Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-08-08
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The republicans have not succeeded
in bringing their full force up to the
scratch, in connection with the passage
of the Force Bill. As matters stand
now the prospects Of the measure are
not fattering. There are a sufficient
number Of republicans, who are hole.
ing out against it to insure its defeat;
but it should not be forgotten that
there is tremendous infuenc being
brought to bear upon them in order to
secure their support of the Chandler
Hoar policy. This is the reason why
the caucus committee is pruning down
the Lodge bill, so as to make it more
acceptable to the dissatisfied republi
can element. Senator German, who is
now the accepted democratic leader in
the senate, believes the situation is one
requiring the keenest watching, as tue
republicans are sly dogs after all. But
they will have to get up early to sur
prise the Maryland boy. While the
parties are thus arraJei against each
other, the conservative opinion is that
there will be no Force Bill passed this
session. The republicans are, Of course
committed to the measure, but they
dare not displace the tariff bill to make
way for purely political legislation,
aud unless this is done there is no chance
of getting the machinery in working
order, to enable a partisan control Of
elections, in time for the November
battle. Everybody knows that it is the
spoils of Office, that the republicans
are after, and thot "fair" elections,
and similar terms are With them, but
an empty sound. In political contests
they are governed entirely by the ad-
vice given by the old Quaker to his son
about wealth; Get money my SOD,
honestly if you can. but get money"
The prime object with them ia to carry
the elections, and unless the Force Bill
can be made an instrumentality for
making the next elections republican,
it will go over until the next session
for final action.
In other days the most of the demo-
Gratis would get right mad with Sam
Randall, for the course he followed in
tariff matters, but there ill-feeling and
malice is nothing compared to the an
ger and malevolence displayed by
Speaker Reed towards Blaine, for his
interference in tariff matters. They
have even appealed to the president to
silence his leading minister, bEt Harri-
son is powerless for he knows if he
drives Blaine from the cabinet, the fall
len minister will make it warmer for
him than has been even the scorching
OF the Mckinley tariff crowd, or than
Bismarck does for the Emperor Viii
liam, Said a disgruntled republican
congressman to me yesterday ''Rlaiuc
Is at the head Of a government with
which he is out of sympathy, on all the
leading questions of the hour. He de-
nounces and ridicules the republican
tariff policy, is in antagonism to the
Lodge election measure, and has yet to
come out fat-footed for any measure
advocated by the party" Harrison is
in sympathy with the Reed crowd and
wouldn't miss his foreign secretary
very much if be will only 60, but can
not get up nerve enough to introduce
the bouncing process as political fea-
ture in his administration.
Senator Vest Of Missouri, spread
himself in his speech on the tariff bill,
and punctured it so full of holes, that
if Mckinley wasn't politically blind he
would see through it. Vest is one Of
the most incisive speakers in the Sen
ate, and usually draws crowd. Thus
far in the tariff debate, the democrats
have done magni6cently. As is known
the republicans have decided on a do
nothing policy in the discussion, or, in
other words tc sit still and say nothing
leaving the democrats to do all the
talking. They are getting FESTIVE un-
der the blows rained on them, however
and the indications are that they can.
not remain quiet and take their medi-
cine in.peace much longer. Such men
as Allison and ingalls, squirm uneom-
fortably in their seats while the demo-
cratic dissection of their tariff policy
is going or, and their tongues will have
to be glued to the roofs Of their months
if they are to be successfully kept from
wagging. Senator Carlisle says he is
perfectly willing to have the instruct
ions Of the people come from the dem
oeratic masters and he is sure they will |
be we'll informed.
Headsman Clarkson who has been on
! janket through the western country,
ias returned to this city for the pvr-
pose Of resiguing. The exccutioner Of