Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-04-27
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.

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! Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1894.
Mr. Cleyeands physical courage is
not, 1t seems, equal 70 his mental OBJ
stinacy. He intended to have moved
his family to his suburban residence this
week, but the news of the approach Of
the several branches of Coxey's army
frightened him so that he changed his
mind, and it is said, that he is now serl-
ously thinking of sending Mrs. Cleve-
land and the children away from Wash
ington before Coxey's army arrives. A
facetious anti Cleveland democratic SEN
ator said to-day: 81 suppose Cleveland
is afraid that he might be seized and
held as a hostage by Coxey to compel
congress to grant his ridiculous de-
mands."
The democrats obtained control of the
house of the Fifty second congress
largely through Misrepresentation of
the appropriations made by the Fifty.
first congress and of the Creed rules of
the house. The appropriations Of the
Fifty-second congress exceeded those of
the fifty first and those of the present
congress promise to do likewise, and
now the democrats OF the house have
adopted the quorum counting rule for
which they SO long abused Mr.. Reed and
the republicans, In view of these facts
it will be a long time before the demo-
Gratis will carry another election by mis-
representations. In the language of
slangdom, the people are "onto' them.
The republicans of the house have been
very considerate of the feelings of the
democrats while they have been eating
their dish Of crow. 1t is glory enough
for the republicans that their ideas have
had to be adopted by the democrats Of
the house, and they are perfectly willing
to leave it to the intelligent voters Of
the country to settle with the democrats
for giving the lie to all of their previous
statements about the Outrageous" and
unconstitutional counting of Il quo
rum.
Senator Lodge, of Mass, is one of
those who believe that England never
does anything that promises 10 benefit
the United States unless driven into it
by sslf-interest. He prcpo SEES by means
of an amendment to the tariff bill, Of
which he gave formal notice tins week,
t. place discriminating duties on all
products and manufactures of Great
Britain and her colonies, the same to re
main in force until Great Britain shall
enter into an agreement with the United
States and other nations for the coinage
and use of silver as money. This ameud-
ment if adopted, will leave the Mckinley
duty on Australian wool double the
duty on everything dutiabe from Grea!
Britain and all her colonies, and put a
duty of 50 per cent on such articles
from them as are on the free list. How
the lion would roar should the senate
vote with M. Lodge.
While Senator Smiths speech did not
create as great sensation as that OF
Senator Hill it served TO emphasize the
positions occupied towards the tariff bill
, by the free trade democratic senators
and the so-caled conservative demo
| cratic senators, OF whom Senator Smith
, is one. 1t also contained some very
. plain language; the following for in
stance: "Party ties grow weak when
they make disregard Of ones own con
yictions and dis,oyalty to ones own
people the test Of fealty. x This
bill avawedly taxes one man for the pri
waite benef Of another man. ThaC is
why oppose this infamous proposition
today, and shall continue to oppose il
until su IA time rs it shall either be
forced upon us by sheer wejg t Of nun
hors, or we shall be forced bg returning
reason from tn eravest danger which
bias confronted the democratic party
since the DAYS Of Buchanan. x
We should ask ourselves whether this