Milford chronicle., 1893-10-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHINeroN, october 3, 1898,

WASHINGTON, October %, 1888
The mountain, represented in this case by
he Democrats Senatorial steering commit
ree which has been in labor for 10 these
MANY davs and nights greatly TO the proh'
~ certain veuders of liquid refreshments,
las brought forth the mouse in the shape Of
a compromise silver bill. Il is UNDERSTOOD
that the birth would never have taken place
If the skin Of the midwives Cleveland anu
Carlisle had not been made available; tnS
babv Is cartainlv not one that anybody has
am, reason 10 be proud Of It is lame, halt
and blind, and can certainly never grow lhso
ANYTHING useful OF beneficial, either 10
It's progenitors or to the country.
THE compromise bill to get down 70
straiotit- forward English, provides that tne
reneal of the purchasing clause OF the silver
law shall take effect October 1, 1894, ana
that the silver purchase and the seignloIase
now in the Treasury and to accure from tu- |
fure purchases shall from time to time DC |
,[,;-l6 chat Is certainly indefinite enough |
10 make future trouble) and that all green
hacks and treasury notes under $40, shaii De
retired and silver certificates or silver doi-
lars more indehniteness) shall take theli
nlaee That is all Not a word about IS
auinss bouds or anv other method OF iuciets-
inc The rapidly diminishing gold reserve
which amounts TO only SoI, 100000. 4hls 10
the compromise that Mr.. Cleveland prom
ised TO sign if it can be passed, ana Wnicn iii
the steering commmiuee are ,l.li-'-s -
De+uocratic Senators to pledge themselves
!, v-riting TO support. This is the sum To-
tai ri Democratic financial ability. II VIII
reouire the full Democratic support 10 pass
/ this compromise, as It IS not eNpecieu tnae
/ penublican Senators will vote for It ana tne
Poptlist Senators are up in arms against II.
while the Republicans will proDsDly nu.
vote for the compromise, they VIII uo' os
i;l,elv to do ANYTHING to prevent vote pc
1 mo taken. If the Democrats can STAND this
measure the Republicans certainly can.
1 Tbe ink should at least be allowed TO ger
DE-, ,,-o1 announcements of Democratic re
/ trenchment and reform before the allgegeu
! rac,r,ns are discarded by the Democratic al
,,,iristratiou The other day notice was
/ served upon the Republican who was eHeca-
tive officer Of the U, S. Geological survey
that Secretary Hoke Smith had come 10 the
/ conclusion that the Office was sinecure
and had abolished it, and it was duly tel
eo-anhed 10 all the Democratic papers that
ea 600 sinecure had heen abolished by tue
aadmiuistration. Now comes the sequeii
which will not be so widely circulated oy
the Democratic press. It was the kepuoh-
can who held the alleged sinecure, VINO was
aho1ished. the sinecure was let IN order
that it might be given to a Texas Democrat
endorsed by Senator Mills, who now pTae-
ticallv controls all Federal appointments
from OF in that state. So there was neilnei
reform nor retrenchmeut in this move which
was lust plain spoilsmans chauge-a Dem
ocrat in the place of Republican; but II H.
illustrates very strikingly one of the leading
characteristics of the present administrator, H.,
Considerable surprise has been expressed
by Republicans that ten Republican SEN
ators should haye voted to confirm the nom
ination of Van Allen to be Ambassador 10
italy, when by casting their votes against
him they could have defeated the nomlna-
ton which pulled through on a vote OF SO
to o. The Republicans who voted 10 con-
firm the nomination were Cameron and
QUAY, of Pennsylvania; Aldrich and Dixon,
,Sf Rhode Island; Davis, of Alinnesotai Frve,
in Nair-; Higgins. of Delaware Jones, OF
EhO, Nsda; Mcmillan, of Michigan, and Vol
10 mc of Colorado. The Democrats who
\ voted against the confirmation were Hill OF
New York Martin, Of Kansas; Irby, Of South
Carolina and Vance Of North Carolina.
The Populsts, with the exception OF Stew
art. of Nevada-cl clas 'ed by others, but no'
by himself, as a Populist voted against the
confirmation.
The War Department furnishes an inter
esting problem for the students of such
things General Grant stauuch Mime
sofa Republican, is practically in charge OF
the department, having remained in the po-
sition Of Assistant Secretary which he held
under Harrison's administration, and which
he seems likely to continue to hold as long
as he is willing. Inasmuch as party politics
Dlav smaller part in the War Department
than in any of the Executive departments oi
f the government, there is no reason why Gen
eral Grant should decline to remain because
of his being a Republican. The duties o
Deputy President take up so much OF La
mounts time that he has none to give to the
, business Of the Wax Department, and It IS
probable that his reason lately giver for no'
having appointed a Democratic assistant IS
correct-his inability to get a Democrat able
to fill the chair of acting secretary who Is
willing to DO it for the sslary Of assistant
2 secretafy-S4,ooo a year
r Efforts are being made to secure an i'm
mediate adjournment of Congress when the
silver question shall be disposed Of