News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Nav 1894

Democratic ranks, grows greater with
each day, and it is evident the predic-
tons made by US some weeks since,
that the party would split in two, is to
be verified. The tariff reformers are
determined to make that question the
issue in the present campaign, even
at the expense of split, while the
observation-disclosures company of
Al seem equally determined that their
views shall prevail. 1t now appears
that the Al acted on the advice of
Sammy Tilden, who led them to think
that when it became known that he
favored their course, the party would
fall into line, but this time the poor
old man has made mistake, and a
southern Democrat remarked only to-
day, that he didn't care eypher for
the old imbecile's opinions. The ex-
tent of the Generalization is so great,
as evidenced here, that the question
is no longer, whom shall we nominate
at.Chicago in July, but who will ac-
cept a nomination? 1t is openly con-
coded that there is not the shadow of
hope for success in November; but
the tariff reformers claim that by MAX
ing a bold stand and pushing their
demands, by 1888 they will be ena-
bled to carry the country. This has
been the way with the Democracy tor
the last twenty years they have been
going to catch up in the next four
Years, hut during the last twelve years
they have been gradually falling be-
hind, and by 1888, at the present rate,
there will be nothing left to .scatch
up"
The almost positive assurance of
Republican success in November
makes the question of the nomination
by the convention at Chicago, June 3,
virtually one of Presidential success
sion, and in consequence, every ap-
pliance is being brought to bear on
the delegates elected. The friends of
President Arthur appear more active
and energetic than before the election
Of delegates, while the friends of Mr.. |
Blaine are on still hunt and claim to |
ne successfully using the argument
that as he has more than a majority |
of all the northern delegates, OF dele
gates from the States certainly Re-
publican, the southern delegates
should acquiesce in his nomination.
A bold fight will be made by the
friends of these two candidates, who
appear to be about equally strong in
The number of delegates chosen. If
the friends of Edmunds, Logan and
other candidates hold out, new man
will necessarily be selected.
To try and extricate the Democracy
from their perilous condition, the Nor
fison bill having proved an abortion,
Dr. Absolutely Stupid Hewitt to-day
introduced into the House, not hor-
lzontal, but a perpendicular tariff.
Unlike the Morrison bill, which scaled
all articles about 20 per cent, this
oil comes down perpendicularly, en-
tirely cutting off certain articles from
the list of dutiable goods and places
them on the free list. If Hewitt is as
successful in his master-stroke as he
was with his interview with the Brit
ish Minister over the O'Donnell affair,
or in his recent attack on Secretary
Chandler, the Democratic party will
be so diminished that it will be ena-
bled to crawl into very small hole,
and pull the hole in after it.
Mr.. Mccormick, of Ohio, made. O
brief but very pretty and telling
speech in the House on Friday last,
in favor of the government making
liberal provision for the widows and
orphans of the soldiers of the late
war, and for the brave men themselves
-tbcir declining years. He spoke
against the provision al the law re-
quiring proof on the part of the claim
ant that he was a sound man, free
from all physical disabilities, when he
entered the service; and held that if
he was deemed able, after the proper
examination by the examining officers
of the army, to enter the service and
fight the battles of the country, he
should not be required by any law to
60 back to that examination to prove
that he was a sound man when he en-
ICLNA luC OCANlICs LII LIS
remarks Mr.. McCormic said: ga ma
TONS gratitude will ever be due to
these brave men. How fitting that
they revive the memories of other
days IN their memorial services and
their reunions, and bring to mind the
triumph of arms in glorious victory
that gives US peace to all our borders.
They are falling here and there. Ere
they go hence let them have the assur-
ance that a nations obligations to
them are met in noble, generous
way. Let no narrow, parsimonious
dole out grudgingly,
with meager, sparing hand, a mere
pittance for the valuable services they
rendered, but such a liberal support
as will make them feel an honest
pride in their declining years in the
noble generosity of the nation whose
life they saved. Imagination could