The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-11-21
Bel dir, Nd, NoU. Is, 1890.
OUR WAsHfNGToN LETTER.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Mr. Harrison has shut
his eyes TO the results of the recent elections and
made up his mind to urge in his annual message to
Congress the passage by the Senate OF the Force
bill and by the House of the notorious ship subsidy
bills. In short, he has, in spite of the protests OF
someof the most far-seeing members of his party,
including Mr.. Blaine. determined to cast his lot
with the radical wing Of the Republican party
That, however, does not mean that the Force bill
will be spassed. All indications are against its
passage, as it Is certain that more Republican
Senators would now vote against it than would have
done at the last session OF Congress had it then
reached vote. Mr.. Harrison viii also. it is said
message. Democrats fear that these things are too
good to be true. They can hardly realize that their
opponents should be willing to do so much toward
Democratic success In 1892
There are good reasons for believing that as soon
as Congress meets bills will be introduced by
Republican Senators from the Northwest. modify
ing or repeating sections of the tariff law
which bear down heavily upon the citizens of the
States they represent 1t is believed that
bills placing binding Irvine on the free list, and re-
dueing the duty OIL ready made clothing would
receive the votes of every Republican Senator from
West of the Mississippi river; and there is some
talk about combination which in return for the
votes of several Republican Senators from the East
ern States for these measures, shall repeal all
duties upon raw materials. Such bills could easily
by gotten through the House, as it is fact well
known here that at least twenty-five members of
the House voted for the Mckinley bill under pro-
age to stand the lash of the party whip which
was given them unsparngly whenever they evinced
disposition 10 KICK OUTSIDE OF the party traces.
Mr.. Blaine is now engaged in performing his cele-
brated reciprocity act He hopes to save the NOR
ibund old Republican party by holding out glitter
ing inducements to the people of what will be
plIshed in the future and by ignoring the injury in
fcted upon them at this time, which they have
resented so effectuay by their votes Mr.. Blainehas
"a long head. and his brain is an active one, but he
cannot bambooZe the American people, who know
that real reciprocity with the whole world would
be grand thing for us, but who knows also that
the reciprocity with string tied to it, provided
for, or rather alleged to be provided for, by the
Mckinley tariff law, is fraud pure and simple
oh no, Mr.. Blaine. the people have been juggled
with too long in the protection" line to be caught
by the false glitter of your reciprocity"
The Treasury surplus has been reduced so low
lately that it is said completed pension cases are
held up in the Pension Office because the Treasury
wanted chance to get in some more money before
honoring another draft of the Commissioner of
Penfons. who drew $40 0O0, 900 last month. 1t be-
comes palmer every day that the deficit prophesed
by the Democrats at the last session OF Congress
for the next fiscal year will exist.
Not satisfied with having served notice upon
Senator Quay that he must vacate his position as
chairman of the Republican National Committee
there is an element in the Republican party that
wants to depoSe Speaker Reed from the leadership
of his party in the House. and the proposition has
been boldly put forth that the complimentary
nomination for Speaker of the next House be given
to some other Republican. There might be some
thing in this if there any body else to lead the
Republicans, but Reed is about the only promin-
ent Republican that was reelected, and the
chances are that he would have gone with the rest
il the election in Maine had not taken place be-
fore the tariff bill went into effect and they will
have to follow him or nobody. G. A. s.