The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-09-07
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug 29th, 1S9.

Mr.. Cleveland WluelN auNertlSeu
backbone has apparently turned to
iellv. The tariff bill which he sc bit
terlv abused is to be the law of 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 mere ly
affected the interest of some poor
devil who had sought relief from Con-
gress he would have sprung veto on
it quick enough. Bah! Let the coun-
try hear no more of this mans cour-
age. He has the courage of the bully
and braggart only. He is always
ready to jump on some little thing
but when it comes to something big
he ignores it.
No wonder that Mr.. Cleveland has
not acted upon the report of the civil
service commission, recommending
the dismissal of the blatant negro
demagogue, c. H. ]. Taylor, whom he
made recorder of deeds for the Dis
trict of Columbia, for having violated
the law against soliciting campaign
ployes. That report gives him the al
tentative of snubbipg the civil SER
vice commission and winking at
violation of the civil service law, for
which he always professed to have
great respect-he has always carried
an overstock of professions, or of dis
missing his special protege from an
office to which he should never have
been appointed and probably never
would have been had not the Senate
refused to confirm his nomination to
a diplomatic position. Taylor says he
has no fear OF dismissal. He has
made Mr. Cleveland believe that as
the head OF the negro democratic lea
que, an organization composed of
negroes who have been given Office
and those who expect to be given Of
fee by this administration, he con-
trolls large number of votes; hence
his certainty of being protected. AS
a matter of fact those who should
know do not believe that there are
one thousand negro democrats in the
United States.
Representative. Payne. OF New
York, one OF the prominent republi
can members OF the House committee
on Ways and Means, closes a brief
and interesting resume of this session
of Congress with this pen picture
that is bound to be recognized by all
who have intelligently watched the
doings of the democrats in Congress
"The leaders have been afraid to trust
their followers Never have rulers
become more arrogant than the mem
bers of the committee On Rules.
Never have followers beer more era
ven 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 leaders have followed their
own devices, and have sought to bind
the minority not only, but the MAORI
ty, hand and foot, sitting all debate,
they have absolutely. prevented the
House from passing just and wise
laws, even if the House had the wis
dom to do so. One word-incompe-
tent-ftly characterizes this Con-
gress. This feeling is wide spread. 1t
is well-voiced in the letter OF Presiden
Cleveland TO Mr.. Wilson-''There is
no eqcuse for mistaking or misrepre-
senting the feeling and temper of the
rank and file of the democracy. They
are down cast 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 state
ment to democratic harmony in New
York: "Of the Presidential nomina-
tions Gor New York; since March 4,
1893, 80 per cent have been taken
from that portion of the party known
as 'anti-snappers', against the protest
of prominent democrats and against
the recommendation of the regular
organization of the party in the
several localities; while 80 per cent of
the fourth class postmasters appoint
ed have been taken FROM the fsame
faction, the regular organizations
being substantially unrecognized.
There are many counties in the state
where the men who officially conduct
d the campaign in 1892 have been
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