Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-04-25
Observation-Disclosures
That Democratic Contest.
The Last of the Appropria-
tiOn Bills.
NO RECIPROCITY.
Compliment to the Speaker.
tFrOm Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, d. O., April %, 1895.
Mr.. Cleyelsnd's kindergarten, called
by courtesy his cabinet, is in a state OF
terror. Hilary Herbert is in disgrace
and Hockey Smith is afraid that it will
be mis- turn next. HilRry's disgrace
was brought about by his having given
pedagogue Cleveland false reports as
20 the condition of affairs at his home.
He told Mr.. Cleveland that the free
silver democrats of Alabama were
more noisy than numerous and that
the recent primaries would show the
state overwhelmingly for sound mon
ey. He's sorry now he told that, and
he won't forget the half hour he spent
with Mr.. Cleveland after it became
known that che silver democrats had
captured the state bag and baggage.
Hockey Smith has brought the same
report about Georgia, and, according
to ex-Speaker Crisp and other silver
democrats. they will be found to be no
more trustworthy than those Of Hill
airy Herbert Mr.. cleveland is just
beginning to realize that the silvt T
democrats are much more likely TO
control the Chicago convention than
to his amiabiIity.
NOT Do-HoTHING BODY.
The last appropriation bill is now
before the House and will probably be
passed this week. Then the House
will only have to act on the Senate
amendment to those appropriation
bills which have not yet been finally
disposed of before being ready for ad-
| iournment. Republicans in the
House have no fear of Senator Cor
mans threat that the present Congress
will be arraigned on the stump as a
| do-nothing body. In fact, they hope
the democrats will make such an at
tempt. The record of the present
House has never been excelled for
business like procedure, and the more
the democrats say about the failure OF
Congress to relieve the Treasury, the
more creditable will appear the action
Of the House in promptly passing
the revenue tariff bill that failed
in the Senate.
DEMOCRATIC RESPONSIBILITY.
The conclusion Of the House com
mittee on Ways and Means not to re-
port a bill providing for restoration
of the reciprocity policy originated 10y
the late James g. Blaine, which was
benefitting American producers and
manufacturers when repealed by the
democratic tariff bill, is on all fourf
with common-sense. The hearings
before the committee left DO doubi
that public sentiment faYors a return
to the reciprocity but that return be.
ing impossible while democratic
president is in office, the committee
| wisely decided not to waste time in
preparing bill and putting it through
the republican House only to have il
hung up by the non-descript Senate
as the revenue tariff bill was, We.
to5ss ny Mr. Cleveland IL IL Is 90 tsiT "a
the Senate. Reciprocity will come
along with the other good thingl
which will follow the restoration of the
republicans to the control of all the
branches of the government.
A GLOWING COMPLIMENT.
No Speaker of the House ever re-
ceived a greater compliment from 1
political opponent than was paid t.
Speaker Reed by Representative Dock
cry OF Mo-, during a discussion of pri
vate bills before the House. Mr.
Dockery said, 81 want to say here il
his presence, that / honor the present
Speaker, Thomas b. Reed. He hal
4
bers on both sides of the politica
aisle, who has been pressing bills car
rying large sums"
A oAUsrIo ARRAIaNMEET.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio
is one of the heavy hitters on the re
publican side of the House, and hi
struck knock out blow when he saiC
to the democratic side of the House
You are paralyzed by your own utter
ineficiency. The great feature of the
administration of Grover Cleveland
the only feature that will save hin
from future contumely, is that wheI
the bill to repeal the great revenue
producing, industry propagating tariff
law was presented to him, he said
MY name shall never disgrace its
pages" You are attempting to place
in contrast an administration that
paid $3.50, 100000 OF the public debt
with one that borrowed $3.50, 900 900
and now trembles each day lest the
telegraph brings the news that the
gold so borrowed is drifting across the
water"
THE ISSUE BEFORE THE COUNTRY.
| Secretary Bowling, of the National
League of Republican Clubs, whose
headquarters are at Chicago, is in
Washington on league business. His
position gives him excellent facilities
for knowing the trend Of sentiment
among the rank and file of republicans
and he says that nearly all the re.
quests for political literature, which
are now being received from every sec
ton of the country, at the league head.
quarters, ask for tariff speeches and say
that the most important question OF
the campaign will be protection. He
says that comparatively few requests
are received for financial literature
One OF Mr.. Dowling's objects in visit.
ing Washington is to arrange for 6
supply of Congressional speeches fol
distribution.