Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

a fate for the "noblest Roman of
them ALL" Dragged from the quiet
pleasures of private life to which
the infirmities of old age has com
PEELED him to resort several years
ago, to take part in the excitement
of stirring presidential campaign.
And for what? Te endeavor to
save Cleveland from the defeat
which his hypocritical administra-
ton has made it well-nigh certain
that he will this year receive. Cleve-
land did not hesitate to call on
Judge Thurman to help him in his
hour of need, Notwithstanding that
he had positively refused to recog-
nized Thurman in 1885, when max
ing up his cabinet, on the ground
that Thurman was too old. Too old
in 1885 to get anything, but quite
young enough in 1888 to be wheel
horse of the administration wagon.
Oh, hypocrisy, thy other name is
Cleveland. The mere fact that
Judge Thurman consented to take
the second place on the ticket with
Cleveland, furnishes a strong argu-
ment to prove that he is as feeble
mentally as he is bodily. TEe old
man is rs years of age, and when
in Washington a few months ago,
was hardly able to stand alone with
out assistance. The democratic
party has for many years gone to
the grave for its ideas, but now they
have actually gone TO the grave for
one of their candidates. Next No
vember, if the republicans of the
country do their whole duty, the
party will be sent to join its ideas,
and the red bandana, bleached by
the early frosts, may be used to
make its shroud.
Cleveland celebrated his renom-
ination by vetoing private pension
bill in favor of a poor widow. She
cannot vote, you know.
The Senate committee on pensions
has favorably reported the bill
granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors who were confined in con
federate prisons.
A bill increasing the pension of
the widow of Gen. Heintzelman to
500 per month has been passed by
the Senate.
Senator Chandler has introduced
bill to amend the act of the last
Congress authorizing the President
in his discretion to retaliate upon
Canada for any restrictions placed
by the Canadian officials upon our
fishermen. The amendments pro
posed are to strike out the words
Sin his discretion" making retala-
ton mandatory upon the President;
and to strike out that part of the act
which makes the retaliation extend
to other mercha ndise than fish.
The returns from the Oregon
election were received with great
pleasure by the republicans in Con,
gress. Republican gains on every
hand is not at all bad for campaign
starter.
The republicans of the House in
tend to force the arrears of pensions
! bill to a vote at the earliest possible
moment. 1t is understood that they
will refuse to allow any other meas
ure, with the exception of the tariff
! bill. to be considered by the House
until this bill is disposed of. The
democratic committee on rules OF
the House has not refused to report
q resolution setting a time for the
pension bill, but they have done
everything they could to delay mat
tiers. There is rumor that in or
der to save the tariff bill, or rather
to keep up q seeming necessity foi
its passage, the democrats will have
4 resolution reported setting um'
for the pension bills, and that wheE
they come up for consideration
they will offer amendments proyld
ing for an income tax, to raise th'
amounts appropriated by the bills.