The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Sept. 8, 1890.
F. I'M our Regular Correspondent,

Washington, Sept 8, 1890.
Democratic magnanimity was strong
ly contrasted with republican selfish
ness when the Southern Senators voted
with the northwestern Senators to
place binding twine on the free list.
The great grain producing states are
the largest use,s of binding twine.
But when the Southern Senators ask
ed for an amendment to the tariff bill
placing cotton bagging, which is used
by the cotton producing states on the
free list, the republican Senators voted
solidly against it. That is Just the
sort of sectional Legislation that has
created ''solid South" and as long
as the one continues the other is
likely to remain. II is bad rule that
does not work both ways.
The antl-Reed republicans, aud there
are lots of 'em, are "kicking" vigor-
ously, because they say that the Re-
publican Congressional Campign COM
mittee is being used to boom the
Speaker for the Presidency. There is
no longer any doubt of Reeds having
SHE'D his castor into the Presidential
ring, and the weaker candidates, in-
cluding Mr.. Harrison, are becoming
panic.stricken at the prospect. They
fear the power of the big man from
Maine whose shadow is beginning to
observe all of them. The democrats
would ask nothing better than Reeds
nomination; they believe that an over
W Ginning majority of the people of
this country are opposed to the un
American methods by which he has
tyrannized over the House of Repres-
entatives.
This week will see the outrageous,
one sided tariff bill passed by the SEN
ate. A number of the republican
Senators have shown temporary
spirit of independence in voting
against sections of the bill which dis
criminated against their constituents;
but their courage ended there, and
through fear of the party lash they
will stultify themselves by voting for
it as a whole. The reciprocity amend
ment is delusion and snare, and is
only reciprocity in name, as experience
will demonstrate; or else the high pro
tectionist in the House would not Gas
they have done) haye promised that
the House would accept it. The bill
is nothing more nor less than an Official
repayment by the consumers of the
United States of the money contribut.
ed by protected manufactures during
the last Presidential campaign to the
Republican corruption fund. Fortunat
ely the voters of the country will havs
en- opportunity in November of ex
pressing their opinion of such methods
r preventative Breckenridge, of
Arkansas, has been illegally and un
Justly deprived of his seat in the House
but as he expressed it in the closing
words of his speech 81 take an appeal
to the people, regardless of party, in
the district l have the honor to rep
resent, on the broad ground of common
honesty, and in November they will
reverse your conclusion aud rebuke tn,
methods by which you reached tina
conclusion"
=. nc sCauuoi pilOb uP Ou
of Pensions Raum, but he does not re
sign, nor do his superiors in Office Civ,
any signs of asking for his resignation
although common decenoy should hav
, caused them to do 30 as soon as he un
blushingly acknowledged having Dor
rowed $4,000 on notes endorsed b,
pension attorney Lemon. But ther
is worse to come. He has been en-
gagged in some business transaction
worse than the refrigerator compan
of which one of his would be judges
Representative Smyser of Ohio-is
large stock holder, and Representativ
Cooper, who first formulated tn
charges, is In possetsi of the fact
aud he intends to see to 1t that tn
: public has them, even if the republ
cans on the white-washing committe
= shall refuse to investigate them.
The speech of Representative Ker
nedy, an Ohio republican, chargin
. Senator Quay with being felon and
modern Judas Iscariot, may hav
3 been strictly true-many people believ
: that it was-but the floor of the Hous
q was no place for it to be made, and
. would have been we'll had the Hous
adopted the resolution expelling Kel
y nedy which Representative Boatner {
. . Louisiana prepared, but was dissuade
!, by his democratic colleagues from il
4 Producing. The speech will, it is SAT-
q be revised before it is printed in ii
!, Congressional Record, but that is 4
\ palliation of the offense against goo
manners committed by Kennedy. A
expulsion or two would have won
y erful effect upon the manners of IL
House.
70 The conference report on the Riv
rs and Harbor bill has been adopted |
"a the House, but it is hardly Drobab
Is that the Senate will act upon 1t befo
@ next week
Secretaries Window and Tracy g
l not speak as they pass by, because
J. assignment of naval officer by q
70 latter against the wishes of the form'
> TO certain duties in connection with d
D. Light House service.
D. Senator Edmunds has not up to da