Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-09-21

was q difference.
This is not the fact. Mr. Cochran has
borne himself in a enthusiastically
independent manner for some time, Il
thing not to be tolerated in a member
OF Tammany hall. The chief Sachem,
who has been i'll the habit Of having
all his orders obeyed implicitly, resent
ed the doubtful and Independent at
utude of Mr.. Cochran. The result was
breach, which it now appears is a
thing Of the past.
Many thoughtful members of Tam
many hall have marvelled at the great
display of wealth made by Mr.. Croker
and a few of them have had the temer-
ity to ask where he got it. Perhaps
Mr.. Cochran was one of that number
The question still remains unanswered
The trouble between the young Tam
many representative and his chief
found its inception iii the unwilling
ness of Mr.. Cochran to bend his neck
to the Tammany joke. Mr.. Cochran
was evidently chatting under the re-
straint put upon him. He finally kick
ed over the traces. 1t was then Mr.
Croker thought it high time to bring
Mr.. Cochran to nis senses. He did so
quite effectively.
Mr.. Cochran wanted to be the
acknowledged mouthpiece of the ad-
miniStration in its fight for sound
money in the house. Mr.. Wilson, of
West Virginia, was selected in his
stead, and, rightly or wrongly, Mr.
Cockran's friends charge it to Mr.
Croker
The fact that a reconciliation has
taken place demonstrates that Mr.
Cochran has had all he wanted of his
fight against the organization. Not
very long ago Mr.. Cochran was seri-
ously thinking of breaking away from
Tammany altogether. He has now,
to al appearances, thought better of
his purpose.
The president has made up his mind
to offer no further business for the con-
sideration Of congress until the prop
Osition for the repeal of the Sherman
silver purchase law shall have been dis
posed of. There has been some eX-
pectatiOn that Mr.. Cleveland would
send message to congress Oh the
tariff and also touch upon the Hawaiian
question, the latter to be based upon
the report of Mr.. Blount.
AS to the tariff question, Chairman
Wilson Of the ways and means COM
mittee emphatically denies that he
has any tariff bill prepared. The dem
ocratic majority Of the ways and
means committee will proceed with
great caution in framing a new tariff
measure This is the reason why some
of the democrats of the committee are
doubtful about the wisdom of the plan
of Representative Mccall to fix a date
when the new duties shall take effect.
They express the hope that they will
get the bill enforced, SO far as raw
are concerned, Dy July !
next, but they believe that a month OF
two more used in the preparation Of a
bill will not be altogether lost
The method pursued will be similar
to that followed i'll preparation Of the
Mills bill. The preparation will be re-
ferred to a subcommittee and the work
will be limited to the democratic mem
bers until the bill is completed.
1t is Chairman Wilson's intention to !
make the bill as plain and consistent :
as possible so that no doubtful ques- |
tons will drag their way into the |
courts. An opportunity will be given |
to work off their stocks |
made from dutiable goods before the |
goods made from free materials come |
INTO the market Mr.. Wilson is par /
icularly anxious about wooden goods, |
where the expected change is important |
Although the Hawaiian policy of the !
administration is well known there is
IN unusual amount Of secrecy regard !
ny every movement made. 1t is known
hat the president has read Mr.. Blount's
eport carefully and is thoroughly con-
-ersant with the condition Of affairs in
he Hawaiian islands. So must so, in
act, that but for the silver question
Ow pending in the senate he could
end a me ssage to congress tomorrow
II this subject.
The proposition Of annexation was
bandOned long ago, and it is safe to
ay that when the president does send
/ his message ON Hawaii he will go
o further than to favor a prOtectOrate. i
State Senator Charles z. McClelland, ,
WestcheSter county, y. Y, who is s
ere, takes no stock in the talk of d 7
reach between Senator Hill ana the 6
cw YOry state democratic machine.
IF there is any such condition of af- I
tirs," he said laughingly this morn 7
g, there are no Indications of it up d.
II way. When Senator Hill. removes /
IS hand from the throttle Of the ma r
line it will be bad day for the ma r
line. Indeed, L don't hesitate to say +
at Senator Hill can get along with n
1t the achine better than the ma a
i'll. The senator is a successful man a
I'd he will undoubtedly continue to b
rect democratic state politics for n
me years to come v
Neither is there any apparent found
ion for the talk of a schism between
nator Hill and Lieutenant Governor tr
leehan Or Senator Murphy. Mere II
ssip. No. Senator Hill is not de- b.
ndent On the machine for his political N
e; quite the reverse di
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