Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-26
Washington Letter.
IRON our Regular cOrrespOndent.l

d.. CieveiaDd's physical courage is
not, it set ms, equal 10 his mental oosti.
macy. he Il tended to move his family
10 bis suburban residence this week, out
the news of the approach of several
branches 0f COxey's army Tighten ID
him so that he changed his mind, aud,
IL is said, tuat he is now thinking serl-
ously Of sending Mrs Cleveland and
the children away from Washington be-
fore COxey army arrives. A facetious,
anti-Cleveland, democratic senator said
ro-da1: Il suppose that Cleveland is
AFRAID u at be migl be Sc zed and held
rs hostage by Coxey 10 compel con-
z 'es To grant ridiculous demands
The democrats obtained control OF
the House OF the fifty-second congress
largely ii ugh misrepresentation IF
the appropriations made bv the fifty
first congress and of the Reed lu es''
of the House. The appropriations of
the fifty second congress exceeded those
of the nfiY-first and those of the present
congress promise 10 do likewise, and
now the democrats Of the House have
adopted the quorum counting rule Tor
which they long abused Mr. Reed aud
the republicans. In view Cf these facts,
| 1t will be long time before the demo-
Gratis will carry another election by mis-
| representations. In the language of
slaHgdom, the people are 'onto'' them.
| The pubhcans of the House have been
very considerable of the feelings Of the
democrats while they have been ea ting
their dish OF crow. 1t is glory enough
for the republicans that their ideas hal e
bad to be adopted by the democrats Of
the House, and they are perfectly will.
Ing 10 leave it 10 the intelligent voters
OF the country to settle with the demo
Gratis for giving the lie 10 all of their
previous statements about the tout
rageous" and unconstitutional count
ing 4 quorum.
/ Senator Lodge, nf Mass is one of
Hose who believe that Eogland never
does anything that promises TO benefit
the United States unless driven into it
by self-interest. He proposes by means
of an amendment TO the tar fl bill, of
which he gave formal notice this week.
to place diser minating duties on all
pro tucts and manufactures of Great
| Br tain and her colonies, the same to
remain in force rntl Great Britain shalt
States and other nations for the coin4ee
and use of silver as money. This
amendment. il adopted, will leave the
Mckinley duty OH Austral an wool,
double the duty on everything desirable
| from Great Britain and her colonies,
and put duty of 50 per cent on such
articles from them as are on the free list
How the lion would roar should the Sem
ate vote with Mr.. 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-called icons, rvative" 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-
viclions and disloyalty to ones own
people the test of fe4lty. This bill
avowedly taxes one man for the private
benefit of another man. That is WHY |
opposed this infamous proposition to-
day, aud sba continue to oppose it I'M
| til such time as il shall be forced upon
us by sheer weight of numbers, or we
shall be- forced by returning reason
from the gravest danger which has con-
| floaied the democratic party since the
/ DAYS of Buchanan We shonld ask our
selves whether this bill. as it stands To-
day, can be passed by democratic votes.
IL is time for plain speaking, and | do
not hesitate TO express my conviction
that this is impossible " He closed with
this appeal: eliminate the socialistic
income tax; reform the schedules to con-
form with the doctrine of tariff of rev.
enue; grant 10 our industries sufficient
protection to guarantee their mamie
nance on the basis of American wages.
and before this month shall have ended
tariff reform will cease to be the will o.
the wisp it is to-day, and will be en-
acted by the united voices of forty. four
democratic senators into the law of the
land Refuse to do that, then God save
the Democrat party"
The policy of the administration as to
pensions is 10 keep tire number of new
pensions allowed down to the number of
deaths and suspensions. so that the total
number on the pension-roll shall not be
increased But is that for Just treat
ment of applicants for pensions?
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey. in
announcing that be would vote for the
tariff bin as q party measure, although
personally opposed to it. said: Il can
not see any hope for our party IN my
state next November"
The DELAY in the confirmation of the
nomination tf Benedict to be Public
Printer, is said tt be due TO an effort
that is being made bv Senators Hill and
German to have him rejected.
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