The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-05-23
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON.
Democratic Senator'S bribsd by
trusts-Csxeyti oosing Interest,"
Hurrah over little Nicaragua.
Split over Appropriat on
biIl.-Tariff bill still
hung up.

peratlon Oh tne ueulOcrdtlc oend-
tors could not have been made
palmer than it has been by their
adoption of the expedient of alledg
ing that an attempt has been made
to bride two Standardization and
Kelly-to vote against the tariff
bill. The motive for this action,
which is clearly put up job, was
TO frighten the democratic Sena
tors who are disposed to vote
against the tariff bill into believing
that they will be charged with
having been bribed if they do not
vote for the bill. Senator Lodge
promptly offered a resolution for
the appointment of committee
of five Senators to investigate the
alleged attempt to bribe Senator'S;
also, the charge that the concession
to the sugar trust contained in the
proposed amendment to the sugar
schedule were made in return for
half a million contribution from
the sugar trust to the Cleveland
campaign fund. 1t remains to be
seen how the democrats will vote
on this resolution; they have al
ready voted down one resolution
providing for an investigation of
the charge that democratic Sena-
tors made large sums of money
specializing in the stock Of the
sugar trust.
The man charged with having
offered these bribes-$25,000 to
Hunton and $4,000 to Kyle-is
Maj. j. A. Buttz, of North Dakota,
an ex-member Of Congress from
South Carolina, who has been
known as lobbyist around Wash.
ington for some years past. He
has denied it and asked an investi-
cation. Those two Senators were
doubtless selected to give an air of
plausi bility to the scheme; Kyle
because he has been playing fast
and loose as to his intentions to-
wards the tariff bill, and Huntou
because it was well known that his
occupation between the time he
served his expired term in the
House and when he was appointed
to fill an unexpired term in the
Senate by Gov. of Va, was that OF
Congressional lobbyist. 1t is not
doubted that Buttz, or some other
man did offer to bride those Sena-
tors, but it is certain that the offers
were not made at the instigation
of any one opposed TO the tariff bill.
1t was the last resort of desperate
democrats to secure enough demo-
cratic votes to pass the bill, and If
Il searching investigation is made
that fact will be made plain to the
country, and the defeat of the
tariff bill, already probable, will be
made certainty.
Since Coxey moved his alleged
army out to Bladensburg, Mary
land, about five miles from Wash
ington, the gang has excited little
interest in Washington. They are
now being supported mostly by
contributions Of provisions and
many from people who live long
distance away and have been
misled into the belief that there Is
some greater principal in the
movement than the support of a
lot of professional tramps who have
repeatedly refused offers of employ
ment and the securing of notoriety
for Coxey, which will hereafter be
utilized on the lecture platform or
in some other profitable manner.
The friends of the administration
1T still has few, and will have
as long as it has favOrs to give out
have had so little to praise it for
that they are disposed to make a
regular hurrah because little
Nicaragua has in answer to q
peremtory demand made by the
U. S. minister promised that the
murderers of an American shall be
brought to justice. 1t is difficult &c
see where any special credit is due
the administration for this tran
saction. The authorities of Nicara
qua having failed to even arrest
the murderers of an American
CITIZEN one of whom was well
known, it was clearly the duty Of
the administration to demand his
arrest and trial, and it was done
No one expected Nicaragua to re-
fuse to comply with the demand.
The tariff is not the only subjec
upon which the democrats are spill
up. For instance, the Legislative,
and executive appropriation bill
completed this week by the demo
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