Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
Ex-Speaker Reed has never dis
played his great ability as ready de
batter and an able exponent of parlia
mentaly law and precedent than dur
ing the debate on the new rules, nov
going on in the House. The kicking
democrats, of whom there are quite g
number, have gladly followed his lead,
ership, in exposing the weak points
in the proposed rules, which he has
beer merciless in doing. The "ring
democrats as several of the "kick-
ers," have been called those who un-
questionably follow Speaker Crisp,
have no man to pit against the ex-
Speaker in debate, and since the bit
ter experience of Speaker Crisp when
he left the chair and attempted to
combat Mr.. Reed, they no longer try,
contenting themselves with out-vot-
ing him and his followers, and upon
several ccasions they have found that
very difficult to do.
History is repeating itself in the sill
yer fight in the senate. The southern
senators who have been relied upon
by the silver men from the Northwest
to aid them in preventing vote upon
the unconditional repeal of the pur-
chasing clause of the silver law are
slowly but surely going over to the
administration, and during the last
two or three days the prospect for an
early vote has very much improved,
although the thick and thin silver men
still say they will fight to the last, but
it is plain to be seen that they are no
longer confident of success, as they
were but few days ago. Space for
bids mention of the numerous causes
assigned for this change, although
vigorous welding of the party whip
by Senators Voorhees, and German and
some judicious promises of patronage
on the part of Mr.. Cleveland can not
be overlooked as factors. The popu
list senators are also regarded as
doubtful by the silver men, Senator
PETER having publicly stated that
while he would vote against uncon
repeal, he would not take part
in Or aid in any effort to prevent a
vote by fllibustering. The populists
say that they expect the
passing of the bill by the senate to
greatly increase their party in the
South and Northwest, because of their
belief that all of the free silver voters
will join them. Senator Hansbrough
II North Dakota has proposed an
which he thinks would
atisfy the silver men and not be We \
oed by the president. 1t provides for
he retirement of all paper money of
ess denomination than $50 and of all
old coins less than $40, including ma
ional bank currency, and the issuing
# silver certificates therefor, to be
'ased upon silver purchased at the
market price and coined into standard
liver dollars as fast as the currency
n the hands of the finance committee.
No more complete back down was
yer made by member of any presi-
ent's cabinet than that of Hoke
smith on the pension suspensions
hitch have been such a marked feat
re nf the democratic administration.
he public reason given for the back
own is far from the real cause of it.
{ gradually entered the mind of Mr..
cleveland, who was the originator of
ne wholesale pension suspension sys-
EN-, that the statements of such dem
Gratis as Senators German, Voorhees,
nd Palmer, and Representative Hol-
ian, as to the certainty of the wreck
f the democratic party if the admin
'tration policy was continued, were
Torth thinking about, and while he
ras thinking about it he heard from
umerous other men who had been
emocrats but had foresworn the /
arty on account Of it's bad treatment
f the old soldiers. Then he became /
anic stricken at the prospect and
-oke Smith was ordered to close the {
factory, and issue an order
cling the poor pensioners how sorry {
le administration was for them. Tt ]
a fact that the administration was {
,rry sorry that it dare not keep on
pensioners.
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