Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-02-08
Washington Letter.
CFrOm our Regular oorrespondent.l
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. ?. 189

before SWINE to attempt to stop the
democrats of the House in their head
long rush towards ruin and destruction.
But there are millions of intelligent
people in this country who will appre-
ciate and heed the mastery array Of
calm and insurmountable facts present
ed by the honored republican leader of
the House, even if they did fall uu-
needed upon the ears of men. many of
whom voted for the atrocious measure
against their honest convictions, know
ing that 1t would iDjure those who had
sent them to Congress. Some OF these
men voted for the bill simply because
they lacked the courage to do otherwise,
but not few Of them did so for mess
of pottage in the shape of few Offices
for their personal followers. The tariff
bill now goes to the Senate. where there
is hope of making material alterations
in, if not of defeating it outright.
1t was entirely fitting that the public
debt of the United States should be in
creased $50, 900, 900 by the sale of bonds
on the same day that the House passed
the Cleveland tariff bill. Indeed, the
increase IN the public debt was but the
natural consequence OF the mere pro-
position to saddle such a tariff upon the
country. Owing TO the very determined
movement against the issue of bonds in
and out of Congress the issue would
haye been fiat failure had not Secre-
tary Carlisle's appeal to the Wall Street
bankers brought them to his rescue. To
prevent this fact being too plain to the
country Mr.. Carlisle has refused to
make public the names of the purch-
asers Of the bonds. Congress did not
act in time to stop the issue of bonds,
but it may take steps that will prevent
the use of the money for any other pur-
pose than strengthening the gold re-
serve.
Representative SibleY, of Pennsyl-
vania, who got on his ear and rendered
his resignation to the governor of that
state, because his constituents objected
to his position on the tariff, has wound
up the string which he tied to the res.g-
nation before sending it, and will keep
his seat in the House.
The returns from the special Con-
gressional election in New York City
were not reassuring TO Mr.. Cleveland
or the cuckoo democrats. They bore
out the assertions of the New York
Democrats in the House, that the Cleve-
land policy if persisted in would result
in making New York go Republican by
an unheard of majority. At the last
Presidential election the fourteenth N.
Y. district went democratic by plur-
atty of S,S25, and now it elects Re
publican Congressman by plurality of
905-a republican gain of few less
than 10000 in single district. The
fifteenth district went democratic by
IL, 500, and now it is only by the per-
sonal popularity of the candidate that
it has democratic plurality of 4,510--
republican gain of 1859 That is
the first time the wage-earuers have had
a chance to express their opinion of the
democratic tariff bill. Its effect upon
democratic senators will be carefully
watched
1t is regarded as significant that it is
the friends of Mr.. Cleveland, and not
those of Senator Hill. who are seeking
to delay action on the nomination of
Peckam to the Supreme Court vacancy.
A close friend of Senator Hills said to.
day: Whether the nomination be act
ed upon next week or next month the
result will be the same-rejection.n On
the other hand administration men are
claiming the votes of several Southern
senators which were cast against Horn
blower. Meanwhile important business
of the Supreme Court is being delayed
because of the vacancy. The even di-
vision of the court-four on each side
in one important case the other day will
prevent other cases being taken up I'M
til the vacancy is filed.
Senator-elect Gear-''Old Business"
some Iowa people call him-was given
a banquet by the Iowa Congressional
delegation this week. In addition to
the Iowans the following were present:
Thomas b. Reed, of Maine; Albert G.
Hopkins and Joseph G. Cannon, of H.;
John A. Caldwell, of Ohio; Julius G.
Burrows, of Mich; Serena E. Payne. of
New York, and John Dalzell. of Penn
sylsania, all colleagues OF Mr., Gear in
the House. Senator Wilson told the
party that he believed he would get as
much pleasure out of his self.imposed
/ exile from the CanitOl as his SucrasSc,,