The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-01-15
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. IL, 1892.
THE Damon and Pythias arrange
ment between Senators Hill and Cor
man, which began with the swearing
in of the former, and which promises
to become permanent, is furnishing
food for thought to those who are
studying the currents of national poll
tics. Itrequires no special shrewdness
to predict that this intimacy BODIES no
good to the political fortunes Of Mr..
Cleveland, although the fact has been
reiterated with great presidency in
certain quarters that Mr.. German was
in favor Of Mr.. Cleveland Mr. Cor
mans sentiments towards Mr. Cleve-
land were too well known here for any
such statement to obtain many be-
levers. 1t is believed that the astute
Maryland senator thinks that German
would sound well at the head of the
democratic ticket, and if he can bring
Senator Hill around to the same way
of thinking the German boom will at
once assume formidable proportions.
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SEVERAL important farmer alliance
conferences have been held here during
the last few days. The national con-
ference of rtate presidents adopted a
memorial to congress setting forth the
unsatisfactory conditions of the agri-
cultural interests of the country and
asking for remedial legislation, and
asking that money be issued directly to
the people at a low rate of interest,
and that silver be given all the legal
coinage rights possessed by gold. A
resolution was also adopted to present
the Ocala demands to the national con-
ventlons of the republican, democratic
and peoples parties, and to carefully
refrain from committing the alliance
to the support of any of them. AS soon
as the legislative committee, which is
now in session here, decides on the
programme a number Of alliance bills
will be introduced in congress.
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THERE is great big disappointment
for somebody conclealed somewhere
about the much discussed silver ques-
ton. Either wilfully or from ignorance
some prominent men ale misstating
the situation. Not being gifted with
prophecy your correspondent will not
attempt to say which of those who have
made statements are wrong, but it is
evident that some of them are. Rep
resentative Springer, who occupies the
position usually filled by the leader of
the majority of the house. says in the
most positive language that no free
coinage bill will be passed at this ses-
sion of congress, and that no amend
ment to the present silver law will be
adopted. On the other hand the nat
ional silver executive committee,
which has just issued an address to the
country and congress In favor of free
coinage, say that the passage of the free
coinage bill at this session is an assured
fact. Senators Mitchell of Oregon, and
Wolcott of Colorado, both republicans
and both free silver men. express the
belief that the house will pass free
coinage bill, and they are both certain
that it will pass the senate.
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HE successful inventors of the coun-
try have been trying for years to get
legal protection from congress, and at
least there seems to be fair prospect
of their succeeding. Under the present
laws the men who wilfully and know
lngly infringes the successful patent of
another cannot be punished for the
theft, for such it is. The only redress
Of the inventor is to bring suit for
damages, and in nearly all of such
cases, when the Judgement is given, it
is found that the rogue has no visible