Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-03-10
From our regular correspondent
wAsHMGToN, March 5, 1884.

ator German, broke up Mr.. Josiah
Quincy's little scheme for withhold
oAnis testimony N the investiRa-
tion of the letting of the contract for
the publication OF the Patent Office
Gazette until he had heard what the |
rest of the witnesses had to tell. and
compelled him to testify. Under
cross examination Mr.. Quincy con-
victed 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 indorsing notes for, is
mixed up in the mess and that it was
in the pay of the Democratic Nation
al Committee during the last COM
paign. Quincy acknowledged that
it was his Endorsement 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 Treasurer officials to cash
vouchers for them that had been
chung up" and yet he denies having
any personal interest In the con
tract. ouch friendship is very ex ra
ordinary.
Representative Grout, of Vermont,
In a speech on the Pension Appropri
alton bill now before the House, pre-
scented some statistics showing the
Pension policy of the present admin
istrstion to be against the veterans,
in a manner that could not be truth
fully contradicted. He presented fig
ures showing that pensions are
granted only one-fourth as fast by
Commissioner Lochren as they were
by Commissioner Rsum, the latter re
jecting 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
payments 10y withholding certificates
that should properly be issued. He
called attention TO the recent Demo-
cratic estimate that $4,000, 600
would remain unexpended at the
close OF the present fiscal year out of
the appropriations TO pay pensions,
land significantly enough" said Mr..
circuit, that is just about the
amount Speaker Crisp said, In his
speech In favor of the tariff bill,
would be saved by reducing expen-
ses.' No Democrat attempted TO re
ply to these statements, but Mr..
Meredith, of Virginia, made a foolish
speech in which he repeated MIR. Cleve
lands libel of there being thousands
of fraudulent pensioners, and he went
a step further and said that he had
personal knowledge of these frauds.
He was interrupted by Mr.. Funk, OF
H., who told him that If he knew of
a fraudulent psnsioner and failed to
denounce him to the authorities he
vas not a good citizen, TO which he,
after clustering and talking about
fighting, made the childish reply
that he was not required to act as q
spy or an informer and that he de-
clined to do so. Now wasn't that
like Democrat?
1t Ia certain that no edministrs
zion of the United States was ever sc
universally condemned after only
one year of power as that of Mr.
Cleveland Is. Here are a few of ths
condemnations of it by members o
Congress. Senator Teller: 9TH,
most signal failure of any admins
tration we have ever had"
Senator PETER: HAS been a series
of bldnders that might have beer
avoided;" Senator Wilson 81 d.
not think the country will want re
petition of such an administration
There Is no doubt whatever that w
shall have change" Senator COL
lom-"Has been most unfortunate
and characterized by a greater mum
Der of biunders than have occurred
under any other administration
Senator Dolph-"Has proven a dis
astrous failure, having no parable
In our history" Senator Power-ME
Cleveland's free trade policy ha
made the cupIof the American work
ing men full of misery" Senate
Proctor esteem In which tn
people hold Mr.. Cleveland's frs
year of administration is shown b
the recent election in Pennsylvania;
Senator Higgins-"Foro our presen
miseries we have to thank the dem
ocratic party, which is, it seemI
never so happy as when trying t
run a sword through our industries
Senator Pugh (democratl-'I col
denim Mr.. Cleveland's financial pol
VI toto;" Senator .Frye-"His II
WaIian policy and his attempting I
force the Wilson Bill through Con-
gress have wrecked his party, and t
this extent Mr.. Cleveland is a publ
benefactor;" Senator Hale--'Tf
only hope of business men is the e
pected tot al overthrow of the ldem
ocratic party at the fall elections;
Senator Henderson "a miserab
and lamentable failure;" Senate
Platt-- Incompetent and bad
Representatives, May Il
good Lord save us from three mo
such years." Bingham" He hs
lost the good esteem of the poop
by his attempts to control the LEI
islative branch of the governme
contrary to the Constitution
Payne-''The only good thing q
complished in the generalization
the party which placed it In power
Walker-"The record of the year
little short of disgraceful;" He
burn-"No administration has .ev
gone out of power so little regrett
as will that of Mr.. ClevelaDd;"
Storrs-"Is a great failure" al
Marsh. "Has been a hell up,
earth"
Democratic Senators are still fig
ing among themselves over the tai
IF bill, which was sent back to t
Finance committee by the cauc
for revision, and until some sort
an agreement is reached the OF