Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-09-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(l'rom Our Regular Correspond ent. J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 3.

the White House, where he had
been invited to attend conference
els rot 'prcjudiced against those
democrats who are opposed to his
financial policy as far as it has been
announced; and he is fully aware OF
the extent Of this opposition in the
west and south. He believes that
the wisdom Of first repeating the
purchasing clause of the Sherman
silver law, which has been so great.
ly denounced by the business men Of
the country, and which was explicit.
ly promised by the Chicago plat.
form, will be SO apparent after the
entire financial policy of his admin.
istration that have been made pub.
lie that all divisions will soon be
forgotten. The first step to be
taken is, in lis opinion, to stop the
purchase of silver; but he bears no
ill-will towards those who differ
with him, believing that they are as
honest in their belief as he is in his.
The only reason that he has not
announced the financial policy of
his administration is that it is not
yet fully determined upon. Mind
you, it is no task of day, a week,
or month to reconstruct the fnan-
cial system of country Of G5,ooo,-
900 people, which has been growing
from Lad to worse under republican
legislation, until it is today as bad
as it could well be, and financial re-
form has become the most urgent
necessity of the time. Grover Cleve-
land has ploven himself to be a man
worthy to be trusted, and 1 can see
no reason why every democrat
should not repose the most implicit
trust in him in this emergency, even
if their personal opinions do differ
from his as to the means to be used
to reach the desired end-the restor-
alton of prosperity to the country at
large, not to a few favored men, but
to everybody. am, and have al
ways been, what is known as silver
man, but l shall unhesitatingly vote
for the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman silver law"
The House added amendment
after amendment to the rules report
ed by the committee on rules, until
they stand as adopted almost the
same as they were in the last house.
Theoretically no democrat finds any
fault with the liberality with which
the rules treat the right, of the
minority, but there is reason to
fear that when the tariff bill, the
bill for the repeal of the Federal
election laws, and at her measures
against which the republicans will
be disposed to fillibuster, gets before
the house they will be found too
lenient towards the minority. 1t is
an old and true maxim that "devil
must be fought with fire." and
many think that it would have been
wisdom to have followed the prece-
dent set by the republicans in the
ifty-irst congress and have make
The rules stringent enough to con-
troll the minority when it was 50
desired.
"Much ado about nothing" is all
The talk about the votes in the senate
his week. With twenty senators
absent the silver senators defeated
Senator Vorhees on two propo-
'itions-one to 60 into executive
session while Senator Stewart was
his long speech, and the
'ther to adjourn. The votes have
absolutely no significance as far as
he final result is concerned. The
situation stands percisely as it did
'efore-the bill will be debated .
reasonable time, unless an agree
ncns is reached setting tine to