The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1NaroN, Nov. 10. '94.


ton since the election have with one or
two exceptions talked in q manner that
Indicated the proper spirit. Their
greatest desire. they have said. is to
allow the past to rest aud to have the
democratic party .akesa fresh start By
getting together in Congress and adopt
ing come legislation thas will help the
country and incidentally the democratic
party, ID 1896 Just what legislation
shall be acted upon is question that
HiIl determine very coon how.deep this
anxiety for party harmony goes The
idea have heard most generally ex-
pressed by democrats is that Senators
and Representatives should not commit
themselves 70 the support of any parti-
cuiar tariff or financial legislation until
after the recommendations on those
subjects contained 10 the Presidents
annual message to Congress are made
public. That would leave them free
10 accept the Presidents recommends
tons. .sshoald they be Of such nature
as L. be acceptable to the democratic
party as whole, which they are almost
certain TO be. sWith the democrats 10
Senate aud House acting IN harmony
much can be accomplished in legisla-
tive way during the three months
the short session; without harmony
there is no hope Of accomplishing any
thing and would not be even if the ses.
sion were TO be three times three months
long.
Since President Cleveland annouaced
that his annual message to Congress
would contain important financial re-
concentrations, based upon Secretary
Carlisle's annual report, democrats have
been greatly interested in learning the
nature of Secretary Carlisle's report,
but il is Is yet . secret. confined to those
who have promisbed 10 keep it until the
report and the Presidents message are
made public. Secretary Carlisle has
NOT been az his Office for several days,
preferr,ng 70 work upon his report at
his home where he is free from inter-
ruption. 1t is said that the system
proposed viii supply the elasticity so
badA Aeed6 ins 8 pseseDts financial
system. Although Secretary Carlisle
has always been known a. friend to sill
yer no one who vail 7teA, ,shas found out
what part silver is to play in the pro-
poseasRaz=sgata
a laborious attempt is being made by
certain parties to have it appear that
President Cleveland has exceeded his
constitutional authority in dealing With
the proposed mediation Of the trouble
between Japan and China. Their
whole story is built upon afalse founda-
tion. They say that President Cleve-
land has offered 70 ae. as nediator. He
has done Doiasnx ofsihe kiad. At tie
request Of the Chinese government he
directed Secretary Gresham to ask the
japanese Government Il Il would
favorably consider proposition to have
the United Ststes act rs mediator in
order to pus 90 end to tie var. Il will
be difficult to make sensible people, who
are upon principle opposed to war.
believe that the President exceeded his
authority in thus trying to eod war
between two nations with which 1e Ire
on friendly terms. How friendly We
are With Japan may be judged from the
fact that new treaty has just been
concluded with that country.
There is little danger that the re-
publicans of the next House will carry
out the threat made by some members
of their Congressional campaign COM
mit.ee, to throw out the entire Vir-
ginia delegation. which is solidly demo-
cratic. The democrats would not ask
anything better than sucn action by the
republican House. 1t would not ouly
keep Virgins solidly democratic but it
would bring out thousands of demo-
cratic votes in other States. The lead
ers Of the republican party ere too
shrewd to pat such club as that would
be in the hands Of the democrats. how
ever much the republican contestants
from the Virginia District may beg.
Democratic newspaper correspond
ents, who are as rule great admirers
Of Secretary Carlisle. have been in hot
water With their editors ever since that
bond issue VAS announced, because
they had On the personal aushority Of
Secretary Carlisle, sent out the positive
statement that there would be no im-
mediate issue Of bonds That Seore-
tary Carlisle had good reason for
throwing the boys off the track by
telling them up to within forty-eight
hours of the issue of the call for bids
that no bonds would be issued is GER
tain, but to date none of his newspaper
friends have been able to find out to a
certainty what it was. Speaking Of
The bond issue. present indications are