Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-10-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our regular corresponds.

congressional campaign would !
glad to discover some effectiyn y
to muzzle those well-meanin. "ay
misguided members of the narsr pu'
insist upon trying to introduce IN "uo
Tor their favorites for the next ra,.,,
iican presidential nomination NV
the present campaign. This isr4
presidential campaign and the in.s
duction of presidential booms !
mistake that cannot possibly do anv
body any good, and may do the ~,
ty much harm. While evervtht.
points to the election of repnhl;oa
majority in the next house. and i
gain in the republican memharsl,
In the senate, it isn't regarded bv !
pubiicans of good judgment as bain.
so much of "cinchn that disturbias
elements can be introduced into ~
campaign with impunity. Every =
republican should recognized NJ Il.
first and principal duty the election
OF a republican majority in the nev.
house. That is absolutely necessa,,
for the welfare of every individnai
who earns his or her living in anv
branch of industry or business. t.,
the country see that there is no dan
ger of any more democratic concrass
ional legislation and there will he .
genuine improvement in all branch.
of business. When the victory is won
then every republican can devote j.
much time as he pleases to BOOMING
his fayorite for the presidential nom.
ination without danger to the party
No man has mortgage on the next
republican presidential nomination.
1t is open to any mar who can secure
the requisite number Of delegates 10
the convention, and the less said
about anybody's claims between now
and election day the better it will be-
both for the party and the candidate.
All well-wishers of the government
sincerely hope that the present ad.
ministration may not have to face
scandal as the result of the alleged re.
form of the treasury department. in
accordance with the recommends.
tons of the Dockery committee.
which went into effect last week.
The abolition of several bureauy
OF the treasury department NAV
sound like reform to those who are
unfamiliar with the work of those
bureauN, but to experienced account.
ants it is nothing more nor less than
the removal of checks and safeguards
upon the disbursing of public money,
that will sooner or later result in a
gigantic steal and scandal Under
the old system it was impossible for
money to be improperly paid ont
without its being promptly discover
ed; under the new system it only re-
quires collision between few off,
cials to pay out any amount Of gov
eminent money without fear Of de-
lection, until change occurs in
some of the offices filed by the
crooks. This is temptation that
should not have been put before Off
cials, and it is bound to make trou-
Bile. Mark the prediction.
Chairman Babcock, of the Repub-
liean Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, has been to New York to con-
fer with the republican leaders, in
order to add to the effectiveness Of
the aid rendered by that committee
in the congressional districts Of that
state.
Senator Hill wants to make a deal
with the administration, and Dan
Lamont, Mr.. Cleveland's personal
representative has been to New York
to talk it over with Hill. The pro-
position according to my information
which comes ftom Trustworthy
democratic source, is that Hill will
agree in return for the support
of the administration in hi
campaign for governor to resign the
governorship, if he is elected, and al
low Representative Dan Lockwood
the candidate for lieutenant governor
who is a Cleveland man, to qualliy
az governor. The proposition was
accompanied by threat to refuse 70
rum and leave the administration
democrats to name candidate ana
to get along the best they can with
out Hills assistance, in case the deal
is not made. The proposition was
brought to Washington by one q
Hills men and within two hours
Lamont was ON his way to New YORK
after seeing Hill he will consult MI
Clev Gland before closing the deal.
The members of the democratic
congressional committee are having
a hard time to keep a bold front n
public these days. In private they
admit that all the news they are get
ting indicates the loss Of the house
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