The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-07-13

act OF Berlin, and the inadequacy OF the ell
Sagements so made 10 remedy the evils Il was
sought to meet" The correspondence in
cludes communication from the German
ambassador dated June rs, requesting ito Ike
apprised OF the attitude which the United
States government assumes toward the un-
changed and threatening conditions prevail
ing III the island" Secretary Gresham inter-
prets this as an invitation to this government
10 announce whether or not 1t Is willing to
cooperate In q joint military movement
against the rebelliOus Samoans for the mr.
pose OF constituting their submission to the
government, which was provided for by the
treaty Of Berlin
The senate Wednesday by rising vote AMI
unanimous one, except for the POpulists,
declared its approval of the energetic action
OF PRESIDENT cleveland IN stamping out law
fered by Senator Daniel of Virginia and was
brought out by one offered by PETER of South
Dakota for the government ownership of
railroads which he made the text of a speech
denouncing the president for calling out the
troops and talked of some wild scheme of sal
vatlon OF society by, a committee of one man
from each state and spoke enthusiastically Of
the grand spectacle that would be presented
when all the workmen of the country should
stop work, when all the life of the commune
ties should be at an absolute standstill-Iike
the silence OF Sunday morning That, he
opined,. would teach employers to treat their
men fairly. Davis, the new senator from
Minnesota, Hawley Of Connecticut and Cor
don OF Georgia, answered him with vigOr.
"There was no doubt" Davis said, .sthat
there are vast questions of the rights of labor
and capital to be settedby the American peO-
pie But this is not the time to settle them.
The proposition is just us foolish as If some
one, when the battle lines were drawn at
Gettysburg, had insisted that the impending
conflict should be withheld until Lee and
Meade had argued between the lines the ques-
ton OF slavery in the territories. Peffer," he
said, had no fear of reproof or reprOach for
the blood that had been shed in Chicago. for
the millions of property that had been de-
stroyed. The red light of arson against the
sky had called from him 10 words of disap-
probation. That senator would annihilate the
legislative and executive departments of the
government and have the public affairs adj
mlnistered by a committee of safety as i'm the
days of terror of the first French Revolu-
.iOn.'"
Gordon recalled sat 10 little pain and some
the prophecy of Macaulay that in
some great public upheava. like that which
the country to lay, the republic
would either lose its civilization through mob
aw, or in putting down lay by the strong
lrm of power, would lose IL. liberties. He
lid not believe it; but he confessed that if
uch doctrines as the senate had heard that
lay were to become popu'a the people would
nave to pause and consider whether Ma
'aulay's prophecy were to be realized or not.
lie preferred to think, with Gambetta, that
t such times all the liberty-loving people Of
he country would unite and ave the govern
nent, however much they might fight each
ther about politics.
He denounced the depri.lg of men by
)ebs or anyone else of their ri int to sell their
abor as the inauguration of a system of
lavery never known in the past history of
he republic; and rs so utter abhorrent to
very right of his us to make it impossible
or him to treat it with y consideration
whatever. And he declared that the men
vho wore the gray from 1861 to 1865 would
e found side by side with (lose who wore
he blue, following the same flag and uphold
ng the dignity of the republic over which it
oated, and every law upon H. statute books.
Daniel offered his resolution as Il substitute
or PETERS and the result was as stated
boye.
The agitation of the silver question appears
0 be practically over for the present session
f congress. Chairman Bland of the coinage
tried to claim Il victory over the
It Louis '.gold bugs" ut the Democratic state
in Missouri, but he has been Won
erfully quiet and humble since that date for
whte-pllmed victor. He called no meeting
f the coinage committee for the Wednesday
fter he returned from Missouri, and he has
allied none since for the consideration of the
rec coinage bill.
Strong pressure is being brought to bear
or the early consideration of the bill to amend
he interstate commerce act so as to authorize
,ooling arrangements by the railroads, and it
tands fair show of getting ii ,t.ace.
The house Friday passed The bill authoriz-
lg states and territories to Tux greenbackS
Ike any other property.
The senate Tuesday passed the bill to adj
lit Utah to statehood.
The house Wednesday by vote of 1l2 TO
passed the McRae land grant forfeiture
II requiring western roads to give up the
nds they haven't used or ear ned.