Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-13
won't have enough democratic tairt
about it to make it percep:ible even to
the most delicate olfactories
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent
Washington. Ju'V 8, 1898.

coming Congress? That question has
been asked so often since Mr.. ClevC-
land issued bis unexpected proclamation
converting Congress in extra session on
August :, that your correspondent has
endeavored TO answer it by obtaining
the views of the republican Congress
men who have been in Washington
during the week. Not many Of them
have been here, but the ucanilliiy Of
opinion among those seen makes it fair
to assume that they voiced the senti-
ments Of at least three-fourlhs of the
republicans in the Senate and House,
and their opinions may be summed up
about thusly :-The democrats having a
majority in both House and Senate.
there exists no reason for the promul-
CATION of a republican program. That
is the business Of the majority, When
that program is presented the republi
cans with few exceptions may be count
ed upon to lay aside all desire f. obtain
mere partisan advantage and to stand
up for so much of it as may be for the
benefit of the country. In short, if Mr..
Cleveland program be a patriotic one
it will be supported by the republicans,
who have in every public crisis since
the party was represented in Con yress
proven themselves to be patriots first
aud partisans afterwards Nobody
need worry about the position 81 the
republicans in Congress; they will be
found voting for the right every time.
Every body. including members of
the cabinet ard other leading demo
Gratis, is in the dark about what Mr.,
Cleyeland's program will be. 1t is
known, Of course, that he wishes the
Sherman silver Law repealed, but no
body seems to know whether he has
any idea of substitute for that measure
that will provide in some way for the
silver already owned by the govern
ment, totn coin and bullion, rs welt as
for the future Of silver rs a money
metal. Il is not necessary for man
to be a skilled fnancer in order for
him to see the necessity for some sub
sitnte The Sherman law repealed all
other silver laws and to Internationally
repeal it would be to wipe out all
recognition Of silver money, to put the
country upon n single gold standard
and TO turn the silver money now
owned by the government into Just so
many ounces Of silver bullion; and few
even among the most extreme adyo.
Gates Of a gold standard beleye that
such a radical change could be so
suddenly made without wholesale dis
asior, and it is not believed here that it
vii. be possible TO accomplish the I'M
conditional repeal Of the Sherman law,
while the belief is general that it can
easily be repealed if a reasonable and
sensible substitute therefor is pre-
seuted. Nj Cleveland has a grand
oppor unity to prove himself patriot
ic President and his message to Con-
gress which vii be generally accepted
as the official program of his party.
will show to what extent he takes adj
vantage Of it.
While there are few men who profess
10 believe that the extra session will be
short one the great majority believe
that ii VIII run into the regular session
and that the regular session will be one
OF the longest ever held An offer was
made without taker by democratic
Congressman, 10 wager from 500 to
$500 that Congress would be in session
August :. 1891
|, is already certain that it is going
to be a fighting session, but the fight
ing is going TO be among the demo-
Gratis. The first fight will be on the
proposed cloture rule, which will be
antagonzed by what are known rs the
silver democrats, and the republicans
may conclude to take a hand in it.
Then there viii be fight over the i'm
portaut House craftsmanship Springer,
4 Holman and Bland are all slated to be
turned down, and they VIII not give Mp
easily