Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-07-19
Washington Letter.


The senate sstilsd Two things very
deci-lveIV tins WEI k with only one
dlsstn ine voice-Ptif-I sit adopted
senator Dapi,l is r. seUtlor, endorsing
the acts Of Mr. Cleveland and MS ad.
minis ration 10 preserve law and order
AMI pledging The support of all branch
Is Of the government 10 II m5intcDaDce
OF the same policy That settled he
fate of anarchy ~ this country by Il
vote Of 50 to / the Senate Refused TO
attach an amendment to the Daniel 5
resolution dtclarng ID favor Of arbiti a
ZION AZ labor disputes. That made it
certain that the George bill 10 withdraw
tue protection of the L ) courts from
such fail way corpOraHans as shall re-
fuse 10 arbitrate WI en- asked 70 10 so
bv tpcIr empiotes, which Is being
iobbiud tor by three membefs OF the
Of l.. executive committee. caLnot be
passed at present This does not mean
Lnat Tie Senate dues DOT favor aroitra-
ton, AS every body knows inst IL does,
but that il does not propose TO allow
itself Ia be u,ei Dy a lot OF labor leaders
70 climb out Of the unpleasant hole ~
which they find themselves IL is re-
gardt a. sufficient ter the present to
show the country that Congress is be-
hind Mr. Cleveland and determined
that the u. S. mails shall be- regularly
forwarded and that the authority of the
government as expressed bv its Judicial
officers shall be respected. at all
hazards This whcls rike business
will probably be investigated by Con-
gress-a resolution providing for an
investigation is already before the
House and fur ther legislation dealing
with the subject il any G needed. will
probably be postponed until that lnves-
tigation has been made
Every New York republican who
comes to Washington agrees in s'ying
tina. the state will certainly 90 republic
can this year Here's the opinion of a
prominent New York democrat Ger.
McMahon-wh was chief marshal of
tho last Cleveland inauguration parade:
!.'s - uphill fight for the democrats
in New York The delay in passing n
tariff bill has done much harm and the
income tax still more The latter viii
work incalCulable INJURY to the democ
racy Of New York and If the state Is
lost. II will be- the ehief factor in cur
defest It looks rs though the repub-
ileanS were going ~ nominate Hon
Levi T. Morton Tor Governor He is
probably their most available man. bu.
IN the event OF his declining the nomi-
nation there is a good pros pset II its
Going 10 Cen Ausun G. McCuok.
Fac House, Notwithstanding the
a,.,I.t -tar1 nDl I1-tl f.4f-f,,s, . a. fran
Trade democrats, is going - surrender
in the end 10 the Senste So said
democratic Senator 10 republican
friend Things are certainly pointing
that way and the belief is becoming
more general every day that whether it
takes the conference one week, two
weeks or three weeks to reach an agree
ment on the tariff bill that agreement
will leave the bilt substantially rs it
was ameaded by the Senate The bold.
est free traders of the House show
by their private talk their expectation |
OF defeat, Senator German is reported !
10 have said CURLY 10 one of the demo |
cratic eonfereeS on the part Of the /
House: You can take your choice. |
the S, nate bill without modification of
bill at all The Mckinley law can get
more votes IN the Senate than the Wi. |
son bill. >
Itremained for the democrats TO make |
the deliberations of conference CON-
mittee partisan. Never before have
the repre- sentatives Of the minority
party in Congress been ignored in hold
ing meetings of conference committee
until it was done by the democrats on
the conference committee now engaged
in trying To reconcile the tariff differ
ences between the democrats Of the
House and those of the Senate. The
republican confereeS are not pleased
with the manner in which the demo.
Gratis have acted. but they have not de-
cided tolesent i, although they have
it in their power TO do so in way
that would be decidedly embarrassing
10 the democrats. Oae of the reasons
why the republicans have been shut
ont of the contert noes is said to be that
NEGOTIATIONS are n foot Whereby the
sugar trust. the whiskey trust, the cot
ton seed oil trust. the standard oil
trust. and Kindred trusts propose TO
furnish the democratic party with a
big campaign fund for use IN the Con
gressional campaign. ia exch nnge tor
tariff favors. and the democrats desired
TO have the matter disposed OF before
the republicans are allowed TO take
part in the conference
The attempt Of the leaders Of the
labor organizations 70 have Attorney
General Olncy impeacbed IS not taken
seriously in Washington. notwithstand
ing the presence Of the men who clam
to See their way clear 70 impeachment
Stockmen Take Notice.