The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
Washin gton Letter.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1885.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 2o, 1855.
Mr.. Cleveland has retired to Oak
View in order to prepare his last annu-
al message TO Congress. There is little
doubt'that MIR. Cleveland will manfuIly
stand by the position taken by him on
the surplus and the tariff last ID Gem.
ber. He will make more emphatic his
former declaration, that it is a cOndi-
tion, not theory, that confronts us.
He will still advocate the democratic
policy OF reducing the tariff on raw
materials and the necessarIes of life,
but above all he will insist that the
income of the government should be
at once reduced in some manner. Ii
is thought by some that so urgent does
he consider the necessity for reduction
that he will advise the democrats in
the House to accept the Senate amend
ment to the Mills bill, rather than have
no reduction until the next session of
COngrt SIS. In fact the signs are rapidly
multiplying that the policy of the dem.
ocratic leaders at the coming session
will be to secure if possible the passage
of some sort of a tariff bill that will re,
duce the surplus, and if they have to
accept the republican plan to do so un
der protest, as being better than no re-
duciion at all This policy will, if
adopted and persistently carried out.
block the republican plan of letting
the whole tariff question go over to the
Fifty first Cone ress, which they will
control in both houses. Mr.. Cleve-
land has already stated that he would
sign any measure which should come
to him, making reduction in the rev.
enue, whether in the tariff schedule or
the internal revenue taxes, ,uuiess there
was something very vicious about it,
1t is certain that he would sign the
Seuate substitute for the Mills bill Just
as it was reported to the Senate, but it
is extremely probable that the repub-
licans will make many changes in that
measure before it passes.
The animal reports of the cabinet
officers will make interesting reading
for democrats this year. They will
present a concise history of the four
years of democratic administration,
and will make a showing that every
democrat will have right to feel proud
of. A cleaner and better administra-
tration, taken as a whole, the country
has never had.
The first meeting of the House COM
mittee on appropriations was held on
Wednesday. They have buckled right
down to work, and expect 10 have the
District of CoiLm bi \ appropriation bill
ready to report to the House the first
day of the session. = =
The dearly quarrels tn It the repuhli!
cans have already developed among
themselves over a division of the spOiis
goes long ways towards recOnciling
democrats to defeat. kyi.s
The negroes of this city; have. it In
their heads that the election of Harri
son has put them on top, and they are
| Ialr lri oil nF Aon nHS
in relation to the local Offices. Fred.
Douglass wants to be Recorder of deeds,
the notorious Perry Carson wants to
be District Commissioner. but is will
Ing to compromise oil Chief of Police.
several other Ia groes are candidates
fOrCOmnissiOner and other prominent
District offices | is only fair to say
that the white republicans are dead
oppo. Ell TO giving IL single one of the
prominent offices to negro, but the
LIZ gioes are - noisy gang, and If Har-
risou fats to give them some of the
pIums they will make big fuss.
The new bureau of correspondence
o. lhe Agricul ural Department, au.
thoriz II Uy the last session OF Congress
has b. gun work under the direction OF
rioi. W v. Atwater. For the present
the work OF the bureau will he contin.
| Ell 10 IA GiShiliy the agricultural eX
pc, iunr MT stat ons throug hOut the coun-
Try ~I,n IuiuriI&lon concerning the
ex pe. iul@n:, they are engaged in.
Win h-Ie se "a street fight between
senator B.a, kourn aud Judge Rurker,
the two fiery sons of Kentucky, who
have been saying hard things about
each other i'll the newspapers? ? Nei-
ther of them is here, but both have en-
gagged rooms at the same hotel, and are
expected in a few days. Those who
know both men are confidently pre-
dieting fight between them The first
time they meet, Senator Black burn
having put it out of the power of Judge
Rucher under the code,
The hotels here are beginning to fill
up with congressman and others in
terested in The coming session. The
| republican leaders are extremely reti.
cent When asked about their program
III the Senate. But it is conside ed
certain that they will endeavor to do az
lIItls as possible, SO as TO give Harrison
all excuse for calling an extra session.