The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-21


yy,-b,,o,op u e.. October II. lS"2. I
.-,.r;,;.a r.crvthinu tn save the Nation !
Al ticket That Is ia eSuiStah'" "I ',i' .
,.,,sJerti7l rr,lar that 1:,S h@"n >"nt q" .
every Republican di~,ri, hos IN several
close and douhtful sta i.~. 10 Nt"
know what II means Ii u'-'nN 'ila' ''''
rcrorts received hv the RcrT'Hlcan man
ayers from every congrcS~lo nal W
the country have convinced IArih "l l,''
impo-Sihilitv Of getting maj oT"f ,'i me
next House Of Representatives.. an" ''i''
they are going To- give mp the i!Sh. L'i
CnngreS-men in the close ana "''''''"'
states. and to sacrifice even i37S' can
didateS who are running IN ceraih I'
uuhlican districts. II votes can I've l'"'"'
against them 80 n L. increase tir '"i'
for the Republican electoral Ncket III
those states New York, Nc" J'rS'!'
Connecticut. and Indiana are tii' S'a''9
i'm which this trading l. 10 ne attempted;
Its a bold scheme. hut II l. to he trie"
on. ' and nearly all of the helupllV"'
candidates for the House who are 10 'c'
come victims have been between pressure
and promises. made to acquIeNce there
in. a few are ..kickiug.' hut they VIII
nrohahlv he whipped in some WAY or
other.
There can he little doubt that the Oh
iect of the Republicans IN bringing the
question of the constltutonailty III the
new Michigan electoral law. providing
for the election Of Presidential electors
hv Congressional districts instead oi
elccting all of them on one ticket, before
the L. :. Court, Is To obtain political
decision. similar to the notorious to :
decision of 1917. The question was az
rucd before the court this week, and Re-
| puhlicans are boldly claiming that the
! law will Toe declared unconstitutional be-
! fore election: hut 1t is nardly probable
/ that u majority of the court Will sane
! ton the claim hv voting for such de
ciSiou. The case as brought before the
/ court j. private one. and contrary to
ali precedent, the Attorney -ttcncral OF
| the United States appeared a. tie lead
ing counsel ON the Republican side; hut
he i hardly To- blame for taking such an
/ unusual course. a. ii Il stated 10y those IN
Il position 10 know, and generally he-
lieved that he was acting under the or
ders Of the Republican bosses. All the
same IL was an improper proceeding
although probably not Illegal. This was
recognized 10y the Attorney General HIM
self who took especial pains To have II
known that he appeared IN the case ~
private counsel and not in his official
capacity LAWYERS of all shades Of po-
! itic;il opinion commented unfaVOrably
on the innovation, and | failed To find
one who believed that Mr.. Miller received
Il fee for his argument.
Indian Bureau officials are very much
worked up oycr the charge made 10y
Capt. J. NJ. Lee. an army officer who
was detailed 10y Gen. Miles. commander
of the department Of the Missouri, tU
! investigate the matter, that they had
approved u claim for Sti1 900 for CoUn-
-cl fees and paid ont the money thereon
without warrant of law or equity. The
money was paid tu samuel J. Crawford.
-. H. Over. and John ID. Miles, Oi
Kansas. and NJ c. REYNOLDS, of St
Louis. out of thc II 300. 600 appropriate,
! tu DAY far tie lands Of the Chryruu,
and Arrapahuc Indians. and Capt. Lc,
-:ivS tHc alleged contract upon which il
WAS uaid was no contract at all, having
been obtained from some of these Indl
ans hv fraud ana hrihcry. Reynolds
one Of the LAWYERS who pCckctrd this hil
Zee j. particular friend ct Secretary
Noble. a fact which WIS not overlooked
, | 10y the officials who passed upon and ap
proved the SO-called contract, and il i:
said that Noble has quarrcIed with Secre
, tarv ElkinS for having allowed tn,
. charge to hc published. Congress vii
be asked bv these Indians to repay then
this money which was, they will claim
and Capt. Lee says they can prove
fraduleutlv deducted from the amoun
| appropriatcd for them and paid To law
, yers who never did anything in return
= therefor 1t will probably toe fully in
vestigated by Congress.
Representative McCrcary. of Kentucky
who has been taking am active part il
the campaign, passed through Washing
> ton this week. He regards the election
of Cleveland and Stevenson and Il Dem
, ocratic House as certain. lie said
| The Republicans have shown very fey
signs of recovery from the terrible de
: feat Of 1890. feel no hesitation in pre-
dieting that Cleveland will carry Ney
q. ! York bv 80. OOO-l think his maiorit
, will be between that and 10. 600. hav
been through Indiana twice and hav
talked with IA good many of our FOLKS VIII
: have been studying the situation there
' | regard the state rs surely democratic
d have talked with Mr.. Stevenson an,
? extension Commissioner Black, VIII
i running as the Democratic caudidat
70 for tCongreSsmana large for Illinois
and they are confident that the Demo
, cratic State ticket and General BlacI
will bc elected, and they are hopeful q
carrying the state for Cleveland, \
for the south, it is to-day more soil,
/, than ever before
n The White House il very, very SAT
place since the last hope of the recover
Of Mrs Harrison was given up
Mr. Harrison's : appearance Is really pitt
4 able: The doctors say that Mrs. Harri
= son may live month or may die In fey
. I hours NJ