The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-04
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON. D, G. November, 20 1896
President elect Mckinley is free
from the disease which has suddenly
attacked many men elected to the
Presidency. This disease has many
names, but is most popularity and
comprehenslbly known as The "big
head" One of the indications show
ing that Maj Mckinley has happily
escaped an attack of the "big head" is
that he has engaged Inauguration
quarters for himself and family at the
same Washington hotel in which he
and Mrs. Mckinley made their home
during his entire congressional career.
instead of at the more fashionable
hotel which has been made the in
auguration stopping place of the
Presidents elect and their families for
4 long period. This is little thing
n itself, but it means much. It
means in the first place that he con-
,derS what was good enough for
representative Mckinley is good
'nough for President elect Mckinley,
md he incidentally makes known to
al that his elevation to the highest
place in the gifts of the American
people has not caused and will not
,'a'se him to forget the friends he had
VIXEN he filled the more modest posi-
lion of one of three hundred-odd
members of the House. This little
incident serves to emphasize one of
the strongest traits in Mi. McKinley's
character, loyalty to country, loyalty
to party and loyalty to friends, trait
# which any man should be proud.
All the indications are that Mr..
cleveland is going to have hard sled
ling all this winter. The silver
democrats blame him for Bryan's de-
Eat and they are determined to get
Ill the revenge they can in every way
hat they can. Some of them want
20 hang up every nomination sent to
senate by Mr.. Cleveland, and that
proposition will be made and advo-
ated at a caucus of silver senators to
he held as soon as Congress assemblies.
Under the circumstances, the repub-
llcan Senators cannot be expected to
lid Mr.. Cleveland in any fight that he
may have with the silver Senators,
even.if they would not by helping Mr..
Cleveland to get his nominations con-
firmed be depriving p esident McKin-
ley and themselves of patronage.
There will be another and stronger
reason for his not getting any assist
ance from republican Senators. 1t
is generally understood that Mr.. Cleve-
land will recommend in his annual
message to congress and will endeavor
to get through at this session internal
revenue legislation which will furnish
enough money to make up the deficit
in govern ment revenue. This he will
do solely for the purpose of trying to
place obstacles in the way of tariff
legislation on protec ton lines by the
extra session of Congress which repuh-
leans nearly all expect President Nc
Knley to call as soon as he is inangu
rated. 1t is Mr.. Cleveland's idea that
If the needed revenue can be provided
Inr by internal revenue taxation at the
present session of Congress, the repub-
- aus will he deprived of one of the
regiments in favor of tariffsrevisiOn
nd that business pressure can then
~ hrough, to bear upon President
lcKinley against calling an extra
eSsion. Needless to say, this idea is
'ot shared by republicans, who, as a
r,ile, believe that President Mckinley
md Il republican Congress were elected
give the country a protective tariff
nd restore the prosperity whicn has
'Iways been enjoyed when our in
itlstries were protected, and that a
rejection tariff law which will in
.dentally furnish the revenue needed
TO operate the Government will be the
iading feature of the Mckinley admin
Stration and of the ifty-fitth Congress.
The most pronounced spoilsmen
among the democratic Office holders
have suddenly become the most ardent
a lvocates of the civil service reform
law. Even Logan Carlisle, Chief Clerk
OF the Treasury department, who has
oeen directly instrume ntal in the dis
charge or reduction of more republi-
cans than any other one man connect
ed with the administration, has turned
civil service reformer. Logan does
not probably hope to remain in office
himself, but he has large number OF
democratic friends whom he had pro-
moted to places taken from republi-
cans and who are drawing salaries. in
excess of their merits as clerks whom
he hopes to see kept in Office. Blu