Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IFr0m our reguIsr c0resp0naeDl.I

Senator German has, by general con-
sent, been put In charge of democratic
interests in the fight which is now evil
dent will soon be engaged In upon the
floor of the Senate. It will be conso-
lation to democrats throughout the
country to know that under his skillful
leadership everything will be done
which is possible to be done to prevent
the consummation Of the Republican
threat Of throttiing the minority In the
Senate, as Speaker Reed has so effect
ually done in the House.
The Republican Senators who have
been opposed to the new Force bill,
otherwise known as the Federal elect
ion bill, are slowly yielding to the pres
sure which has been brought to bear
upon them. Even Senator Evarts 1t is
said has, under compulsion, promised
the new republican boss-Representa-
tive Belden-that he would vote for the
bill. 1t now looks az though the bill
would become law. 1t is regarded by
the republicans as a last desperate
chance to gain enough Congressman in
the South TO offset the losses which
they are certain to have in other Sec
tions. In fact Mr.. Belden openly uses
this as an argument to convert repub-
lican opponents to the measure.
Many of the more decent republicans
are disgusted with Mr.. Belden's attempt
to manufacture sentiment in favor OF
the Force bill, by sending that remark
able appeal to the republican editors to
come to the rescue of the G. o. p.
Much indignation is expressed here
over a rumor which has leaked out
through British sources to the effect
that Mr.. Blaine has completely backed
down in the Behring Sea negotiations,
and that Great Britain is to have every.
thing her own way. Should it turn
out to be true, Goodbye to Mr.. Blaine
as public man. The American people
forgive everything except cowardice.
The two subsidy shipping bills, about
which, for certain reasons and prom
ises, Mr.. Harrison has been fretting 8
great deal, have passed the Senate
Even such hide-bound republicans al
Senators Edmund and Plumb could
not stand this bill, which will TAKE
millions-just how many no one car
say-out of the Treasury, all of which
will go to certain we'll known ring al
ready formed in anticipation o
bllC iCteU az puOlC CApCuSC WhiOL
awaits them when the bills becomes
laws. Only one democrat-Senato
Payne-voted for these bills.
Thanks to the solid republican vot
of the Senate and of the House, it nov
only requires the signature of Mr.. Har
rison to complete the degradation o
silver and put 1t on the same footing a
coal and iron or any other cornmercia
commodity. Senator Sherman tn
man who Is responsible for demonetiz
, ing silver in 1878 is also responsible
for this latest fraud upon the people
under the guise of friendship. MI
Sherman is, and has always been tn
humble tool of Wall Street, and tn
provisions of this silver bill, with whicl
he SO adroitly bamboozled his colles
! gues of the Conference committee, ar
8 all in the interests of those none
sharks. No democrat stultified himse
. by supporting it.
D Speaker Reed is as mad as horne
, over an article signed TX. NJ. c." whlc
. lappears in the current North America
ReUietO, showing the mistakes whic
/, he (Reed) has made since he becam
Speaker. What adds to his anger is th
fact that the article is generally unde
y stood to have come from Mr.. Blain
q who is madly jealous of the prom
g nence the Speaker has recently gained
a although "Gail Hamilton" is the write
{ of it.
The tariff bill is now the ''unfinishe
business of the Senate, the majorit
having repented of the ''cussedness
which made them refuse to take it u
last monday. How fast it will be pusl
u ed through will depend largely upo
0 the action of the republican caucus.
It 1t has been the boast of Sneaker Rec
= that the House was no longer delibe
l. ate body, and now that the Sena
l. seems about to adopt the gag Rules {
d the House, the question naturally ari
h es, why not abolish Congress, and |
N those immaculate saints who now RI
the republican party decide upon VIII
shall become laws? There is one cons
y lation however. The further the r
le publicans 20 in their encroachmen
upon liberty, the more certain it is th
rs the people will rise in their might an
thrust them from the power which thu
have SO glaringly misused.
Gen. Schofield will soon be Lier
,e General of'the Army, unless the repu
a. lican bosses shall decide that the b
# reviving that grade in the Army, whi
- has been favorably reported from &
- : House committee on Military Affai
4, shall not be passed because the Offic
u to be promoted under 1t is not a repu
1e lican.