Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Democrats in Congress do not
take kindly to MIR. Cleveland's de-
parture. They do not hestistate
to say that it was as much his du-
ty to stay here and help his party
reach q decision on the silver
question as it is the duty of men,
bers of congress to stay. Before
leaving Mr. Cleveland spoke his
mind freely to several prominent
members of his party. He told
them among other things, that
unless something unexpected oc-
cured to make him change his
mind he did not intend making
any more appointments until
Congress had acted upon the sill
yer question, and that he did not
intend TO stay IN Washington to
listen to the men who are more
anxious to get few appointments
for their friends than to relieve
the fnancial distress Of the coun
try.
Aside from Mr. Cleyelehd's dis
gust at the reception given his
message by his party in Congress,
his bad health and his natural de-
sire to be near his wife just now,
there was another weighty reason
for his departure, which can be
fully appreciated by every proud
man. From the time he arrived
until his departure he was almost
completely ignored by the Sena-
tors Of his party, less than half a
dozen Of them having paid him
the courtesy of even formal call.
This was SO different from what
he had been led to expect by
those who have been purposely
misrapresenting things TO him
that he was at first furious, and
later humiliated, Those senators
whom he saw carried him no balm
for his wounded pride, as they
we're practically unanimous in the
belief that it viii be impossible to
get a bill for the repeal of the sill
YER law through the Senate, unless
it embodies a substitute that
meets the approval of the conser-
vative silver men in that body.
Truly MIR. Cleveland had reasons
enough tor leaving Washington in
hurry, although none Of them
we're sufficient to excuse his de-
psrture.
SO far the silver fight in the
House has been mostly between
Democrats. although several Re
publicans among them Grosvenor,
IF Ohio, and Henderson, OF Iowa,
gave Representative Harter, of
Ohio, few disagreeable minutes
when he asserted that the condi-
ton of the working man in Eng
land was as much superior to the
condition of the working-man in
Ohio as a berth IN heaven is to 8
cot in Purgatory. The free silver
Democrats also prodded Harter
at several points in his speech.
Mr.. Harter said that Senator
Sherman, instead OF being abused
for the Sherman law, ought to
have the greatful thanks Of the
whole people, because he got the
best there was to be obtained for
the country out OF q lad situation,
But the portion of his speech that
vas the most irritating to the sill
YER men was where he said: "the
workingmen are appealing to
Congress for bread, and the silver
men are Offering them not q stone
out dynamite, and instead of g
serpent g whole bundle of them
a boa constructor. rattle snake
and a copperhesd, slI rolled into
one in tue shape of a financial
system
1t is plain to be seen that the
speeches in the House are for
home consumption. Since the
first day there has not been a
quorum present, and the same
condition is expected to continue
during the fourteen days the de-
bate is to last. No votes will be
changed, andif the votes were ta-
ken now instead OF at the close OF
the debate the result would be che
same.
The senate has done nothing
and it is understood that at the
last meeting OF the finance COM
mite the silver men who control
that committee, made il plain that
40 bill would be reported from the
committee for the repeal of
the Sherman law, without a sub
stitute that would be satisfactory
to the silver men. A committee
Of Democratic Senators is now en-
gagged in trying to bring about 2
compromise. Republican Sena-
tors are waiting to see what the
Democrats propose doing.
Representative Breckenridge of
Kentucky, has become involved
in very ugly personal scandal.
by the filing of a suit against him
Tor $4,000 by Madalene V. Pol
lard, for breach of promise of
marriage. Breckipridge brought
Miss Pollard to Washington and