Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-02
Washington Letter
FROM our REGULAR CoRpGsroNDEN

NAslINGTON. ID. c, October 23rd 1898
Truly, 1t is the unexpected that hap
pens in politics. Just when ninety inc
yer cent. Of the menln Congress, regard,
less of the personal preferences, thought
the obsequies Of the VOORHEES, bill were
fairly under way the prophetic of DR..
Cleyeland proved TO be true. Instead
of being corpse the patient sprAng up
from the bier where it has been tenderlv
laid and demonstrated TO all the world
that il was vigorous enough to knock
out all of its opponents-there was
funeral, bat compromise was the corpse.
DR.. Cleveland was naturally pleased at
the change, but he WAS not altogether
satisfied IN the pocket of the patient
was Il Recommendation Of old man SILVER
that DR.. Cleveland was somewhat ayerse
to at. aching his name to, 50 he sent his
associate physician, Dr. Carlisle, to sug-
gcst to chlef nurse VOORHEES, the advis-
ability of strangling the now GONZALES
cent patient and putting in its place its
twin bro, her which WIS fathered 10y
REPRESENTATIVE Wilson and which had
already been strongly endorsed by the
House but the suggestion did not meet
with favor, either from chief nurse
Voorhees, or any considerable number
of his assistants. They decided that it
be unjust to the patient they had nursed
through slch long seige Of critical ILL.,
ness, Just because Of ii recommendation
which after all will be no more binding
than the average one given by pol
iician to office seekers. Only nine
Senators voted for the Wilson bill when
the proposition OF substituting the
Voorhees, bill therefor was decided by
the Senate.
Reasons for the failure CT compro-
mis- are heard on all sides, but none Of
them are qnlte so interesting as those
given on the floor Of the Senate by Sen
ators Wolcott, Of Colo, and German, Of
Maryland, because they both occupied
positions which should haye enabled
them to know. Mr.. Wolcott said it
was the withdrawal of the support
which was given the outspoken silver
men by those who We're apparently
working for repeal; by democrats who
belieye the silver men were right, but
who to sustain the administration were
willing to take the other side, and by
the republicans of the east and north,
who wanted the silver men to defeat
that the .arty advantage might be de-
rived by the republicans from the
spectacle Of the democratic majority be.
ing unable to legislate. This statement
which has not contradcted, would hayc
been all the more interesting had Mr..
Wolcott told why tins mixed support
was withdrawn. lie contented himself
with saying it was brought about by
party eXigency and other causes. Mr..
German started out by saying that the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law might not give the reliet
expected and that it was not such a
bill Us the democrats wanted 10 pass,
eaI that it was partlsanship on the part
Of the republicans which prevented an
agreement on measure which would
give the relief the situation demands.
Ile then became more specific and de-
Glazed that Senator Sherman, as the lea
der Of the republicans, and Of the
majority o hose Senator's who represent
ed the repeal sentiment, held the key
to the situation and dictated terms to
thestdmiGistr aud to the Senate,
and by his opposition prevented agree
ment upon a measure thai would haye
done Justice to a!iipteresta snd provided
the relief the administration wanted
Much of the above might be accounted
for on the theory that Mr.. Gcrrlan as
a shrewd politician wished to let the
silver democrats down easy, but no
such theory will account for his closing
words" During all this fight there has
not been majority IN the ) nate ia
favor of unconditional repeal, and it
was that lack Of IA majority which has
delayed action until this time
1t is not expected that it will require
more than two days for the Senate to
dispose of all the amendments to the
Voorhees, bill and OF that measure.
That it will pass is now conceded by
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