Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-11-01
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondence
Washington, D. C.. oet.i29. lsgt.

policies that are TO blame. be persists in
putting all the blame upon those demo-
Gratis in Congress who thw arted his pol.
icy upon several notabie occasions.
No better demonstration of ege tlsm run
mad was ever presented TO the public
than this state of mind on the part OF
Mr.. Cleveland. In the opinion of
many If there had been no democrats
in Congress, willing 10 thwart MIR.
Cleveland's policies. aunihilation in
stead of crushing defeat would have
been the fate Of the democratic party
next month. Bad as the democratic
record has been. it would have b, en
worse il Mr.. Cleveland had been al.
lowed to have his own way, The Cor
man tariff law is quite b "a enough. but
II Is positive boon when compared
with the out and out free trade bill,
which Representative Wilson prepared
under the direction Of Mr.. Cleveland
and which MIR, Cleveland tried so hard
to get passed. The German law does
spare some American industries. but
the Cleveland-Wilson bill would have
knocked them all down. Even Mr..
Cleveland must be able TO see by this
time that thousands of democrats would
have left that party in disgust had he
succeeded in carrying out his policy for
the restoration OF the deposed queen of
hawaii. Other cases might be cited,
but these are sufficient to show that
Mr.. Cleveland has no right TO blame
any other member of his party for the
present gloomy democratic outlook. If
he wishes to get good look at the DEM
ocratic Jonah he has only to stand in
front of one of the big mirrors IN the
White House. Instead of being better
than his party be is worse, and that is
saying much, in view of the general in.
capacity of which the democratic Con-
gress has been convicted by an intelli-
gent people.
Commissioner Lochren. after having
stated in the most positive terms that
no such letter had ever been sent by
the Pension Office to Democratic post
masters as that made public by the Re-
publican Congressional Campaign CON-
mittee, telling postmasters that any
tales they might tell on pensioners
would be considered confidential by the
Pension Bureau, now acknowledges his
conviction of fasehood by trying to ex-
plain how the letter came TO be sent
out. 1t was useless for him to con-
tinue his denals after the republican
committee produced the original letter
signed by Lochren in his official capa-
city. 1t would seem that the admin
stration ought to be satisfied with the
large number of detectives known on
the no Is as especial agents" employed
by the Pension Bureau solely TO harass
the poor old pensioners without trying
to enlist the small postmasters in the
army of sneaks.
Mr.. Hoke Smith stands in need of a
little instruction in governmental meth
DDS. particularly in those between the
military and civil branch, When he
was notified that the incapable demo-
cratic officials in Indian Territory lwere
unable to cope with the bands of law
breakers who are robbing trains and
people and generally terrifying the
honest and peaceable inhabitants Of the
Territory he thought that all he had to
do to have the army of the United
States used as a police force was to not
ify the War department. And it might
have happened so, for young Mr.. Doe,
whose hat band has been growing larg-
er ever since he was brought to Wash
ington to preside over the War depart
ment while Dan Lamont does Mr..
Cleveland's political errands, was act
ing Secretary when Mr.. Smiths COM
munication was received. He had
good luck enough to think that he had
better refer the matter to Gen. Scho-
field before issuing any orders. Gen.
Schofield was considerable and merely
endorsed on the papers the suggestion
that it would be we'll TO inquire into
the legality of the action proposed by
MIR. Smith
The Republican Congressional Cam.
paign committee is now receiving a
heavier mail than it is sending out, and
all the news it is getting is good. 1t is
now regarded as merely question OF
being on guard against democratic
trickery to be certain of electing ma
jority of the mex. House. and the news
this week indicates that the republicans
will also make gains enough in the
Senate to deprive the democrats OF con-
WI ditCi tuC AOuitn va AOAS AAahObf "A
they do not succeed in getting it them.
selves, which is almost certain to be
prevented by the hold-over populist
Senators
The New York campaign attracts
more interest in Washington than that
in any other single state. This is nearly
always the case because of the COM
mandiDg influence of the state in nat
ional politics and it is intensified this
year by the personality of the guber-
material candidates and the peculiar
circumstances existing in New York
city. There are excellent reasons for
the belief that Senator Hill has made g
deal with Grant, the new Tammany
candidate for mayor, whereby The Tam
many m unicipal ticket is to be slaught.
cred in exchange for votes for Hill.
Republicans will endeavor TO block
that game.