Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Writer and compiled for the HERALD
WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. 1891

Things have ueeh lively, even
exciting a. times, III political
circles during the past eek,
Notwithstanding the absence Oi
Congress, the President and
majority of the memb, rs Of The
Cabinet. The first hutteI came
when Senator Jones, letter, with
drawing from the republican party
and connecting himself with the
populists, was made public. That
was a national sensation which
promises to be far reaching in its
effects. The populists claim that
1t makes them absolutely certain
OF holding the balance of p ]wer in
both S-nate and House of the
Fifty. Fourth Congress, and many
republicans and democrats admit
that the claim is not a wild one
but is based upon what now ap-
pears to be very plausible probao-
iIities. Tie next excitement fol-
owed when there were rumoIs
that Senators Teller. of Colorado,
aud Dubois, of Idaho, were about
to follow the example Of Senator
Jones. Senator DIbois, Just
before starting for home disposed
of the rumor so far as it related to
him by denying that he intended
leaving the republican party dur
ing this campaign, but lntlmatlng
that be might do so later II the
party did not favor silver more
strongly than 1t dots at present
Senator Teller has not been IN
Washington since several weeks
before Congress adjourned, bat 1T
is not believed that he has any
idea of Withdrawing from the 1e'
publican party at this time,
Another political event that
stirred things up in Washington
was the resolution adopted by the
Louisiana sugar planters, in favor
of acting with the republican party
hereafter. This vas regarded
mere as practically the ftp OF a
state from the democratic to the
republican party, as the sugar
planters are regarded as the rul-
ing influence of the state. That
the administration quickly recog'
nized the Importance OF the move
was shown by attempt OF Sore
tary Carlisle to head it off by CIV
ing to the public, in an interview
with Representative Meyer, OF
Louisiana, the important fact that
he and President Cleveland we're
unalterably opposed to free sugar
at this time, which is taken to
mean that the bill placed on the
free list will be vetoed should
Senator Blackburn succeed in his
announced intention of getting 1t
passed by the Senate-it has a.
ready passed the House with only
eleven dissenting vOtes-at the
short session; also, that he and
President Cleveland favored and
would be glad to use theirinduence
for legislation providing for the
payment of the full bounty on all
sugar made up to date upon which
the new tariff went into operation
aud for the payment Of the d II
e-ence between the bounty aDd
the duty upon this years entire
crop of sugar. Tnis last was pro-
badly intended to soften the dis
appointment caused by his final
decision not to pay the bounty on
the sugar that had been made up
to the taking effect OF the new
tariff, which has jdst been officially
announced.
About five hundred of the local
G. A. r. men left here yesterday
on a special train, to attend the
annual encimpment at Pittsburg.
They carried with them a resolu-
ton adopted by the Department OF
tue Potomac concerning the dis
missal of their members from the
government service, tn my
bring abOlt a serious conflict
between that organization and the
present administration.
Among the newest political
rumors sufficiently important to be
mentioned IS one that Secretary
Gresham may be sent to the Senate
if the Illinois legislature should
be democratic, Notwithstanding
the endorsement which has already
been given to tie candidacy of
Mr.. Mac Veagh; another that
Senator Jones became a pOpullst
only for influencing that party to
endorse the candidacy of Senator
Cameron, OF Pennsylvania for the