Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
DoINGs At WASHINGTON.
WAshington. Nov. |. Is95.

tuOSE no 1tttIutQ liz III mass
meeting held last night, and presided
over by Corporal Tanner, to express
the sympathy of the citizens of Wash
ington with the efforts of the Cuban
revolutionists to throw off the burden
some yoke of Spain. The meeting
was a success. the resolutions adoDt-
ing being conservative, vet plainly
expressing the sympathy which is 50
generally felt b. americans. They
were prepared by a committee of
which Rev. DR.. j. f. Rankin, presi-
dent of Howard University was chair
man. Some Of the speakers were not
conservative, but freedom of speech is
an inalienable Anne 'can right; and
the enthusiasm of the audience was
calculated to heat the blood of the oc-
casion-
Speaking of Cuba, neither Mr.
Cleveland nor any member of his cab
met has denied the statement made
in Madrid. and cabled to the United
States that secret agreement or I'M
derstanding existed between the
Supreme minister to the United
States and Mr.. Cleveland's admins
tration for the suppression of the
the Cuban revolution. Does such an
agreement exist? And if so, what are
its terms and by what authority was it
entered into? These may be regard
ed by Mr.. Cleveland as impertinent
questions when asked through the
columns OF a newspaper, but he can
not so regard them when they are ask
ed on the floor of Congress, as they
most assGredly will be. The Con-
gress which meets next month will
not have a majority disposed to cover
up. or at least attempt to Mr.. Cleve7
lands mistakes. as was VIGOROUSLY
done by the last Congress when the
republicans were exposing the infam-
Gus policy adopted by him toward
the struggling republic of Hawaii.
Not much. The fifty-fourth Congress
will be American to the back bone, and
nothing short of an American policy
win be tolerated from the administra-
ton.
The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Pensions, just made public,
contain figures which confirm the
complaints made by old soldiers of
slowness in adjusticating their claims
both for original and for increase of
pension. Although there were on the
30th OF last June 522 20 cases of all
kinds pending. there were only al
lowed during the fiscal wear ending
upon that date 80, 1S5 claims, and for
every claim allowed more than three
were rejected, the total was net in
crease in the pension roll of $50 names
during the year. Some surprise was
expressed in Washington at Commits
sion Lochern's charges against pen
sion attorneys many of whom he
declares to be disreputable and incom-
petent. If he knows OF any such at
torneys there was a way for him to
much more effectively call attention
to them, by having the Secretary of
the interior disbar them from practice
before the Pension Office. His slurs
upon whole communities, the citizens
OF which he charges with throwing
obstacles in the way of conviction of
fraudulent attorneys and pensioners
because of their dislike to lessen the
amount OF pension money paid in
their neighborhoods will be as sturdi-
~ repndiated as was his charges made
In previous annual report against
the pensioners, charges which stand
reiuted and which never had any
foundation except in the minds of
those who dislike the old soldier.
more for what he did than for what
he is.
Hon. Will I Burnside, editor Of
the Delta. of Buckhannon. w. Va.
ald member of the Republican
Executive committee of that State.
passed through Washington this week
With the w. Va Press Association
bound for the Atlanta Expo sition.
he said of the political situation in
ms State: There is to-day the same
htter dissatisfaction among the work
ng people of w. Va. with the Cleye-
and administration that there was in
1894, and if general election were
held In the State this year it would
go overwhelmingly republican. The
times have not improved in our part
OF the country. Our timber industry
IS PROSTATE and most of our coal
mines have been forced to shut down
with put one or two exceptions where
they are in operation the miners are
working at reduced woges. The
iaboring class can't help but draw the
contrast between the good times Of
republican ascendency and the stag
nation of business under the present
regime. The bull OF the bread win
ming element in our state has gone
over to the republican party, and the
opposition will not be able to win
them back. Nowhere in the country
Is the belief in protection stronger.
Mr. Burnside SAYS mostof the w Va.
republican editors favor Mckinley
Tor President, but that he personally
favors Allison Of Iowa. and Cor If
w. Va. as the ticket.
After long delay. much Of it el-
urely unnecessary, Secretary Olney