Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-03-03
WASHINGTON.
The Aggressive Element il the Demo
cratic Party Ahead Spicy and
Interesting Letter.
WAsH1NGToN, Feb. 27th 1855.


Democratic nominating convention
being fixed on June 9Th, makes it
two weeks before the Republican
convention meets. This date was
not agreed upon without a struggle,
for there is an element in the party,
which though small and rapidly di-
minishing, still believes in waiting
for the Republicans to make the
issue. The majority of the party
however, think that the issue has al
ready been fully set forth by the
Presidents message to Congress and
that no other platform is needed to
make the fight on.
This is the aggressive element,
those who carry the elections and
the present aggressive condition of
the party will rouse their enthusiasm
to an unusual pitch, will make them
think of the many national victories
won by the party in ante-bellum
days. The selection of the great me-
tropolis Of the Southwest, st. Louis,
as the place of meeting, was the very
best that could have been made.
The further the Government print
ing Office investigation goes the bet
ter it shows for the democratic man.
agement of Mr.. Benedict. He has
saved the Government already over
$2O0,000 and at the same time done
more work than has ever been done
in the same length Of time in the
history of the Office.
Quite number of republican pa
pers have been foolish enough to
, charge Pension Commissioner Black
with having shown favoritism in al
lowing the amounts of pensions to
soldiers living in democratic states.
, A table has been issued by the Pen
! sion Office, showing the average pen
/ sion paid each soldier in each State
| and Territory. 1t shows that the
largest average amounts are paid to
soldiers who are residents of the
: States and Territories which have al.
4 ways given republican majorities
} Bring in another republican canard
The worst squelched man in the
House is Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, the
gentleman who recently got rampant
over tho proposition to return thu
captured Confederate battle flags t
: their original owners, and who
wanted the Secretary of War to fur
: nish the House with a detailed
u statement of everything he knew
about these flags. That statemen
has reached the House. That i
+ what squelched Boutelle. Itcontain
e ed more information than he wanted
: 1t showed that the democratic ad
ministration has taken much bette
IS care of the flags than the republican
o ever did, and further that not a con
e federate flag, with one exception
Il and that was loaned to be returned
e had ever left the possession of tn
Y War Department under this admin
II istration.
a The negotiation of the Fisherie
e treaty would alone of itself be q sui
8, ficient reason for the people to kee]
's the Government in the hands of tn
a democratic party. The subject Gov
q cred by the treaty has been a con
y slant source Of worry to this countr.
Q for more than a hundred years, an,
r many attempts have been made a
d settlement, but none so favorable t
this country as the present treaty.
Mr.. Mills, Chairman Of the Hous
Committee on Ways and Means say
that Revenue reform is making RAP
,, i'd Roadway in New England. H
was informed in Providence r.. /. b,
, life long republican, that althoug
> never having cast Democratic vots
this year proposed to support Cievt
10 Land and revenue reform, and that h
y believed there were enough men ju,
70 like him to carry that state.
Mr.. Springer's bill for the organic
Of ton of the Territory Of Oklahom
v was considered by the House o
Is Saturday, but no vote was reach
s. cd.
"a There is Q rumor in Society tbs
3, Secretary Bayard and Mrs. Folsom
the Presidents Mother.inlaw, al
C. shortly to be married, and that Mr.
rs Folsom, WHO'S now in Paris, hi
IN gone there for the express purpose ,
IN getting her trouseau.
ID The Secretary has been Intervene
H. on the Fisheries treaty. He o.
n presses himself as entirely Statistic
m and says that we got everything TIL