The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-02-22
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THE PRESS.
RoASoKR WonLD: There seems to
be great difference of opinion at
Washington az to the time when the
Wilson bill will be- disposed Of by
the Senate. Some of the correspon-
dents predict that it will be in the
hands of the finance committee for at
least a month, and that final ac-
ton by the Senate need not be ex-
pected earlier than the first of June.
On the other hand, Senator Voor-
bees, chairman of the finance com
mittee, is quoted as saying that the
bill will be reported to the Senate
much earlier than is generally ex-
pected. He says that the committee
and the Democratic leaders in the
Senate will do all in their power to
put the billsthrongh as quickly as pos
sible. The extreme Republican pro
tectionists Will make desperate fight
against tariff reform of any sort,
and Senator Quay has announced his
intention of offering free coinage
State bank tax and general omnibus
amendment, hoping to weight it
down with additions that will kill it.
There are, however, many of the
Western Republicans and Independ'
ents in favor of moderate tariff re-
form, and it is generally agreed that
an interesting contest may be expected
in the Senate. It is hardly probable
that the bill will be disposed Of ear.
lier than the first of April.
RICHMOND DISPATCH: Not only is
the Federal election-law repealed, but
we have the pleasure ofknowing that
the name of Virginian-Mr. Tuck
er-is indissolubly associated with
that event. 1t was Mr.. fuckers bill
which passed the House and Senate
and which the President signed or
Thursday.
Hereafter we shall see no United
States supervisors or marshals at the
polls at congressional or other cleo
tions. Next to Southerners, Now
Yorkors will most rejoice that Mr.
fuckers bill has become a law, fol
now they will be rid of that pestilcn
tial partisan, Johnnie Davenport
How Tammany must rejoice tha'
Johnnie is emptied into the oblivion
Of private life?
RICHMOND DISPATCH: In a word
then, the Populists will probably
forego their purpose Of running
candidate for Congress next fall il
every district in Virginia. There il
for them no thoroughfare in that di
rection. They cannot reasonably
hope to occupy this year any large
space in the public eye. They can
not possibly hope that the Republl
cans will adopt their creed either OF
financial questions or on economic
questions. Nor can they expect the
Democrats to take up with their ex
ploded Ocala platform.
So we conclude that the Demo
Gratis of Virginia, may dismiss the
Populists as a party from theil
thoughts, and face the probability
that the Populists will seek to form
an alliance with the Republicans III
every congressional district in Vir.
ginia. Whether tho Republican,
will thus succeed in defeating the
Democrats or not is another question
We see no grounds at present to-
apprehensions on this score.
LOUISVILLE PosT: Leading a mi
nority Of the Democrats into the Re.
publican camp Senator Hill was yes
terday able to defeat the confrma
ton Of Mr. Pecllham.
Thus a Democrat named by a
Democrat, was beaten in the Senate
supposed to be controlled by Demo.
Gratis.
1t is we'll for Democrats to ask
how this result was accomplished, by
whom it was accomplished, and fol
what purpose it was accomplished.
Though the defeat Of Mr.. Peck
ham is due to Republican votes, the
combination was made by the arch
censpirator, David B. Hill, who is
living up to Mr. Watterson's latest
philosophy: 81 don't care what
happens, 80 it does not happen to me. .
1t may be accepted as true that
Republican votes for Peckham have
been secured by offering Democratic
votes against certain features in the
tariff.
The purpose of this campaign is
to be demonstrated that, though the
people may be backof the President
all the force of a great political ma.
chine is back of Hill, who is determ-
incd to rule or ruin the Democratic
party of the Union, as he has done in
New York.
New Yong HEsALD: l. is to be
hoped that the country has soon the
end of the unseemly wrangle which
has been kept up for months over the
appointment of an Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court
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