The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-12-29
FROM THE CAPITAL.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dee. u, 1894.
The administration and the Democratic
leaders of the House are, by their attitude on
the currency question, giving the country
another instructive obiect-lesson, showing
the Democratic idea Of craftsmanship. Not
outstanding that those hnanciers Of reput-
alton who We're heard, either in person or by
letter, 10y the House Banking and Currency
Committee, were unit in condemning
either the whole or Il part Of Secretary
Carlisle's misnamed plan of currency reform,
the bill drawn up by Secretary Carlisle is to
be raiIroaded through the House this week,
unless Democratic plans miscarry.
1t may not be true, although many are in
clined to think that it is, that the Administered
ion is encouraging the withdrawal Of gold
from the treasury, in order to brighten object
ing Democrats into the support of the cur
rency bill, which as Il sop to the overwhelm-
ing vanity Of representative Springer, chair
man of the committee on Banking and
Currency, has been re-christencd, the
springer Bill, but those who are unquestion
ably authorized to speak for the Administered
ion are presenting some arguments to secure
votes Tor the bill that are certainly question:
able. The Democrat who expresses an Oh
lection to the bill. and nearly all Of them { ,
is told that the bill has not the slightest
chance to become "A law. but that 1t is merely
intended to convince the country that the
administration and the majority of the House
will throw the responsibility for the failure of
financial legislation upon the already un-
popular Senate.
1t is not necessary to have an extra good
memory to recall that similar arguments
were used to rush the Wilson tariff bill
through the House in a crude form. 1t is
well known that many Of the Senate amend
ments to the tariff till were begged for hy
Democratic members of the House who
lacked the courage to either propose them or
to vote for them in an open, manly way, but
were willing to beg for them secretly, and
then to pose as having been compelled,
a ;ainst their wills, to accept the Srnat" bill.
amendments aud all. That is the sort OF
business which Disguised the peopie and
brought about the Democratic defeat Of last
month There has not been Il single import
ant piece Of legislation before Congress since
it was controlled by the democrats, into
which this sort of tactics was not introduced
to a great or lesser extent. 70 nut it plainly,
if not elegantly, the democrats in Congress
I'VE played, and in spite oftheir bitter eXp,r ri
ence, are continuing to pay the people Tor
fools.
Even the tottering. Gydrorsakcn government
Of Turkey, which exists merely bv the suffer
ancc of the great powers Of Europe, does not
hesitate to snub this administration. 1t has
refused to allow the [. :. Consul designated
for that duty by Secretary Gresham to accom-
p,nv the Commission. o. r.prrsaptutiyes og
Russia and Great Britain. which Will iuyc.tt-
gate the massacre of Christian Arneniaps hy
Turkish troops. Ii Secretary Gresham, had
not Numbered from the start he would not lie
in his present humiliatinr position. He has
already been taken to tasI, by CONGRESS for
several of his lmndors. and this last one will
certoi,lv he heard from.
The SENATE will do nothing in the WAY of
politi.nl LEGISLATION nt this session althoDrh
there is still much tall; about n clotura rule.
but not as much n, there WAS when the silver
repeal bill was pending. Bluff. will be made
Mt the smear schedule of tine tariff law from
time to ,iruc. but they will have n speculative
not n Legislative object.
Genera, Si,klrs. of New York. is one of inc
few Democrats in the House who has brilli-
ant Union Army record, and almost the only
Democrat who has had the courage to Openly
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