Griggs courier., 1892-07-15

sadly disarranged by an imperative
summons to come to Washington at
once.
The free coinage bill will be taken
from the speakers table tomorrow and
De referred to the committee on coin.
age, which will hold a meeting on
wednesday, and will, it is expected,
Immediately report the bill favorably.
Iben the music will begin, and if the
republican members are all in their
seats, IL is believed that they can easily
become masters Of the situation and
dictate the action Of the house. Both
SILVER and anti-silver men are threaten.
ing to block all the appropriation bills
II it becomes necessary to win. Mr..
Cleveland has been appealed to by the
anti-silver democrats to bring his lntlu-
ence to their aid, but 1t is doubtful
whether he will dare to do it.
The situation is such that the presi-
dent may have to abandon the idea of
accompanying Mrs. Harrison to the
Adirondacks the last of this week, as he
had intended doing. Only one Of the
regular appropriation bills has been
sent to the White House vet, and if the
silver fight begins before the others arc
disposed of no one can say when the
rest of them will get there. Congress
is not in session to-daTand the Lreath.
ing spell is u very Welcome one to the
contestants; it gives them chance to
maneuvre for position.
So many contradictory stories have
been told about the attitude of ex-cl,air.
man Clarkson, of the republican ma
tlonal committee, towards the organlz-
alton of that committee, that is a
pleasure to give his real position in his
own words. II came to Washington,
he says, "fully determined not to ac-
cept the craftsmanship of the committee
and l so informed the forty members of
the committee, who voluntarily tender
ed me their support. MIR. Campbell.
the new chairman, has been my person
al friend and colleague on the national
committee for years, and knowing him
to be master in political details and
thoroughly competent to make a sue
cessful chairman, I Joined with other
friends in urging HIM to accept the
place after he had several times dcclin.
ed it, and at last lie did accept. No
man has ever assumed the chairman.
ship of the republican national commit.
tee with larger or better qualifications
than he possesses, and the party can
have implicit confidence in his ability
his judgment and discretion, his fidel-
ity and his power to do his part to com.
mand success. Mr.. Carter, the secre-
tary, is qualified for either charm an or
secretary. He is discovery in politics,
and the best politician in the United
States of his age. The combination of
Campbell and Carter is as strong as the
party could provide, and they are
worthy of the enthusiastic and constant
support of all good republicans. The
ticket this year is worthy the support
OF every man who has a trace of repub
lican blood in his veins. Mr.. Blaine
was the first man to speak to the coun-
try after the ticket was nominated to
urge all, republicans to join in it's sup
port. The party in all its faction can
do so with honor and self respect, and 1
shall cheerfully do my part in whatever
way can bear hand" There: is no
uncertainty about this, nor is it the
language of a sulker. Mr.. Clarkson
has agreed to serve as a member of the
executive committee, and it is probable
that he will have control Of the cam.
paign in New York.
The president sent another message
to Congress OH the Canadian waterway
question, i'll which he tells of the failure
of the Canadion government to befog
the question and insists that prompt |
retaliation is necessary. Senator Davis
joint resolution authorizing the presi-
dent to retaliate has been favorably re.
ported to the senate and will probably
be taken up and passed this week.
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, was an
anti Harrison man previous to the
nomination, therefore his view of the
situation is not a prejudiced one. He
says: ''Tha third party cannot carry
Idahe, and think their inability ex-
tends to Colorado, Nevada, the new
states and the Pacific coast. 1t is true
that there was strong tendency to
wards third party before Chicago CEN
vention nominated Cleveland, but it
vanished when that ballot was taken.
Our people know that if the third party
carries any of the republican states, it
would throw the election of president