The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-03-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

4 COrrcSDOndcnce-lt Is certain that no
administration Of the United States was
ever 80 universally condemned after only
one year OF power as that 81 Mr.. Cleve-
land is. Here are few 81 the condsmna-
tions OF IL by members Of Congress:
Senator Teller--"The most signal failure
OF any administration we have ever
had" Senator Peiier-"tIas been a
series Of plumbers that might have been
avoided" Senator Wilson-"I do not
think the country will want REPETITION
OF such an administration. There Is no
doubt whatever that we shall have n
changer" Senator Collum-"Has been
most unfortunate, and characterized by
a greater number OF bunders than have
occurred under any other administra-
tom" Senator Dolph-"HaS proven a
disastrous failure, having no parallel in
our history" Senator Power-"Mr.
Cleveland's iree-trade policy has made the
cup OF American workinglnen full OF
misery :" Senator Proctor-"rhe esteem
in which the people hold Mr. Cleveland's
first year Of administration il shown 10y
the recent election in Pennsylvania"
Senator Higgins-"For our present mis-
erios we have TO thank the Democratic
party, which is, 1t seems, never so happy
as when trying TO run IL sword through
our industries;" Senator Pugh Demo
crnt) ~ condemn Mr.. Cleveland's fnan-
cial policy in toto;" Senator Frye-"His
Hawaiian policy and his attempting to
force the Wilson bill through Congress
have wrecked his party, and to this ex-
tent Mr.. Cleveland is a. public bcneinc-
tor" Senator Hale-"The only hope for
business men il the expected total over
throw OF the Democratic party at the
fall elections" Senator Manderson-"A
miserable and lamentablc failure" Sen.
ator Phtt-"Incompetent and bad"
Representatives: Bowers Inlay the
good Lord save US from two more such
years; Bingham-"IIe has lost the good
esteem OF the people by his piquc and
bitterness az well as by his attempts To
control the legislative branch Of the gov
eminent contrary TO the Constitution"
Payne-"The only good thing accom-
plished il the decentralization Of the
party which placed IL in power; Walker
THE record Of the year is little short
Of disgraceiul;" Hepburn-"No admins
tration has ever gone out Of power so
little regretted as will that Of Mr.. Ceye-
land !" Storrs-"Is great failure" and
Marsh Has been n hell upon earth"
Representative Grout, OF Vermont, IN
II speech on the pension appropriation
bill, now before the House, presented
some statistics showing the pension
policy OF the present administration TO
be against the veterans, in n manner
that could not be truthfully contra
dictsd. He presented figures showing
that pension are granted only one-fourth
ms fast 10y Commissioners Lochren as
they were 10y Commissioner Raum, the
latter rejecting on an average only one
case out OF every four applications, while
the former rejects two applications for
every one granted, in order TO carry out
the policy mapped out by Mr.. Cleveland,
Of reducing pension payments by with
holding certificates that should properly
be issued. lie called attention to the re-
cent Democratic estimate that $26 ,00O,-
900 would remain unexpended at the
close OF the present fiscal year out 81 the
appropriations to pay pensions, land
significantly enough" said Mr.. Grout,
that is just about the amount Speaker
Crisp said, in his speech in favor Of tie
tariff bill, would be saved by reducing
Expenses" No Democrat attempted TO
reply To these statements, but Mr..
Meredith, OF Virginia, made foolish
speech in which he repeated Mr.. Clcvc.
lands libel OF their being thousands OF
fraudulent pensioners, and ho went a
step further and said that lac had per-
sonal knowledge oi these frauds. lie
was interrupted by Mr.. Funk, az Illinois,
who told him that II he knew Of IA fraud
ulcnt pensioncr aud Liiled Co denounce
him to the authorities he was not good
citizen. TO which he, after clustering and
talking about fighting, made the childish
reply that he was not required TO act MS
"a spy or nm iniormor and that he de-
clincd to do 40. Now wasn't that like a
Democrat?
Democratic Senators are still fighting
among themselves over the tariff bill,
which wns sent back To the finance com
mttee by the caucus for revision, and
until some sort Of an agreement is
reached the outcome will be very much
In doubt. l.. r. $.
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