Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-04-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
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democrats while Senator Allison
was making his great speech against
the tar if bill, that they knew their
rights and intended TO maintain
them during this debate, and that
any expectation of railroading the
bill through the senate might as
we'll be abandoned at the start.
The recent elections have strength
ened the determination of the re-
pubicans to fight the bill with every
weapon at their commaH d, the most
of them believing that the l5,000,-
600 people affected by the bill will
endorse any action that prevents
the bill becoming law.
There were exactly "a democrats
and four populists who voted against
giving the seat in the house to
which Mr.. Joy was elected to Mr.
O'Neill, but the steal having been
ordered by majority Of the com
mittee on elections, was finally con
SUNNI ated, as well as that which uu-
seated Mr. IIilborn, of California.
1t took about ten days OF hard work
to get voting quorum of democrats
willing to commit these outrages.
Mr., JOY expects to be one of the re-
publican majority Of the next house.
+ Secretary Lamont will be called
on TO make an explanation which
will be very difficult for him to do
AS soon a. he returns from his pleas.
ant southern "inspection" tour. He
made a promise in Mr.. Cleveland's
name, that has been violated by Mr..
Cleveland. The story of the trans.
action may be summed up about as
follows: Mr.. Cleveland treated the
democrats of Washington so shah
billy during his first term that when
he was nominated in 1892 the Wash
iugton democrats fatty refused to
contribute cent to help elect him.
Now the Washington democrats
had in previous campaigns contrib
uted more largely in proportion TO
their numbers than those of any
city, so the national committee de-
sired to have them placated, and
| Dan Lamont was sent here to do
the placating. They told Lamont
that Mr. Cleveland had filled the 10.
cal offices with outsiders in his first
term, and that they wouldn't chip
in TO elect him again. Whereupon
Dan Lamont pledged his word in
behalf of Mr.. Cleveland that no
one should be appointed to an Office
in the District of Columbia who was
not bona tide resident of the same,
if the local democrats you'd chip in
with their usual libel lily. They
accepted the pledge, and broke all
previous records for liberaity; and
this week the pledge has been bro
ken by Mr.. Cleveland, who uomina.
ted Q. IL. j. Taylor, colored Kansas
democrat, to be recorder of deeds
/ for the District of Columbia. When
Secretary Lamont returns he will
hear from the local democrats.
Meanwhile they are working to pre-
vent the confirmation of Taylor's
nomination, and Judging from sena.
tors talk they stand good chance
of succeeding.
The populists in the senate seem
disposed to 60 it alone on the tari #
bill. Some time ago Senator + etfer
introduced "A tariff bill of his own,
and gave notice that he would at
the proper time move that IL be
substituted for the bill reported
from the finance committee. The
question of free coinage amend
ment to the tariff bill is causing the
administration much anxiety. 1t
will be remembered that Senator
Quay gave notice before the tariff
bin passed the house Of his inten-
ton to offer a free coinage amend
/ meut.
Whenever democrat in congress
gets too lively it is only necessary
to say one word-"elections"-to
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