Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Feb. II, 1896.


about everybody in Congress, since
his candidacy for the republican pres
idential nomination was announced
but no man in either branch of Con
gress could take it more eoodnatur
eddy than he does. The other candi
dates for the nomination, in the Sen
ate, have all had a crack at him, and
Speaker Reed has also had his say
Whether Mr.. Quay's candidacy is to
be merely of complimentary nature
only time can tell, but there is nc
doubt that he would make a Pres
ident who would please most repub-
icans. 1t is very we'll known to al
who are on confidential terms with
Mr.. Quay, that he doesn't wish to be
President, but he is human, and the
man who would refuse a nomination
to the Presidency is not yet born,
especially when, as will be the case
this year, the nomination will be
equivalent to election.
The situation of the House tariff bill
ing. Had the four republican Sen
ators who voted against taking it up
several days ago voted with the
party, it might have been passed by
the Senate by this time, but as they
didn't it is still hanging IN a danger
Gus position. 1t is not very clear
what those four senators are driving
at. Had they wished to make it i'm
possible for the bill to become law,
they would have voted to take up the
bill, and then voted for the free coin
age substitute, which would have sent
the bill to certain death in the House,
where the free coinage substitute for
the House had just been killed by such
a overwhelming majority. The only
explanation they have given of their
action was to say that they are OPP
posed to taking the bill up and max
ing it the unfinished business" of the
Senate without any previous notice
of such an intention having been Civ
en-. Republicans outside of the Sen
ate had supposed that when the re-
publican senatorial caucus decided
that the bill should be supported with
out amendment it was assured of
solid republican vote.
The number of members who dodg-
ed the silver vote in the House was
much smaller than is usually the case
when votes are taken upon questions
which have strong supporters upon
both sides in many districts. Only 81
out of the $50 members failed to vote
for or against the concurrence of the
House in the free coinage substitute
for the House bond bill, which had
been passed by the Senate. The sill
yer men could only muster 80 votes,
while the anti's piled up 215.
Gen. Groner of Va, doesn't take as |
hopeful a view of the republican |
chances of carrying the old dominion
as some of the other prominent re-
publicans do. Speaking of the out
ook, Gen. Groner said: "What is the
use of talking about it. The demo-
matter what majority had been polled
against them. On square count the
state is republican by $4,000, but with
all the election machinery in their
hands they can get any returns they
want" He added that he saw moth
ng to indicate that legislature could
De elected that will amend the cleo
ion law in a way that will prevent
in manipulating the votes.
There seems to be missapprehen
sion as to the republican birthday
celebration on the 22nd inst, which
was started by the Union Republican
Club of Washington, and has been
pushed along as a good thing by the
National officials of the League of Re-
publican Clubs, to judge by publica-
cations in Washington and elsewhere.
1t has been pointed out by numerous
gentlemen, and may be by some Ia
dies, too, that the republican party is
more than 40 years cid. That there
we're local organizations of republi-
cans in several states more than forty
years ago was well known to those
who first proposed this celebration of
the fortieth birthday of the party. But
its birthday as National organiza
ton was at the National Convention
held at Pittspurg, Feb. 22nd and
23rd, 1S56-which nominated John G..
Fremont for President and launched
the republican party, which four years
alter elected Lincoln President, as a
National organization. That is the
birthday that is going to be celebrat-
ed. 1t is worthy of mention that two
Of the few surviving delegates to that