The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-01

Our Washington Letter.
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wAsmSoroN d. c., November q. 1894.
If the level-headed members of
the party are allowed to have their
way, and everything now seems to
indicate that they will, there is to
be radical change in the methods
pursued by the Democrats in Con-
gress. Instead of trying to commit
the party to the support of some
measure, and then having to hold
a conference to quiet the rumpus
thus raised, as was done entirely
too often at the last session, it is
proposed to hold the conferences
first, in order that there may be no
rumpuses to quiet. In other words,
an attempt is to be made to confne
the washing of the dirty linen of
Democracy to the privacy of the
Democratic laundry, and to prevent
that nauseating, process being
gone through on the floor of the
House. Every Democrat who
wishes for the future welfare of
the party should certainly be able
to give that attempt a hearty God
speed. Aye, and more; every Dem
ocrat should indellibly mark upon
his mind the names Of those call
ing themselves Democrats who
shall oppose the proposed change,
if there be any such, in order that
they may be denied future honors
at the hands of the party.
It is already known that the
bids for bonds, which will be OPEN
ed tomorrow at the Treasury de-
partn,ent, are largely in excess of
of the amount Ct bonds to be is
sued. This will aid Secretary Car
Isle to carry out his intention to
surprise some of those who have at
tempted to defeat the sole object of
the bond issues-the addition of
gold to the reserve or redemption
fund-by obtaining gold from the
Treasury in exchange for Treasury
notes in order to use it in making
the first payment of 20 per cent on
bonds they have bid for. The sur
prise will be to ignore the bids of
all those who have obtained gold
from the Treasury to pay on them
or as many of them as possible.
Some of those who have taken aold
from the Treasury for this purpose
did SO in violation of their pledged
word.
Judge Robinson, of Kansas City,
at present in Washington, thinks
the unexpected tidal wave of Re-
publicanism landed many men in
Congress who would never have
been even thought of in connection
with the nomination had it have
been thought that they had the
slightest chance of election. In
this connection he says: "In
Champ Clark district, for instance,
there seemed to be absolutely no
reason to doubt Mr.. Clark's re-elec-
ton, and the Republicans nomi-
mated music teacher against him
Champ ignored his adversary and
went off speech-making in other
parts of the State and in other
States. Nobody dreamed the
music man would win, and I guess
it's the first case on record where
gent of that profession was sent
to Congress. l don't think, how
ever, that he will be able to sing
himself back again, for the Demo-
Gratis in Missouri are not going to
be caught mapping in 1896"
Representative McMillin, of Ten
nessee, does not claim prophetical
powers beyond those which belong
to all who carefully study the po-
litical field, but be is willing to
put this language on record: "You
mark my prediction, the Republi-
can party, even in its hour of tri-
umph, will not dare to re-enact the
Mckinley law, nor to adopt a ma
tional platform in the next cam
paign which advocates doing SO.
Protection for protection sake has
been twice condemned at the polls
since the enactment of the McKin-
ley law and it has not been resus-
citated by the recent Republican
victory" Mr.. McMillin believes
that when the official figures are
tabulated it will be shown that the
total vote of "a was less than that
of 80, when Harrison was defeated
for President and the Democrats
elected nearly as many members of
the House as the Republicans did
this year.
A Household Treasure.