ciVh
government.
THE NEW ORLEANS LYNCHING.
An Indian outbreak during the winter
of 1899 and 1891 in the Northwest was
managed by the Federal authorities in
such manner as to soon be queiled with
less expense and cruelty than usually
characterize such affairs. In the early
! spring of 1891 trouble between the city
| government and the people of New Or
| leans on one side and the Italian resi-
| dents of that city on the other resulted
| in the lynching by a mob of a number OF
| Italians imprisoned under charges OF
| murder This incident was promptly
made the occasion for the demand upon
! the United States on the part of the ltal-
/ ian Government for redress ana lndemIi-
I ty. This demand was peremptory IN tone
and in manner almost onenslye. IL was
met cOurteouSlY but firmly with the state
r1ent that while this Government ear
nestly disapproved and denounced the ac-
| tion Of the mob it would not recognize
I
less IL should be shown that its action
was the result of conniVance on the part
of the public authorities OF New orleans,
and that the United States did not guar
antee or become insurers of the lives OF
alien residents any more than OF ITS own
citizens: that the courts were open ana
aliens must resort to them the same az
American citizens unless the PUBIC au-
thorities were shown to have connlVed
at the violation of the law. The incident
ended for the time being N the wlthara~
al OF the Italian Minister from the Snileo
States and an indefinite leave OF absence
being given to the American Minister ak
Rome.
hibited from the beginning a desire to
strengthen the United states Navy by
pushing forward the construction OF ar
mored vessels with guns of great power,
which resulted in placing on the water
the White SQUADRON The new ships
built included the Chicago, Baltimore.
Charleston. Philadelphia, San Francisco,
Yorktown. Newark, Bennington. Concord,
Aachias. the cruiser New York, and the
battleships Maine and Texas
Later reciprocal treaties were made not
only with the countries of South and Cen
trail America. but with the leading gov
ernments of Europe. resulting in much
freer admission of American products for
consumption on the part of the great ma
tions-Germany, Austria. France, and
Spain. The laws and regulations relating
10 civil service were widened and extend
cording to their letter. but in accordance
with their spirit, Is shown by the order
which allowed only skilled mechanics TO
work on the new war vessels
All the departments Of the Government
We're conducted with energy and upon bus
mess principles. so that it came to be very
generally spoken of as a business Ad-
mfnistratiOn In the spring of 1891 Presi-
dent Harrison made an extended trip
through the South, the Southwest. and to
the Pacific Coast. The l4s different
speeches he delivered at towns where he
stopped We're remarkable for their fer
tility Of thought. felicity OF expression,
and adaptahility to the place and occa-
sion. They called forth the most favora-
BILE comment from the press and the peo-
pie Of the entire country.
DEFEATED FOR REELECTION
Signs Of Republican defeat in 1892 We're
afforded in the elections of 1890, when the
party lost half its strength in the House
Of Representatives and the ground was
not regained in 1891. The Force bill, the
Mckinley bill, which the Democrats
strove to, with some success, make I'M
popular, and talk about Gear" Reed and
the gag rules that he had introduced
served some purpose perhaps. Early elec-
lions in some of the States in 1892 how
ever. were favorable to the Republicans
and the leaders OF the party prepared
hopefully for hard fight. Their plans
We're confused, however, by the uncer-
tainty as To candidate. Mr.. Blaine had
strong following eager to back him
once more for the place to which he had
aSpired often and so often failed. He
wrote letter in February, 1892. announc-
ing that he WAS not a candidate. His
health was much impaired hut, before
his friends refused to take his withdraw
~ at its face value and Clamored for his
nomination.
The unwrittcn law that Cabinet mem
heI should not seek TIE nomination
against the President who appointed him
was an embarrassment to them and when
Mr.. Blaine. on June 4. three days before
the Republican National Convention,
sent In peremDtOry resignation his
that their old leader was once more in
the heid. The contest. when the conven-
tiou assembled at Minneapolis. narrowed
itself at once to President Harrison and
nominated on the first ballot Mr. Blaine,
receiving but l32 votes
Grover Cleveland was nominated on the
hIst ballot in the Democratic convention
aud a bitter campaign followed, in which
the tarin WAS again the chief issue and
In which, for the first time the Populists
cut a considerable figure. Mr.. Blaine pre-
served an unbroken silence until the ear
" part Of September when he wrote a
letter to the Chairman of the Stat. Re-
publican Committee of Ma inc more sig
nlncant for its failure To mention Presl-
deRt Harrison than for anything else Mr.
Cleveland received "a popular vote larger.
by about 10000 than President Harrison
and iS2 more votes ia the Electoral Cot
lcge than his opponent.
DEATH or MRS. HARRISON.
Just III The close of the campaign the
President lost the woman who had bae,
his faithful companion for so many wears
and VII" had. In no small degree. con
tribUted To Whatever OF personal populari-
tE tie President had for her r.r, oio,,s,