The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-05-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
C'rom our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON. May 20, 1894.

Q'r"m nur Regular Coriespord.'nt.'
WASHINGTON. May 20, 1894.
Does the sticky trail of the sugar
scandal lead to the White House?
Statements made by Democrats,
mind you, not Republicans, first
Indicated that it did, and the action
of the investigating committee, in
pretending to be greatly exercised
because three newspaper correspon-
dents-One of them a Democrat,
and Senator Murphy's private
secretary-have declined to give the
names of those who gave them in
formation, has not weakened the in
dications. The committee may be
per 'ectly honest in It's attempt to
make the correspondents tell the
names Of their lnformants, but ex-
perience should warn them of the
time they are wasting. There is
probably not Il newspaper CORES
pondent in Washington who would
not go to Jail and atay there rather
than to tell the name of any wan
who had given him information in
confidence. and nobody knows this
any better than the Senators on this
committee; hence the belief that
y 5hey are merely using the CORE
spondents in making play for
time, instead of asking the men
whose names have been directly
connected with the scandal for the
information that will establish the
truth or falsity of the charge that
the sugar trust dictated the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill. The
present actions of the committee
confirm the impression OF those who
predicted from the first that the
whole Investigation would be us
great I lizzIe as that part of it
Ef,cA dealt with the alleged at
tempt to bribe the Senators.
Several votes in the Senate hdv-
ing demonstrated that the las bar
gain took IN all Of the Democrats,
except IIiIi, as well rs The populists,
and that the tariff bill as bargained
for is going to get their votes, it is
probable although not vet certain,
that the Republicans will in fe V
days agree to the setting of Il day
for the final vote on the bill. The
sugar schedule will be reached this
week ard an effort will be made to
upset it, ont for the reason set forth
above it will hardly succeed.
Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt has got his fighting blood
up. During the debate which pre-
coded the Democratic attempt to
drop the appropriation for the
Civil So~vice Cor nil sion, Repre-
Sent4tives Pendleton of W. v;
Erlow. of Tenn, and Stocksdale
and Williams, of Miss. made ate
ments rejecting upon the integrity
of the commission, and accusing it |
of always favoring Republicans.
Mr.. Roosevelt sent communion
ton to Representative DeFOrest,
chairman of the House committee
on Reform in Civil Service, brand
ing each and every statement made |
by the ioar Representatives as I'M
quaihedlv false, and daring them
TO al.eapr to prove them in an IN
vest CATION, which he suggests be |
made There's no likelihood OF an
investigation, as it will be under
stood dat the statements were made |
iargely to placate disappointed con-
stitrants Who have not been pro-
yided for and who might be dlspos-
ed TO make trouble in nominating
conventions.
Gold, like everything else, is
afraid of this administration. At |
feast, it gets away from it quite
fast. Notwithstanding the $50,
100000, in god received from the
late bond issue, the gold in the
Treasury is to-day below $50, 000,-
600, and according to the opinion
of many of the shrewdest observers |
in Congress, including friends as
well as enemies of the adminlstra-
ton, another bond issue is only a
question of time, and if there IS not |
a decided ''let up" in the drain on
the Treasury it will be very short |
time. All of the prophecies Of MIR.
Cleveland and Sec -etary Carlisle |
concerning the return of gold from
Europe have proved false. Should |
the tariff bill become law by the
first of July. which the Democrats
claim, but the Republicans do not
concede, there Will be an immediate
and immense drain on the remain
ing gold in the Treasury, as the i'm
porters will want it sent to Europe
to pay for the goods which Euro
peau manufacturers have been pill
ing mp to flood the American mar
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