The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-01-31
WHY OF COURSE NOT
Republican Senators Do Not Propose
to Monkey Now.
The Pension Business Is the Tightest
Shoe They Have Yet Worn.
THE FRAUDS MUST BE SUPPORTED
A Little Talk Is Now INDUCED in in
the Way of Democrats Dividing
on the Silver Question.


Republican senator's say they will not
permit the proposed democratic "pension
revision" to go through this congress,
although it may succeed in the next con-
gress. They will force it off the pension
appropriation bill by a point of order.
New legislation is not germane OF regu-
lar appropriation bills. The bill favored
by the house pension sub. committee not
only grasses from the rolls very many
names and makes the obtainment of flu
ture pensions much more difficult, but
does away with the present system Of
examinations and authorizes numerous
surgeons to go into the highways and
byways of the country and look at shot
legs.
Representative Picker, Of South Da-
kOta, is against it and announces that he
will fight it for all he Is worth. Repre-
sentative Belknap, of Michigan, another
friend of the soldier, will join in the fray.
They consider that the proposed measure
treats the man who fought for the union
in a manner entirely too degrading.
They think it an instance of ingratitude
and an act that will carry suffering into
thousands of homes. Mr.. Picker saws
the man who risked his life in defense of
his country, and in his old age finds him
self in want, deserves government aid,
whether it costs 81 or 81, 900, 900, 900.
There will be a big fight over the ques-
ton any way.
A senator who has been much men
toned for a portfolio in President Cleve-
lands cabinet tells me that after all the
coming chief executive has had much
trouble in filling his cabinet chairs
There is not a man in the democratic
party, he says, who has the acumen sufi
cient to qualify him for a cabinet office
who does not see as plain as the nose on
ones face grave dangers ahead for the
new administration. Ex-Governor Camp
bell, OF Ohio, refused a place in the cabi.
net, believing that President Cleveland
would soon find his party split in twain
upon the silver question. Senator Car
Isle, although a stanch friend OF Mr.
Cleveland and the representative tariff
"reformeI" of the democratic party, hest
tated long before concluding to accept
the treasuryship, because he knew the
tariff would precipitate amending trou
bles for the party and because he knew
that all men directly connected with the
administration would be held with Mr..
Cleveland responsible for all disruptions.
The democrat who gives me this infor.
nation said in reference to the statement
that Mr.. Cleveland would frame an "ad-
ministration" tariff bill and present it to
the house and senate for action without I
amendment. /
THAT can never be in this day and age.
There are men who would be turned out t
OF congress and ~relegated to private life !.
permanently if they did not take care of L
their local interests. For instance, there t
are representatives from California. y
They have fruit growing CONTINGENCIES. J
A heavy duty is imposed upon imported
fruits. The new tariff law aims to re-
duce those duties heavily. Suppose s
for any reason that they should submit o.
to a bill prepared under the the direction c.
OF the president which would cut deep =
the duties on fruits. They would be a
turned out in a hurry The same is true t.
scores and scores of other districts :
There is scarcely a district in the country :,
where the congressman will refuse to D.
raise his hands and voice in protecting
interests, despite the declaration
for free trade. 1t is one thing to brag
that we need no protection and that no r.
will be offered in a thorough W
CT the tariff, and another thing al
10 stand by and see it done. 1t will be
scramble for local interests in the con.
gress by democrats, as it was in the last =,
by republicans" =,
Inc democrats have already opened a II
breach on the silver question. The Gu
strongest men in the party in the two
of congress are divided. Senators
Morgan, Pugh, VOORHEES,, Harris and a 10
number of the old senator's have declared