The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-03-29
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Mar 23rd, 1888.

WASHINGTON, Mar 29rd, 1888.
d" Cleveland and revenue reform" is
the refrain that is being echoed from
one end of the country to the other.
Ex- Congressman Hill. of Ohio, who
is in the city, says the democrats of
that state are unanimous for the NOM
ination of Mr.. Cleveland, and that the
delegates to st. Louis will go instruct
ed to vote that way.
Mr.. Cleveland and bis policy of rev
enue reform are gaining strength every
day, all over the country, and yet right
here at the Capital handful of MEM
bers of the House of Representatives
calling themselves democrats, have set
themselves up in appositionsto the
whole party and have gone deliberately
to work to prevent the passage by the
House of the Mills tariff bill, thus pre-
venting the party from redeeming the
pledges upon which it elected Presi-
dent and hopes to re- elect him. These
men claim to represent the sentiments
of their constituents, but unless Mr..
Hill, who is quoted above, is wrong
about the sentiment in Ohio, the
members from that State who have
Joined hands with Mr.. Randall, who
represents a Republican district in
Pennsylvania, are misrepresenting
their constituents in opposing revenue
reform. The same might be said OF
the Louisiana members who are op-
posing the Mills-tariff bill.
The republicans here are still in a
demoraliz.-d condition, never having
!, recovered from the effects of the Blaine
| letter. If they do not rally before the
campaign opens they will not fight
with enough vim to make the contest
Interesting.
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire,
is thought by some to be suffering from
softening of the brain. His latest
crank idea is q bill which he has in.
troduced into the Senate proposing
that the ex-Confederate soldiers and
sailors shall have preference over ex
Confederate civilians in appointments
to civil service positions. The bill was
not asked for nor is it wanted by any
body. But for all that its author;
motives in presenting it were good
and he is kind hearted man.
The Ways and Means Committee
have completed the consideration o
the Mills tariff bill and before this let
ter is in type it will have been report
ed to the House, unless the republican
minority of that committee shall dis
cover some new method Of delay
They have already exhausted all tina
were known.
The Capitol was struck by lightning
on Wednesday afternoon. during ter
rifle thunder storm, and for a tim,
there was great excitement. The oul!
damage done, however, was to destro.
the telegraph instruments in the pres
galleries of both the House and Senat
and to kill horse at the door of tn,
Senate wing.
The House Committee on territorie
have reported a bill to organize tn
territory of Alaska.
Hon. J. s. Anderson, of Iowa, VIII,
who has been appointed Assistan
Commissioner of the General Lam
Office, was the democratic candidat
for Governor at the last Iowa Stat
election, and polled the largest vot
ever given to a democratic eandidat
in that state.
Hon 5. NJ. .,,Stockslager who has bee
appointed Commissioner of the g. L
O., served in the Forty seventh an
Forty. eighth Congresses.
The bill to prevent the employ men
of alien and convict labor on publ
works has been passed by the House
The President has sent to Congres
a communication from the Secretar
. of the Interior, with much testimon
relating to grant of public lands I
, the State of Oregon for the constru,
1 ton of wagon roads. Accompanyin
these documents is a message from tn
8 President which says: The pr,
sentation of the facts by the Secretar
is the result of an examination whic
has developed, as it seems to me, til
, most unblushing frauds upon the Go,
eminent. which if remaining uncha
q lepged, will divert several thousan
{ acres of land from the public domain
and from the reach of honest settler
to those who have attempted to pc
n vert and prostitute the beniflcent d.
signs of the Government, which sougl
@ by the promise of generous donation
of land to promote the building
wagon roads for public convenien,
: and for the purpose of encouragiu
= settlement upon the public lands. III
roads have not yet been built and y
an attempt is made to claim the Ian,
!, under title which depends for i
o validity entirely upon the constructio
0 of these roads"
}. A bill repeating these land gran
3 and restoring the lands to the publ
! domain is recommended for immetiia
passage by the President. The bi
protects the interests of parties wi
have innocently purchased land of Il
wagon road companies.
u What Is q Trusll
Trusts " are thus Deserted /