Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Written and compiled TOT the hEhALp.l
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan, 1S.-Apolo-
gize or fight, represents in three words the
present status of the Gillian affair. The
time for negotiation has passed. Two
weeks ago the President would have sent
all of the correspondence and his procla-
nation to Congress had it not been for
representations made by Senior Montt, the
Gillian minister. 1t is not believed that
Senior Montt, who is thought to be sin
cerely In favor of peace, actually miSrep-
resented the intensions of his government,
but there 10 now little doubt that he al
lowed lis hopes 70 Influence his state
ments to a degree not warranted by what
he must have known the feeling of Chill
to be towards the United States.
It 10 now fully settled that the procla-
nation, which is all ready, and the cor
respondence will go to Congress just as
soon as the report of Judge Advocate
General Remey, who look the dispositions
of the sailors of the Baltimore, is recelv-
ed. and that is expected this week. There
can be no doubt that Congress will re
spond by an immediate declaration of war
and sufficient appropriation to rush it
| to a successful conclusion. Every prep
aration that can possibly be made in ad-
vance of the actual declaration of war is
being carefully looked after by the al
ministration, although no details are be-
ing made public, as it is not desired that
Chill shall know what we are doing.
Ex.Speaker Reed is proving thai he is
IS much of thorn in the flesh OF the
democrats of the House, now making a
pitlable exhibition OF their incapacity to
control national legislation, on the floor
of the House as he was when in the
Speakers chair. So far he has only gwen
them a little humorous nagging. Later
he will sting.
The democratic party is always loud in
its clamoring for economy, as shown by
the adoption of the Holman clap-trap res
oiution by the House, but it was hardly
twenty -four hours after the adoption OF
the demagogic manifesto before the demo-
Gratis of the House gave the country
practical demonstration of their irsincer-
ity by refusing to curtail the number OF
committee clerks employed by the House,
notwithstanding the statement of bonora-
bls gentlemen, members of the committee
on accounts. that number of the minor
committees had no real need for clerks.
The democrats are always willing to re-
duce any appropriation which is eXpend
ed by republicans, no matter how much 1t
may Ipjure the public interest, but when
il comes to reducing the patronage con-
trolled by themselves they always fly the
track and refuse to do it, as in this case,
where they authorize the paving of
number of sinecures for no other purpose
than the beotowal of the patronage upon
the chairman OF number of unimportant
committees, who are democrats.
The Senate judiciary committee, at the
request of Senator Turple, has postponed
consideration of the nomination of Judge
Woods of Indiana, until the return OF
Senator Voorhees,, who is expected this
week. This is merely courtesy, by 70
means unusual, extended to the democrat
10 senators from Indiana who are bitterly
opposed to Judge Woods confirmation,
aud indicates no unfriendliness towards
Judge Woods, whose confirmation is re-
garded as among the certainties.
Senators Aldrdge, Allison, HiscOck,
Carlisle and Harris, composing the sub
committee of the senate finance commit
tee, have gone to New York to complete
their investis cation, began last Summer,
of the effect of the Mckinley tariff law
upon the Trade and Commerce OF the
country. Representative Boutelle, of
Maine, made the most humorous speech
of the session, taking for his subject the
present ludicrous aspect of the democratic
party. From the beginning, when he
said: "What cOmical old humbug the
democratic party is" to the end, when he
said: 1.-THE people of this great country
are gong to have a happy and prosperous
New Year in spite of the democratic par
ty, the gentleman from Indiana (Holmap)
aud his n-the-slot.machine." The
House was 10 an almost continuous roar
of laughter. in which most of the demo-
Gratis good naturally joined. Mr. Bou'
telle's lampoonlng of Representatives
Holman, Dockery, and Wht eler. although
entirely free from ill-natured personali-
ties. must have been CALLING IN the ex-
treme to those gentlemen, but neither of
them attempted to reply, although Wheel
or says he will.
Oh, no, Tsmmany does not boss the
democratic party. II was merely by ac
cident that the other twelve strongly
backed applicants for the Honse rsstau-
rant privileges, which, owing to the large
democratic majority are much more valu
able than usual, were turned down, and !
the plum given to Tammany's man. 1t is
also Q Islander, probably, to charge that
Tammany will control the decision of the
national democratic committee, which |
meets here this week, as to where the |
nominating convention shall be held, and !
yet, intelligent men, democrats, are max.
ing the charge.