Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular correspondent)
Washington. Nov. y, 1892

teti Nv WOu!1 DE I}siN5iGl1IS iiIiiCd u
Ire condition. 81 the pltielt poor old
lem oer.ltie narsy il, cert .Jlly in an
alarming CO .;liJion, caused dirac tly
rs the action of y majority OF the
people in voting it the poWsr to
carry out tae reforms ri which it
has SO g!ibly talked. Solar the NUM-
Der Of suggestions concerning what
the Democrats ought to do does not
differ widely from the number Of
tlemocra tic Senator's and Represent
tatiyes who have come to Washington
since the election, and the oldest
Ching these suggestions is that
no two 81 them entirely agree as to
the programme which should be fol
lowed by Ehe new administration and
Congress, which indicates in I'D vance
the harmonious " orking Of the new
deal.
4 few OF the most striking Of the
sugges tons are worth cnunerating
as specimens OF statesm anship from
a democratic point OF view. Ex-Con-
gresham. Cable. who wants u cabi-
net position, and who claims the ex-
elusive credit for having swung Hi
nois into the democratic column
thinks the proper thing to do is to
Begin by issuing Il new loan OF Il hun
dreu or two millions and charge it
up to republican extraVagence.' !,
Congressman Catchiilgs, who is close
to Speaker Crisp, says the first hing
that ought to be done. at the extri,
session democratic feelings in favor
vi an extra session. Is rapidly grow
ing iieJ'el is 70 r8pe..l the J{cI<inly tar
iii law, which would restore the tar
III law OF 1888, sugarcla1lse and all and
add fifty or sixty million dollars to
the annual receipts Of the govern
ment, Mr., Catcllin2s forgot to add
that's would also add mach NOR e
through the raise in the price OF su@-
ar, to the expenses OF the twelve
million or more families in America,
Represen tatiye Bynum, OF Indiana,
says there is no danger that the tar
III Will be So low as u injure any
body wondeFH Bynum really knows?l
and that u new tariff schedule could
be prepared III a month and should
become IL law before May, but not to
so into effect until one year after
wards.
Senator Vest eridentally distrnsts
his party, for he thinks the coming
session OF Congress ought to proyiG
Tor the financial necessities u1 the
government and not leave it for the
party which has jlst been voted into
controi OF the governments. Mr..
vests opinion is Very 1iattering tes-
timony to the financial experie ice
and craftsmanship OF the republican
Senate, but all the same no republi-
can hands will pull those democratic
chesnuts out OF the fire. tSeaator
Cockrrli says his party mast tackle
the tariff at once or be accused @ {
deceiying the people, and that it will
be just rs ready to do it in April as in
December. Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Morrison, who earned
the name OF horizontal Biii'' by
preparing the first democratic tariff
reform bill, III the House some
years ago, says that Congress mast
deal With the tariff on broad and
complete lines, or forfeit the conf
hence OF the people. Congressman
Wike, OF Illinois, who introduced at
the last session Il bill providing Tor q
graduated income tax, modelled 1;noD
the English law, says the passage Of
that bill will solve the problem as to
revenu e for the new Administered ton.
and he proposes trying to get it
through at this session Of Congress.
1t Will however. be but Il waste Of
time, as the republican Senate would
never 10 times Of peace agree to such
q bill.
The claim that Mr. Cleveland made
10 promises previous to his election
is being knocked out by democratic
testimony. A democratic Congress-
man, now in Washington, saws ex-
GOV. Gray, OF Indiana, told him tbnt
be held Mr.. Cieyeland's promise to
make him his Postmaster General il
the democrats carried indiana.
Secretary Foster is becoming 2
little tired Of the continuous ,nvivo1