The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-21
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From our regular Correspondent
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emily concerted effort OF the demo-
Gratis and mugwumps to stir up jeal-
ousy and bad feeling between the
friends of those republicans who are
prominently mentioned as Presiden-
tial possibilities, by distorting their
replies to questions and IN some
cases by actually putting words into
thought of using. Representative
Boutelle, of Maine, rightly calls this
"an old trick of the democracy to in
vent a phrase or catch-word which
they seek to make odious by iteration,
and then to use it as bug aboo with
which to scare timid and feather
Drained republicans" The trick con-
sists in asking some unsuspcious re-
publican whether the party will re-
enact the Mckinley tariff law, when
it returns to power. IF he answers in
substance, that changed conditions
may make some changes necessary, as
most sensible men are apt to do, he
will find his remarks distotted and
published under a scare bead. "Mc
Kinleyism is dead", or something with
similar meaning. The ohjnct is so
plain that republicans in Congress
smile at the attempts, bat this men
ton is made to put republicans in
your vicinity on their guard q ainst
accepting as true any interview .pur-
porting to have been held with any
republican Senator or Representative,
in which protection is slightingly
spoken Of There has been no such
interviews. If there is q republican
in either the Senate or the House
who is not protectionist he is not
known to the leaders of the party.
Mr.. Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle have apparently captured the
democratic members of the House
Committee on Banking and Currency.
Ten days ago Chairman Springer, OF
that Committee, publicly declared
that it would be impossible for the
Committee to agree upon any curren-
cy bill; to-day, he says the committee
will before the holidays report cur
rency bill to the House, and that it
will be along the line proposed by
Secretary Carlisle and endorsed by
Mr.. Cleveland This week is to be de-
voted by the committee to hearings,
the list including Secretary Carlisle,
Controller Eckels and n number of
Bankers, Secretary Carlisle has at the
request of the committee submitted
rough draft of the bill giving his ideas
of what it ought to be in order to
carry out his recommendations
Whether this bill can pass the House
after it is reported will depend largely
upon the attitude of Speaker Crisp
who dominates the committee on
Rules, which must report an order
limiting debate thereon, If it is to
have any chance OF getting through.
Mr.. Catchings, of Miss, is the only
member of the committee on Rules
who has publicly committed himself
to the Carlisle-Cleveland plan.
oe
included "Currency bill'' III its di-
rections to the steering committee to
provide an order OF business for the
session, but that is long ways from
an indication that the democratic
Senators are ready to accept whatever
currency bill the House may pass and
send over. Those who are disposed to
believe that the Senate will pass a
House currency bill without amend
ment should turn their memory back
to the Wilson tariff bill for a few. min
utes. But even if the democrats were
willing to accept a House bill that
WOuIu i1dkc uO ulltTtuCt III ti1c IC-
suit. The decision not to change the
Rules of the Senate leaves the deci-
sion as to what bills shall pass the
Senate in the hands of the republican
Senators, who are not likely to favor
hurried legislature on such an impor-
tant question as the currency of the
country. The other bills named by
the democratic caucus were those for
the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico; Nicaragua Canal; Bank
ruptcy, and the Indian Territory bill.
The administration is pulling all
the wir at its disposal to force the
free ship bill through Congress.' 1t
would throttle another American in
|dustry-shipbuiiding. 1t is claimed
| by the friends OF the BILL who consist
mostly of misguided democrats and
the paid representatives OF the Eng
| lish shipbuilders, that twill certainly