The Republican., 1888-05-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


"DlctatOr Cleveland" Will be MS IL
tie, if by chain of accidents similar
to those which elected him in 1884,
he should be reelected this year. He
is already the autocrat of the Demo
cratic party. The Democrat who re-
fuses to obey his slightest nod is sent
to the rear at once, no matter how
high he may have stood with his
party.
Samuel J. Randall, who has more
than once saved the Democratic party
from going to pieces, incurred the i'll
will of the Democratic boss, because
he would not support the Mills tariff
bill. Cleyeland sent out orders that
Randall was to be deposed from the
leadership ofthe Democratic party in
Pennsylvania. With the assistance
of the Federal officials in that State
the orders were carried out to the
letter.
But Cleveland is not yet satisfied.
He wants to have Randall defeated
for denomination to the House.
.Cleyeland's nearest friends openly
boast of this sort of work, and say
that he intends to snub every man
who refuses to vote for the Mills tar
lff bill and that he also proposes 10
use the entire power of the admins.
tration to defeat their denomination
for Congress.
Last week the President vetoed a
public building bill for Allentown.
Pennsylvania, because, lit is stated
Mr.. Snowden, who represents that
district in the House, had refused to
vote for the Mills bill, and now his
friends say that he has Mr.SnoWden's
defeat for denomination to Congress
assured. These are not merely Re
publican charges against Mr.. Cleve.
land, they are the openly made
boasts of his nearest friends and adj
visers. This country never before
had but one President who descended
to such politics, and that was Andrew
johnson. Let Cleveland beware of
his fate.
Senator ingalls, is to be given a
public reception this week by the
Republican National League of this
city.
The Democrats of the House are in
terrible muss over this same Mills
tariff bill. They have caucused sew
eraI times without being able to de-
termine just what they will do. The
last caucus decided that all who de-
sired to offer amendments to the bin
should first submit them to the Dem
ocratic members of the Ways and
Means Committee for consideration
and report to another caucus. The
result has been a deluge of amend.
ments, The average member is will
ling to take away the last YeStige of
protection from some other members
district, but he wants all he can get
for his own.
How they will settle the thing is
hard to say, but one thing is now
quite sure, it would be absolutely i'm.
possible to pass the bill as reported
from the committee, and it is doubt,
full if it can be tinkered up sufficiently
to get the Democratic vote of the
House. The general debate on the
bill has, by mutual consent, been eX-
tended to next Saturday,
The House committee on Military
Affairs haye made favorable report
on the bill authorizing the President
to nominate for retirement with the
rank and pay of Major-General
such ex-Army officers now in civil
life as were promoted for gallantry
or good conduct to the grade of Maj
or-General and commanded depart
ments or divisions. The list of those
affected by the bill is very small and
includes Gems. Rosecrans, Schenck,
McCauley, Palmer and Buell..
A bill has been introduced in the
House to prevent convict labor from
competing with organized labor. 1t
provides that all convicts employed
within the jurisdiction Of the United
States shall be employed at such labor
as they may be best suited to perform
and semi. monthly shall be paid the
same rate of compensation as is paid
to organized labor in the locality
where the convict is confined. No
convict is to be required to work
more than eight hours day. The
bill carries with it an appropriation
of $1,000, 900. to be expended by the
Secretary of the Department of Labor
in giving it effect.
The Senate has passed the bill for.
feiting all unearned railroad land
grants also the International Copy.