Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-10
A YEAR OF BLUNDERs.
Opinions of Senators and Representa-
tiyes- Pensions.


letting of the contract for the publ
cation of the Patent Office Gazette un-
til he had heard what the rest of the
witnesses had to tell, and compelled
him to testify. Under cross-exami-
nation Mr.. Quincy convicted himself
of about everything charged against
him, and in addition created a very
strong suspicion that the National
Economist, the official organ of the
Farmers Alliance, which he has been
endorsing notes for, is mixed up in
the mix and that it was in the pay Of
the Democratic National Committee
during the last campaign. Quincy
acknowledged that it was his endorse
ment that procured the money TO do
the work after he had succeeded in
getting the contract given to his
friends; also, that he had persuaded
Treasury officials to cash vouchers for
them that had been hung up" and
yet he denies having any personal
interest in the contract. Such friend
ship is very extraordinary.
Representative Grout, of Vermont,
in speech on the pension appropri-
alton bill, now before the House pre-
scented some statistics showing the
pension policy of the present admin
istration to be against the veterans, in
a manner that could not be truthfully
contradicted. He presented figures
showing that pensions are granted
only one-fourth as fast by Commits
sioner I.ochren as they were by Com
missioner 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 pay
ment by Withholding certificates that
should properly be issued. He called
attention to the recent Democratic
estimate that $40, 900, 900 would re-
main unexpended at the close of the
present fiscal year out Of the appro-
priations to pay pensions, land signif-
icantly enough" said Mr.. Grout,
"that is just about the amount Speaker
Crisp said, i'll his speech in favor OF
the tariff bill, would be saved by re-
ducing expenses. No Democrat at
tempted to reply to these statements,
but Mr.. Meredith, of Virginia, made
foolish speech in which he repeated
Mr. Cleveland libel of there being
thousands of fraudulent pensioners,
and he went step further and said
that lie had personal knowledge OIL
these frauds He was interrupted by
Mr. Funk, of Illinois, who told him
, that if he knew of a fraudulent pen
sioner and failed to denounce him to
to the authorities he was not a good
citizen, to which he, after clustering
and talking about fighting, made the
. childish reply that he was not requir-
ed to act as spy or an informer and
that he declined to do SO. Now WASH I
that like a Democrat?
1t is certain that no administration
of the United States was ever so uni
versally condemned after only one
year of power as that of Mr.. Cleve-
land is. Here are few of the con-
formations of it by members of Con
gress; Senator Teller-"The most
signal failure of any administration
we have ever had !" Senator PETER
Has been series of plumbers that
might have been avoided" Senator
Wilson, do not think the country
will want repetition of such an adj
ministration There is no doubt
whatever that we shall have change"
Senator Cullom-"H been most I'M
fortunate, and characterized by a
greater number of plumbers than have
occurred under any other administra-
ton Senator Dolph-''IIas proven
a disastrous failure. having no par
ellel in our history" Senator Power
Mr.. Cleveland's free trade policy has
made the cup of the American work
ing men full Of misery" Senator
Proctor-"The esteem i'll which the
people hold Mr. Cleveland first year
of administration is shown by the re-
cent election in Pennsylvania; Sena-
tor Higgins-''Foro our present mis-
cries we have to thank the Democrat
ic party, which is, it seems, never SO
happy as when trying to run a sword
through our industries" Senator
Pugh Democrat)--I condemn Mr.,
/ Clevcland's financial policy in toto;''
Senator Frye-"His Hawaiian policy
and his attempting to force the Will
son bill through Congress have wreck
ed his party, and to this extent Mr..
Cleveland is public benefactor; Sen
ator Hale-"The only hope of bust
ness men is the expected total over
throw of the Democratic party at the
fall election Senator Henderson
IA miserable and lamentable failure
Senator Plat incompetent and
bad;" Representatives Bowers" MAY
the good Lord save us from three more
such years" Bingham-''H He has lost
the good esteem of the people by his
pique and bitterness as we'll as by his
attempts to control the legislative
branch of the government contrary to
the Constitution" Payne only
good thing accomplished is the demon
alization of the party which placed it
in power" Walker-''The record of
the year is little short of disgraceful;''
epburn-.'No administration has
ever gone ont of power 50 little regret
ted as will that OF Mr. Cleveland -
Storr-''Is a great failure, and Marsh
I HAS been a hell ,,ro,, Goth