Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IsPHoIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR
WashSnotop. Mur. IS, 1894.

testimony In the 1nVe6ugatIOn or the
letting of the contract for the public
alton of the Patent Office Gazette until
he had heard what the rest of the wit
nesses had to tell, and compelled him
to testify. Under cross examination
MIR. Quincy convicted himself of about
everything charged against him, and
in addition created very strong sus-
picion that the "National Economist"
the official organ of the Farmers AL
lance, which he has been endorsing
notes for, is mixed up in the mess and
that it was in the pay of the democrat
ic National Committee during the last
campaign. Quincy acknow ledged 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 tire asury officials to cash
vouchers for them that had been
chung up" and yet he denies having
any personal interest in the contract.
Such friendship is very extraordinary.
Representative Grout of Vermont,
in speech on the Pension Appropri-
alton bill, now before the House, pre-
sented 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 Lochren as they were by Com
missioner Raum, the latter rejecting
on an average only one case out Of
four applications, while the former
rejects two applications for every one
granted in order to carry 1t the pol
icy mapped oIt by Mr.. Clev Gland of
reducing pensioa payments by with
holding certificates tn It should be
properly issued. He called attention
to the recent democratic estimate that
$26, 900, 900 would remain unex pended
at the close of the present fiscal year
out of the appropriations to pay pen
sions, land significantly enough''
said Mr.. circuit, ''that is just about
the amount Speaker Crisp said, in his
speech in favor Of tle tariff bill, would
be saved by reducing expenses" No
democrat attempted to reply to these
statements, but Mr.. Meredith of NM-
ginia made foolish sp 9ech in which
there being thousands Of fraudulent
pensioners, and he went a step fur
ther and said that he had personal
knowledge OF these frauds. He was
interrupted by Mr.. Funk, of ILL.,, who
told him that if he knew of a fraudu-
lent pensioner and failed TO denounce
him to the authorities he was not
good citizen, to which he, after blus
tering and tai King about fighting, made
the childish reply that he was not re-
CURED to act as spy or an informer
and that he declined to do so. Now
wasn't that ike 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 Nr. Cleve
land is. Here are a few of the condem
nations of it by members of congress-:
Senator Teller-'The most signal fail
ure of any administration we have
ever had;" Senator PETER = HAS
been series of blunders that might
have been avoided;" Senator Wilson
-stI do not think the country will
want a repetition of such an admins
tration. There is no doubt whatever
that we shall have change" Sena
tor Cullom-"Has been most unfortu
nate, and characterized by greater
number of plumbers than have occur
red under any other administration;
Senator Dolph-"Has proven disas-
trous failure, having no parallel in our
history" Senator Power ''Mr. Cleve
lands free trade policy has made the
cup of the American working men full
of misery" Senator Proctor 1.-THE
esteem in which the people hold Mr..
Cleveland's first year of administra
tion is shown by the recent election
in Pennsylvania; Senator Higgins
fsFor our present miseries we have to
thank the democratic party, which is,
it seems, never SO happy as when try
ing to run sword through our in
dustries;" Senator Pugh (democrat)
-ssI condemn Mr.. Cleveland's finan-
.cial policy in tSto;" Senator Frye
A.His Hawaiian policy and his attic mpt
ing to force the Wilson bill through
congress have wrecked his party, and
to this extent Mr.. Cleveland is pub
lie benefactor;" Senator Hale-"The
only hope of business men is the ex
peeted total overthrow of the demo
cratic party at the fall cleo ions;"
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