The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-11-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.


Here 10 an opening Tor another Con.
gressional investigation. The charge. is
openly made that bids for the iron work
on government buildings are juggled
within the Office of the Supervising Ar.
chitectt OF the Treasury Department, for
the purpose of giving the contracts to
iron manufacturers located in the South.
ern States, in order to make it appear
that iron manufacturing is as prosperous
in the free trade States under the Dem.
ocratic tariff as it was in the protective
States under the Mckinley law. It is
charged that it was because of his refus
al to do, or to sanction the required
juggling that Mr.. O'Rourke was asked
to resign the position of Architect of the
Treasury some months ago. This is q
very serious charge, and it is probable
that Congress will look into it. The plan
followed, according to those who make
the charge, is to reject all bids and ad.
vertise for new ones when favored con.
tractors do not have the lowest. Logan
Carlisle, son OF the Secretary, is credited
with being the juggler in chief, the
present Supervising Architect of the
Treasury having no authority over Che
letting of contracts.
Senator Chandler has steadily main.
tanned that the Republicans would orga-
nize the Senate, with the votes of the
Populist Senators, not through any bar.
gain for those votes, but simply because
the Populists will vote for the Republi.
can candidate for President pro. tem., of
the Senate in preference to the Demo.
cratic candidate for that position, and
he still holds to that opinion. Some OF
the shrewdest members of the Senate
hold different opinion as to what the
Populists will do, believing that their
votes will depend largely upon the finan.
cial status of the candidates for President
pro. tenn. of the Senate. There is one
thing, however, about which Senator
Chandler has changed his opinions. He
was, until the recent elections, inclined
to favor the idea of issuing short and
temporary loans to meet the deficit in
Treasury receipts, but he isn't now. He
said since his arrival in w ashington "I
think we ought, in view of the way in
which the people have spoken, to pro.
vide revenue by duties on wool, woolen
manufactures, lumber and agricultural
products. 1t seems to me that President
Cleveland, if he can appreciate the mean
ing of the elections. ought to yield some.
what in his position, and meet US in our
efforts to aid the Treausury and the
country. If he will not we ought to let
the matter rest. We ought to present
to him what we think is right, and if he
chooses not to accept it, the Misfortune
is his, We can say that we have done
our duty, pass the appropriation bills
and adjourn Congress as early as next
May and the Republicans will carry
nearly forty States for their Presidential
candidate"
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, who has with
the exception of single term been one
of the Republican wheel horses of the
House since he began his service, in the
Forty-third Congress, was in Washing.
ton this week. He thinks the tariff will
be the issue in 1896, 80 far as there will
be any need for an issue, and says ~
don't believe the Democrats could elect
st. Paul if they were to nominate him
on their ticket" Speaking of what Con.
gress will probably do at the coming
session, Mr.. Cannon said: In an un.
guarded moment the people placed the
Democrats in power, and there the Dem
ocrats will remain-or at least the Pres.
ident will-until March 4, 1897. It'i
pretty rough on the people, but we can
not help it. They are swinging back
again as fast as they can. In the mean.
time, let the President 60 on and bor.
row money as he has done. Suppose We
60 to work to plan methods of increasing
the revenue according to Republican
ideas, how can we know that he will
approve our work? When we get back
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as we will in due time, we will show
that we are capable of administering af
fairs, but the Democratic party has made
its bed-let it lie it. We are not in con
troll yet, and I, for one, do not believe in
trying to accomplish anything unless
know that l can achieve results. Fol
that reason cannot see what the House
has to do with the revenues, especially
when the Republicans lack the necessary
majority in the Senate to cooperate
with u.s."
Gov-elect Lowndes, of Maryland, has
been in Washington for several days
He is the guest OF John A. Kasson, ex
minister to Austria, who served with
him as member of the House q few
years ago. Gov. Lowndes says he will
not be candidate for Senator.
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