The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-07-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.



WAsmNGToN, June %, 1894.
That Senator Chandler knew what he was
talking about when he stated his belief, a
few days ago. that the Whitney syndicate,
in which it is known that Ex-Governor
Russell, of Mass, who was lately guest OF
the White House, is Interested, and believed
by many that Secretary Dan Lamont Is also
interested, had an understanding with
somebody by which free coal was to be
secured in the tariff bill from the House and
Senate conference committee, Is now APP
parent to everybody who is familiar with
the under currents OF Democratic waters.
And the understanding is with no less
parsonage than Mr.. Cleveland himself, and
it includes free iron ore, which syndicate
headed by Andrew Carnegie wishes to profit
making plant somewhere on Underwater,
somewhere in Maryland, which will be
supplied with Nova Scotia coal by the
Whitney syndicate aud Cuban iron ore by
another syndicate, thus taking bread from
the mouths of thousands Of Americans en-
gsged in the production of coal and iron
ore Can such an understanding be carried
out? That is contemplated is shown by the
declination of Senators Jones and Vest, who
| are certain to he members of the conference
committee to promise the Alabama and
West Virginia Senators when asked to do
| so that they would stand out to the last
against putting coal and iron on the free
list. The fluU-e is, of course, ready to vote
| for free coal and iron, as it did in passing
the original Wilson bill, and unless the
Democratic Senators from the states in
terested shall positively refuse their votes
for the bill agreed upon by the conference
committee, if coal and iron are put upon
the free list, it looks as though the under
standing might materializs into solid fact,
the Democratic party i'll Congress being go
largely dominated by trusts and syndicates.
The spirited debate in the Senate on the
income tax, while it lid not change the fore
ordained result, did one thing for which the
country should be grateful 1t removed the
mask and exposed the Populists, showing
them to all men as they have long been
known to few, as socialists. The populist
Senator's stated in plain words that they did
not favor the income tax because OF the
revenue it would raise, but because they re-
garded it as the first step towards the cree
ton of the machinery which shall eventu-
ally bring about the distribution and the re
distribution of wealth, the keystone of the
socialist arch, if an ism which teaches tc
tear down everything and to build up moth
ing can be said to have an arch.
Ex-paramount Commissioner Blount is IL
Washington. 1t is presumed that he came
to say to his great and good friend Grover
that the people of his state having shown
no disposition to appreciate his paramount
abilities by electing him to an office he hat
come to the conclusion that seat at th'
federal pie counter would be thankfully &C
cepted. But, horrible to relate, it Is sale
that his great and good friend Grover de
clined to see him and that he had to con
tent himself with pouring his tale OF wo'
into the ears of private secretary Thurber
whose antipathy toward applicants for pi
, counter seats is as well known in Washing
ton as the native Georgians love for thu
iuicy watermelon when it is red ripe. Mr.
Paramount will not be in danger of getting
the summer complaint this season by mix
ing watermelon with official pie
The decision of the House election com
mittee to unseat Representative Funston, G
Kansas, and seat Moore, the Democratl
contestant, was not made on the merits
/. the case, but arbitrarily and for the sol
: purpose of injuring the interests OF MI
, Funston in this years Congressional can
, paign.
, Senator Hill did not succeed either In dc
g feating or getting any amendment modify
ing the income tax adopted but he had lo'
! Of fun with the Democrats and the Populist
a | He tainted Senator halTs until WIG Vi
gentleman was wild with rage and he hel
. Senator Allen OF Nebraska, and the Pop'
a lists up to ridicule in a manner that Will nj
4 soon be forgotten by the pops. Hill did g
r one amendment adopted, and that was SUI
t gested sarcastcally--ts exempt the salai
r. Of the President of the United States fro
@ the income tax.
- The cases of Havemeyer and Searles'
d the sugar trust, have been duly certified
e the grand jury for indictment for refusing
!. tell the Senate investigating committ'
@ about the trusts political contributions
y though the Democratic Senators on tn
v committee voted against it and tried to 6
a the Senate to prevent it. There isn't Il
10 slightest danger however, that either
!. them will be punished; they stand too we
with the powers that be.