New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, ID. c., May 1S 1873

"Dictator Cleveland will be his title
it 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 democratic
party. The democrat who refuses 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.
Cleveland sent out orders that Randall
was to be deposed from the leadership
of the democratic party in Pennsylva-
MIA. 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 Cleve-
lands nearest friends openly boast Of
this sort of work, and say that he in
tends to snub every man who refuses to
vote for the Mills tariff bill and that he
also proposes to use the entire power of
the administration to defeat their reno
mination for Congress,
Last week the President vetoed a
public building bill for Allentown Penn
sylyania, because, Gt is stately MIR.
Sowden. who represents that district
in the House, had refused to vote for
the Mills bill. and now his friends say
that he has Mr.. Sowden's defeat for
denomination to Congress assured.
These are not merely republican charg.
es against Mr.. Cleveland. they are open
ly made boasts of by his nearest friends
and advisers. This country never be-
fore had but one President who de-
scended to such politics, and that was
Andrew Johnson. Let Cleveland be-
ware of his fate,
Senator ingalls, is to be given a pub
lie reception this week by the Pepub-
lican National League of this city.
The democrats of the House are in a
terrible muss over this same Mills tariff
bill. They have caucused several times
without being able to determine Just
what they will do. The last caucus de-
cided that all who desired to offer
amendments to the bill should first sub
nit them to the democratic members
of the Ways and Means Committee for
consideration, and report to another
caucus. The result has been a deluge
of amendments. The average member
is willing to take away the last vestige
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 impossible to
pass the bill as reported from the COM
mittee, and it is doubtful if it can be
tinkered up sufficiently to get the dem
ocratic vote of the House. The gener-
al debate on the bill has, by mutual
consent, been extended to next Satur-
day.
A bill has been introduced in the
House to prevent convict labor from
competing with organized labor. It
provides that all conyicts 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, 1000, to be
expended by the Secretary Of the De-
partment OF Labor in giving it effect.
The Senate has passed the bill forfeit
ing all unearned railroad land grants;
also the International Copyright bill,
and quite a number of bills for public
buildings. 1t has also ratified the Chi
nese treaty.
The 100000 River and Harbor bill
passed the House by more than two
thirds majority.
Senator Vorhees finally concluded
that he was indebted to the dignity of
the Senate to the extent of an unquali-
fed apology for his recent bad language
and paid the debt.
The nomination of Mr.. Fuller to be
Chief Justice of the United States is
now in the hands of subcommittee of
the Senate committee on the Judiciary,
for investigation. Their report will
probably be made inside of two weeks.