Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-10-11
Washington Letter.
Washington, d. c.. Oct. 5, 1894.
From our Regular COrrespOndent.I

discover some effective way 10 muLlle
those well meaning, but Misguided
memb ers of the party who insist upon
try ing to introduce booms for their
favorites for the next republican Presl-
Dental nomination into the present
campaign This isn't a Presidential
campaign and the introduction OF Pres
idenli4l booms is a mistake that cannot
possibly do anybody any good and may
do the party much harm. While every
thing points to the election of republi-
can maiority in the next House and to
gain in the republican membership in
the Senate it isn't regarded by republi-
ca IS of good judgment as being so
much of ''clnchh that disturbing ele
ments can be introduced into the cam
paign with impuniiy. Every republi--
can should recognize as his first and
principal duty the election of repub-
lican majority in the next House That
is absolutely necessary, for the welfare
of every individual who earns his or
her living in any branch of industry or
business. Let the country see that
there is no danger Of any more demo-
cratic Congressional legislation and
there will be q genuine improvement
In all branches OF business. When the
victory is won then every republican
can deyote as much time as he plesses
to booming his favorite for the Presi.
dental nomination without danger TO
the parry. No man has a mortgage on
the next republican Presidential nomi-
nation; it is open to any man who can
secure the requisite number of delegates
to the convention, and the less said
about anybody's claims between now
and election day, the better it will be,
both for the party and the candidate.
All welLwlshers OF the government
sincerely hope that the present admin
stration may not have to face scandal
as the result OF the alleged reform OF
of the Treasury department, in &C
cordance with the recommendations OF
the Dockery committee, which went
into effect this week. The abolition OF
several bureaus of the Treasury de-
partment may sound like reform to
those who are unfamiliar with the work
of those bureaus, but to experienced
accountants it is nothing more nor less
than the removal of checks and safe
guards upon the disbursing of public
money, that will sooner or later result
in gigantic steal and scandal. I'm
der the old system it was Impossible
for money to be improperly paid out
without its being promptly discovered;
under the new system it only requires
collision between few officials to pay
out any amount OF government money
without fear of detection, until change
occurs in some of the offices tlled by
the creeks. This is temptation
that should not have been put before
officials and it is bound to make trou-
BILE. Mark the prediction.
Chairman Babcoek, of the Republi-
can Congressional Campaign commit
tee, has gone to New YORK to confer
with the republican leaders, in order to
add 20 the effectiveness of the aid
rendered by that committee in the
Congressional districts of that state.
Senator Hill wants to make deal
with the administration, and Dan La
mont, MIR. Cleyeland's personal repre-
sentative. has gone to New York to
talk it over with Hill The proposition,
according to my information. which
comes from a trustworthy democratic
source, is that Hill will agree in return
for the support of the administration
in his campaign for governor to resign
the goyernorship. il he is elected, and
allow Representative Dan Lockwood,
the candidate for lieutenant governor,
who is a Cleveland man, to qualify as
governor. The proposition was ac-
companied by threat to refuse to run
and leave the administration democrats
TO name a candidate and to get along
the best they can without Hills assist
ance, in case the deal. is not made.
The proposition was brought to Wash
ington by one of Hills men and within
two hours Lamont was on his way to
New York. where. after seeing Hill, be
will probably consult MIR. Cleveland
before closing the deal.
The members OF the democratic Con-
gressional committee are having hard
time to keep up bold front in public
these days. In private they sdmit that
all the news they are getting indicates
the loss of the House, unless they can
do something to stem the stampede.
There is reason for the belief that they
are trying to hatch up 'something" in
the shape of roorback to be circulated
on the eves of election, and republicans
will do well to be on the lookout for 1t
and not allow the voters to be fooled.