The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-29
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON ID. G. Jan. 1st, 1S9f--
The use Of money to defeat the Wilson
tariff bin IS the dominant idea of those
who have grown rich at the expense OF
the consumers of the country by reason
Of the So-cailed protection legislation Of
Republicans. Returning Democratic
Congressman from districts having pro-
tected manufacturers nearly all agree in
saving that money Is being freely spent
! bv those manufacturers in order to- work
up a bogus public sentiment in those
/ districts against the Wilson tariff bill,
/ hoping thereby to influence the Repre-
/ sentatIves 10 vote against the bill Not
only are halls hired for meetings to be
/ held To protest against the bill, but in
! dividUals are employed 10y the hundred
/ to come to Washington, and 70 get sigma
lures AT home TO petitions asking that
! the bill be not passed, and space Is bought
! in the columns Of lmpccunlous news
! papers which claim 20 be independent
which Is filled with shreWdiy written ar
| ticles adapted to the locality and intend
/ ed to frighten the ignorant into the be-
| lief that the passage Of the Wilson bill
will be "a local cafmity OF incalculable
magnitude.
All of these things were expected.
The Democrats knew that the men who
had grown rich toy legislation would not
see that legislation upset without spend
| ing a part of their casIly-acquircG wealth
! to prevent. But the money Is wasted
rs far as it's influence upon Democratic
Congressman Is concerned. Ii II easy
to find Democratic congressman who
would like to change some schedule in
the Wilson bill and who propose to state
their reasons for desiring a change To
the Democratic caucus soon TO be ue.d
and ask that it be made. hut the num-
Der of Democrats who Will refuse to vote
for the bill if the caucus does not agree
with them can toe counted upon the TN
gers of one hand with fingers to spare.
They generally recognize the fact that
the Wilson bill Is a party, not an indi-
vidual measure, and that as good Dem
oCratS it Is their duty To- support the toll
as it Will be approved by the Democratic
caucus. and they Will do it. No party
measure has ever been passed 10y con
gress that did not receive the votes OF
men whose personal incinations and in
terests were opposed thereto, and none
ever will be. When aman cannot bring
himself To vote for a party measure,
particularly when it represents tariff re-
form, which has been the keystone of
the Democratic arch for SO many years.
it is high time that he should cease to
call himself a party man or to expect to
receive honors from the party he declines
to support.
The presence ofseveral Democrats who
would be willing to preside over the gov
ernment printing offices, together with
the knowledge that the period covered
10y the bond of the Republican public
printer viii expire at midnight Of next
Sunday, makes it look as though the APP
pointment of a new public printer would
very shortly be made. The Democrats
have waited very patiently for thus change
To he made, as there are more places
outside of the civil service rules in that
office than in any other single branch
of the government.
To have heard some of the men who
think themselves entitled to advance
knowledge of all the Presidents move
mentS talk this week % foreigner would
have supposed that President Cleveland
committed a great crime when be went
down the river in company with Sccrcta-
ries Gresham and Carlisle fur several
DAYS recreation without telling mis- would
be guardians beforehand. The antics
Of these smart aIecES would he amusing
if they were not 50 absurd
Representatives NrNi.Iu. of TcnucS.
see, and Bryan, Of Nebraska, who were
appointed a subcommittee hv Chairman
Wilson To report To the Democrats OF
the WAYS and means committee uf thc
House the features of tine internal rev
enue bill that i~ 10 make Up the deficit
that Will hc made in the revenues of the
government 10y the Wilson tariff bill.
have decided upon their report. Ii will
recommend that tax Of > per cent bee
imposed upon all incomes $1,000 and
over; that a tax be imposed on inherit
ances Of personal property. the rate 10 bc
fixed later; that the tax on cigarettes be
increased To 81 30 per 1000, and that a
tax of Is cents pack bc levied ON play
ing cards. They estimate that till ON
these lines will bring in about SD uuu,-
coo.
\ subcommittee of the senate com
mittce on foreign relations. composed ui
Senators Morgan, Butler. Gray. sherman,
and FRYE. this week began the Hawaiian
investigation authorized by Senator
Norgau's resolution. They heard sev-
eraI witnesses friendly 10 the provisional
government and adjourned until next
Tuesday, when other witnesses will be
here. Nothing will bee madc public un-
I'll the work j. finished and the report ti
the committee made. NJ.