Morris tribune., 1895-12-25
by Speaker Reed, and offered bis I'M
parchment resolution.

the convention held there. That
objection did not apply to St. Louis.
The setting of June Is, as the date
for the convention seems to give gen
eral satisfaction.
Until the committees are named
the House can pass no bills except
by unanimous consent. Representa-
tive Hopkins, of ILL.,, has the honor Of
having introduced and put through
the first bill passed by the House at
this session, one amending present
law SO as to make the customs district
of Chicago embrace the states OF
Illinois and Indiana.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.--When Mr..
Cleveland is right he can always
count not only upon the support of
the republicans in Congress, but upon
being pushed along by them. He
was right when he wrote
that ringing message to Con-
gress. informing England and the
world that the Monroe doctrine was
the fixed policy of the United States
and would be maintained by fighting,
if necessary, and the republicans in
Congress quickly responded by Civ
ing him the authority he asked for,
the appointment Of a commission to
investigate and report to Congress
the correct boundary line between
British Guiana and Venezuela and
appropriating the money to pay the
expenses of the commission, and not
satisfied with doing all that Mr.. Cleve-
and asked, the republicans went
further and took the first step towards
preparing for war with England by
introducing simultaneously in House
and Senate bill appropriating 500,
100000 to be Immediately available,
for strengthening our coast defenses
and those on the Canadian border. If
that be jingoism, let England make
the most of it.
When it comes to question OF
national patriotism the republicans
do not stop to consides that Mr..
Cleveland is a democrat and that war
with England may result in greatly
strengthening thetottering democratic
party. The republican party now as
ever puts nationalhonor before every
thing else. What if Mr.. Cleveland
did profit by a study of the language
of his patriotic republican predecessor.
The principle was right when it, was
promulgated by Benjamin Harrison
and it is equally right when promul-
gated by Grover Cleveland. The re-
publicans supported Benjamin Harri-
son when he SO vigorously defended /
our national honor and they are now
supporting Grover; Cleveland for
doing the samethingaqoIt has always
been the belief oflrepublicans that pa
triotism should come before, partisan
ship, and theywill support Mr. Cle3e-|
land as long as he IS right just as
Loyalty as if he were 4 republican, u
Gov. Lowndes of Maryland was,
given a banquet by a number of his
Washington friends this week He
assured them of his belief that Nary
land was in the Republican column
to stay, and his intention to see9a the
honest election machinery was main
tanned throughout the state. 3fo ,g5
!, Hon. Taylor Beattie, Of Louisiana,
who is contesting the seat of Repre-
sentative Price in the House, says of
the political situationin his state, II
think the conditions are ripe for the
overthrow of Democracy. The Dem
ocrats are divided AT heart nearly
all Of them are believers in a protect
i've tariff, and they know their. real
interest lies with the Republicans. A
large number of them have already
gone over to the Republican party.
With their aid and that of the popu-
LISTS the Republicans could carry the
state next year, provided they were
accorded a fair count. We have an
abominable registration law thatgives
the dominant party unlimited oppor-
tunity for fraud. Our people are
getting weary of dishonest election
methods, and many of the best men.
in the Democratic party say the odious
system should be abolished. 9. as9l
The following are the Republican
chairmen of the senate committee, as
reported by the caucus committee
and approved by the caucus: Proc
tor Of Vermont, agriculture; Allison
r A ~ ~ n