New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-05

riye us more trouble than any other one thing IL
We restore the duty the consumers VIII Xlck'
and if we do not the producers VIII iowi, loI
think we shall be compelled TO repeal the bounty
act or course we shall meet opposition In our
own party when we take the duties OIL coil ana
iron ore and lumber and some other raw materials,
I'M | think we shall he able to overcome IT as
we'll AZ the opposition which we must expect from
manufacturing interests when we reduce rates on
their products. =,
worse trouble over the money question me
Sherman Silver Law cannot be repealed unless
the Eastern Democrats willing to give us
Free Coinage and allow our State banks 10 issue
circulating notes The Democrats OF the South
and West are bound to have more money OF SONG
kind and the Populists are with Them III tne
demand is refused you may see more IopullstS
than Democrats in the next House well tlo
Democrats OF the Eastern and Northern STATES
suppose. will fight us, and II the Kepmo, thipS
/ regard certain: il the Democratic party do.o
not promptly redeem It's pledges, II Will m1rch W
defeat in the next Congress elections. Inc pcYpie
will not bc satisfied TO fee on promises more IMAM
two years longer. They will demand tha' WE
use the power they have given us
WILL THE PLEDGES Pc FULFILLED
do you expect it will be used ?"
THAT depends ] confess that the course OF
our party in this Congress has not been rcassur-
ing; it has left undone things which 1t ought 10
have done, and done some things whlch might
better have been left undone. but the excuse 'hdo
no tariff or financial legislation could DE pIacSea
on the statute book has been accep,ea a. sum"
fear that the fnliuences which VIII DE DroEsuu "
hear upon Mr. Cleveland by the democratic ieaI
CT the North and East as wen IN a. atbeT rar,s
of the country, viii be strong enough 10 prevent 'e
adoption Of such measures OF reform as lhe Pco
pie demand and the party IS lIedgeu 10 eHav n
hlreadv I have heard Democrats who are sup
noaei To have great influence with Mr.. tIeN'~
land declare that whatever tarii1 LEGISLATION Is
enacted by the next congress mus DC ~ -
with the plank which was rejected by tn" Onicas2,
Convention instead of the one tIlat was adopted
bv a majority of two thirds and nave Ecal,i
tho same men denOuncc as absurd ana chlmIrlcail
tho propositions TO repeal the taA on State DalN
circulation and TO restore silver 10 ITS proper pdcc
as money. If these men speak by the cara; ,hee
ia tronhle enough ahead for the incoming AunhIiS-
fration and the party which las voted 10 Pacc
1t in power. , ,,o,s bavo
ber,n privately expressed by IT least a score ol
other Democratic representatives in Conversations
with the correspondent within the last Ten gay
i'm terms which left no room for douDt a. 10 'ic'i
earnestness or sincerity.
soUABBIEs OVER OFFICES.
Squabbes over Offices will also distract 'he
minds of Democrats in both branches or Congress-
and impair their efficiency TO large extent curing
the next three months More than ninety Demo
Gratis who are members Of this congress VIII
retire TO the shades of private life in Mlrch unless
the new Administration shall provide for Them,
and !, majority of them are or will be applicants
for office Among them are about twenty men
who were appointed to chirmansi hips OF COM
lnittccs by Speaker Crisp. Colonel Herbert, OF
the Naval Committee, it is understood, w1uId mot
decline 10 succeed Secretary Tracy, while Mf'
Hount who has been chairman of the PostoUnce
Committee, and is now at the head of the forelsh
A1fairs Committee. would accept the Postmaster
C;enpnlshp or a frst-claSs foreign mission. MI
Culbcrson of Texas who is chairman OF the Jun
ciary Committee, and who was reelected, IS 10
he urged for the Attorney Generalsp. for when
office eX-C congressman Tucker and Goode, oil w
pnia. and several Others are mentioned MI
Gable. of Illinois, il is understood Will be salts
fed with a good foreign appointment IN case ne
shall not decide to enter the race for the thi"u
States Scnatorshp But space forbids even men
zion of the names of all the Democratic statesmen
who will be out Of Job after March 4, ana
who expect the new Administration " TO take care
of them If the number of bureau officers couil
he auintupled every vancancy might easily ne
filled with Democratic ext Ongres sman an VI 'rch
! and still leave remainder of disappointed can
didates. The scramble of these men VIII NOT Ne
likely 10 promote party harmony or legislative
industry during the session which VIII oegih az
noon Tomorrow What then must he expected
from the innumcrable army OF offce-seckers from
all parts of the country, representing hundred
Demoratic factions and fueds, which will move
on the National Capitol during the next three
months to importunc. beseech ana tiirei'el D'iho-
cratic Senators AMI Representatives,