Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D., c., Nov. 10, V5.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 10, '05.
Here is an opening for 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 Super.
vising Architect Of the Treasury de-
partment, for the purpose of giving the
contracts to iron manufacturers located
in the Southern States, in order to
make it appear that iron manufacture
ing is as prosperous in the free trade
States under the Democratic tariff as
it was in the protective States under
the Mckinley law. 1t is charged that
il was because of his refusal 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 a very seri-
Gus 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.
vertlse for new ones when favored con-
tractors do not have the lowest. Logan
Carlisle, son of the Secretary, is credit
ed with being the juggler in chief, the
present Supervising Architect of the
Treasury having no authority over the
letting of contracts.
Senator Chadler has steadily main
tanned that the Republicans would or
ganize the Senate, with the votes of
the Populist Senators, not through any
bargain for those votes, but simply be-
cause the Populists will vote for the
Republican candidate for President
pro TEN. of the Senate in preference to
the Democratic candidate for that DO
%sition, and he still holds to that opinion.
Some of the shrewdest members of the
Senate hold a different opinion as to
what the Populists will do, believing
that their votes will depend largely
upon the financial status of the can
didates for President pro tenn. of the
Senate. There is n 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 tempo.
rary loans to meet the deficit in the
Treasury receipts, but he isn't now.
lie said since his arrival in Washing.
ton: II think we ought, in view of the
way in which the people have spoken,
to provide revenue by duties on wool,
wooden manufactures, lumber and agri-
cultural products. 1t seems t o me that
President Cleveland, if he can appreci
ate the meaning of the elections, ought
to yield somewhat in his position, and
meet us in our efforts to aid the Treas.
sury 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
we have done our duty, pass the appro-
priation bills and adjourn Congress as
early as next May; and the Republi.
caus will carry nearly forty States for
their Presidential candidate"
Uncle Joe" Cannon, who has with
the exception of a single term been one
of the Republican wheelhorses 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 1895, so far as there
will be any need for an issue; he says:
II don't believe the Democrats could
elect st. Paul if they were to nominate
him on their ticket" Speaking of what
Congress will probably do at the COM
ing session Mr.. Cannon said: SIN an
unguarded moment the people placed
tie Democrats in power, and there the
Democrats will remain-or at least the
President w%ill--until March 4, 1897.
It's pretty rough on the people, but we
can not help it, They are swinging
back again as fast as they can. In the
meantime, let the President go on and
borrow money as he has done. Sup
pose we go to work to plan methods of
increasing the revenue according to Re.
publican ideas, how can we know that
he will approve u work.. When we
get back into full possession of the
government, as we will in due time,
we will show that we are capable of
administering affairs, but the Demo
cratic party has made its bed-let it lie
in it. We are not in control yet, and
|, for one, do not believe in trying TO
accomplish anything unless l know
that can achieve results. For that
reason | can not see what the House
has to do with the revenues, especially
when the Republicans lack the neces-
sary majority in the Senate to CO ,oper-
ate with u.s."
Gov. elect Lowndes, of Maryland,
has been in Washington for several
days. He is the guest of Hon. John A.
KassoD. x-Minister tn Austria wbo