Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, November 90, 1891
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 Demo-
Gratis in congress. Instead of trying to
commit the party to the support of some
measure and then having to hold a con
ference to quiet the rumpus thus raised,
as was done entirely too often at the last
session, it is proposed to hold the con
terences first in order that there may be
no more rumpuses to quiet. In other
words, an attempt is to be made to con-
fine the washing of the linen of Demo-
cracy to the privacy of the Democratic
laundry, and to prevent that 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
hearty godspeed. Aye, and more. Every
Democrat should indelibly mark upon
his mind the names of those calling
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.
! 1t is already known that the bids for
bonds which will be opened tomorrow at
the treasury department. are largely in
excess Of the amount of bonds to be is
sued. This will aid Secretary Carlisle
to carry out his intention to the surprise
of some of those who have attempted tc
defeat the sole object of the bond issue
the addition of gold to the reserve or
redemption nfund-by obtaining gold from
the treasury in exchange for treasury
| notes in order to use it in making the
first payment of 90 per cent bonds they
have bid for. The surprise 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 gold
from the treasury for this purpose did
so in violation of their pledged word.
Representative McMillin, of Tennes-
see, does not claim prophetical powers,
but he is willing to put this language on
record: "You mark my prediction, the
Republican party, even in its hour of
triumph, will not dare to re-enact the
Mckinley law nor to adopt national
platform in the next campaign which ad-
vocates doing so. Protection for protec-
tions sake has been twice condemned at
the polls since the enactment of the Nc
kinley law, and it has not been resusci-
tated by the recent Republican victory"
Mr.. McMillin believes that when the of
fetal figures are tabulated it will be
shown that the total Republican vote of
1894 was less than that of 1892.
President Cleveland had the misfor-
tune to slightly sprain one of his ankles
this week, and in consequence the town
was full of the widest rumors. 1t is a
little painful, but not enough so to inter
fere with his work on his annual mes
sage, which now absorbs his time day
and night, although, if gossip can be re-
lied upon, he probably takes time occa-
sionally to devote thought or two to
the young stranger who is expected in
his household about the time the early
spring flowers begin to bloom.
|
Senator Blackburn, chairman of the
senate committee on rules, has arrived
in Washington. He says that no meet
ing of the committee will be called be-
fore congress meets, although it was
| given authority at the last session to sit
during the recess. This is taken to mean
that the idea of changing the rules has
| been abandoned.
Indian Territory affairs are giving the
administration considerable trouble just
now, and it will not be surprising should
the present United States marshal of the
territory lose his official head. He is
blamed here for not stamping out the
| lawlessness. S.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
! When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.