The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-12-02
Washington Letter.

WANHINGToN. d. c. Nov, %, 1892.
Democratic Senators and Representatives
are already quite numerous IN Washing
ton, and of those here at least three
fourths have expressed themselves as IA
voring an early extra session of the tlf-
ty-third Congress for the purpose OF deal
ing with financial and tariff matters
The reason given in most cases is that IL
is a custom of long standing with Con
gress that about one year should elapse
from the time new tariff law Is enacted
before it goes into effect, in order to give
business circles and manufacturers an
opportunity TO make preparations Tor
the change that Will prevent any loss 10y
reason of reductions made In the duties.
So that even If an extra session be called
in April it will be in the neighborhood OF
a wear and "A half after Mr.. Cleveland Is
inaugurated before the people can begin
to realize any benefit from the Demo
cratic reform OF the tariff. Surely that
is long enough for the people to contin-
ue to bear the burdens imposed upon
them by the Mckinley law.
But there is another matter that rs
even more pressing than the tariff-the
ment for money to meet the enormous
obligations incurred by the Republicans;
and it is not believed that the Republican
majority of the Senate Will be patriotic
enough to drop their intense partisanshlp
and aid in this matter during the pres
ent session of Congress; they don't care
how much trouble the country gets into
after it shall have passed into Democratic
hands. Notwithstanding the continued
assertions of Secretary Foster that there
will be no deficit in the Treasury during
the current fiscal year, many prominent
Democrats believe there will be. The
reason for this belief is that the officials
| of this administration can, if so disposed,
| withhold upon one or another pretext
| the payment of many large sums that
! fall due between now and the fourth OF
| March next, leaving them to be iqulda-
| ted by the Democratic administration
| but not leaving the money to do II with.
| indeed, it is the general belief that the
| deficit would exist to-day except for this
| policy of delay in meeting payments
| which has been in vogue for two years
| or more. In any event, IT cannot be
| much longer STAYED off, and all admit
that it will probably come during the
next fiscal year.
How to meet it is the most pressing
| question with which the Democratic ad
| ministration and Congress will have tC
| deal next wear. If 1t can be tempOrarl
| ly met in some way until the new tariff
can get into working order and the Dem
ocrats get an opportunity to lop off the
extravagant expenses of the Government
| fn Democrat
ic basis of economy everything vii
be all right, as the lowered tariff vii
certainly add many millions to the Gus
| toms receipts of the Government. 1t i
because of this knowledge that quite {
number of prominent Democrats favol
issuing bonds at low rate of interest fol
the money that will be absolutely need
ed, instead of ofincreasing any present ta1
or adding a new one 1t Is very inter
esting and a very important question
and no fears need be felt that the bes
plan, all tn lngs considered will not d
| adopted
Representative Fitch, chairman of the
House committee which is engaged IL
investigating the methods of the notori
Gus John l. Davenport, Chief U. 5. Su
pervisor of elections for New York, wrote
| Secretary Eoster, early this week, askin!
him not to pass or pay any of Daven
ports accounts for expenses until th'
committee Cvuld examine them. Thi
brought Davenport to Washington IL
double-quick time. His object is to ge
his accounts approved and paid befor
the committee gets at them, otherwls
he knows they will be largely cut down
One thing may be put down as certain
When the first session of the Fifty-thirt
Congress adjourns, whether it be extr
or regular, there will be no such offic
as U. :. supervisor of elections
The local Democrats, aided by thOus
ands from the neighboring States o
Maryland and Virginia, are night con
ducting the largest political dcmonstra
ton ever seen in Washington, and tn
jam of people on Pennsylvania avenu
are wild with enthusiasm and the air fu
of brilliant fireworks.
Mr.. Cleveland's alleged remarks ex
pressing his disgust for office seekers
which were published here a few day
ago, helped many Republican office
holder to enjoy his Thanksgiving din
ner, by making him feel that he was Sc
cure in his office. Democrats generally
who believe that when the people OF tn
country voted by such an Overwhelming
majority for a change they did not meal
merely a change in the Presidency an
in the heads of the departments but
change all along the line, are 10th to be
ieve that Mr. Cleveland ever used tn
. language attributed to him. NJ.