The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-07-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE FORCE BILL AND THE PROPOSED
BOYCOTT ALL THE TALK,
Mr.. Harrison and the Cape May Cottage :
The National Bankruptcy Bill and 9th
er Matters.

Mr.. Harrison and the Cape May Cottage :
The National Bankruptcy Bill and 9th
er Matters.
Correspondence to The Sentinel]
WASHINGTON D. c., July 25th.-
The Southern Senators deprecate
boycotting, but decline to talk about
it; some of them, for instance Cor
man of Maryland and Vance ofNorth
Carolina. see nothing in it but the
silly vapor.ngs of highly excited imagi-
nations.
Senator Vance said: az am a
Christian, and therefore [ do not
swear; out if l were profane man, 1
should call it the d-st nonsense.
We ought to oppose the Force bill by
every constitutional and legal means
within our power. Ifit be passed in
spite of us, then we should do as the
town clerk of Ephesus did, and coun.
sci our people to do nothing rash.''
Senator German was equally free
in expression. The Maryland Sena-
tor is very blunt, and although that
manner is liable to offend, it usually
carries with it the sincerity of the
speaker. He said: Such utterances
are senseless in the extreme. No pub
lie man in Washington is in sympathy
with such plsr, or would encourage
it for moment. The effect of the
passage Of such a measure as the Lodge
bill would be bad in both sections. 1t
is having its effect already, as result
OF the mere agitation of the question"
He said that several Baltimore gen
tlemen had called upon him, who
have projected large enterprises in the
South. They told me" he contin-
ued, S'that they would go no further
in the matter until the Force bill had
been finally disposed of If the meas
ure passes, they will drop the affair
altogether, and similar action will no
doubt follow in scores of cases. All
talk ofa boycott, however, is foolish. !"
1t is a notorious fact that number
of Republican Senators are disgusted
with the Lodge bill, and would say so,
but for the trouble such frankness
brings. No sooner does Senator say
that he deprecates such legislation
than he in bounded by lot of parti
sans into denying, or modifying, his
published expressions. 1t has become
as much as Republican Senators
life is worth, to think aloud, contrary
to the Republican journals in thi;
matter.
Every Senator who is reported a:
being lukewarm is Immediately seen
and if he does not authorize contra
dictlon of any little expression that
escaped him, it is contradic5ed any
how. It is not strange that under the
circumstances Senators should, for the
sake of peace, keep their views t.
themselves. They will not, however
be regulated or subjugated, if ever the
time comes, to jump upon the neck o
the Lodge bill and choke the life ou
of it.
w*#
Mr.. Harrison must have Learned
| something recently y which caused hin
to think that his chances of being re
nominated are improving; he has au
thorized a statement to be made to tn
effect that his wife did not accept tn
cottage at Cape May Point, becaus
he refused to allow her to do it; ant
that he paid for it with $4,000 of hi
own money. The effect of this state
ment would have been greater if it ha'
been made sooner.
The House in obedience to the die
tation ofSpeaker Reed, has passed tn
Original Package bill, and the Nation
al Bankruptcy bill.
The Behring Sea corresponding
has been sent to Congress. and tn
fact is apparent that Mr.. Blaine ha
done nothing but maintain the claim
Of Mr.. Cleyeland's administration