The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-12-06
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From Our Regular Correspondent


day that interesting document was
submitted to the Cabinet and discussed.
Its contents wilt, OF course, remain
secret until it goestr to Congress
which will probably not be until
next Tuesday. as the session OF the
House on Monday will be taken up by
the election OF Speaker and the ether
officers Of that body.
Mr.. Reed must expect to be more
Czar-like than ever in his rule over
the repu blicaps of the House, if he re-
ally thinks he can prevent all legisla-
Ition except that Of passing the regular
appropriation bills, as those friendly
to him and his aspirations for the re-
publican Presidential nomination say
he does. Other candidates for that
nomination have followers in the
House who lay have something to say
about that. In this connection sug-
gestion has been made, by a business
man Of prominence. which might be
turned to good account by President
Cleveland little later on. if he were
disposed to accept it. Although there
are considerable number Of republi-
cans in the House who are in favor of
sinking partisanship and legislating
for the relief of the Treasury. and con-
sequently of the country, they are
keeping very quiet now and will con-
tinue to do so until Speaker Reed an
nounces the House Committees. Then
they will speak their minds. 1t is the
idea of the business man before men
toned that if properly managed a
compromise could be brought about by
which some financial legislation that
would be of benefit to the country
could be secured. He thinks that if
President Cleveland would invite some
Of these men TO personal conference at
which both sides should frankly state
their opinions that by each side giving
up little bill could be drawn that
would prevent further bond issues and
that would pass both House and SEN
ate and be signed by the President
The idea is at least unique.
Representative Downing, the only IL
linois democrat who will sit in the
present House. and he only got in by a
majority of 40 votes, takes cheerful
view of democratic prospects in that
state. He saws: "l think the friction
that has heretofore existed among the
democrats of Illinois on the subject Of
silver will disappear. and that all the
factions will be found fighting togeth-
or in the utmost harmony in 1896 Col
VIM. r. Morrison is the choice of onr
people for the Presidency, and he will
he supported just as stauncbly by the
free silver men as by the advocates of
sound money. The people know and
admire him, and he has never disap-
pointed them His unspotted record
is his highest eulogium.
There are many democrats both in
and out of Congress. who are in favor
of the building of the Nicaragua canal.
either directly by the U. s. Govern
ment or by guaranteeing the bonds of
the canal company, bat there will not
be so many of them if the republicans
are to continue their present abuse of
the President who appointed a com
mission to examine the canal and
report thereon, as directed by the last
Congress, and of the three gentlemen,
one army engineer, and one naval en-
pipeer and one civil engineer, who COM
posed that commission, because its re-
port mas shown that the difficulties OF
building the canal are much greater
than the canal company's officials had
represented them to be. and because
the report estimates the cost to be near
Iy double what the canal company does.
No matter whether man favors or OPP
noses the idea of government aid in
fuiLliug the canal there is no sense in
hi. obiec,ing to the truth and the
whole truth being put before Congress
before final action is taken. IL the
friends of the canal are wise they will
try to muzEle those republicans who are
making use of abuse instead of argd-
meDts.
Sir Julian Pauncefote viii be sorry
he so forgot himself as to abuse Sena-
tor Morgan, in an official paper. for the
opinions he expressed on the floor OF
The Senate concerning those claims for
the seizure OF illegal seslers in Boring
Sea. Senator Morgan is 6ghter.
lust now he merely says OF Sir Julisn's
abuse: II think Il is piece of pre-
sumptire arrogance on his part" but
inst wait until he tackles the subject