The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-11-30
Washington Letter.

II the level headed members Of the
partv are allowed TO have their way,
and everything now seems to indicate
that they will. there Is to be a radical
change in the methods pursued by the
Democrats in Congress. Instead of try
iug To commit the party to the support
Of some measure and then having 10
hold a conference to quiet the rumpus
thus raised, a WAS done entirely too
often at the last session, 1t l. proposed
to hold the conferences first In order
that there may be no rumpusas to quiet
In other words. an attempt Is To be
made to contiue the washing OF the dirty
linen of Democracy To the privacy Of
the Democratic laundry. and to prevent
that nauseaung process being gone
through on the floor of the house.
Every Democrat who wishes for the fu
ture welfare of the party should certainly
be able to give that attempt hearty
godspeed. Aye. and more. Every Dem
ocrat should indCibly mark upon his
mind the names OF those calling them
selves Democrats who shall oppose
the proposed change, If there be any
such. in order that they may be denied
future honOrS at the hands OF the party
1t is already known that the bids for
the bonds, which will be opened to
morrow at the Treasury department,
are largely in excess OF the amount OF
bonds to be issued. This will aid Secre-
tary Carlisle TO carry out ms intention
to surprise some of those who have at
tempted TO defeat the sole object OF the
bond issue-the addition Of gold in the
reservoir redemption fund, 10y obtaining
| gold from the treasury III exchange foI
| treasury notes in order to use 1t In max
! ing the first payment of 20 per cent on
| bonds they have bid for. The surprise
will be to ignore the bids Of all those who
have obtained gold from the treasury
| to pay on them, or as many of them as
| possible Some of those who have taken
| gold from the treasury for this purpose
| did so in violation OF their pledged word.
Judge Robinson, OF Kansas City. at
| present in Washington, thinks the un-
| expected tidal wave of RepubIicanIsm
| landed many men in Congress who
! would never have been even thought OF IN
connection with the nomination had II
| have been thought that they had the
| slightest chance Of election. In this
| connection he SAYS: In Champ Ozark ;
! district, rOr instance, there seemed to be
! absolutely no reason to doubt Mr.. Clark :
| reelection, and the Republicans nUmIn-
| ated a music teacher against him,
| Champ ignored his adversary and went
| off speech making IN other parts of the
state and IL other states. Nobody
| dreamed the music man would win, and
| | guess it's the first case on record where
a gent of that profession was sent to
| congress. / don't think, however, that
he will be able to sing himself back
| again for the Democrats II Missouri are
not going to be caught mapping in
| 1896
Representative McMillin, Of Tennes-
see, does not claim prophetical powers be
| yond those which belong to all who care
fully study the political field, but he Is
willing to put this language on record:
You mark my prediction, the Repub-
lican party, even in It's hour OF triumph,
Will not dare 10 re enact the Mckinley
law nor to adopt a national platform in
the next campaign which advocates do
ing 50. Protection for projections sake
has been twice condemned at the polls
since the enactment OF the Mckinley
law, and it has not been resusitated 10y
the recent Republican victory Mr..
McMiIlin believes that when the ofiicia
| figures are tabulated twill be shown that
the total Republican vote Of lS94 was
less than that of 1892. when Harrison
was defeated for President and the Dem
ocrats elected nearly as many members
of the house as the Republicans die
this year.
President Cleveland had the misfor
tune to slightly sprain one of his ankles
this week. and in consequence the tOwT
was full of the widest rumOrs. 1t Is
little painful, but not enough so to in
terfere with his work on his annual mes
sage, which now absorbs his time day
and night, although, if gossip can be re
lied upon, he probably takes time Occa
siOnally to devote a thought or two t
the young stranger who Is expected il
| his household about the time the early
/ spring flowers begin to bloom.
Senator Blackburn, chairman of thu
senate committee on rules, has arrived
! in Washington. He says that no meet
ting of the committee Will be called be
fore congress meets, although it was Civ
en- authority at the last session to 81
during the recess. This Is taken t
mean that the idea of changing the rule
has been abandoned.
Indian Territory affairs are giving tn
administration considerable trouble Jus
now, and it will not be surprising shuuio
the present L. ) Marshal OF the terrific
ry lose his official head. He il blame,
here for not stamping out the lawless
ness. NJ.