Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-06-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
p,on onr regular Correspondent.

wAsHIEGToN. D. G., June "a lb9o.
Republicans are delighted and
democrats are disguised with the
proceedings of the national republic
can league convention at Cleveland.
The democrats had predicted that
the convention would bring about a
big row in the republican party until
they had actually got to believing 1T
themselves. Their predictions were
but the expression Of their wishes.
The men who lead the republican
party have no idea of throwing
away the national victory which
awaits the party, by fighting among
themselves. The divided condition
Of the democratic party Is too good
an illustration of the effect of party
dissensions. Even il there were re-
publican leaders %ilo favored fight
within the party for some cherished
idea about which there are differ
ences ofopjnion, their common sense
would teach them that this IS no
time to make it. At the proper time
the republican party will settle all
questions in dispute, and settle them
right, as they have done with other
important questions IN the past.
A member Of the cabinet this week
stated that Mr.. Cleveland expected
to be nominated by the gold wing Of
the democratic party and that he
expected his candidacy to be en-
dorsed by eastern republicans and
the great monied interests Of the
country. Think Of republicans being
expected to vote for Grover Cleve-
land under any circumstances or
upon any platform.
The discharge Of old soldiers from
the pension Office has aroused quite
as much indignation as the dis
charge Of the granddaughter Of the
author Of the star Spangled Banner"
and it may be fraught with more
serious consequences for those re-
sponsible for them. There is no law
against the discharge of Miss Key,
but there is a law against the dis
charge of old soldiers, except for
cause. One Of the old soldiers dis
charged says 81 know that the re-
vised statutes and civil service rules
in favor Of the Union soldiers have
been not only ignored in many bu-
reaux of the government service, but
especially defied in the pension Of
fee. am sorry TO say that III der
the present administration there is
no remedy or redress for Union
soldier, and the only way ! see for
the future is to elect only patriotic,
honest men as representatives, who
viii dare to force the heads Of bu-
reaux to do Justice and execute the
law. |, for my part, cannot under
stand why the American people toll
crate such inhuman, unchristian and
inconsistent treatment of the defend
ers Of the Union. Anarchism, social
ism, and other isms, will increase on
account of such actions Of the SER
wants of the people, who are put in
power TO see that the laws Of the
country are enforced, but who, on
the contrary, defy the law, retain un-
scrupulous chiefs Of divisions, who,
perhaps in return for few drinks of
whiskey, or an occasional small
loan, protect and uphold worthless
and inefficient clerks, and cause the
dismissal of ex-soldiers who are
known to be efficient in every re-
spect and entitled by law to retain
their Positions Judging from sec
rotary Hoke smiths haste in deny
ing a rumor that he had promised TO
reinstate Miss Key-she is out for
good
1t Is announced this week that
secretary Carlisle had signed the
regulations under which the 5000
900 appropriated to pay deferred
sugar bounties would be paid out.
IT has taken about four months TO
prepare these regulations, and these
having claims upon that appropria-
lion would like to know how much
longer they have got to wait for
their money. The money will prob
ably not be paid out until every
conceivable excuse for delay has
been made use of.
A PRETTY good joke on Mr.. Saw
yer, which he is credited with cir
culating and much enjoying himself,