Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-08-21

Democrats in Congress do not take
kindly to Mr.. Cleveland's departure.
They do not hesitate to say that it
was as much his duty to stay here and
help his party reach decision on the
silver question as it is the duty of
members of Congress to stay. Before
leaving Mr.. Cleveland spoke his mind
freely to several PROMINENT mem.
bers of his party. He told them
among other things, that unless some
thing unexpected occurred to make
him change his mind he did not in
tend making any more appointments
until Congress had acted upon the
silver question, and that he did not
intend to stay in Washington to listen
to the men who are more anxious to
get a few appointments for their
friends than to relieve the financial
distress of the country.
Aside from Mr.. Cleveland's disgust
at the reception given his message by
his party in Congress, his bad health
and his natural desire to be near his
wife just now, there was another
weighty reason for his departure,
which can be fully appreciated by ev-
cry proud man. From the time he
arrived until his departure he was al
most completely ignored by the Sen
ators 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 misrepresenting
things to him that he was at first furi-
Gus, and later Inundated. Those Sen
ators whom he saw carried him no
balm for his wounded pride, as they
were practically unanimous in the be-
lief that it will be impossible to get
bill for the repeal of the silver law
through the Senate, unless it embod-
les substitute that meets the appro-
val of the conservative silver men in
that body. Truly Mr.. Cleveland had
reasons enough for leaving Washing
ton in hurry, although none of them
were sufficient to excuse his depart
ure.
So far the silver fight in the House
has been mostly between democrats,
several republicans, among
them Grosvenor Of Ohio, and Hender
son of Iowa, gave Representative Har
ter of Ohio, few disagreeable min
utes when he asserted that the condi-
ton of the working man in England
was as much superior to the condition
of the working man in Ohio as a berth
in Heaven is to cot in Purgatory.
The free silver democrats also prod
ded Harter at several points of his
speech. Mr.. Harter said that Sena
tor Sherman, instead Of being abused
for the Sherman law, ought to have
the grateful thanks of the whole peo-
pie, because he got the best there was
to be obtained for the country out of
a bad situation. But the portion of
MS speech that was the most irrita-
ting to the silver men was where he |
said: ssThe working men are appeal |
ng to Congress for bread, and the sill
yer men are offering them not a stone
put dynamite, and instead Of a SER
pent whole bundle Of them, a boa
rattle snake, and cop
perhead, all rolled into one in the
shape of financial SYSTEM
It is plain to be seen that the
speeches in the House are for home
Since the first dav
there has not been a quorum present,
and the same condition is expected to
continue during the fourteen days the
debate is to last. No votes will be
changed, and If the votes were taken
now instead of at the close of the de-
bate the result would be the same.