The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1894-12-29
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(From our Regular Correspondent. J
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. 1894


cratic leaders of tie House are, by
their attitude on the currency ques-
ton. giving the country another
Instructive ohject-lesson, showing
! the Democrats idea of statesman
ship. Notwithstanding that those
fnancierS Of reputation who were
heard either in person or by letter,
by the House Banking and Cur
rency Committee, were a unit, in
condemning, either the whole or a
part as Secretary Carlisle's mis-
named plan of currency reform, the
bill drawn up by Secretary Car
Isle is to be railroaded through
the House this week, unless Demo-
cratic plans miscarry.
1t may not be true, although
many are inclined to think that it
is, that the ADMINISTRATION is en-
couraging the withdrawal of gold
from the treasury, in order to
frighten objecting Democrats into
the support of the currency bill,
which as q sop to the overwhelming
vanity of Representative Springer,
chairman of the committee on
Banking and Currency, has been
re christened, the springer BILL"
bat those who are unquestionably
authorized TO speak for the admin
lstratlon are representing some ar
guments 70 secure votes for the bill
that are certainly questionable.
The Democrat who expresses an
objection to the bill, and nearly all
of them do, is told that the bill has
not the slightest chance to become
q law, but that It is merely intend
ed to convince the country that the
administration and the majority of
the House are anxious to do some
thing, and that it's passage by The
House will throw the responsibility
for the failure Of financial legisla-
ton upon the already unpopular
Senate.
1t is not necessary to have an
extra good memory to recall that
similar arguments were used to
rush the Wilson tariff bill through
the House in q crude form. 1t is
well known that many of the Senate
amenements to the tariff bill were
begged for by Democratic members
Of the House who lacked the cour-
age to either propose them or to
vote for them in an open, manly
way, but were willing to beg for
them secretly, and then to pose as
having been compelled, against
their will, to accept the Senate bill,
amendments and all. That is the
sort of business which disgusted
the people and brought about the
Democratic defeat of last month.
There has not been u single i'm
portant piece of legislation before
Congress since it was controlled by
the Democrats, into which this sort
of tactics was not introduced to a
greater or lesser extent To put it
plainly, if not elegantly, the Demo-
Gratis in Congress have played, and
in spite of their bitter experience,
are continuing to play the people
for fools.
Even the tottering, God or-saken
government of Turkey, which
exists merely by the sufferance Of
the great powers of Europe, does
not hesitate to snub this admins
tration. 1t has refused to allow the
U. S. Consul designated for that
duty by Secretary Gresham to ac-
company the Comission, composed
of representatives of Russia and
Great Britain, which will investi-
gate the massacre of Christian Ar
menians by Turkish troops. If
Secretary Gresham had no' hiun-
dered from the start he %-Juld not
be in his present humiiiating posi-
ton. He has already been taking
to task by Congress for several Of
his blunders, and this last one will
certainly be heard from.
The Senate will do nothing in
the way of political legislation at
this session, although there is still