Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-11-30

on appropriations and one of the
ablest democrats in that body,
does not hesitate to say that moth
ing but Republican support saved
him and one other Texas Demo
crat-Reprosentative elecl Calhoun
from being defeated by the pop
ulists. He also says of Represen-
tative--elect Noonan, who was
elected by the Republicans in the
eleventh Texas District: ''He
was a union man throughout the
war. and since then has been regu-
larly elected Judge in a democratic
district against all opposition. He
is about sixty years old, popular
and capable. That he will like
Congress. l am rot sure. If the
Republicans had nominated IN, n
of his stamp in all the Texas Dis
tricts, aad made a straight fight on
Republican lines, | believe they
would have elected four or five
congressman
Moneyed Democrats are showing
a very decided disposition to sit
down hard upon Senator Faulkner
| of West Virginia, instead OF sub
scribing money to aid his new
rainbow scheme. of utilizing the
machinery of the Democratic Con-
gressional campaign committee to
distribute literature intended to
educate the Democratic masses up
to a proper financial level. 1t will
doubtless be remembered that
lSenator Faulkner is chairman OF
that committee. One man who
gave the Congressional committee
check with four figures was ap-
preached by Senator Faulkner
and asked to subscribe to the new
scheme, and heis reported to have
i, said: .sLook here Faulkner, if thai
r committee really has any machln
{ ery. send it to the nearest junl
5 shop as soon as you can, for it i:
t worthless for any useful purpose
And as tor the Democratic masses
1 have my doubts about their ex
1 iste nee. | have nomore money t
n throw down rat holes
. It's generally under stood tha
I Mr.. Cleveland is now dividing hi
II attention between a painful attac
of the gout in his foot and the pr
N paration of his annual message
< Congress, but a Democrat WI
"a ought to know SAID to-day: "Tf
'e idea that Mr.. Cleveland is engage
D in writing his message with h
own hands is an erroneous one.
happen to know that he isn't wri
ing his message at all. He has
daily talk with Dan. Lamont du
ing which he goes over what
y desires to say upon a certain su
ject, leaving the writing and lite
airy shaping of it entirely to Lamo
= who makes full notes and at the ne
of interview carries what he has
of the meantime written out to NJ
m Cleveland and leaves it with him f
# revision. That is the way NJ
of Cleveland is writing his message.
isl By the way, speaking of Il
he message, it is not certain that
or will contain any detailed recol
rv mendationS as to new financi
" system, Notwithstanding NJ
TO Cleveland's recent intimation tn
,g it would. The reason is that gre
o. pressure is being brought to ha'
IN the financial part of the messa
nd limited to recommendation tn
a Congress authorize the Preside
70 to appoint non partisan moneta
H. commission to make full invest
to CATION and report what financi
he legislation ought to be enacte
RS Two members of the Cabinet.
:. Olncy and Morton-are commit,
/, to the commission idea and othe
5. are said to be favorably inclined
: wards it. but Mr.. Cleveland h
o. heretofore attached no weight
Of Cabinet or any other opinions, e
i cept when they agreed with Ii
in own.
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