The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-05-31
Our Washington Letter.
TEonoar Rsgular cornsnonasntA

NAA E4A AUcC
Of bis visit being to inform Ir. CleYe-
land Of the total collapse Of the adj
m~inistration campaign against free
silver in that state, which was inaugu-
rated by Mr.. Cleveland's letter TO that
alleged non = partisan Chicago CON-
mittee- incidentally Senator Palmer
took occasion 10 express his opinion of
two prominent Illinois democrats be ac-
euses of straddling the silver question
IN The following language: Nobody
expected anything else Of Vice Presl-
dent Stevenson, because it is well
known that If any question has two
sides to 1t Stevenson will have DO
opinion on II. Bill Morrison, however,
Is not usually so modest, ami his Do
sition in the beginning was rather sur
prising, although Think, a affairs are
shaping themselves. be was wise in
taking a conservative and nOn-eomit-
tai position. 1t will give him more in
fiuence when the real lighting begins, if
II ever does Speaking Of the coming
democratic cOnyentiOni in Illinois, Sen
atOr Palmer made these paradoxical re-
marks: The convention was called
for the purpose Of endorsing free sill
yer, and the programme will he car
ried out TO the letter. There will Ia a
large amount Of supeIfuous entbusi-
assn, OF the manufactured kind, but it
will count for nothing. Tie silver
craze is s~ubsiding. and il will continue
to subside."
Dir. ClevelaBd's reports from Ken
tueky are 10 more encouraging than
those from Illinois. a prominent ad-
ministratIon democrat has just re-
turned from Kentucky. where he went
for. the purpose Of inyestigating the free
silver strength among the democrats,
says there isn't the slightest doubt OF
the failure of Carlisle TO stem the sill
yer food ID the party, and hat he re-
CARDS the adoption of a 1G to l free
coinage platform by the state cOnven-
ton as certainty. He gays also that
It would not surprise him to see the
republicans elect a majority Of the leg
islature and a successor to Senator
Blackburn. If the administration can
control enough votes to prevent, Black
burn will not lie elected, even should
the democrats succeed in retaining
control of the legislature.
The administration is now pinning
its hope to the effects of the Memphis
sound money" convention, held this
week, upon southern democrats, but it
remains TO be seen whether these
hopes are not Of the same soap bubble
kind as those recently held concerning
the defeat of the silver democrats in
Illinois and Kentucky.
Appropriations are to be withheld
whenever possible, in order TO pre-
vent the calling an extra session of
congress. which MI. Cleveland ac-
knOwledges himself TO be afraid of. AT
the last session of congress S5.O00.OOO
was appropriated to pay deferred sugar
bOunties. Not n cent Of this money
has been paid out. and there is little
probability that it will be for some
time. 1t IS the same with numerous
other appropriations.
The annulment OF the income tax
BY the decision of the supre court has
added TO the certainty that the next
congress will be called upon TO pro-
vide for additional revenue. in order to
furnish the money TO meet the nor
nous deficit which will exist at the
close OF the present fiscal year. 4 num-
Der of ways TO DO this have already
been suggested, but it will not lie sur
prising if the republicans in congress
decide that the best way TO raise the
money and al the same time boom
American industries viii be to raise
the tanf duties upon 8lI articles CON-
petiDg with tie products of the Unit
ed States. The administration fears
this course Will be taken is shown by
the assertions of its friends that Mr.
CLEVELAND will never sign a bill i'll
creasing the tariff duties. or course
they are blufing, and the bluff will be
probably kept up to the last minute for
the purpose of influencing the extent
to which duties might be raised, but
the administration is hound to haye
money and it cannot get it without
congress. 1t Is probable that Mr..
Cleveland will sign any revenue bill
that congress passes, although he
would do SO very unwlllingly if it car
ried a raise, however light, of tariff du-
ties. He will have bis hands full to
pull the government through without