Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-10-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
Democratic Humiliafion-ssNo Compro-
mise" VOORHEES, In the Soup.
| From our regular correspondent.l

our regular corfeepon0ent.I
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct. %, 1898.
The mountain, represented In this case
by the democratic senatorial steering com.
mittee. which has been in labor for 10
these many days and nights, greatly to the
profit Of certain veuders Of LIQUID refresh.
ments, has brought forth the mouse, in
the shape Of compromise silver bill. 1t
is understood that the birth would never
have taken place IL the skill of the mid
wives, Cleveland and Carlisle, had no, been
made available. The baby is certainly not
one that anybody has any reason to be
proud Of 1t is lame, hal, and blind, and
can certainly never gro~ into anything
useful or beneficial. either to Its progeni
tors or to the country.
This bill, to get down Ia straigntfor-
ward English. provides that the repeal Of
the purchasing clause of the silver law
shall take effect October |. 1894, and that
the silver purchase and the selgniorsge
now In the treasury, and to accrue from
future purchases, shall from time to time
be coined THAT Is certainly indefinite
enough to make future trouble). and that
all greenbacks and treasury notes under
$40, shall be retired and silver certificates
or silver dollsrs more ndefnieness)
shall take their place. That + ALL Not
word about issuing bonds or any other
method of increasing the rapidly diminish
ing gold reserve, which now amounts to
only Ssl 900 600
This is the compromise that Mr.. Cieye-
land has promised to sign. If il can be
passed, and which The steering committee
are compelling democratic senators TO
pledge themselves in writing to support.
This is the sum total Of democratic nnan-
cial ability /; will require the ful dem
ocrstic supper, 70 pass this compromise.
as it is not expected that republican >eua
tors will vote for II aud the pupu!i>, soma
tors are up iu arms against II
While the republicans will probably not
vote for the compromise, thr, vii MT be
likely 10 DO anything tn prevent q vote BE-
Ing taken. II the dem, cats can stand
this measure the republicans certainly can
The irk should .; least h, sllawe,l 10
get dfy unon announcements nf len,c,a.
ic rei.euChmei.t and reform before IT,. al.
legged reforms are discarded hy he demo-
crstic admiui-'ratiru. Tie other dtv no
tic. WAS ~.ryrd upan ;h. r,..pl,iics. ,.tt,
x.c,,i,.. 81,
III go N"'-
'eS 'HA' secretary H"A' > MIA bad come
10 the conclusion that thc uflrc Ma a
sinecur. and hst sh,f.h.d =,
,.,
u''s .'-'Si"'" - a. ''' i' ID ia''c pa
pers that s. 0O0 s!accurc hlI been abrl-
-hed by the Administration
So. conn. ,.,. 80, -.
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"' 80 "'"''! '''nlAIi ny I'D a"m cratic
press X wa The r'p1h,itsn who held
the alleged >iGecgrr Wh.,,t- ,b ,iish.t
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DC gwen 10 i'Af~ heiH cfAt. endorsed
~ Scuatrr Mills, who u." practically
controls all federal app ,;p,u,-rts from a,
In shat STATE 50 there vs. neither -.
form NOR rctr,nchm-nt IN TN, moy,,
which was lost pIa,n @p,ll.msp', changs
a drmocra, in plac. II republican. I'M
Il Illustrates VERY ~tttkiaeiy one. Of H..
lesd,rg charAct.ri-,lr~ VI the pre.en, Al.
minietrat1u
Cou-iirrah'- enrIiri>.. ha~ been oppressed
BY republicans That ten republican >ens-
tors should hsVr voted to confirm the
nomination ~ Van A len TO be smhas.s
dor To- I'Ay. when Nv casting their votes
sgsin-t bin they could have defeated ,be
Nomination. witch pulled through on a