The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-01-03
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON.


dence in the coming republican
Congress than in the existing dem
ocratic Congress, or else he is pre-
tending that he has, in order to in
duce the democrats in Congress to
pass the Carlisle currency bill or
some other bill along the same
lines. 1t is certain that q hint al.
most AS str ng as an Off cial notifica
ton has been given prominent
democrats in Congress DIS nearly di-
rect from Mr.. Cleveland as it could
have been unless he had himself
given it, that unless this Congress
passes some financial bill, of ma
ture satisfactory to the administra-
ton, an extra session of the new
republican Congress will he called
soon alter the fourth of next March,
for the express purpose of dealing
with financial matters. The hint
has not, however, had the effect in
tended. Instead of making the
democrats more anxious to get to-
gether and pass financial bill, 1t
has been seized by many Of them as
offering good excuse for net pass
ing bill These democrats say
that as matter of party policy the
democrats in Congress in Congress
can not do better than to shift th9
responsibility of financial legisla
ton TO the next congress, in the
hope that the republicans may
} make some mistake that will give
the democrats Il chance to elect the
next President, something they ack-
nowledge to be without at this
time. Republicans smile at this
condition of affairs and point to the
fact that no Congress controlled by
republicans has ever attempted to
shirk any of its responsibilities.
Republican Congresses have made
mistakes, but they were mistakes
caused by action, and never by
(. fear of acting. Republicans have
been approached and asked to
name what amendments to the
currency bill would be necessary to
secure their support for the bill.
E. None have been named, however,
as nothing could induce repub.i-
r cans to support the bill.
, There seems to BIZ plot among a
few members of his own party to
try to make eX-Spaaker Reed be-
lieve that he will cndangcr his
| Presidential chances by accepting
, the Speakership OF the next House.
The following remarks were MADE
by one Of them, and is a fair speci-
menof those used by all who are in
the plot. "lf Reed is the wise man
! think he is, he will decline the
Speakership. He has got all the re;
!. putation out of it he can, and ifhhe
! takes it again will Put himself IN
POSITION to offend about one-half
the republican members, as there
: will not be committee chairman.
!. ships enough to. go round. The
: members Of the House are the men
who shape the delegations to the
national convention, and he cannot
afford to offend them" This sort Of
: talk must be very amusing TO Reed
j who knows just what it means 10 be
: Speaker OF the House, and who
3 would doubtless be glad to hear o.
t any man who ever declined that
S position, although there isn't at this
4 time the slightest probability of hi
3 doing 50.
;, A western Congressman, whit
says he got it from member of thu
, cabinet, is telling little stOr!
:. which illustrates the manner il
which Mr.. Cleveland treats his cab
met. The story in substance is
= that at the close of a cabinet meet
ing Mr.. Cleveland told Postmaste
General Bssel that he was ready
e to take up the question of the ap
4 pointment of a postmaster TO
5 Washington, and requested MI
e Bissel to bring the applications OF
u file to the White House. The mex
morning Mr.. Bisscli carried the APP
S plicatiols to Mr.. Cleveland, but in
i stead OF opening the bulky package
+ Mr.. Cleveland handed Mr.. Bissell ,
r card, remarking: "Havo the paper
: made out to appoint him." Mr.
a Bissell tried to protest, saying thai
IS Mr.. Willet had no APPLICATION OF
Il file and was not extensively en-
J. dorSed, but ale was cut short by tn
r curt announcements, 81 have de
IL clded to appoint him." There's |
:, lesson ia this for those who spent
d time aad money preparing appli
e cations for Office and getting en-