Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-05-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Written aud compiled for the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Senator Hill is
credited with the boldest political scheme
ever attempted in this country. He pro-
poses, if bis scheme succeeds, to become
President, even il he does not receive the
nomination from his party. How BY as
sisting the third party to carry enough
States to throw the election of President
into the House, which he has on two occa-
sions shown hmselfto be completely mas
ter of. OF course, he prefers to receive the
nomination from the National Convention
of his party, but if he fails to get it, he
homes TO reach the White House by way
of the House. not withstauding the mani
fest duty Of that body, in the very I'M
likely event of its having to 'lect any
body, to elect the man who receives the
PARTY nomination, IN case it so happens
that neither candidate receives majority
of the votes cast liz the lectoral college
Hill has gwen up all hope of the people
electing a democratic President, and is
only struggling for the nomination be-
cause be prefers that the House should
follow precedent when it elects him but
all the same he intends it shall elect him
anyway, if he can throw sufficient num-
Der of States to the third paity-NoTth
Carolina IS enc of the Southern States he
is counting on hence his trip to that
State next week--to throw the election
into the House. 1t is said that he is
securing pledges from members OF the
House to vote for him, if given an OPP
portunity, whether he be nominated by
the Chicago convention or not. Was a
more audacious scheme ever conceived
1t is, however, but waste of time on the
part of Mr.. hill, as a majority of the votes
in the electoral college will, unless all
present indications are at fault, be cast
for the ticket nominated by the Mime
apo,is convention.
No one enjoyed the circus more than
the democratic members of the House
whose districts have suffered by reason Of
the parslmony of Representative Holman
when ex-Speaker Reed fguratively held
Mr. Holman up by the slack of his trous-
ers while he showed the House and the
country that the economical principles OF
the Indiana member did not prevent his
supporting all appropriations that are to
be expended in his district, even an Item
in the River and Harbor bill which had
been adversely reported upon by the
United States engineer IN charge of i'm
provements on the Ohio River.
The Senate committee on Post Office
and Post Roads does not believe with the
democratic House that the people of the
country wish the postal service to stand
still while the country is continually
rushing ahead. 1t believes with Post
master General Wanamaker that what
England and other European countries
have done can be and ought to be dor
in the United States, and that while the
people in large cities and towns have
their mail delivered at.their doors several
times a day it is bat simple Justice that
the people residing in the country should
have increased facilities for getting their
mail: therefore 1t has reported an amend
ment to the Post Office aspiration bill ap-
propriating 100000 to enable the Post
master General to continue and extend
his free delivery experiments in villages
and farming districts. Senator Mitchell
of that committee says be has every rea'
son 10 believe that the Senate will adopt
this amendment, and be thinks the House
will concur if its members will vote as
their constituents think.
Republlcans IN Congress, and out of it
too for that matter are delighted to know
that large number of democrats are
coming ont from behind the mask of
tariff REFORM" which they have worn for
en- many wears, and are at last showing
Themselves in their true cOlors-pure and
mad liberated free trade. RepTest NATIVE
johnson. of Ohio, who arranged for the
publication of Henry Georges Free
Trade OF Protection" in the Congressional
Record. and who is now ''roping in" his
democratic colleagues to seuding out
thousands of copies of that book IN
nhampblet form, under their personal
'.iranks.D is the democrat to whom the
republicans are indebted for this boom
This hook is an argument for free trade,
nnre and simple, and if Mr. johnson and
his free trade friends succeed in their IL
tentions of distributing one million copies
of the pamphlet through out the country
il will bring such protection tidal wave
next November as the country has not en-
loved for years. In a square fight be-
tween protection and free trade, With all
side issues eliminated, at least seven
tenths of the voters will be found on the
side of protection.
The Chinese minister las filed formal
protest with the State Department against
the new Chinese law, signed by the Presi-
dent last week, and there are all sorts OF
rumors about retaliation contemplated ~
the Chinese government, but those VINO
ought to know best place little credeDce
| in them.
Representative Pierce, of Tennessee,
has m set all of the plans of the demo
cratic leaders by reviving the silver ques-
tion in the House. He says that he Will
this week present to the committee on
Rules a petition signed by more than
majority of the democratic members,
asking that day be set to vote on the
Bland bill, and that RUE be reported to
prohibit fllibustering,
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