Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-19

hlbltlOn of the man VINO refuses TO ell
ther see or heed the object lesson
contained in the greatest vote of con-
fidence to the republican party and
condemnation of the democratic par
ty ever put on record by the people Of
the United States, by coming out
strongly in his annual message to
congress, which is already partially
prepared, for the passage by the SEN
ate at the coming session of congress
of the Wilson pop gun tariff bills plac-
ing coal and iron on the free list. 1t
seems aim ost absurd that he should
be willing, after the people have spok-
en- so plainly, to go on record with
such a recommendation. But he has
SO often been guilty of political OBJ
tuseness, or, to express less elegantly,
buffheadness, that nothing he does
need astonish anybody. In this case
it is bound to be a wasted recommend
alton, even if the democratic senators
should drop their personal enmity to
Mr.. Cleveland, which has been intens
flied by the great democratic defeat,
long enough to try to pass the popgun
bills, which it will be remembered
have already passed the House. The
republican senators can, and will pre-
vent the passage of any tariff tiuker-
ing bills at the short session of con-
gress, even if it be necessary to block
every appropriation bill in order to
do SO, but extreme measures will be
hardly necessary. There are reasons
to believe that a sufficient number of
democratic senators stand ready to
pledge their votes against the popgun
bills to insure their defeat, but it is
extremely doubtful whether either Of
them will be dignifed to the extent of
being formally voted upon.
The work of Chairman Babcock, of
the republican congressional cam
paign committee, has aroused the ad-
miration of all those who know any
thing about the management of cam
paigns. All. the world, of course,
knows the result Of his work two
hundred and fifty odd republican con-
gressmen and almost certain control
of the senate after next March-but
the inside or secret work OF, the cam
paiggTn is only known to asfeW promi-
nen5 members of the party. They say
that Mr.. Babcock has proven himself
one of the shrewdest directors of cam
paign work the party has ever had,
which is high praise indeed, and al
ready movement is quietly on foot
to have the party get the benefit of
that shrewdness in 1896. Whether
this will be done by keeping him at
the head of the congressional COM
mittee or by transferring, him to the
national committee is not yet yet appar-
emit 0t fF
Congressman Richardson Of Ohio, "a
democrat who was defeated for re-
election, is now in Washington, trying
to find life preserver. He gives as
one of several reasons why Ohio went
republican by 1876, 900, that 'sThe pen
sion policy of the administration has
been most disastrous to our party in
Ohio. Worthy pensioners nave been
cut off right and left, and it seems
that special effort has been made to
humiiiate them.'
Vice chairman Ashley, of the repub-
hcan committee, says: 'I suppose
that there is no doubt that Mr.. Reed
will be the next Speaker, but am not
going to be shared into making any
predictions about the probable nomi-
nee of the republican party for presi
dent. The party has an abundance
and a superabundance of good men,
and there is time enough to consider
possibilities when the smoke of battle
has cleared away"
The report that the administration
is about to issue another lot of bonds
some say $50, 600, 900 and others 500
OOO, OOO- finds many believers, not
withstanding Secretary Carlisle's pos
tive denial. There are two reasons
for this: First, the report originated
with friends of Mr.. Cleveland, and
was accompanied by the statement
that Mr.. Carlisle was opposed to an
other issue of bond without congress
sional action authorizing it and that
Mr.. Cleveland had taken the matter
into his own hands, believing that the
necessity for strengthening the gold
reserve wassurgent and that congress
would not authorize it if it were left
to decide the matter; and second, the
known need of the treasusy for more
money, owing to the failure of the
new tariff to produce the amount of
revenue that was anticipated. What
ever the administration may or may
not do before congress assemblies the