Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-04-15
WASHINGTON LETTER
Wdshinoton. Apr. 8, 1895.

Washington, Apr. s, 1895.
Senator German was for too smar
to have his demand for southern
candidate have any outward appear
ance of German boom. Yet that il
exactly what it is. While the demand
is calcnlated-in fact was Intended
to tickle the ambitions of score Of
southern democrats, should it grow
into a power great enough to control
the next democratic nominating con-
vention, there is only one man who is
big enough and smart enough to take
man. There may be ADLER southern
democrats than Mr.. German, but if
there are they have successfully hid
their ability, while Mr.. German has
forced the democratic Senate to re-
tain him as leader against the wishes
of democratic President.
Mr.. Cleveland recognizes this de-
mand for a southern man a very
shreWd move, and he knows the
source from whence it emanates. He
is afraid of Mr.. German, not having
forgotten the humiliating defeat he
suffered at his hands during the late
Congress, but he proposes to fight,
not only for himself but to prevent
the nomination of Mr.. German. These
contests for the empty honor Of the
democratic nomination are decidedly
amusing to republicans, who regard
the election of a democratic President
in 1896 an impossibility. But they are
interesting all the same.
The exceptions to the income tax
made by the Supreme Court decision,
are calculated to add to the unpopu-
larity of the tax, which will, it is be-
ieved, be repealed at the next session
of Congress.
Cuban affairs are attracting much
attention in Washington just now. 1t
is clear that the revolution is much
more serious affair than it was at first
supposed to be, and speculation is rife
as to what will be the position of the
administration should the Cubans sue
coed in setting up a government of
their own. Without the moral sup
port of this government, or some
other, it will be physical impossible
ity for the Cubans to maintain their
independence of Spain, even should
they succeed in establishing tempo
rary government. Will this govern
ment extend its moral support? That
is the question.
The administration must have
through some of it's subordinates, been
doing something disagreeable to Rud-
yard Kipling, the talented but eccen-
trio English author who blackguards
everything American and still lives in
America through CHOICE. Mr.. Kipl-
ing has been in Washington for a
month or so, and is credited with the
intention to write political story in
which Mr.. Cleveland and all the mem
bers of his cabinet are to figure.
Whatever his intentions may be,
Mr.. KipEng succeeded in getting him
self passed by the sentry boxes,
which, by the way, have since been
removed, and the Gordon of White
House detectives and into the Cabi-
net room, where his Majesty Grover I.
and his ministers Of State were hold
ing a council-perhaps to decide
whether the United States should
apologize to Great Britain for having
raked up such disagreeable old thing
OS the Monroe doctrine Mr. Kipling
is as happy over the unusual honor
paid him as the small boy is when al
lowed to visit the menagerie while
the animals are being fed. Secretary
Lamont, who guided Mr.. Kipling
through the labyrinth of executive
defences, thinks he will be real mean
if he writes anything uncomplimen-
tary about what he saw.
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