The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-05-11
Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, May 4th, 1894.
Senator Hale very cleverly smoked
the democrats out and compelled
Senator Harris, of Tenn, who is in
.harge of the democratic side of the
Senate, to acknowledge that he and
the rest of the democrats, except those
who are dickering with the democra-
tic "kickers", were ignorant of what
.oncession had been or would be made,
out were prepared to go it blind on
the reconstructed tariff bill, whether
it agreed with their sentiments or
mot. Was not that Il remarkable con-
ession to be made by the whilom
leader of the majority side of the SEN
ate? Commenting on the statement
published that the democratic leaders
we're becoming more cheerful over the
outlook, Mr.. Hale said: "Cheerful,
Mr., President, cheerful when bargain
ing and selling is going on instead of
honest tariff legislation. Cheerful
when jugglery and skullduggery take
5he place of opeu discussion, cheerful
when it is the cheerfulness of dying
nan, when decomposition has already
set in and numbed his faculties.
No description could possibly do
Justice to the present disgraceful atti-
tude of the democratic Senators.
They have refused to grant hearings
to honest working men and women
who have come here to protest against
the bread being taken from their
mouths by vicious legislation, and
they are today on their knees, not
granting hearings, but taking and
obeying absolutely without question
the orders of the millionaire trusts, as
to changes to be made in the tariff
bill. Mr.. Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle are up to their necks in this
filth, while those democratic Senators
who are always ready to obey the
crack of the party whip are teing kept
in ignorance of what is going on;
they have only to be told that a bill is
d party measure to support it, no mat
ter what it's nature may be- Surely
the workingmen will have a long
score to settle with the democratic
party.
Some democrat, doubtless an appli-
cant for his Office, started story that
Gen. James A, Dumont, who has for
many years been chief government
inspector of steamboats,, was contem-
plating retirement because of feeble
ness caused by old age. 1t was cruel
lie. Gen. Dumont in denying it said:
~ am just as lively and energetic as
[ was twenty years ago." There is
only one thing the matter with Gen.
Dumont. He is republican.
Senator Quay's friends are uneasy
about his condition. His health has
not been good for year or two, but it
was not until recently that he began
to show signs of permanent break
down. His absence just at this time
is very much felt by his republican
colleagues IN the Senate, aside from
the feeling of esteem for him which
makes his absence at any slime mat
ter of general regret
Coxey's so-called army is in the
District of Columbia, and, barring
some expected happenings, they will
march through the streets of Wash
ington, but they will not be allowed
to go up on the Capitol grounds as an
organized body. Their camp was
visited yesterday by large number
of curiously inclined Washingtonians,
and great was the surprise of many to
find such an Insignificant collection of
filth and woe-begone humanity dub
bed an army. 1t is doubtful if ten
per cent of the several hundred men
composing the army could be prevail
ed upon, no matter how great the in
ducement offered, to take a regular
| Job of work. The other nine-tenths
are made up of professional tramps,
cranks and fakirs. Coxey and Brown,
who, by the way, have ridden and been
we'll fed and housed during the march,
are apparently out for the money that
can be made out of the free advertise
/. ment their connection with the move
] ment has given them. If all of these
men are allowed to occupy seats in
the House and Senate galleries there
will have to be a general houseclean-
| ing before the seats are again in con-
dition to be occupied, as some of the
men are covered with vermin.
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