The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-08-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER


Correspondence OF The RECORD.
WASHINGTON, August II, 1893.
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 them
Mr.. Cleveland spoke his mind freely to
several prominent members of his party.
He told them among other things, that
unless something unexpected occurred to
make him change his mind he did not
intend making any more appointments
until Congress had acted upon tho 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
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 every proud man. From
the time he arrived until his departure,
he was almost completely ignored by the
Senators of his party, less than half
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
misrepresentng things to him that he
was at first furious, and later Inundated.
Those Senators whom he saw carried him
no balm for his wounded pride, as they
were practically unanimous in the belief
that it will be impossible to get bill for
the repeal Of the silver law through the
| Senate, unless ~ .u,1vai.. uu.,ssi>~>>
that meets the approval of the conserva.
tive silver men in that body. Truly Mr..
Cleveland had reasons enough for leaving
Washington in hurry. although none of
them were sufficient to excuse his de.
parture.
So far the silver fight in the House has
been mostly between Democrats,
although several Republicans. among
them Grosvenor Of Ohio, and Henderson
of Iowa, gave Representative Harter Of
Ohio, few disagreesble minutes when
he asserted that the condition Of the
workingman in England was as much
superior to the workingman in Ohio as q
berth in Heaven is to cot in Purgatory.
The free silver Democrats also prodded
Harter at several points Of his speech
Mr.. Harter said that Senator Sherman
instead of being abused for the Sherman
law, ought to have the grateful thank
Of the whole people, because he got tn,
best there was to be obtained for tn,
country out Of a bad situation. But tn
portion Of his speech that was the mos
irritating to the silver men was where b
said; The working. men are appealing t.
) Congress for bread, and the silver me-
are offering them not stone but dyns
mite, and instead Of serpent Who'll
bundle OF them-a boa constructor,
rattlesnake and oopperhead. all role
into one in the shape Of fnancil
system"
1t is plain to be seen that the speeche
in the House are for home consumption
Since the first day there has not been
3. quorum present, and the same conditio
/ is expected to continue during the fou
, teen days the debate lie to last. N
8 votes will be changed, and il the vot,
, were taken now instead Of at the close
the debate the result would DO tho sam
I Representative Breckenridge, Of Ke
lucky, has been involved in very ugl
personal scandal, by the fling Of su
. against him for 5000 by Madalene
. Pollard, for breach Of promise Of marriag
She charges that he seduced her VIII,
she was seventeen years old and studel
at Wesleyan Female College at Cincinnati
:, and says she had two children Of who
he was the father, and that after b
wife's death, in 1892, he promised
. marry her, but postponed it from time
time, meanwhile continuing his relatio
with her; and that on the 18th Of Jul
= 1893, he married another woma
" Breckenridge brought Miss Pollard
Washington aud secured her COVER
= ment position, from which she was d
missed for having publicly made d
:. graceful remarks about General Sherm
IL at the time Of his death. Mr.. Brecke
. ridge has bis bride here now. Nice sts
5, Of affairs for q bride to be called upon
81 contemplate for the end Of her hone
moon, isn't II!
r. Mr.. Cleveland recently took . less
r. In finance from tho man who nominal
!. him last year-Hon. w. @. Whitney
= aud the result may DO an issue Of bor
or II Congress proves to DO slow In rsps
Of ing the Sherman law.