The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-11-26

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wAsHrNcroN, D. O., Nov, 20, 1888.
Senator Morril, chairman OF the Sen.
ate committee on Finance, called at the
White House, BY invitation, this week
and had an extended conference with
Mr.. Cleveland. Az Mr.. Cleveland is
known to entertain q high regard for
the opinions Of Senator Morrill, on CUES
tions OF finance, not withstanding their
wide difference from him on the tariff
branch Of the question, it is reasonably
certain that he discussed with Mr.. Nor.
ri thelfDancial recommendati of his
annual message to Congress. It lie also
probable that he gave Mr.. Morrill,. who
naturally declines to discuss the matter
for publication, hint as to whether he
would sign or allow the Dingley bill TO
become law without his signature, If
1t should be passed by the Senate,
Senator Morril will probably acquaint
bis Republican colleagues on the SEN
etc Finance committee with the nature
OF that conferences before they begin the
work OF the coming session Of Congress.
II is an almighty good thing that the
Presidential election did not turn upon
the electoral votes Of Virginia. If it
did, there would be the biggest sort of a
row, - 1t is now charged that the silver
Democrats Of that State so juggled the
votes that what should have been q
Mckinley majority Of 5000 is made to
appear Bryan majority of something
like 10000. Some OF this fraud may be
shown up in Congressional contests.
Col. 7. 8. Clarkson. Commander.in.
chief OF the q. A. R., stopped in WASH
ington on his way to New York to at.
tend the big reception rendered him by
Lafayette: Post of that city, and last night
be was honrred with rousing informal
reception under the auspices of the of.
Acers and members of the Potomac G.
A. r. Col. Clarkson and others made
speeches which aroused the enthusi.
asm to high pitch.
| Nearly all the Republicans among the
early Congressional arrivals in Wash.
ington are outspoken in favor of the
calling OF an extra session OF Congress
for the purpose of passing tariff bill
that will at the same time give the gov
eminent the revenue it must have and
the protection needed by our home in
dustries. Representative Grout, of VT,
voiced this sentiment when he said:
would like very much to see Congress
meet in special session at noon of the
very day after the Inauguration of Pres.
ident Mckinley. The call for special
session should certainly be the very
first act of the new administration
There will be votes enough in the Sen.
ate to pass Republican tariff measure,
am confident If the votes of the sill.
yer Republican Senators from the west
are needed for that purpose do not be.
lieve they will be withheld The con.
stituents of these Senators are all pro.
tectionists, and it will be different
matter, that of defeating clear cut pro.
tective tariff measure, from refusing to
vote for measure that even its friends
called makeshift, and which there
was no assurance that a Democratic
President would sign. The question OF
patronage, too, may cut some figure
with these men, for they would not like
to ALLEVIATE the administration of fou,
years."
The following resolutions adopted by
the Unien Veterans Patriotic League al
meeting held this week are self explain
atory: Resolved, That the Union Veter
ans Patriotic League continue it's or
ganization for the purpose of opposing
any effort, made by whatsoever party
to depreciate our currency at ratio O
l6 to l, having had the experience OF ar
unavoidable depreciation when serving
our country for $l3 per month. Resolv
ed, That we will labor until the las
taps sound against sectional issues, mol
rule, and attacks upon the executiv,
and judiciary branches of our govern
ment." The league is non. partisan ane
was organized to oppose Bryan and the
Chicago platform.
The free. traders and low tariff mel
who supported Mckinley because of th'
financial plank of the st. Louis plat
form are already moving heaven ant
earth, 30 to speak, in their efforts to ge
some sort of patchwork Legislation
through the coming session of Congress
that will make up the deficiency in tn
public revenues, and, they hope to pre-
vent any general tariff legislation by tn
new Congress on protective lines. Th
administration 10 helping them a viii
be seen when Secretary Carlisle's annus
J report and Mr.. Cleveland's message g
to Congress. There isn't the slightea
probability that enough Republican
will bs caught in this scheme to max
IL successful. The leaders of the Re
publican party are all right. They knov
that the people elected . Republican
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