The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-20
NO. 81.
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 18th, 1894.
Republicans in the Senate and House
to man support Mr.. Cleveland in the
stand he has taken against anarchy
and in favor of law and order, but to
their shame be it recorded, there are
quite a number of Democrats in Con-
gress who stand with the protesting
Democratic and Populist Governors
against the action of the administra-
ton. Among his opponents are, of
course, most of the extreme States
rights Democrats, and the Populists,
whose public utterances have done
more to encourage the spread OF an
archy in this country than all other
causes combined. The question Of the
rightfulness or wrongfulness of the
original strikes against the Pullman
Company became secondary consid-
Grafton with everybody the moment
the free passage of the United States
mails was obstructed and the author
ity of United States Courts defied.
The United States Government has
nothing whatever to do with the strikes
of employees against individuals or cor
porations, but it has everything to do
with the rights of the people of the
several States to communicate with
and to do business with each other at
will, and Mr.. Cleveland would have
neglected his sworn duty had he done
less than he has done. 1t is not the
rights of the strikers that are at stake,
but the very life of Republican insti-
tutions in America. Fortunately the
number of men in Congress who are
opposed to the position OF the admin
istration is too small to be factor in
any congressional action that may be-
come necessary, and as long as Mr..
Cleveland stands for the preservation
of law and order aud maintaining the
dignity and authority OF the United
States Government he can count upon
the support of Congress and of nine
tenths of the people. regardless of their
political opinions. There is no politics
in the present situation; it is Amer
icanism against anarchy.
The Conference Committee on the
tariff bill held its first meeting to-day,
in the Senate Finance Committee
room. If the applause which the
Democrats OF the House gave Mr..
Wilson, Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, when lie attacked
the six hundred and forty-three Senate
amendments to the tariff bill meant
anything, it meant that the House is
going to make hard fight to knock
out out every one of those amendments
which raises the duty or which puts a
duty upon articles which were put on
the free list by the original Wilson
bill. Upon the result of that fight
depends the fate Of the tariff bill. If
it is successful, it is believed that the
bill is doomed, unless the German
Brice combine shall abjectly surrender,
as every member of it has openly stated
that they would not vote for the bill
without the amendments they demand
ed and obtained from the Senate. 1t
must not be forgotten that Il loss of
three votes in the Senate means the
final defeat OF the bill. The Republi-
cans are not, of course, expecting any
thing quite SO good as that, but they
will not Ee surprised If it happens, and
you may be sure that they will do
nothing to make the fight between the
House and the Senate less bitter.
An effort was made by Mr.. Hartman
of Montana, to remove the three
hundred and twenty-acre limit, but
this was defeated, ninety-six to one
hundred and ten.