Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-30
wAsHIseroN LETTER.
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WASHINGTON ~. u, Oct. u, loSO.
As usual, the Republican admins
tration and party are sailing under false
colors. IL has been decided by the
bosses to have Mr.. Harrison issue
proclamation calling an extra session Of
Congress to meet after the elections next
month, and fearing its effect upon the
voters they do not dare to have the
proclamation issued until 1t will be too
late to call the attention Of the people
to what 1t means. 1t means that hav-
ing control OF both the executive and
legislative braches of the Government
the Republicans have fully made up
their minds to enact laws which will
enable them to continue to control
them, It meant that, for the first time
In the history Of our Government, Con-
gress is to meet in extra session for the
sole purpose OF perpetuating the power
of political party-the Republican
party; it means that the Force bill Is to
be passed and that the negro, backed by
the United States Army, ito be put on
top in the South, Notwithstanding the
remonstrances Of thousands of north
ern business men who have invested
their money in southern industries; it
means that an unjust apportionment
bill making it practically impossible for
the Democrats to elect majority in
either the House of Representative or
the electoral college is to become law;
it means that hundreds of millions Of
dollars of the peoples money Is to go
into the pockets of q ring already
formed In anticipation of the passage of
the ship subsidy bill; it means that the
U. s. Treasury Is to be emptied into
the pockets of the schemers, who have
supplied the corruption fund used by
Quay, Dudley, Clarkson Co., to buy the
election of Herrison and Morton and
the Republican majority in the present
House of Representatives, by means of
appropriations of one kind and anoth-
er, And that is not all it means; IL
means, If successful, the sounding of
the death knell of the Republic.
Mr.. Huston, of Indiana, who by the
grace of Mr.. Benjaman Harrison, of
the same State, Is Treasurer of the
United States drawing o salary of &c.
600 year, has publicly served notice
upon Mr., Benjamin Harrison that he
must not expect the support of the In
diana delegation to the Republican Ma
tional convention of 1892. But perhaps
this notice will lose some of its effect
wben it is learned, as I have reason to
believe it soon will be, that Mr.. Harri-
son previously served notice upon Mr..
Huston that he must turn loose that
So. 900 Government teat.
Attorney General Miller has gone to
Indiana to see if he cannot placate the
Republican opposition in that State to
his going upon the Supreme Court
bench as successor to the late Justice
Miller. If he can quiet the practical
politicians" out there Mr.. Harrison will
send his nomination to the Senate as
soon as it meets, If not, he gets left, as
Mr.. Harrison's spinal colum isn't
strong enough to enable him to go
against the "gang."
One would suppose that the Civil
Service Commission had suddenly gone
out of existence to see the part taken
by the big Republican Office holders in
compelling the small fry to chip in
their assessments to the campaign funds
of the party. Public meetings of the
various State Republican associations
are held almost nightly at which
speeches are made by Government off,
cials, and published in full in the local
papers, which are punishable under the
civil service law, if the Commissioners
had nerve enough to see that the law
public rivalry between the State asso-
Citations of Ohio and Indiana to see
which shall succeed in raising the most
money for campaign uses among en-
ployes Of the Government, and the
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