The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-08-30
CT2 WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ~, 1894.


the land at midnight to-day, because
he lacked the nerve to veto it. If
instead of affecting the interest of
thousands, nay millions of people,
it had merely affected the interest
of some poor devil who had sought
relief from Congress he would have
sprung a veto on it quick enough.
Bah! Let the country hear no
more Of this mans courage. He
has the courage Of the bully and
braggart only. He IS always ready
to jump on some little thing but
whom it comes to something big he
ignores it.
No wonder that Mr.. Cleveland
has not acted upon the report of
the civil service commission, recon-
mending the dismissed of the blatant
negro demagogue, G. Il. j. Taylor,
whom he made recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia, for
hayiaG Violated the law against
soliciting campaign contributions
from Government employees. That
report gives him the alternative of
snabLing the civil service commits
sion and winking at violation of
The civil service law, for which he
always professed to have such great
respect-he has always carried an
oyerstock of professions, or of dis
missing his special protege from an
office to which he should never
been appointed and probably never
would have been had not the Senate
refused to confirm his nomination
to diplomatic position, Taylor
says he has no fear of dismissal.
lie has made Mr.. Cleveland believe
that us tue head of the negro dem
ocratio league, an organization
composed Of negroes who haye been
given Office and those who expect to
be given Office by this administra-
ton, he controls large number of
votes; hence his certainty of being
protected AS a matter of fact
those who should know do not be-
lieYe that there are one thousand
negro Democrats in the United
States.
Representative Payne, of New
York, one of the prominent Repub-
hcan members Of the House com
mitt2c or Ways and Means, closes a
brief and interesting resume of this
session Of Congress with this pen
picture that is bound to be recog-
nized by all who have intelligcntly
watched the dolngs Of the Democrats
IN Congress-: "The leaders have
been afraid to trust their followers.
Never have rulers become more ar
rogant than the members Of the
committee on Rules. Never have
followers been more craven than the
other Democrats in the House. SO
far as the leaders have followed the
Reed rules, the House has been able
to do business. But where the
leade have followed their own
deyia.-, au4 nave sought to blind
the ouorl'y not only, but the
majo"t. hand and foot, sitting all
debf... ~ have absolutely pre-
Ter House from passing Just
and Wis. 1ws, even II the House
had ',e'om to 10 so. One
wor} -a.ompetcut-ftly charac-
terri this CONGRESS. This fnplinr
IS widespread. 1T is wcll-yoiced in
Che tg..r T. President Cleveland to
Mr.. Nusa--'There is no excuse
for m's.aEIng or disappearing
the feeling and temper Of the rank
and lie Of the democracy. They
are Cowncast under The assertion
that their party fails in ability to
manage the government. The
President in the sentence quoted
correctly sized up the situation"
Senator Hill contributes this
statement " Democratic harmony
in Now York: "Of the Presidential
nominations (for New York; since
March 4, 1893, so per cent have
oeen taken from that portion OF the
party known rs the 'anti-snappers,
against the protest Of prominent
Democrats and against the recon-
mendati2n Of the regular organiza-
ton Of The party in the several local
lJies; Whlie 50 per cent of the fourth
class poatmasters appointed have
been taken from the same faction,
the regular organizations being sub
stantialIy unrecognized. There are
many counties in the state where
the men who officially and success
fully conducted the campaign in
laN< "2'a eecr N'1iir ignored,
neither themselves nor their organ
izations securing a single first class
postmaster appointment in their
respective counties These facts
and figures speak for themselves
and 90 not require any comment"
CHARM an Wilson, Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, pro-
poses starting for Europe early next