Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-08-29

tOiioSA N"tANS Sdpit"AAoo ehhh ohs SeAASA
State or section in America.
C. B. BAGLEY.
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the Standard.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. Is, 1890.
Senator German has proven that
the Democrats made no mistake in
putting him in charge of party in
tercsts during the tariff debate. By
his adroitness, with the able assistance
of his Democratic colleagues, in show
ing up the absurdities and general in
justice of the tariff bill towards the
masses, particularly the tillers Of the
soil, he has driven the Republicans
into such q state of CONSERVATION that
their leader, Senator Quay, has offered
Il resolution which postpones the Fed
eral Election bill until next winter in
order to try and stop the damaging
debate on the tariff bill. The resolu-
ton provides for q vote to be taken on
the tariff bill on the 30th inst. Its
introduction has set the Republicans
in Congress nearer wild than they
were before, if that could be possible !;
| but Mr.. Quay had no choice; he was
compelled by the manufacturers who
furnished him the money to win with
in 1888 and upon whom he relies for
the money for the '92 campaign to do
it; they fear the effect of the exposure
of the wholesale robbery of the people
of this country for their benefit which
is daily going on in the Senate cham
Der, (Mr. Vance has just shown that it
is proposed to rob the people, through
a tax on their tin cups, pans, and
pals, OF $4,000, 600 for the sole bene-
fit of the newly formed Pittsburgh tin
plate trusD and the attempt is made
to secure Democratic votes for the
resolution to vote ON the tariff bill by
making the same resolution postpone
the Federal Election bill, and it is
even stated in some quarters that the
resolution is the result of bargain
made by Mr.. Quay with Senator Cor
man.
No such bargain has been made, al
though it is an open secret that it
might have been made long ago, and
whether the resolution, if it is re-
ported by the committee on rules to
which it was referred, will receive the
support of the Democrats will depend
entirely upon circumstances. The
Democrats have their eyes wide open
and arc greatly enjoying the Republi-
can row now going on and may be
depended upon to do their part in
keeping it a going, and to take ad-
vantage of anything that turns up.
The Republicans are to hold a caucus
to- might, and a regular circus is ex-
pected.
Speaker Reed has been the maddest
man in town ever since Mr.. Quay Of
fered his resolution, and he swears
that the Senate shall act upon the
Federal Election bill ct this session or
he will not allow the House to act
upon the Senate amendments to the
tariff bill. Mr.. Reed charges it all to
Secretary Elaine, who has been from
the start open and active in his oppo-
sition to the Federal Election bill.
Secretary Blaine's policy towards
the Central American Nations, if per-
sisted in, will undoubtedly prove a
very bad one for this country. In
setting himself up as the mediator
he wants to be dictator-in the con-
stantly occurring quarrels between
the petty so-called Republicans of
that country he is going against all
the precedents OF the State Depart.
ment, except the action which he him
self took while Garfield was lying on
his death bed and which Mr.. Arthur's
Secretary of State repudiated as soon
as he succeeded Mr.. Blaine. This
country has no business meddling
with the internal affairs of other coun.
tries; but then Mr.. Blaine like Mr.
Quay, is probably controlled in thi:
matter by capitalists with whom his
relations have been too close for him tc
refuse their requests.
The anti-lottery bill comes up in the
House Saturday ii quorum can be
kept together. The same bill has
been favorably reported to the Senate
Speaker Reed has been unable even
to count quorum except ut rare in
tervals during this week. The G. A
r. Encampment at Boston was tn,
magnet which drew the members of
Corporal" Tanner was there in tn,
interest of his pension business ant
Mr.. Harrison was there hoping Il
gain some friends for '92, but thes
two eminent Republicans did not g
together, nor did they meet Will
there.
The House committee on Terrific
ries has made Il favorable report OF