Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1895-11-28
Washington Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. D. c., November 25th, 1895

WASHINGTON. D. c., November 25th, 1895
There will be more presidential poll
tics in the present session of Congress
than in any single session for long
time past. According to those
who usually know what is going
on, ex-President Harrison has met the
combination which the friends of Mr.
Reed and Gov. Mckinley formed against
him some time ago, by making an ALI.
ance, offensive and defensive, with Sen.
ator Allison of Iowa. This divides
what has been known as the republican
big four" into two pairs. and before
Congress adjourns it will be apparent
which is the strongest pair. Both of
these combinations have shrewd friends
in House and Senate who will lose no
opportunity to forward their interests.
Mr.. Reed, as Speaker of the House will
give his side the advantage in that
body, while Senator Allison is expected
to hold the advantage for his side in the
Senate, but both will have sturdy oppo.
nents in their respective camps.
There will also be presidential pol.
itics on the democratic side, notwith-
standing the present dubious outlook
for that party. In the Senate, German
and Hill, although not especially
friendly towards each other, will join
hands in sticking pins in the third term
balloon every time it gets within their
reach, and in the House, Ex.Speaker
Crisp is expected to stand up for the
silver democrats and also TO thump the
third term idea if it should grow big
enough to need it. The populists are
most interested in the democratic game,
because they believe it certain that
President Cleveland will succeed in
getting that party to adopt gold plat.
form and nominate gold candidate,
and that the silver democrats will then
pin them in supporting a silver candi-
date for president.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, who
only the other day resigned as Chief
Counsel for one Of the Pacific Railroads,
has bill providing for settlement of
the indebtedness Of those roads to the
government. 1t would have been more
likely to have found favor with Con
gress had he allowed somebody else to
father it. People cannot forget his long
salaried relations with the company for
which his bill would legislate.
If Congress follows the recommends.
tions in the annual report OF Commits.
sioner Stump of the Immigration Blu.
reau, at will adopt some radical legisla.
ton. For instance, Mr.. Stump wants
bill passed forbiddlng persons or cor.
porations engaging in the business of
procuring employment tor alien imi
grants until they have procured a
license from and agreed to the terms
fixed by the migration Bureau as to
what shall be charged the migrants for
the service; also, providing that all
persons contracting for the labor Of any
migrant within one year cf his arrival
shall pay wages directly to the imi-
grant, under penalty of being liable for
the wages again if paid to others. This
would, if enacted into law, knock the
bottom out of the notorious Italian pa
drone system, and others equally nefar-
ions but not so notorious, under which
certain parties become wealthy at the
expense Of the intelligent American
laborers who are supplanted by the
ignorant contract migrant laborers be-
cause they can be hired cheap from the
piratical dealers in human sweat.
When Secretary Carlisle was in New
York several days ago he was ap-
preached by Gotham millionaire with
the proposition that the government
could raise all the money it needs or is