Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-23
Joseph CEILBERG & co.

ing, it would undoubtedly have made
him many friends in that section.
where, as he probably knows. he now
has none. AS it is, although it was
carefully listened TO and all of its
strong points, and there were many of
them. against the monopoly and greed
OF the growing money power, were APP
plauded to the echo, in spite of the eff
forts of the Senate officials to prevent
1t, it Is regarded us the artificial plea of
an otiice-seeker to obtain the support
Of members OF an organization pledged
to oppose his reelection to the Senate.
and not as representing his real senti-
ments. Nevertheless, he told his Re-
publican colleagues and the Republic
an President, who stands ready, it is
believed, to veto free coinage should
the bill set through the House over
the INSCRIPTIONS opposition Of Speaker
Reed, some mighty truths about what
the people will do in the future, should
their wishes be thwartcd in this mat
ter. But it was casting pearls to swine.
The Republican party has never paid
any attention to the wishes of the peo-
pie, unless they happened to coincide
with those of the bosses of that party
John Bull must be trying to give
the dying Republican party boom.
At least one would so suppose from his
foolish action in attempting to get the
aid of the United States Supreme
Court in his controversy with the Adj
ministration over the Behring Sea seal
fisheries. Mr.. Blaine would not have
asked for anything better than the lat
est move of the British Government.
1t has given him what he has never
had before-the united support of the
American people. England should
have learned from experience that
American dignity cannot be trifled
with without danger. Already a Dem
ocrat, Representative Enloe, of Tennes-
see. has introduced n resolution in the
House resenting this action and de-
claring it to be in dcrogation of the
dignity of the United States, and pro-
viding that copy of the resolution be
sent to the British Government
Uncle Sam hasn't much Of navy, but
he has lots of dignity, and not even
the "Queen of the Sea" must dare to
rub him the wrong way.
A rumor very pleasant to Democrats
is circulating here this week. to the ef-
feet that ex-Representative Perry Bel
mont may be elected to the Senate as
Mr.. Evarts' successor. Mr.. Belmont's
aggressiveness while chairman OF the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs,
several years ago, proved that he has
the capacity of making just the kind
OF Senator that the Democratic party
would like to see sent from the great
State of New York.
One Republican-Mr. Dawes-joincd
Senators Berry and Blodgett in n mi
nority report on the Apportionment
bill favoring an additional Represent
alive for Arkansas. Minnesota, Mis-
souri, and New York.
Senator Hearst is said to be dying
at his residence in this city from n
cancer in his stomach. His physicians
have given up all hope.
Senator Quay's new Force bill pro-
viding for the suspension of the writ
of habeas corpus and the use of the
Army and Navy at the discretion Of
the President, is regarded as too alb
surd for serious discussion, and some
of his friends say that he introduced it
for the purpose of disgusting the cOun-
try with the whole subject. 1t may
not have been introduced for that pur-
pose, but that will be the effect.
DEN.