The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-12-20
Washington Letter.
From onr Resulsr Correspondent. J

WAsHfeToN, D. c., DEo. 18th 1896
Democrats have every reason to be
perfectly satisfied with the Congress
sional outlook If the republicans
adopt the policy of introducing fake
impeachment resolutions for the pur-
pose Of abusing democratic officials,
instead of doing something to relieve
the distress which they had SO much to
say about during the last Congression.
al campaign there will certainly be o
general reaction in favor Of the demo-
cratic party. And that reaction will
be equally certain to come if the re-
pu uolicans do any tariff tinkering along
the lines of the Mckinley bill.
The democrats are not responsible
for legislation in either home or Senate;
they occupy q position which will
enable them to accentuate republican
mistakes and to profit thereby
Senator Hill re.intrcdnced his resolu-
tion for cloture rule in the Senate
ana has announced his inteution to
make fight for it, and the large num-
Der OF new Senators--me who are not
bound hand and foot by tradition
makes him believe be viii succeed.
Senator German didn't let the re-
port that he would not be candidate
for re e-elect,on get well started before
he called it down. He will be can
didats, and be is confident that be win
be able To pull Maryland back Into tho
democratic lines and be re elected to
tho Senate.
Senator Caneron's announcement
that he would rstire from public life
at the close of his present term was
case of must" Quay has served notice
on him that his place was wanted.
Cameron has also stopped putting his
good money into that Presidential rat
hole. A
The stories about the winning and
losing of votes between the ballots
taken by the Republican Nationsl
Com mittee to decide upon the city
which was to get the convention
doub make good reading for those
who do not know the facts. The only
one of the competing cities that oever
was in it was San Francisco, notwitb-
standing its standing second when the
convention was knocked down to st.
Louis--the orders had been given out
by the Plstt- Quay Reed combine that
the Pacific coast must be jollied BY
giving San Francisco large vots, but
not large enough to carry the convep'
ton there. The convention was sold.
There is no doubt abont shGt. and eith-
&c Chicago, Pittsburg Or New York
could dave secured il By raising the BID
of st. Louis. 10 fact Ao1s CT the
gentlsmen representing Chicago were
teld after the firat ballot, in which Chic
ago only got eight votes, had been
taken. that Chicago could have the
convention if tho price-sl0O, ,ooo-
was put up, The Chicago committee aft
err a consultation refused to pay that
much, and after three more ballots the
convention was given to st. Louis sim-
ply because it had paid moro for 1T
than any other city would pay. The
setting of June 10th as the date for
tho republican convention will make
the democratic convention unusually
early. if the usual custom of the party
in power holding its convention first
be followed,
The democratic steering COMMITTEES
consisting Of Senators German, Cock
r.n. Harris, Blackburn, Brice, Walt
hall. Murphy, White, and Jones OF
Ark. at a meeting held to discuss
senate reorganization, decided that no
obstruc tions should be placed in the
vsy of the repu blickus reorgsnizing
tn, Senate as soon as they can produce
the votes, but that no move should oe
made oy democrats to voluntarily sur
render what they row have. heorssn-
izatiou will be easy for the republicans
If they can agree upon slate for Pre-
.;d.nt protein, and chairmen of com
mittees that will command the tuii
rspublicas votes, as the popuiis's have
agreed to absent themselves when the
vote il taken. For all prscacai pur-
-. ,his will he lust the same ss