The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our REGULAR Correspondence)

From our Regular Correspondence
Washington, L. c, Aug. IS. 1890.
Will Mr.. Harrison dare TO jump
into the breech in his party in the
Senate? He has been asked, aye
begged, by Senator Hoar, who re
Gently expressed himself as prefer
ring to see every manufactory IN
New England in ashes and the me-
chanlcs reduced to so cents day
and q diet of cod fish than TO see the
failure of the Force bill, and his as
sociates to come to the rescue. Mr..
Harrison favors the Election bill, and
ever since his election he has bitter>
IL hated Senator Quay on account OF
the patronizing manner with which
he treated his highuess; therefore ii
be did as he would like to he would
throw the weight Of his influence,
which isn't very heavy after ali.
against Mr.. Quay; bat he hesitates,
because he fears that Mr.. Quay may
succeed in having his resolution
shelving the Force bill and appoint
ing August 80, as the day for taking
a vote on the tariff bill adopted by
the Senate.
Can Mr.. Quay get his resolutions
passed? To what extent will the
democrats support it? 1t now looks
as If the first question might be an
swered in the affirmative, and that
the democrats in body will support
the Quay resolution; not because
they endorse it but because they re-
cognize in it a weapon TO whack
more than half of the republican
party over the head. The democ ats
would much prefer continuing the
debate on the tariff bill for that de
bate is making hundreds of demo
cratic voters every day, but If Quay
should be defeated he and his fol-
lowers would probably be williog to
vote with the rest Of the republicans
to adopt gag rnle and pass both
the tariff and Election bills. Senator
Vest says the tariff bill is worse than
the Election bill.
Prominent republicans openly adj
nit that the fight which is now going
on in the Senate has already prac-
tically settled the Congressional
election in favor of the democrats.
The openness with which Mr.. Qaay
is acting for the special interests Of
& single clique of monied men SO dis
gusted some of the republicans that
they announced their intention to
defeat certain clauses of the tariff
bill. AS quick as the telegraph
could notify these men, and special
trains could bring them a deleg alton
was before the Senate Finance cons
mittee demanding not politely ask
ing what these rumors meant. The
republican members of that com
mittee humbly informed them that
theig interests should be taken care
of as had been promised them when
they made their campaign contribu-
tions, and these robbers of the toll
ing millions returned whence they
came.
Public opinion is S great lever
Secretary Window has decided that
the prices paid by the Government
for silver bullion shall be made pub
lie. They never should have been
hid
Recognizing the fact that the
Congressional campaign this year
was to be run On "gaIP' and doodle
Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son, who has an unlimited supply of
the former, is 10 become the boss
dos of the Republican COMPRESSION,
alCampaign committee. The 'boodle''
will be furnished by the usual crowd.
The anti-lottery bill was passed
by the House Saturday afternoon by
u unanimous vote.
After numerous scaTCes The River
and Harhor bill went through the
Senate Saturday.