Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-06-27
THE ADMINLSTRA7T TON HANDLED
CONTEMPTUOUSLY.

The administration was treated last week
10 genuine and unpleasant surprise in the
passage of the free coinage bill by the Sen
ate The silver men seemed TO have STAN
peded that august body-the old-tme Re-
publican leaders were completely downed
aud the Secretary of the Treasury was en-
phaticaly sat upon, whilst the Harrison
administration was CONTEMPORARY handled
by men of its own party, particularly by
Mr.. Wolcott, of Colorado. He made half
hour speech in which he sent the admins
tration to grass in the first round. He also
sounded key note which indicates that a
setback administered to the Finance Com
mttee on the matter of silver may be fol-
lowed by a similar lesson on the tariff ques-
ton.
Mr.. Wolcott began his speech by stating
that the country, particularly the Northern
States, seemed 10 have fallen on days when
politics were rated at a commercial value
alone, and when political fealty was made
to depend upon whether the prosperity of
the locality where the voter resided was to
be better fostered by competition with other
countries, or by large and prohibitory duties
which practically excluded foreign compe-
ttion. The prosperity of the people of the
mountain States of the West had ever TO
rest chiefly on the products of their mines
Yet, while they were less benefited than
any other region of the country by high
tariff, they were asked every session to stand
by the duties which the East formulated
and when they asked that silver should also
be protected, they were told that they were
sordid and unpatriotic, and that their ideas
were those of dissatisfied and visionary
people.
In speaking 81 the unfriendly attitude oil
The administration, he drew the blood from
Harrison's hide at every lash of his merci
less whip. He said that when Harrison
was nominated his record was searched in
vain for any noteworthy act or saying, the
Latin sentence, II at magnS n0aninas umbra
(he stands the shadow of a mighty name
applied to him, that the Republican leaders
of the West had made great efforts among
the farmers and miners and had secured the
success of the ticket, the President had moi
nlaterialized on the silver question and had
his position on this question been an
nounced before the last election not sin
gle State west of the Missouri Valley would
have given Republican majority, not be
cause the majority of those States were moi
earnest aud staunch Republicans, but be-
cause they would have wished to rebuke
overwhelmingly party that selected at
their standard bearer one who was unmind-
ful of the interests of the country. An opel
foe was to be preferred to a secret enemy
But who could ioretell the future or "gather
grapes from thistles." Fifteen Republicans
voted against the Administrations silver
scheme
No wonder with such rebuke anon 9
his own friends and under such Terrible
lashing that Harrison should be reported as
having reached the determination not TO be
a candidate for re. nomination. He is forced
to this conclusion by the logic of events
He has Disguised the majority of his party
by his insincere hypocritical course and has
gained the contempt Of even the politicians
His administration in every respect has moi
--anly heea-a colossal failure. but a monu
mental fraud. 4arrisons political race will
end with one term as President and at Its
close he will sink into obscurity at Indian