The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-10-12
Washington Letter.


Washington, d. c., Oct. o, 1S94.-
Secretary Lamont, who has never taken |
anv part in the Democratic factional |
fights which have made New York |
doubtful state instead of the Democrat
ic state which it ought to be, and would
he. with the Democrats united, has gone
to New York to Use his influence to
bring about harmony in the state cam
paign. No confidence is violated when
the statement Is made that Secretary La
mont believes that Senator Hill should
have the united support of the Demo
Gratis in his campaign for the governor
ship, whether he intends, as has been re-
ported, to resign the gOvernOrship, if
elected, and retain his seat in the SEN
ate or to resign the senatorShip and
serve another term as governor, Those
are matters for him to personally decide.
He Is the regularly nominated candidate
of the party, unanimously nominated
against his will, and il Is as little as ev
cry Democrat can do to give him loyal
support. That the Influence of the ad
ministration will be used in his behalf Is
| certain, and the belief Is general here
! that he will be elected. | know of one
well known Republican who has wagered
| that he would be elected, if he accepted
| the nomination.
The annual report Of the Commission
| er of Indian Affairs, just made public,
| takes strong ground in favor of encour-
| aging the local authorities by money
| payments TO co operate with the govern
| ment in getting the Indian children in
| to the public schools and says that the
| policy which resulted in a reduction of
| SO, 900 in the amount appropriated by
! congress for contract schools for the
| current fiscal wear will be continued by
| the government until the Indian chill
| dram are all absorbed IN the public
| schools
| Gen. Wade Hampton, L. ) Railroad
| Commissioner, has returned from an of
| fetal tour over the Pacific Railroads
| He says the roads are in good condition
and they are. doing as good business as
could be expected \ detailed report of
| his trip will be made to the secretary of
the interior, who will include 1t in his
annual report to the President. which
| will be submitted before congress reas-
sembles. Gen. Hampton says that
| many people he met in California were
clamOrOus not only for government con
| troll of the Union and Central Pacific
| railroads, but of all others. He Is op
| posed to the idea in toto. Speaking on
the subject, he said: I'm the first place
| the bonds of these roads held by the
| government are not due until 1897, and
| the government cannot foreclOse until
default has been madeiu their payment.
| Then II becomes a question of expedien-
cy. If the gOvernm ent should fUreclose,
| having only the second mortgage, it
| would be compelled to pay the first mort
| gage, amounting to many mill
| lions. Even then the government would
| find itself in possession of roads without
terminals. 4 government such as ours
cannot operate railroads. In autocratic
| governments ii Is possible, but not in
| this The demand for foreclosure of the
| Pacific roads does not come from the
best informed people CT the Pacific
coast, although it has become popular
in the west.
Hon. John 5. Seymour, Commission
er Of patents, who has just returned from
his home in Connecticut, reports the
| Democratic party in that state as in a
| splendid condition and enthusiastic over
the unusually strong state ticket it has
| nominated, and as making an aggressive
! fight in the congressional districts He
says that nearly every manufacturing
interest in the state l. helped by the
| new tariff in one way or another. He
| itemises the benefits thusly: Free
lead and free copper viii help the brass
| goods manufacturers. Free wool will
aid the makers Of many lines of textile
| goods, and free alcohol in the arts has
long been demanded by the nat makers.
to whom 1t Is a necessity. Free lumber
and reduced duties on coal and iron ore
will also be appreciated by the mauufac-
turers, while they can find no fault with
the textile schedules Still, the Re.
publicans are claiming Connecticut as
certain. 1t does seem to be certain
certain to go Democratic.
The pOpulists in two OF the Alabama
districts must have difficulty in finding
candidates for congress, or they would
not have nominated two men who are
well if not favOrabIy known in Washing
ton One of these Inen-Mr. Howard
Is the author of one of the flthiest books
ever put on sale in Washington, with
the sacreligiOus title of IF Christ Came
to Congress, " and the other-Lee Gran.
dall-has for years been the editor of a
Washington weekly paper which has ex
lsted solely for the purpose Of selling It's
columns to whoever would buy. AIaha-
ma Democrats should experience nc
difficulty in beating such men as these.