The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-12-09
WASHINGTON LgTTsR.
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1 :" "e~SsAANoAONs nov 1os 1904
The extra session pendulum swings back
and forta from day to day. Last week for
a time it seemed that the sentiment in
favor Of an immediate extra session was
Overwhelming among prominent democrats.
as for several days about Iine out ef every
ten senator's and representatives that ar
rived and were willing to expresa decided
opinion We're in favor Of an extra session
al the earliest possible moment Then
there was change the other way, about
the same percentage Of arrivals osposei an
early extra session, although many Of these
opponents Of an early extra session think IL
would De an advantageous saving Of time
to call an extra session about September or
October. II . poll of all the democratic
senators and representatives nov in Wash
ington we're taken on the question of an
early extra session. il is extremely doubtful
which side would get q majority, 50 evenly
divided has TIE sentiment become.
Hon Chauncy + Black. Of Pennsylvania
president Of the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs. Is here to confer with
Secretary Gardner as to the association
future work. particularly tina, relating to
TO the campaign of 1895. which ne says Is
atrezdy commenced. Mr. Black called at
ientson TO the manner in which the Walker
tariff a ss46. which was one Of the mos.
satisfactory the country ever had, vas pre-
pared. and asked good many democrats
II the next democratic tariff could no. ts
better prepared in that way than in any
other He was surprised TO 6nd that very
few people remembered, If they ever knew. |
how the Walker tariff bill was prepared. II |
was prepared during recess ot congress by |
Robert ] Walker, President PoIk's secre-
iarY Of the treasury. and when congress
met in regular session Il was substantially |
as prepared enacted into law and brought |
credit and honor both to its author and to
the democratic party IL that plan sue
esedei so well then, why not try it again. |
by letting the democratic secretary of the |
treasury TO be selected by Mr. Cleveland |
prepare tariff bill to lie submitted to |
congress when il meet. Is now being asked |
ON all sides. Ordinarily the officials Of ih |
importasions are better posted on tariff |
matters than outsiders. even among those |
who have deyoted much time a..d study to |
the complicated question. and are oonse-
qnenily better prepared to arrange the
details Of tariff schedule, but it must not |
he forgotten that nearly or quite all OF the |
tariff experts now in the employ of ths |
treasury are hide-bOund protectionists, and
that it might not be altogether safe to |
trust them with the work Of making n.w
tariff bill on reform lines.
The relations of the comptroller of the
currency with the National banks are 30 |
close that when a comptroller retires from
office he usually enters the employ Of al
National bank. but all the same much sur
prise was caused when the annual report |
of the present comptroller was made public |
and it Was seen that he had embodied
therein an argument against the establish
msnt of state banks with authority to issue
currency. II is regarded as nearly akin to
insolence for republican official thus to
attempt to tell the democratic congress that
it should not carry out plank of its ma
tional platform, which the country hns Just
endorsed.
General Rosecrans, register of the treas
ury, and about the only democrat now
holding prominent position under the
government, struck the ,ivil service law
knock down blow by stating in his annual
report that the competitive examinations
held Hereunder were practically of no use
in determining the competency of clerk.
Not that this statement was new or sur
prising but that it was made by a big
official. 1t has been fashionable among
officials for several administrations to bow
down to this civil service mumbo-iumbo,
and it is refreshing to find one that will
speak what so many of them think.
The question of immigration legislation at
the coming session Of Congress is being agi-
tated, and il the joint Committee which ha
been investigating the subject shall In thei
report which win soon be ready, make any
practical recommendations It is altogether
probable that they viii be embodied in leg
islation. Most democrats agree With the
National platform, that industrious aud wor-
by foreigners should be free to come to US,
and all stand ready to vote to prohibit the
oming Of the unwo rthy.
Whether it Is because the newspapers 60
the news f ~ =, ! sc they really think
the re is nothing In II cannot say, but any
way the State Department people poohpooh
the story about the French agent who con-
trolls the Panama railroad having violated
the Monroe Doctrine by discriminating against
American shippers over that road.
Senator Kenna of West Virginia. is daE-
gerously i'll. He has been sick for several, |,
weeks but a few DAYS ago it was thought the
crisis had passed and that he was on the road
10 recovery. but Saturday he had a relapse
and today the worst is feared. lie has pleu-
risy and heart trouble.
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