Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-12-26
DoINGs AT WASHINGTON.
Washington. Dec. 20. 1895.


When Mr.. Cleveland is right, he
can always count not only upon the
support OF the republicans in Con-
gress but upon being pushed along by
them. He was right when he wrote
that ringing message to Congress. in
forming England and the world that
the Monroe doctrine was the fixed
policy of the United States and would
be maintained by fighting, if neces-
sary. and the republicans in Congress
quickly responded by giving him the
authority he asked for the appoint
ment of a commission to investigate
andsrepofs to Congress the correct
boundary line between British Guiana
and Venezuela and appropriating the
money to paw the expenses of the
commission, aud not satisfied with
doing all that Mr. Cleveland asked the
republicans went further and took
the first step towards preparing for
war with England by introducing
simultaneously in House and Senate
bill appropriating 500, 600, 900 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
national patriotism the republicans
do not stop to consider that Mr..
Cleveland is democrat and that
war with England may result in
greatly strengthening the tottering
democratic party. The republican
party now as ever puts national honor
before everything else. What if Mr.
Cleveland did profit by study of the
language of his patriotic republican
predecessor. The principle was right
when it was promulgated by Benjamin
Harrison and it is equally right when
promulgated by Grover Cleveland.
The republicans supported Benjamin
Harrison when he so vigorously de-
Tended our national honor and they
are now supporting Grover Cleveland
for doing the same thing. 1t has al
ways been the belief of republicans
that patriotism should ever come be-
fore partisanship, and they will sup
port Mr.. Cleveland as long as he is
right just as Loyalty as if he were
republican.
Gov. Lowndes of Maryland was Civ
en- 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
honest election machinery was main
tanned throughout the state.
Hon. Taylor Beattie of La. who is
contesting the seat of Representative
Price in the House, SAYS of the politi-
cal situation in his state: II think the |
conditions are ripe for the overthrow
OF democracy. The democrats are
divided. At heart nearly all of them |
are believers in protective tariff.
and they know that their real interest
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 domi-
nant party unlimited opportunity for
fraud. Our people are getting very
weary OF dishonest election methods.
and many of the best men in the dem
ocratic party say the odious system /
should be abolished.
The following are the republican
chairmen of the Senate committees as
reported by causus committee and APP
proved by the caucus; Proctor of Vt.
Agriculture; Allison of Iowa, Appro-
priations; Chandler OF n. H.. Census:
Prichard of n. c., Civil Service; Tel
Ter OF Colo, Claims; Squire of Wash
ington, Coast Defenses; Frye OF Me-. I
Commerce; Mcmillan of Mich. Dis
trict OF Columbia; Shoup of idaho.
Education and Labor; Sewell of n. j..
Enrolled bills; Morrill, of VT, Finances:
Perkins of kans., Fisheries; Sherman /
OF Ohio, Foreign Relations; Lodge of
Mass. immigration; Nelson OF Mimi.
Improvement of Mississippi river:
Pettigrew of S. D., Indian Affairs:
Wilson of Washington. Indian De-
probation; Cullom OF H., Interstate
Commerce; Warren of Wyo., Irriga-
ton; Hoar Of Mass, Judiciary; Hans
borough of y. OAK, Library; Wet
more Of r. l., Manufactures; Hawley
of Conn. Military; Cameron of Pa,
Naval; Gear of Iowa. Pacific Railroads;
Platt Of Conn, Patents; Callinger of
\. H., Pensions; Wolcott of Colo,
Postotiices: Hale Of Me, Printing;
Quay of Penn. Public Buildings: Du-
bois OF Idaho, Public lands; Clark OF
Mont, Railroads; Carter of Mont. Re-
lations with Canada; Burrows Of Mich.
Revision of Laws; Aldrich 9! r.. l..
Rules; Davis OF MINI, Territories:
Mcbride OF Wyo. Transportation
Routes; Thurston Of Nebr, Interna-
tional Expositions; Elkins Of w. Va.
Geological Survey; Mantle Of Mont,
National Banks; Baker OF Kams. Tres