The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-04-25

THE NATIONAL TRIBUN
Republican nomination, SO / am informed,
went begging for some time and Prof. Treloar
was the fifth man to whom it was offered. In
1892 received 9. SOP plurality. In 1894 Treloar
beat me 1872 votes, because $500 Democrats,
thinking everything was safe. staid at home.
Prof Treloar is bright and enthusiastic Ma
son. His wife-formerly Miss Annie Silver
comes from good old Maryland Democratic
STOCK"
Every little while there comes to the surface
an agitation of the question of the restoration
of political suffrage in the District. It is
favored saying that Washington is the best
governed city in the world. This is putting
the case too strongly, but experts in municipal
affairs agree that at least no city in the United
States is SO we'll and honestly governed as the
National Capital at present Although there 10
constant friction between the citizens and the
rural Statesmen, principally due to the diff
culties of making the latter properly under
stand the relations between Congress and the
District, the city fares very well as general
thing. The tax rate, or at least the assessment,
is still rather high, especially in view of the
fact that Congress never appropriates all OF the
money that is collected from the citizens Of
Washington, but gives what they think is right
and turns the rest of the money back into the
General Treasury for the benefit of the people
of the United States at large. Rural Congress
men have lately become somewhat impatient
of making large appropriations for the benefit
of the District of Columbia, and a strong senti-
ment has been growing in favor of compelling
the taxpayers of the District to supply all the
money for its needs, instead of sharing the
burden with the General Government, as at
present. This dass of Congressman, who argue
that Washington should not be on different
footing in regard to taxation and expenditures
than other cities in the United States. of course
do not understand or appreciate the relations
existing between the Government and the
Capital city. They are, nevertheless. able to
do some pretty loud talking on the subject of
expenditures in the District, and If any OF
them should succeed in their ambition to be-
come members of the Appropriations Commit
tees, they might seriously embarrass the plan,
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into the finest city in the world. So far as the
main body OF citizens is concerned there would
be much hesitation in indorsing plan to bring
about state OF things here that would result
in possible "boss" rule aud political jobbery,
and the chance of putting the interests Of this
beautiful city into the hands of unscrupulous
schemers.
Speaking on the reorganization Of the next
Senate, which is likely to occur owing to the
changes caused by the last election, Senator
Voor hees. of Indiana, said: 81 have no doubt
the Republicans will organize the Finance
Committee for one shall make no opposi-
will The Republicans, while not possessing a
majority.over all other parties in the Senate,
will have plurality, and it is right that they
should take the lead in shaping legislation. l
expect to surrender the Craftsmanship of this
committee to Senator Morrill, at the beginning
of the next session. 1t is q silver committee
now, and it will continue to be a silver COM
mittee regardless of economic views Of the ad-
dition which the Republicans may make to it.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Democrat. is the only men,
Der of the committee, as at present organized,
who will not be member of the next Congress,
and he is the only Democratic member who is
opposed to silver. The other five Democratic
members will, with Senator Jones, of Nevada,
constitute quorum of the committee even If
the vacancy should be filled by the appoint
ment of an anti-silver Republican. l do
not, of course, know what course the Republic.
cans may adopt in filling the vacancy, as that
will depend upon the conclusion of the Repub.
lican caucus; but If the silver Republicans
should succeed in getting one of their own
number on the committee, the accession will
only make the silver majority that much more
pronounced"