The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-14
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WASHINGTON. Iuly 10. 1904.


than the usual long session, and those
of his friends who are in Washington
merely smile to see the antics of the
Jerry Simpson party, which is SO far
only sure Of one vote, although it may
get those Of all the populists. The
Jerry Simpsonites, or to be exact Jerry
Simpson, has hatched up wonderful
scheme for the defeat of Mr.. Crisp by
a combination of populists, republi-
cans and silver democrats, who are to
support Representative julius c. Bur
rows of Michigan, for Speaker. Jerry's
whole structure is awry. He starts
out by assuming that the silver demo.
Gratis do not wish Mr.. Crisp re elected
Speaker, an assumption that there are
absolutely no facts to support. No
Speaker ever presided over the House
with more fairness than Mr.. Crisp;
not once during the last Congress was
he even accused Of making a decision
or ruling tinctured in the slightest de
gree with prejudice for or against any
measure. Therefore it is nonsense to
say that anybody is opposed to him on
account Of a fear that he will be un-
fair he doesn't know how to be un.
fair.
Jerrys next assumption is also
wrong. No democrat, whatever his
individual opinion on the silver ques-
ton, would bolt his party caucus to
vote for such radical republican as
Burrows during his long Congressional
career has shown himself to be, even
if Burrows could get the republican
caucus nomination, which he cannot
do as long as Tom Reed maintains
his ascendency over the republican
Representatives, and there is nothing
to indicate that it has been broken.
So the Jerry Simpson party may never
grow beyond its originator, as it is by
no means certain that the other popu-
lists will follow his lead in anything
those who were in the last House
didn't do it to any extent.
The reelection of Speaker Crisp is,
OF course, a certainty, and it is ex.
tremely probable that he will enjoy
the unusual honor of receiving the
nomination by the unanimous vote of
the democratic caucus and there will
be no split in the democratic party up
on either the speakership or any other
matter. The leaders of the party rec
ognize that wide difference of opin.
ion exists in the party as to what fnan-
cial legislation is necessary, but they
are certain that after careful and |
calm discussion Of the points OF differ.
ence common ground will be reach
ed upon which every democrat can
stand, and which will thoroughly re-
store public confidence and renew the !
prosperity of the country, now suffer
ing because of republican legislation
which the administration must neces-
sarily obey until it is repealed. The
vaporlngs of demagogues of the Jerry |
Simpson stripe will cut no figure in
the next House.
Senator Vorhees has not, as has
been repeatedly stated in republican |
papers, changed his position on the |
silver question. He favors the repeal |
of the Sherman law, but that is no
change, as he voted against it in the
Senate and told the friends of silver
who voted for it that they had made
mistake which they would live to re.
gret.
Secretary Gresham says that the
administration has at no time officially
criticised any act of Minister Blount.
That ought to put stop to the silly
lie apparently originated in Hawaii
that Minister Blount had been CEN
sured because Of his preventing the
arrest Of Mr.. Nordhof, the correspon-
dent, by the pinchbeck government of
Hawaii, because Of his letters CRITICS.
ing that government and its methods.
Another batch Of pensioners have
been dropped from the Philadelphia
district, making total of about 500
dropped in that district since the ex.
animation Of the rolls, was commenced
All OF these were pensions granted
under the act Of 1890, commonly
known as the dependent pension bill.
Owing to change in the contract
for printing the Patent Office Gazette,
which contains the weekly list of pa
tents granted, the last number was
four days late in getting out, and Com
missioner Seymour says there may be
some delay for several weeks on &C.
count Of the change.
There is class of writers for the
press that always lose their heads en-.
tirely when prominent person is the
least unwell. Notwithstanding all the
silly rot that has been printed about
Mr.. Cleveland's dangerous illness, it
can be positively stated that the
toothache and slight attack of rheu-
matism was as near dangerous illness
as he has been and further that he is