Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-11-30
CHANGE OF POLICY.
THE PARTY TO CONSULT BEFORE
ACTION.

Gold Bugs with Wings Clipped
The Unexpected Has Happened
and a Music Teacher il I'm Com
gress-Protection Win Not Be Re.
AnkIc-Etc.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1891.
II the level-headed members Of the
party are allowed to have their way,
and everything now seems to indicate
that they will, there is to be radical
change III the method pursued 10y the
Democrats in Congress. Instead of
trying to commit the party to the
support of some measure and then
having to hold conference to quiet the
rumpus thus raised, as was done en-
tlrely too often at the last session, it is
proposed to hold the conferences first
in order that there may be no rumpuses
to quiet. In other words, an attempt
Is to be made to confine the washing
OF the dirty linen of Democracy to the
privacy of the Democratic laundry,
and to prevent that nauseating pro-
cess being gone through on the floor
OF the House. Every Democrat who
wishes for the future welfare of the
party should certainly be able to give
that attempta hearty Godspeed. Aye,
and more. Every Democrat should
indelibly mark upon his mind the
the names OF those calling themselves
Democrats who shall oppose the pro-
posed change, if there be any such, in
order that they may be denied future
honors at the hands of the party.
1t is also known that the bids for
bonds, which will be opened Tomorrow
at the Treasury department, are large
ly In excess OF the amount of bonds to
be issued. This will aid Secretary
Carlisle to carry our his intention to
defeat the sole object OF the bonds
the addition of gold to the reserve or
redemption fund-by obtaining gold
from the Treasury in exchange for
Treasury notes in order to Use it in
making 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 I'M
expected tidal wave of Republicanism
landed many men in Congress who
would never have been even thought
of in connection with the nomination
had it have been thought that they
had the slightest chance of election
In this connection he says: lin
Champ Clark's district, for instance,
there seems to be absolutely no reason
to doubt Mr.. Clark's reelection, and
the Republicans nominated music
teacher against him. Champ ignored
his adversary and off speech.making in
other parts OF the State and in other
States. Nobody dreamed the music
man would win, and l guess it's the
first case on record where gent of
that profession was sent to Congress.
don't think, however, that lie will be
able to sing himself back again, for
the Democrats in Missouri are not GO
ing to be caught mapping in 1896"
Representative McMillin, of Tennes-
see, does not claim prophetical powers
beyond those which belong to all who
carefully study the political field, but
he is willing to put this language on
record: "Iou mark my prediction,
the Republican party, even in its hour
of triumph, will not dare to re-enact
the Mckinley law nor to adopt ma.
tional platform in the next campaign
which advocates doing so. Protection
for projections sake has been twice
condemned at the polls since the enact
ment OF the Mckinley law, and it has
not been resuscitated by the recent
Republican victory" Mr.. McMillin
believes that when the official figures
are tabulated it will be shown that the
total Republican vote of '94 was less
than that of '92. when Harrison was
defeated for President and the Demo-
Gratis elected nearly as many members
of the House as the Republicans did
this year.
President Cleveland had the mis-
fortune to slightly sprain one of his
ankles this week, and in consequence
the town was full OF the widest
rumors. 1t is little painful, but not
enough so to interfere with his work
on his annual message, which now
absorbs his time day and night, al
though. if gossip can be relied upon,
he probably takes time occasionally to !
devote q thought or two to the young
stranger who is expected in his house
hold about the time the early spring
flowers begin to bloom.
Senator Blackburn, chairman of the !
Senate committee on Rules, has ar
rived in Washington. He says that
no meeting of the committee will be |
called before Congress meets, although |
it was given authority at the last
session to sit during the recess. This
is taken to mean that the idea of
changing the rules has been abandoned.
Indian Territory affairs are giving
the administration considerable trouble
just now, and it will not be surprising
should the present U. s. Marshal of
the Territory lose his official head. He
is blamed here for not stamping out