San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. S, 1855.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S, 1885,
Editor LIGHT.
am inclined TO think that congress
will take recess about the Goth or
25th of this month until after the cleo
ton. Should this be done, we shall
probabably have the tariff battle rag
ing all winter. A little ripple was
created on the surface of the political
lake Saturday by report that Cleve-
land intended writing message urg-
ing the prompt passage Of the senate
tariff bill. 1t did not last long, how
ever, because a prominent democrat
stated that Cleveland had told him in
the most positive language that he
would sign no tariff bill that did not
put wool on the free list. Senator
Sherman thinks that the senate tariff
bill is one OF the most perfect revenue
measures ever perfected. 1t reduces
our income nearly SIS zoo, 900, and does
not strike down a single American in
dustry, thereby differing very widely
from the free trade Mills bill.
The democratic campaign fund col
lection tiend is abroad in this city,
and none are spared in his rounds
among government employees; he
calls on scrub-women as well as the
head of the department; he has taken
in the non-partisan metropolitan
police force, and his victims are the
old soldiers quartered at the National
Soldiers home, and l should not be
at all surprised to learn that he
had gone over TO Arlington's GEM
etery to bulldoze the dead for sub
scriptions. And this, mind you, is
only the first democratic reform adj
ministration. The Imagination fails
when an attempt is made to picture
the results upon the government of q
second one of the SAME kind, but for
tunately the voters of this country
have too much intelligence to make
another democratic administration
possible for many years to come.
Intending visitors TO Washington
will be glad to know that the elevator
to the top of the Washington monu-
ment will be run regularly hereafter.
Democrats here are worrying great
deal over the rumors that are flying
around as to why the members OF the
National Democratic committee have
been called upon to attend a special
meeting at New York Wednesday. The
rumor which gained the most credence
says that the democratic canvass of
the voters of New York, just COM
pleted, shows plurality for Harrison
and Morton of about $4,000, and that
this meeting is called TO decide upon
what to do about it-whether to throw
up the sponge or con tinue the fight.
A negro named Taylor, who is in
the employ of the National Democratic
committee, has been trying to earn his
salary by stating in a newspaper in
terview here that 100000 negroes
would vote for Cleveland in the north
ern states. A wilder statement was
never made. 1t would be perfec thy
safe to bet that Cleveland will not
receive 4 1000 negro votes in the entire
country.
Why Cleveland has not been out
making stump speeches is mystery
to me, as every other prominent
member of his administration has been
at it, and will continue it right up 20
the election. 1t is not strange un der
these circumstances that people
should consider Civil-Service reform q
bowling farce. Senator Stewart says
it breeds race of rascals, and many
other people agree with the plain
spoken senator.
Senators Hawley and Chandler be-
lleVe that Cleveland is liable to fine
and imprisonment, under the act Of
1888, for having made a campaign
contribution, and Senator Chandler
has offered a resolution in the senate
directing the Acknowledgement to re-
port 10 the senate whether he knows
of any violations of the Civil-Service
act of 1888; and if so, what. if any,
steps have been taken to prosecute
the guilty party or part es.
Indiana democrats continue TO come
here after money. Governor Gray,
who was here early last week, was.
followed by Aquilla Jones, postmaster
at indianapolis. They all represent
that only a lavish expenditure of
money will give Cleveland any chance
of carrying the state.
Mr.. Morton's excellent letter of ac-
ceptance was highly praised here for
its plainness and breviry-two good
qualities seldom combined in political
documents. r.
Long March.
1t will be remembered that the
Eighth cavalry was ordered from San
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