Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-29
THE RESPONSIBILITY
RESTS WITH THE REPUBLICAN,
CONGRESS.
IL Must Provide for IL Deficiency
Democrats Not Disposed 10 Unite
-Ghc ..>tay -at-7z me, Encreas-
ing Abuse of tne Eranking
Privilege Want "f Republican
aity.
WASHINGTON. Nov. -. i.
From Oar Regular CORRESPONDENT.

WAsnINGroN, Nov. -. $3.50.
Not another bond will he issued by
the administration, until the Rrpub-
lean Congress has had an upportun-
ity to eXtricate the Treasury from the
embarrassment into which it was
forced by Republican legislation.
This can he accepted as absolutely all
thentic, even should the demand for
gold become much greater than it has
for the last few days. 1t may not be
true that Republicans are trying TO
force another bond issue before Con-
gress meets, but it is true that they
would be glad to see onc-a big one
as it would at the same time relieve
them OF the responsibility of providing
for the needs of the Treasury and
furnish them with new peg upon
which to hang fresh abuse of the adj
ministration. Ii is not Il subject for
smiles, but it would not be strange ii
President Clevela nd INDUCES in few
grim smiles as he pens that portion of
his message to Congress calling at
tention To the needs of the Treasury.
II such language were permissible in
So dignitied u document as Presi
dents message he might he imagined
AS writing: "Iour party put the
Treasury i'll hole; now the country
expects you to. at least, lend help
ing hand towards pulling it out"
1t is not pleasant thing for a
Democrat to write nor for Democrats
to read, but as nothing is ever gained
by dodging the truth it must be said
that the spirit of concession which it
is expected would exist among promi
nent members Of the party at the be-
ginning of Congress is as yet con-
spicuous by its absence. "Ephraim
is welded to his idols" and. unless the
rank and file OF the party shall take
the bit between their teeth and get
together regardless of leaders, there is
little prospect Of IL united Democracy
in the next Presidential campaign,
and nothing but a united Democracy
can have even fighting chance to
win. Perhaps some of those who are
trying to make harmony impossible
will on sober second thought change
their tactics.
Mr. Frederick c. Waite, of the
Agricultural Department, read IL
paper before meeting of the National
Statistical Association, held in Wash
ington, this week, which contained
some startling figures on the rapid
growth OF the stay-at-home vote in
the State of Pennsylvania. which at
the Presidential election of 1883 was
10000, while this year it was 10000;
in New York it was Is 600 in 'SS, 49,
600 in 49,, $4,000 in "a, and $1,000
this year; in Kentucky it was $4,000
in IS, and 100, 900 this year; in Mass
achusetts it was 10000 in SO, 100000
in '92, and 10000 this year, and in
Ohio it was 10000 in IS, 10000 in
'92 and 10000 thi. year.
Hon. Carroll ID. Wright, U. S. Com
missioner OF Labor, said in the course
o! lecture on "The industrial develop
ment Of the New South" at Columbian
University: I'VE will have to be con-
tent to keep the negro with us, and we
ehould try to have the best negro pos
sible. This can only be accomplished
by education. The whole negro ques-
ton must be considered on the in
dustrial line. When educated the
negroes will be inclined To enter into
industries"
Secretary Morton has written the
following letter which explains itself
" hasten To respond to your letter OF
inquiry inclosing newspaper clipping
relative to the abuse of the Thanking
privilege. No one who knows the
Hon. Tom l.. Johnson will for mo-
ment believe him capable of pre-
meditated misuse of the franking
privilege. He is gentleman of the
highest personal integrity, and his
pnblic career precludes the possibility
of his knowingly doing wrong thing
with public documents or franks. How
the bookseller secured the frank of
Mr.. Johnson am unable to state, but
| am confident that Mr.. J Johnson him !
self never authorized any one except
his private secretary or clerk to use
the said frank. 1t is true shat the |
book with the frank was bought by an
employe Of this department at sec
ond-hand book store in this city, but |
the purchase was made for the
particular purpose of showing that the |
promiscuous and gratuitous distribu- |
ton of books at the public expense is
a fraud upon the Treasury, upon the
department which prints the docu-
ments and upon the Post Office De-
partment which carries them. The
particular person whose frank was
placed upon the paid-up public docu-
ment was II matter of no consequence
or significance, except as an illustra-
ton OF how the ranking privilege may
be abused il those who have them are
permitted to grant powers of attorney
for their use"
1t seems as though every Republi-
can member OF the House who arrives
brings a different opinion as to what
the Republicans ought to do at the
session OF Congress about to open, al,
OF which shows that the term wild |
horses" which Mr.. Harrison used to
describe the Democratic House of the |
last Congress. is entirely too mild for
the menagerie which Mr.. Reed is ex-
pected to control with one nand, while |
he uses the other to push his Presi- |
dental boom. Dem.
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