Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.

| IA, to-day 10 investigate inc recent XIII
ing of the locked-out workmen of the
Carnegie establishment by Pinkertor
men is az determined to turn that de
plorable incident to the political adyant
age of the democratic party as member
of that party in the House and Senate
have shown themselves to be no good re
suits can possibly follow anything it may
do. 1t is probable that the Senate will
also send committee to investigate.
The democratic party has many sns
great and small, to answer for, but none
of them are more hienOus than the at
tempt of the democratic Senators and
Representatives to make political capita
out of the blood shed by Pennsylvania
labor. 1t shows, as nothing else could
the desperation of that party, and II
bound to prove boomerang. for no sen
sible man can after cody considering The
matter endorse this bloody issue which
these democrats are trying to make. II
is little short of idiocy to charge the pro
tectiye tariff with being responsible fol
the shooting down of wOrkingmen by
PIpkertons hired murderers, and the
democrats who have made the charge will
live to regret having done so.
The Senate con ferees succeeded in com
pelllng the House conferees to agree to
all of the Senate amendments to the pen
sion appropriation bill, except the one
adding $50 900 for the employment OF adj
dltiopal clerks. The bill now chres
total of SAG. 737 $50.
Mr.. cut-it-down-H Holman is temporarily
happy. After beng knocked down
score of times he has at last succeeded in
getting a majority Of the House to vote
to reject the report of the conference
committee on the naval appropriation
bill. and to instruct the new conferees tC
insist upon striking out the Senate
amendment providing for the construction
of a new battleship also that appropri
ating $50, 900 towards the expenses of the
proposed international naval display.
The Stewart free coinage bill has beer
fayorably reported to the House, and th'
committee on Rules has reported a con
tinuing order for its consideration
beginning Wednesday of this week; bu
there is not as much confidence of pass
ing it, among the silver men, as there
was few days ago. The trouble seems
to be that the Cleveland influence is be
ing welded against it, and score o.
members heretofore ardently in favor o
the bill are now reported as being willing
to let it 90 over until the next session, i
il can be done IN way to blind thei
constituents.
The democratic managers are alarmed
about Louisiana as the news from tina
State indicates that its electoral vote
will be cast for Harrison and Reid. Elk
Governor Yarmouth, of that State, is now
in Washington, and, being asked to give
his views, said "0ur people want pro
lection for their sugar, rice and lumber
and the free trade plank In the democratic
platform is little too hard a dose fol
them to swallow they are not ready fol
free trade. The peoples patty will pol
at low estimate 5000 votes, which will
reduce the democratic strength just that
much the republicans will stand solidly
and if we can only get fair count We
are bound to win, and 1t is not believed
that Governor Foster will cOuntenance
frauds on the ballot"
The makeup of the republican national
executive committee, which will manage
the campaign, is highly commended by
republicans in Congress. Five members
of the old executive Communicable
Young of California vice chairman Clark
son, OF Iowa; Hobart, of New jersey
Fessenden, of Connecticut, and Payne, Of
Wisconsin, occupy places upon the new
committee, all of the "trled and true
sort and the new men-Manley, Of
Maine Kerens, of Missouri; Bradley, Of
Kentucky Sutherland, of New York, and
Tanner of IllinOis.-need no introduction
to the republicans of the country. 1t
only remains for the President to finally
decide upon the successor to chairman
Campbell, and he will probably do SC
during the present week, to put the COM
mittee 10 a position to begin the active
work of the campaign, which promises tc
be aggressive from the start.
Many democrats are shocked at the
brutality and indecency displayed in the
personal attack made upon Gen. Raum in
the report presented to the House by the
democratic members of the committee
which has been investigating the Pen
sion Office. The personal animUs of its
wording exceeds that of any document
presented to Congress in many years, and
its uhfairness is shown by accepting as
conclusive statements made by irrespon
sible persons, which were disprOved by
witnesses of undOnbted trustworthlness.
1t is a fitting end to the bitter personal
fight that has been made on Gen. Raum
by certain democratic Representatives
and is bound to have contrary effect to
that wished for by its authors. The re-
publican members OF the committee are
preparing a minority report.
Col. King to be Hanged.
JACKSON, TENN, June THE Supreme
Court of Tennessee met here IN adjourned
session his morning to render decisions
in q number of cases held under advise.