Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-12-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Waah>on, Dec. 10, 1892.

cocted for the Perpetuation and ex
tension of human slavery is now wei
under way It's chief manipulation i
Senator German, and the "boodle'
6 end is being looked after by Senator
Brice, whose relations with wealthy
monopolies gives him control of al
the money that may be needed. L
was to blind the people to the objec1
of this conspiracy that German, Brice
and Company raised the senseless cry
that the republicans were trying to
rob the democrats Of the Senators tic
be elected by the legislatures of Cali
fornia, N. Dakota, Montana, Wyom-
ing and Nebraska; as though that
party could be robbed of what it does
not possess-a majority in the legis-
lature of either of these states. The
democratic conspirators do not hope
to elect democrats from any of these
states to the Senate; but they do hope
and expect to make deals with the
populists by which men will be sent
to the Senate who will aid the con-
spiracy by voting as directed by chief
conspirator German.
1t might be supposed that the legis-
lation for which these votes are desir-
ed was in some way connected with
the so-called reforming of the tariff,
or with the financial policy of the
Cleveland administration; but it has
nothing to do with either-Gorman
and Brice are both at heart believers
in protective tariff, and neither of
them takes any stock in the idea that
the democratic party is going to make
radical changes in the tariff policy.
The legislation for which the votes of
populist Senators is wanted had for
its object the perpetuation of demo
cratic control of the National Govern
ment, and in order to obtain pledges
from them that they will vote for the
repeal of the laws providing for SUI
pervision of National elections by
Deputy U. S. Marshals and U. S. Su-
pervisors of election cash and big
promises of patronage, some say even
to the extent of a Cabinet position
are being used.
With the laws providing for even
the partial federal elections (Which
the present statutes do out of the |
way the democratic conspirators see
nothing to prevent the democratic |
party retaining power for an indefi- |
mite period. They figure that they
could then be absolutely certain of
the 159 electoral votes of the solid
South, beside those of New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois and the
democratic districts of Michigan, thus
making a democratic nomination for
President equivalent to an election.
This scheme is entirely in keeping
with the history of the democratic
party. Fortunately for the country
at large, irrespective of political part
les, the republican leaders have known
of this conspiracy from the beginning,
and they have been untiring in their
efforts to defeat it, which they are
now hopeful, although not yet certain,
of doing. Should they fail to defeat
it they will be in a position to make
such an exposure as will raise wave
of indignation from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
Representative Antony of Texas is
one of the democrats who are anxious
TO hurry up the introduction of demo-
cratic ideas. He has introduced bill
IN the House providing that no more
pensions be granted under the De-
pendent Pension act of 1890, and that
the payment of all pensions which
have been granted under that law
shall be stopped. Mr.. AntOny's
democratic colleagues are real angry
With him for having been so precip
ate.
President Jas. F. Burke, of the
League of College Clubs, who became
70 wildly known through his activity
N the late campaign, had conference :
With the President a day or two ago /.
concerning the future work of this :.
auxiliary of the republican
party, and the President agreed with l
Hr. Burke that the proper thing to do !.
vas to continue the work of the :
eague, increasing it's membership
nd extending it's influence.
If such prominent democrats as
Hatch, chairman of d
he House committee on Agriculture,
now the future intentions of their .
arty, it is certain that one of the first :
Kings the next democratic House will
% will be to restore the duty on sug-
r, thus increasing the cost of living {
D every family in the United States
FARMERS MEETING. AT DERBY.