The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-20
ArrhE NA1iON's CAPITAL
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARE DOING


War talk is again bead in " ash-
lioqton and, as usoal, The nsval of11>
| GERS are hoping thet there may be
something in it. II is cot conpli~
nentary 20 the British government t.
| which is pledged by formal frosty to
| abide by the decision OF the arbitrA>
tors IN the Bthring Sea dispute. that
80 many people should be willing to
believe that the massing OF warships
aud troops in the Pacific indicates a
disposition to dispute by force the
decision OF the arbitrators, should it
be against England, as it is gener>
ally believed it will be, but the Brit
ish government has upon more than
one occasion IN the past displayed
some very queer ideas Of the means
10Y OF international honor. 1t has
been suggested hare that the talk
about the Englisb not accepting the
dacIsion is all originated by the En-
QIish, for the purpose Of Influencing
the arDltrarors IN their decision. II
SO 1t Is q very foolish proceeding,
certainly as far as the American az.
oltratols are concerned. One OF them
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama
has more than once expressed the be.
: lief that another war between the
United States and England was IN.
s,itable, and that the sooner it came
the better for this country.
Notwithstanding all the sentimen-
tai talk about the increasing brother
ly relations between the great En-
glish speaking nations, DO well,in-
formed man will deny that there is
greater rivalry between tue United
s ates and Great Britain today than
ever before, and 1t is the rivalry Of
! commercial traffic, which has drawn
England Into more wars than any
other one thing. The commercial
supremacy Of the world lies between
the two nations, and that either Of
them will surrender the field peacea>
bly, to the other is not probable. No
man can mingls With the prominent
| and representative men from all Sec
tons Of the country who come to
W ashington without becoming con-
WINGED that war with England
would be aggressor. Nothing would
please the American people more
than for England to refuse to sbide
by the decision of the Behring Sea
arbitration. Such course would
Justify war and the Americans would
% accept it.
Secretary Herbert.left Washington
to-day on the Dolphin, to make q
visit Of inspection to all of the Allan
tic coast navy yards. He expects tc
be gone about two weeks.
A contest over the House door
ksepership and Sergeant alarms Is
beginning to get quite spirited.
Strong claims are being made by the
friends OF several candidates for both
positions. There are also several
candidates for postmaster of the
t:ou sc, bu; only one for the cierk-
ship, and so far none for chaplain.
Tbere are q number Of democrats
In the House who are in some par
ticulars the peers of any msn who
ever served therein but ii there il
any one of them who possesses pre-.
|enlnently all the qualities of good
leader he is not known at this time.
1t may be because there are so many
able democrats in the House that no
one of them has distinguished himself
above a score Of his colleagues, thus
making it appear that the party
lacked lea der, such as Sam Randall
or Orpheus Kerr was. Whatever
the cause OF this condition OF affairs
may be 1t offers splendid opportu-
nifty to the new members to come to
the front.
Representative Catchlnes, Of Miss.
issipp', who was member of the
com mittee on Rules Of the last House.
and WOO will, it Is generally believed,
occupy a SIMILAR position In the Eext
House, has arrived, and as be
expects to stay long time he
brought his family along. Mr..
CatchlDgs hes the same idea that
most of the democrats who served in
the Last House have about the neces.
sisY for the adoption Of q rule by the
next House that will prevent few
men tieing the House up whenever
they are so inclined, and he agrees
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