Chicago eagle., 1895-04-13


tee and that they are also solidly IN
favor of II silver platform. Mr.. Merritt
has attended every Democratic State
convention held In furty years and was
u delegate to the national conventions
which nominated Cleveland each time
he was elected. Mr.. Merritt said:
About nine out of every ten Demo.
Gratis In Southern Illinois are for free
silver. and they are In favor of holding
Is done at this time and done quickly I
don't think II will he of any use to hold
Il Democratic State convention I'm the
State of Illinois two years later. Scna.
tor Palmer says we should wait and
see how the people like the next two
years of Democratic administration. If
the next two years are anything like
the last two years have been there will
not be enough Democrats left In Illinois
to hold u State convention.
II am somewhat surprised that Sem.
tor Palmer has taken the position he
has. IL he will look over the files of
tue old State Register at Springfield
when lie was It's owner he will find that
his articles I'm that paper convict him of
being silver man. 10 to I. II the ppo.
pie of the State of Illinois had known
that Senator Palmer's views on the sill
yer question were such US he has now
shown them to be he certainly never
would have been q Senator from this
State.
ut seems that since the Senator hus
gone over his three score and ten and
begins to feel that all Is vexation and
vanity lie has placed his heart on tax.
ing care of his relations. He has two
grandchildren in the service Of the gov
crnment by Clevclands appointment
one In the army and one u cadet. He
still has n son whom he has wished TO
have appointed United States District
Judge. and In the former atlln.nistrn.
tion of Mr.. Cleveland lie asked the
President to make the appointment.
But he failed to get the place ana said
to his son: John. you are too small.
Cleveland won't appoint a man Judge
uHlFss he wears I'm eightccn.incil collar.
AMI the people of the State begin 10
think that the senator hus given him.
self over to the Influence of Clcveland
and Is advocating his financial doctrines
In the hope of having his family taken
care of.
"'rhc principles of the Democratic
party Gun never die. but may be put
aside for the purpose OF carrying ont
the schemes of men who have happened
to get Into power Let these men b..
ware. Those who wish to leave the old
party may hunt other places. but II
they keep In the party ana go on as
they have been doing there won't bc
enough Democrats left In Illinois to
build u crows nest"
Work on the index To the Congress.
s'onal Record for the last session of
the Flfty-tlllrd Congress IL likely To he
delayed for I'M Indefinite period owing
to Il piece Of political chicuncry which
has just come to light. For more than
fifteen years the work of indcxing the
proceedings Of Congress has been done
rndc: the supervision of Gen. Albert
brdway. who II the commander of the
National Guards of the District of Co.
lumbln. No complaint has ever been
made rs to the character of the work
nor has there been any unnecessary
delay In getting results to the Govern.
ment Printing Office after the cOnclu.
sion Of u session of Congress. Just
before the last session Of the Fifty.
third Congress was ended. however.
there was II conference between the
members Of the joint committe OH
printing of the two Houses and the up.
shot of the matter was the displnce.
ihcnt OF Gen. Ordway. His position
rs Index clerk was coveted by Victor
l.. Baughman. one Of Senator GOrman's q
lenchnen. and II was not difficult
matter to bring about the choice OF u
Mnrylnnder for this post. senator
German II ut the head of the Printing
Committee Of the Senate and his asso.
ciates were Ransom Of North Carolina.
ROW Minister 10 Mexico. ana Mnnder.
son OF Nebraska, who II now IN OK.
Sena tor. On the part of the House. the
Printing Committee was made up Of
Richardson of Tennessee. patron OF the
colony hearing his name III the gov.
crnn,cnt printing office; McIiaig of
Maryland. ana Broderick of Kansas
German. Richardson ana BrO,ierick,
constituting half the joint Printing
Committee Of the Houses. will be mem
bcrs of the Fifty-fOurth Congress. aud
II their wishes nrc carried out victO,
l.. Bnughmnn will be index clerk. FOi
without moments warning aud
while absent from Washington Gen
Oruway was superseded. although nc
charges were filed against him. Ill,
friends are Justly indignant over the
scurvy trick that has been played upon
him, ana IN effort will be made Il
invite the attention Of the Republicans
of the Fifty-fOurth Congress to thl,
piece Of Democratic skullduggery and
upset the plans Of the cOnspiratOrs
Meanwhile the index IL being com
piled just as faithfully ana carefully
rs though Gen. Ordway expected tG
spend his life on this work. COmpen
satiOn for this work II made ut &c
much per page. ana after paying fol
clerk hire. office rent. ana other incl
dentals the billet IL worth upwards OF
$1,000 per annum. Miss Bcttinu
Gl1rd. ns she II known to theater
goers. Is daughter of Gen. Ordway
and her child IL living with its grand
parents In Washington. 1t will be re
mcmhered that Baughman. who hns
been selected for this position at thu