Middletown transcript., 1888-09-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept, Iftn, 1000
Senator Vest builded better than he
knew, when, in speech in the Senate,
he taunted the Republican Sen ators
into acknowledging that they had no
intention of reporting substitute for
the Mills bill at the present session.
It was most humiliating and coward
ly admission to make it shows how
abiect the Republican Senators can be,
when their master, Jim Blaine, issues
his commsnds. Not two weeks ago,
the Republican Senators, in caucus,
agreed to report their tariff bill in ten
days, and now Senators of such prom
minence as Sherman, Allison and His
cock have to get up and acknowledge
that they do not intend to report the
bill at this session. 1t was a great
triumph for Blaine, but how humiliat-
ing it must have been for the Senators.
The reason which they give for not
reporting the bill is perfectly absurd
the lack of time. Pray what have
they been doing since last December,
for it was just as well known on the
first day of the Fiftieth Congress that
the Democrats of the House intend
ed to perfect and pass tariff bill as it
was on that warm day in last July
when the House passed the Mills bill,
and there was nothing to prevent the
Republicans Of the Senate from having
their bill ready just as soon as the
Democrats of the House had theirs.
But the Republicans counted on the
failure of the Mills bill in the House,
and were badly disappointed by its
passage. There are several reasons
why the Republicans have decided not
to report their bill. First they were
by no means certain that they could
pass it, if it was reported. Secondly,
they dare not report a bill without en-
tering into a general revision Of the
p, esent iniquitous tariff, and that re-
vision would be certain to lose them
votes among that favored class of man.
ufactlrers who are protected at the ex-
pense of the people at large. Thirdly,
and most important of all, Mr.. Blaine
issued an edict that no Republican
tariff bill should be reported at this
session. If the voters of this country
do not censure the Republican party
for this cowardly evasion of what was
plainly its duty, shall be very much
surprised. The people of this country
admire manliness and bravery in poll
tics as in everything else, and after the
Democratic party had made up its bill
upon which to appeal to the country,
it was manifestly the duty of the Re-
publicans to present similar bill, in
order that the voters might intelligent
ly chose which party to vote for.
What with Mr.. Blaine's ideas on trusts
and this latest command Of his, the
Republicans are likely to wish he had
stayed in Europe.
Secretary Whitney and Senator
Payne have both made explicit denials
of being in any manner connected with
the Standard Oil Company. And they
both state that nine-tenths Of the stock
holders in that company are Republi-
cans. So much for Sen ator Hoar's in
situations that these gentlemen were
connected with that corporation, and
that the said corporation was a large
contributor to the Democratic cam
paign fund. If this concern has
contributed to either party it is proba-
BILE that it was to the Republicans.
The Democratic Representatives
withhold caucus to- morrow night to
decide whether the House shall pass a
joint resolution setting date for all
journment or whether they shall COM
pei the Senate to take the first step.
There is at present a diversity of opin-
ion among the Democratic leaders,
hence the caucus.
Senator German has gone to New
York to direct the campaign during
the absence of Chairman Brice.
The new silver vault in the Treasury
Department contained Saturday night
240 tons of silver dollars.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs, it is believed, intend to pigeon
hole the Canadian retaliation bill re-
Gently passed by the House.
The motion to reconsider tine vote
by which the Senate passed the
Chinese restric tion bill has not yet
been voted upon in the Senate, owing
to the lack of quorum, If a quorum