Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence Of the Standard.

Regular Correspondence OF the Standard
WASHINGTON, June s, 1883.
Cleveland and Thurman is euphon-
ious, and besides, there is an air OF
We e're-bOund-to-win about these good
old Democratic names that cannot fail
to have its effects on the campaign. 1t
is a union of the old and the new Dem
ocracy. Judge Thurman was one of
the leaders of the Democratic party,
while the man of destiny"-Grover
Cleveland-was yet school boy. The
ticket combines the strength of Wig
orous manhood and the wisdom and
experience of more than three score
and ten years. The red bandana, which
for so many years was found in the
front ranks of the Democratic Sena-
tors, will now take its place as one of
the emblems of good government and
revenue reform in the battle this year,
which is to decide the fate of both.
Everybody here, except the disconso-
late Republicans, is enthusiastic over
the great work of the st. Louis Con-
vention. 1t was piece of work that
the Democratic party of the entire
country is proud Of; in every move
ment OF that grand body of men con-
fidence and victory wire plainly Wis.,
ible. Now let the good work go right
on; let the enthusiasm originated by
the National Convention continue to
extend ana spread out until the whole
country is enveloped in blaze of en-
thusiasm that will result in a clean
sweep in the legislative as well as the
executive branch of the Government.
The ticket and platform are all that
can be asked for, now let the voters do
their part, and next November we shall
all sing peans of victory. The red
bandana has become the Democratic
badge of the campaign. They can be
seen everywhere. Red is just now the
prevailing color around the Capitol.
The Democratic Members all carry
red bandanas, and all the members of
the House wear red roses in their but
tonholes. The red roses are from the
country residence of Representative
Lee, of Virginia, who lives near this
city. He brings big basket of them
in with him every day, and sends them
around to the other members on the
floor of the House by page.
Mr.. Cleveland was furnished with
the full associated press reports of the
st. LOuir invention. They were sent
direct to ie White House over the
Western Union wire.
Mr.. Blanchard, Of Louisiana, has in
troduced a bill in the House, which
provides that all fines and penalties
imposed and collected for violations of
the provisions of the Interstate Com
merce law, shall be given to the party
making the complaint.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, thinks the
time has come to place some restric-
ton upon immigration. He has in
troduced in the House . bill imposing
tax of $25 on each immigrant.
The tariff bill has been under con-
sideration in the House for the greater
part of the week, but the progress
made has not been great. The Re-
publicans are determined to delay this.
bill in every manner possible in the
hope Of thereby eventually defeating it.
Their latest scheme is to force the
House to a consideration of the ar
rearage of pensions bill, which, if
passed, would very quickly wipe out
the Treasury surplus. If the Repub-
licans succeed in getting this pension
bill before the House, it is understood
that an amendment will be offered
thereto by the Democrats, providing
for tax on all incomes above 5000,
to raise the money which the bill ap-
propriates.
The uncertainty among Republicans
rs to who their Presidential candidate
is to be, 10 just rs great now as it was
the day that Blaine dropped out for
good. Sherman's friends now claim
that his nomination is almost assured.
Democrats hope that Sherman may be
nominated, for of all the candidates
yet named, he would be the easiest to
beat; in fact, his own record would
beat him with no effort whatever on
the part of the Democrats.
The Senate has passed bills increas-
ing the pensions of the widows of
Major General Thomas Kirby Smith
to $75; Of Major General Heinzelman
to 500; and of Brig. Gen. Schimmel-
fenning to $50 a month. A bill was
also passed giving a pension of $50 a
month to the widow of Commodore
Truxton. Dem.