The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-17

oeing elected Of Vance should be de-
Gated.
OUR WASHIN GTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. Z. Sept. 15.-I
Reed has determined upon the pre-.
'ence of q quorum Of his own party
ia the House from this time to the
end of the session to do his bidding.
First Of all, he says, it is necessary
that all election contests should be
decided before the final adiou. nment,
which means, Of course, that Repub.
licans, black aud white, will be put |
in the seats of Democrats from The
South. Il might be added, inciden
tally, that If there is one thing mo e |
than another pleasing to the Speak
er's heart it IS turning a white man
from the South Out Of Congress and
putting negro in his place. And
there a-e plenty Of Republicans Just
like him.
The first man to be given q place
in Congress is the darkey, Lanesron,
from the" Petersburg, Virginia, dis
trict, that is when the Republicans
get their quorum. Even Malone,
however, declares he was not elected,
and has leen quietly opposing his
congressional pretentions. Il is no
60, though, as between Reed and
Malone, the former is bigger man
IN more way than one.
One evil is Likely 10 follow from
the partisan course Of the present
House in election contests, a Repub.
lican member recently admitted IT,
me: Should the Republicans Ly any
accident have m jority in the next
Congress az election contest would
come up from almost every district
IN tie Sou:h. particularly when a
"cOlOred brother is after legislative
honors.
The boss Of Congress has been
strutting around with more If q
strut than ever since his return from
Maine. He modestly declines to &C.
cept all The credit involved in his
triumph and is content to let il be
known that it is not "me and the
people" but the people and me"
But one thing be Is not careful to
keep ont Of sight. He has made up
his mind that the Tom Reed Of the
next few months shall far eclipse the
record, arbitrary and bad as il may
be, Of the Tom Reed Of the past.
His motto and the logic thereof is,
the msjority should rule; / am the
majority hence l shalt rule. Ever
since the election Reed has been anx,
iOusly awaiting . congratulatory tel.
egram from his old friend Biaine, but
the wires or something else are down,
or possibly Blaine ha,n't had time
70 telegraph.
| Now that the Republicans are in a
fair way TO get their tariff bill they
are little 10 doubt about il, at least
a. TO the time II should be put into
effect. There is, without doubt, q
pretty g1Oi scare in New York over
the provision hat all imported goods
in bonded warehouses shall be taken
out b. Jctobtr LIT. New York bus.
iness urn and importers and their
representatives i.sSe focked 10 this
city w..h Gn&'y:y depicted in their
faces q d dire predictions on their
tongues. They declare that the i'm.
porters, il al lei! alton Of the new
tariff, hays b nugu: in foreign goods
70 the val'.e II millions aud that the
money Is Not In hand 10 get the mer.
chandise out II bond 60 early as
October.
II forced TO the wall, they say.
these goods must be sacrificed at auc.
ton not only to their ruination but
also 70 the great injury Of domestic
manufactures which would be closed
out 10 the competition with cheap
wares from abroad. In short, under
the present Republican policy they
prophecy q panic Of no small dimen.
Eions.
The Republican are always al.
frighted at the approach Of evil 10
wealth, they care little about the
harm worked to the people, and hence
have started Secretary Window and
his agents on an investigation iaunt
q see just how much danger the
New York custom house is liable 20 |
bring 10 business interests
The bandsomest man In Congress
was downed when Represen alive
Charley Gibson, Of Eastern Sho. e |
Maryland, lost his seat In the next
house yesterday. His constituents
admired bis beauty 20 much that
they want 70 keep Il al home where
Il must ever be "a festival for the
eye" 10 truth, though, Gibson is q
handsome map, q fact the more con.
'picuous as there are precious few
good looking men IN Congress. Itl
las frequently been the criticism
hat The people, as . rule, must pick
Jut their homely men 70 send 10 Con.
yress much after the way 10 which