West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-12-24
our wASHISGToNLETTER.
SENATOR VEST AND SENATOR AL
LEI WANT AN INVESTIGATION
or THE RECENT ELECTION.

Prom our regular Correspondents.

from our regular correspondents.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.,
Dec. RI, 1896.
The executive committee of the
Bimetalllc Union has been here for
several days. preparing to continue
the educational work for silver.
All the prominent silver neil in
Congress have been comforting with
members of the committee at Diff
ferent times. but there has been no
single meeting of all the silver men
yet.
TIT
Itis not probable that Secretary
Francis. whose nomination has not
yet been acted upon by the Senate,
will be among those which will be
left pigeon holed when the Fifty
fourth Congress expires at noon on
the Bid Of next March, although 1t
i altogether out Of the usual for
action to be deferred on a Cabinet
nomination. 1t is a good 16 to L
bot that nominations Of consid-
cradle number Of gold Democrats
will be killed by non action.
TIT
The whole Cuban business was
virtually post poned until January
when the Senate adopted Senator
Aorgan's resolution asking the
President to furnish all the infor-
nation about the present situation
In Cuba he has, as President Cleve
land Is hunting on the coast of
South Carolina and Congress had
already adopted resolution Provid
ing Tor recess from Dec. % to
Jan. 5. The speeches made on the
subject in the House and Senate
have been about as effective as the
excited meetings held throughout
the country.
TIT
Senator Vest has lost none of his
old-time power of expression, nor
any Of his confidence in the princi-
pies for which he has been lighting
SO long. lie made this plain in a
short speech he delivered this week.
Although he based his remarks up
on the DingIey bill, he profaced
them by saying that he knew it was
dead issue and that he only did
so because many we'll meaning peo-
pie weresurging Congress to act up
on it. Later, the death Of the
Dingley bill was announced by
Sherman. Apropos of the late
campaign, Mr. Vest said: ..While
may be subjected to the charge of
being lunatie, an anarchist and
repudintor, | assert that the only
relief for the people is to give them
more money. If we are lunatics
aud anarchists because we ask for
she opening of the minis to the free
coinage OF silver, then over six mil
lion American freemeu who voted
for VIM. j. Bryan are lunatics.
aud my God help the republicl
Bnt it IS vile SANDER. The men
who supported the great leader,
WIN. J. Bryan, are as loyal and as
intelligent body ot.,men as any
IN this country. The gold standard
which is the root OF this evil is the
vilest monopoly ever conceived In
the miad Of mortal man"
TIT
Representative McMdlin, the
ranking Democratic mem Der Of the
House Ways and Mems committee.
says Of the reckless haste Of the
Republicans is getting tariff bill
ready for the extra session Of Con
gress. The Republicans are deter.
mined 70 return 10 The old princi-
PIE Of high protection. They are
not satisfied either With the present
law or With the DiugIey bill. They
propose 70 agaia Try to increase
wealth By increasing taxes. Such
legislation is BOT seeded in tho
least. There are now q the Treas
ury $3.50, 900. 900 or $3.50. 600 600
in excess Of the 800, 100000 gold
reserve. There is no way TO get
this back into circulation, except
By buying bonds or paying it oct
for currout expenses There is no
excuse for holding a sum ia excess
~ fha rnanrvS a.T tf .