The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-05-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 80, 1894.

the Democrats out and compelled
Senator Harris, of Tenn, who is
IN charge of the Democratic side
of the Senate, to acknowledge that
he and the rest of the Democrats,
except those who are dickering
with the Democratic "kickers,"
were ignorant of what concessions
had been or would be made, but
were prepared to go it blind on the
reconstructed tariff bill, whether it
agreed with their sentiments or
not. Was not that a remarkable
confession to be made by the
whilom leader of the majority side
of the Senate? Commenting on
the statement published that the
Democratic leaders are becoming
more cheerful oyer the outlook,
Mr.. Hale said: "Cheerful, Mr..
President, cheerful when bargaining
and selling is gong on instead Of
honest tariff legislation. Cheerful
when iugglery and skullduggery
take the place of open discussion
cheerful when it is the cheerfulness
of dying man, when decomposI-
ton has already set in and numbed
his faculties -
No description could possibly do
justice to the present disgraceful
attitude of the Democratic Sena-
tors. They have refused to grant
hearings to honest working men
and women who have come here to
protest against the bread being
taken from their mouths by vicious
legislation, and they are to-day on
their }uees, not granting hearings,
but taking and obeying absolutely
without question the orders of the
millionaire trusts, as to changes to
be made in the tariff bill. Mr..
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
are up to their necks in this filth,
while those Democratic Senators
who are always ready to obey the
crack OF the party whip are being
kept in ignorance Of what is going
on: they have only to be told that
a bill is party measure to support
it, no matter what its nature may
be. Surely the workingman will
have q long score to settle with the
Democratic party.
A warning to newspaper pub
fishers against lending their names
and influence to be used in a bus
mess Of which they know nothing
and which they cannot control, is
contained in a bill filed in court by
William r. Hearst, publisher of the
San francisco Eraminer, against
John Wadderburn, manager of the
"Press Claims Company" and the
examiner Claims Bureau" of
Washington, asking for the appoint
ment of a receiver. Mr.. Hearst
says he was partner of Wedder-
burns in the EXAMINER Claims
Bureau" and that Wedderburn was
under their contract to furnish the
capital and manage the business.
He charges Wedderburn with organ
izing and maintaining the "Press
Claims Company" with money be-
longing 10 the EXAMINER Bureau;
With other misrepresentation of
funds, including the proceeds of a
note for $4,000 signed by the firm
name without authority; with Great
ing large indebtness; with refus-
ing to return money in accordance
with contracts with certain sub
scribers of the St. Paul Pioneer
Press and the Omaha Bee and
with injuring the reputation of the
San Francisco Eramlner by general
acknowledgement and by advertising
to give prizes for inventions.
Some Observation-Disclosures an
applicant for this of1ice-started
story that Gen. James A. Dumont,
Who has for many years been chief
government inspector Of steamboats,,
was contemplating retirment be-
cause of feebleness caused by old
age. 1t was a cruel lie. Gen.
Dumont IN denying 1t said: 81 am
just as lively and energetic as |
was twenty years ago." There is
only one thing the matter with
Gen. Dumout. He is a Republic
can.
Senator Quay's friends are I'M
easy about his condition. His
health has not been good for a year
or two, but it was not until recent
ly that he had begun to show signs
Of permanent break down. His
absence just at this time is very
much felt by his Republican
colleagues in the Senate, aside from
the feeling of esteem for him which
make hi+ absence at any time
matte general regret.
CoEeE's so-called army is in the
Distric5 of Columbia, and, barring
some expected happening, they
will tomorrow march through the
streets of Washinton, but they will