The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-13

Democratic Senators are proving
the truth of the adage, that "rhere
are more ways to kill dog than by
hanging" by forgetting, or at least
laying as idle their financial differ
ences, and working together for the
purpose of killing the House tariff
bill and, whether they succeed or not,
they have already badly frightened
the republicans. They have succeed
ed, aided by the vote of Senator Jones,
of Nevada, in getting free coinage
substitute for the House tariff bill
reported from the Finance committee,
and that is the weapon they intend to
use to thump the life out OF the tariff
bill. Upon a direct vote of the Sen.
ate it would require the combined
vote of all the democrats and popu.
lists to make majority of one over
the a. republicans, who are apparent
ly united in defense of the tariff bill,
and it is doubtful if the votes Of all
the populists can be had against the
tariff bill. But there are other ways
of accomplishing legislative ends be
sides direct votes, and the democratic
side of the Senate is especially strong
in skilled parliamentarians.
To say that President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle were pleased to
know that the proposed issue Of bonds
was over subscribed to the extent of
about S4oo, 900, 900 is very mild
way of stating how those gentlemen
felt when the bids had all been open
ed and tabulated. or course they as
well as everybody else realize that this
bond issuing business is thoroughly
bad, but so long as republican laws
make it necessary to do so, it is
naturally gratifying to all members of
the administration to know that so
many people are ready and willing to
invest their money in them. 1t indi-
Gates faith in national finances that
cannot but have good effect in 5usi-
ness circles Throughout the country.
The selection of Hon. Edwin L.
Uhl, now Assistant Secretary of State,
to be Ambassador to Germany, ap
pears to have given general satisfac-
ton to democrats in Congress. Mr.
Uhl has made splendid record in
the State Department.
Publicly the republicans all pretend
to believe that Mr.. Harrisons letter
entirely removes him from the con-
test for the republican Presidential
nomination. This is especially true
of the supporters of other candidates,
who are rather over doing the thing
in their anxiety to convince the Harri.
son people that their man is out for
good and all But privately nine
republicans out of ten will admit that
they consider the letter absolutely
meaningless, and that it leaves Mr..
Harrison just where he was before it
was written. Weeks ago it was given
out by Mr.. Harrison's friends that his
name would not be formally presented
to the convention by the Indiana
delegation, but might be sprung upon
the convention if there was anything
like a deadlock, in the interest of
party harmony. Mr.. Harrisons letter
confirms the first part Of that state
ment, and says nothing else. In short,
Mr.. Harrison's letter is thought to
mean merely that he declines to enter
the general scramble, when the
chances would be against his winning;
but he is just as willing to be the
candidate as ever.
The fight made on the appropria-
tions for the Catholic charitable insti
tutions in Washington, in the House
this week, may not have been of itself
thing of national importance, but it
will be heard from, inasmuch as it
brought out the fact that many repub
lican members of the House were,
while claiming to be fighting sectarian.
ism, in reality merely acting as agents
for the A. P. A. They got SO mixed
up that they defeated the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill the first
time such thing ever happened in
the House. The vote was afterwaId
reconsidered and the bill sent back to
committee.
Col. William r. Morrison brands as
fabrications those stories sent ou
from Chicago, as to what he intended
to do to control the financial opinions
ofthe Illinois delegation to the Ma
tional Convention. He said 81
have read the dispatches from
Chicago, and l will say in reply that
have sent no messages to the demo
cracy of Illinois +; by anyone whomso
ever. This answers all the assertion:
and is as good as whole column o.
denial"
Ex Congressman Hendricks, of N
Y, who was in Washington this week
saiG when asked what he thought o
the condition of the democratic party
"Oh, democracy is all right that is
to say, its cardinal principles are cor.