Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-08
Washington Letter.

fEIOm OUT 1DIEIrpoANIANI
Democratic Senators are Doing ell
they possibly can to encourage those
republican Senators who are known to
be favorable to free coinage to attempt
to force the consideration of one of the
bills already introduced providing for
free coinage before the Election bill or
the cloture rule is disposed Of; thew are
not doing this because they favor free
coinage, which has some of its bitterest
opponents among the democratic Sena-
tors. but because they wish to create
dissention in the republican ranks in
the hope that they may profit thereby
in the end. 1t will be discovered, /
think, by these republicans. if one of
these bills ever reaches vote. that the
democrats. with very few exceptions,
will not vote for it.
The republicans 10 the Senate are
strikingly iE need Of leader, that is to
say a man with the daring and dash
which characterized certain periods OF
MIR. Blaine's and the late Roscoe Conk-
ling's Senatorial careers. There are
many able and learned republicans in
the Senate but there seems to be no
real leader among them no man whom
all the rest will willingly follow. II
Speaker Reed had been in the Senate l
don't believe the present condition OF
affairs, which is entirely unsatisfactory
TO all classes ofrepublicans, would exist.
Battles are not won without fighting,
and no army can fight well with divided
leadership. Republicans all hope for
the best. but they are not inspired with
that aggressive confidence which has
been characteristic of the party in other
great Congressional contests.
The President has signed the. COM
mission of Henry b. Brown, as Associate
Justice Of the United States Supreme
Court. his nomination having been con-
firmed by the Senate. The new Justice
will take his seat next week. and he will
have his hands full of work Immediately,
as there are number of important
cases that have been waiting for full
court to act upon them. Justice Brown
is fortunate man; not o single word
has been sail against his nomination.
The President is utalizing all the ma
chinery Of the Post-office department in
making an investigation of the recent
murder of j. P. Matthews, postmaster
at Carrollton, Mississippi. Mr.. Harri-
son is determined to get to the bottom
of this case. Mr.. Matthews was the
third postmaster appointed at that
place since June l. 1899. First r. C.
Hansbrough was appointed. but his
was withheld and his son
appointed. Soon afterward his bonds
men withdrew and not being able to OBJ
tain others he was compelled to give up
the office. Matthews was appointed last
August, and took charge of the Office
in October. 1t has been stated here that
of the town had openly made
threats thai no republican should be
their postmaster. If the President be-
comes convinced OF the truthfulness of
that statement they may find themselves
without either post office or postmaster
The Presidents New Year reception
was one of the most brilliant ever held
in the White House, and it was followed
by one equally as brilliant beld by the
Vice President and Mrs. Morton at their
elegant and cspacious residence. Prom
inent among the attendants at both was
Hon. Robert T Lincoln, our Minister to
Great Britain, who in here to receive his
final instruction before returning to his
post, and Gen. w. T. Sherman, who is
visiting his brother. the Senator.
There is good reason for believing that
the democrats are scheming to bring
about the necessity for an extra session
of Congress this Spring. They'll get
very sick of it if it is held. Remember
that
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