The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-03
LAMENTATIONS CAPITAL
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARE d DING

WASHINGTON D. c., July, 81 '93
President Cleveland, all bis cabi'
net, speaker Crisp and most Of thu
members OF Congress will return Il
Vas '!inAton this week, prepared tt
gFcs, J.. With the most serious cnndl
lion sfsirs this country nss know
| or yeara. az! that dem OCra 'lc states
ran nip and wisdom viii fii.d way
ut =. will re este if II .'Oas hot 8
:ics' ~ et Y he approval Of every
one, Ia As certain as that Congress
will NEE, next iionday. It's partic
nlarly noticeable that this Is the pre-
dominating sentiment among demo-
cratic Congressman already in Wash
'ogtoD. However wide apart they
- they are all certain that
may now uo, - to. ..
some way will be fouu~
together In the end.
Among the compromised already
suggested Is one that appears to be
rapidly gaming ground. 1t is to
simply repeal that clause Of the Sher'
man law which conpels the purchase
of 4,5OO,OOO ounces Of silver bullion
month by the treasury. or to mere
ly adopt an amendment to the law
authorizing the Purchase Of silver to
be made or not made in the discre>
ton of the President, and to let it 60
at that for a few months, in order to
! determine what other silver legisla>
ton may be necessary. A number
Of democrats who favor the free coin.
age of silver have announced their
, Willingness to support this compro>
mise at the extra sese,on, leaving the
sue stlnn q! fuI her silver legislation
ion. lttlt tic not crcIg mem
'ers OF Congress- ys' liz = aetiington
! q Lazarii predlctloE as to even t! e
probabiltv of the adoption II this
| CON, ;,rODlse, and some of those b. re
say hey nrefer awaiting tae recon-
T: meul,tinns to be MADE b. President
| Cleveiand's message before commit.
ting themselves.
Representative Neil, of Arkansas,
SAYS: "The Sherman silver law IL
vicious and ought to be REPEALED, but
Dad IS it ia, 1t is not responsible in
nv opinion, to anything like as great
IN extent for the & financial stringency
as McKinleyism 10. McKinseyism
! mus, be wiped out before the country
can get all right again."
| The financial situation 10 quite bad
enon2 without exsggeratlng 1t, at d
the statement that 200 National
Banks have failed since the first OF
Janna',, which has becn wide y pub.
l:sbed, Is gross ex.ggersriOn The
total number # suspensions l. s
been los two in New England, t~o
in Eastern ,ta'r-, 10 In Middle and
Mss lea pi Y .ies states, 6 il North
western states. So in Western states.
and rs in Southern states-and OF
tLis nc Der only 81 have actually
gone lnto the hands II receivers. OF
TIE r,M.itder . NUN Der have rec un1-
ed business and many moro have
good prospt cte for dong the same
shortly
Mr.. Loxa Carlisle very properly
takes .ssue with the ridicolou. state.
uent made by q civil service Com.
missioner Roosevelt as to the gov.
ernmeut clerks being about evenly
divided between the political parties
Mr.. Carlisle is chief clerk of the
I treasury anO he says the state me Dt
Of Roosevelt Is wOrse than ridiculous
whet applied to that department
! He save further: ''!n say that !.
per cent. 4 the claeslf Il clerks IN
he :saury were democrats at the
| oeglanlnx OF this administration
would he putting the per centsge too
nigh. 10 s"me large bureaus there
was not q ST gle Democrat Roose.
velt's statement vas made because
Of Secretary Carlisle having stated
1t To .. his lDteniiIE 70 give toe dem
ocrats shnw bv Diminishing the in
efficient clerks in his dep: rtmeat
Deputy Commissioners Bell says that
less than 20 per cent of the ciassi
fed clerks IN the Pension Office are
dc mocra.s, it would be safe to cay
that the per centage Will not run
over that in any of the departments