Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondence

always count not only upon the sup,
port of the Republicans in Congress,
but upon being pushed along by them.
He was right when he wrote that ring.
ing message to Congress, informing
England and the world that the Mon
roe doctrine was the fixed policy of the
United States and would be maintained
by fighting, if necessary, and the Re.
publicans in Congress quickly re.
sponded by giving him the authority
he asked for the appointment of u com.
mission to investigate and report to
Congress the correct boundary line be-
tween British Guiana and Venezuela
and appropriating the money to pay
the expenses of the commission, and
not satisfied with doing all that MIR.
Cleveland asked the Republicans went
further and took the first step towards
preparing for a war with England by
introducing simultaneously in House
and Senate a bill appropriating $780,
OOO, BOO to be Immediately available,
for strengthening our coast defenses
and those along the Canadian border.
If that be jingoism let England make
the most of it.
when it comes to a question of ma
tional patriotism the Republicans do
not stop to consider that Mr.. Cleveland
is q Democrat aud that u war with
England may resultin greatly strength
ening the lettering Democratic party.
The Republican party now as ever puts
national honor before everything else.
What if Mr.. Cleveland did not profit
by a study of the language of his pa,
triotic Republican predecessor. The
principle was right when it was pro-
mulgated by Benjamin Harrison and
it is equally right when promulgated
by Grover Cleveland. The RepubIi.
cans supported Benjamin Harrison
when he so vigorously defended our
national honor and they are now sup
porting Grover Cleveland for doing the
same. 1t has always been the belief
of Republicans that patriotism should
ever come before craftsmanship, and
they will support Mr.. Cleveland as
he is right just as Loyalty as if he were
a Republican.
Gov. Lowndes, of Maryland, was
given a banquet by a number of his
Washington friends this week. He
assured them of his belief that Mary
land was in the Republican column to
stay, and his intention to see that hon
est election machinery was maintained
throughout the State.
Hon. Taylor Beattie, of Louisiana,
who is contesting the seat of Represen-
tative Price in the House, says of the
political situation in his State: II think
the conditions are ripe for the over
throw of Democracy. The Democrats
are divided. At heart nearly all of
them are believers in a protective tar
riff, and they know that their real in,
terest lies with the Republicans. A
large number of them have already
gone over to the Republican party.
With their aid and that of the Populists
the Republicans could carry the State
next year, provided they were accorded
a fair count. We have an abominable
registration law that gives the dormant
party unlimited opportunity for fraud.
Our people are getting very weary of
dishonest election methods, and man
of the best men in Democratic party
say the odious system should be abol.
ished.
The following are the Republican
Chairmen of the Senate Committees,
as reported by the caucus committee
and approved by the caucus: Proctor,
of VT, Agriculture, Allison, of Iowa,
Appropriations; Chandler, of N. H.,
Census; Pritchard, of N. c., Civil Ser
vice; Teller, of Colo, Claims; Squire,
Washington, Coast Defcnses; Frye, of
Me-, Commerce; Mcmillan, of Mich,
District of Columbia, Shoup, of Idaho,
Education and Labor; SewelI, of N. j..
Enrolled Bills; Morrill,, of VT, Finance;
Perkins, of Kan, Fisheries; Sherman,
of Ohio, Foreign Relations; Lodge, of
Mass, immigration; Nielsen, of Mimi,
improvement of the Mississippi River;
Pettigrew, of S. OAK, Indian Affairs;
Wilson, Wash, Indian Depredations;
Cullom, Of Ill.,, Interstate Commerce;
Warren, of Wyo., Irrigation; Hoar, of
Mass, Judiciary; Hansbrough, of N.
OAK, Library; Wetmore, of r. l.,
Manufactures; Hawley, of Conn, Mil
ieoi OohiSioh, VI a. naval, oOul
Iowa, Pacific Railroads; Platt, of
Conn, Patents; Gallinger, Of N. H.,
Pensions; Wolcott, of Colo, Postoffices:
Hale, of Me-, Printing; Quay, of Pa.
Public Buildings; Dubois, of Idaho,
Public Lands; Clark, of Mont, Rail,
roads; Carter, of Mont, Relations with
Canada; Burrows, of Mich, Revision
of Laws; Aldrich, of R. l., Rules.
Davis, of Mimi, Territories; Mcbride,
of Wyo., Transportation Routes,
Tburston, of Neb., International Elk
positions; Elkins, of W. Va, Geologi.
cal Survey; Mantle, of Mont, National
Banks; Baker, of Kans., Trespassers on
Indian Lands, and Mcmillan, of Mich.
Ford's Theatre Disaster. The Populists
were given four chirmanships of stand.
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