Democratic messenger., 1894-11-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent,
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The democratic Senators and Rep
res-ntaiives who have been 10 Wash
ington since the election have with
one OF two exceptions talked in Il
manner that indicated the proper -pr-
it, Their greatest desire, they have
said, is to allow the past 10 rest, and
to have the Democratic party take u
fresh start by getting together in Con
gress and adopting some legislation
that will help The country and incl
dentally the Democratic party in 1896.
jus, what legislation shall he acted
upon i, Il question that will determine
very soon how deep this anxiety ior
parry harmony g"s. The idea have
heard most generally expressed by
democrats is that Senators and Repre-
sentatives should not commit themsel-
YES 10 the support 81 amy particular
tariff or financial legislation until after
the recommendations on those sub
lecis contained in the Presidents an
nual message To Congress are made
public. That would leave them free
to accept the Presidents reccommcn-
dation>, should they he OF such Il
nature rs to be acceptable 10 the Dem
ocratic party as whole, which they
are almost certain to be. With the
democrats in Senate and House acting
i'm harmony much can be accomplished
in legislative way during the three
months of the short session: without
harmony there is no hope of accom-
plishing anything and would not he
even il the session were 10 I've three
times three months Io'g.
Since President Cleveland announ-
ced that his annual message to Con
gress would contain important financial
recommendations, based upon Secre-
lary Carlisle's annual report. demo-
Gratis have been greatly interested in
learning the nature of Secretary Car
isles report, but it is as yet Il secret,
confined to those who have promised
to keep it until the report and the
Presidents message are made public.
Secretary Carlisle has not been at his
office for several days. preferring to
work upon his report at his home
where he is free from interruption.
1t is said that the system proposed
will supply the elasticity so badly
needed in our present financial system.
Although Secretary Carlisle has al
ways been known as friend to silver
no one, who will tell, has found out
what part silver is TO play IN the pro-
posed new system.
\ laborious attempt is being made
by certain parties TO have it appear
that President Cleveland has exceeded
his constitutional authority in dealing
with the proposed mediation of the
trouble between japan and China.
Their whole story is built upon a false
foundation. They say that President
Cleveland has offered to act rs media
tor. lie has done nothing Of the kind.
At the request of the Chinese govern.
ment he directed Secretary Gresham
to ask the japanese Government if it
would favorably consider PROPOSE
ton to have the United States act as
mediator in order to put an end To the
war. 1t will be difficult 10 make sen
sible people, who are upon principal
opposed 10 war. believe that the Pres
ident exceeded his authority in thus
trying to end Il war between two ma
tions with which we are on friendly
terms. How friendly we are with
Japan may he judged from the fact
that new treaty has just been con-
claded with that country.
There is little danger that the Re.
publicans of the next House will carry
out the threat made by some members
OF their Congressional campaign com
mittee, to throw out the entire Virgin.
ia delegation, which is solidly demo
cratic. The democrats would not ask
ANYTHING better than such action by
the Republican House. 1t would not
only keep Virginia solidly democratic
but it would bring out thousands of
democratic voters in other States. The
leaders Of the Republican party are
too shrew,l to put such club as that
would be in the hands Of the demo
Gratis, however much the republican
contestants from the Virginia Districts
may beg.
Democratic newspaper correspond
ents. who are rs rule great admirers
of Secretary Carlisle, have been in hot
water with their editors ever since that
bond Issue was announced, because
they had on the personal authority Of
Secretary Carlisle. sent out the posi-
tive statement that there would be M
immediate issue of bonds. That Secre-
tary Carlisle had good reason for
throwing the boys off the track by
telling them up to within forty-eigh,
hours of the issues of the call for hi Is
that no bonds would be issued is Ger
tain, but to date none of his newspa-
per friends have been able to find ouI
to certainty what it was. Speaking
OF the bond issue, present indications
are that the amount to he issued
$50. 900. .0O0-will he subscribed for
two or three times over. This is graf
flying to democrats. whether they ap-
prove of the issues OF bonds or not, as
it indicates in an indisputable manner
the confidence felt by capitalists in
the administration. Some democratic
members of the House-notably Hook
er, Of Miss, and Bailey. of Texas
are criticizing the administration for
issuing bonds. but the general impress
ion is that no formal action will be
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