The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-30
WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent.

in Congress in connection with Pfesl-
dent Cleveland's Monroe doctrine
message, and the appointment OF the
Venezuelan Bourdry Commission,
which he declared to be a menace
rather than guarantee of peace.
That Mr. Wolcott is brilliant orator
is conceded by all, but that he is too
shallow ever to become statesman
was we'll known before he delivered
that speech attacking Secretary Olney,
President Cleveland and the Monroe
doctrine. Oratory is a gift, while
craftsmanship can only be acquired
by deep study and long experience,
with more than the average allowance
of brains to start with. Had Senator
Wolcott confined his remarks to op-
posing the Monroe doctrine resolution
this week reported to the Senate by
the committee on Foreign Relations
he would have been in good company,
Jas many of the strongest friends of
the Monroe doctrine consider that
resolution ill timed and badly worded,
but when he tried to jump upon the
administration for its action in patri-
otically upholding the Monroe doc
trine, and upon the doctrine itself, he
found himself alone.
Although there are lots of strong
silver men among the democratic
members of the House aud Senate,
with the exception Of Representative
Bell, of Colo, who is more of a popu
list than democrat, not one of them
took part in the silver conference held
in Washington this week, for the pur
pose of making arrangements tor hold
ng a national silver convention to
nominate a Presidential ticket. All
of the silver democrats were invited
to participate in this conference, but
regarding it as merely tail to the
popullst kite they declined doing so.
In fact nearly all the members Of
Congress, even the popuIists, seem to
have turned the cold shoulder 10 the
silver conference, which was compos
ed of nearly the same men who at
the last silver conference nominated
Sibley, of Pa, for President.
Col. J. e. Clarke, of Ala, president
Of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Is
expiessln some very robust political
opinions around Washington just now
For instance, he says: "The only
chance the democracy has to win is
to put forth plank in the National
platform declared for silver in unmis-
taxable terms. No straddles or equivo
cal language will be accepted by the
people. They have been fed on that
sort of stuff long enough. There are
Is7 electoral votes in the Southern
States that can be carried on a straight
silver platform &C that says what it
means and means what it says-but
they cannot be had for gold stand
ed candidate on a single standard
platform. The people are hungry for
a real, live issue and they ought to
have the chance of being recorded on
this one. If the democrats throw
away this opportunity another such
may not come for many years"
Tim Campbell, who for consider.
able period represented one of the
New York city districts in the House,
and who, when he failed to secure
the Tammany nomination, ran as an
independent democrat and was de-
feated by Henry Miner, the Tammany
candidate, has been turned down by
one of the Home Election Committees.
He contested Miners seat, but the
committee decided against him. Tim
says he'll try again. Personally Tim
is very popular in Washington. He
originated the expression, "Whats
che Constitution between friends
which was jocularly quoted by Senator
Hill the other day.
The departure of Miss Clara Bar
ton, president of the Red Cross
Society, for Armenia, and the report,
ing of resolution expressing sym
pathy for the Armenians and calling
upon the European powers to give
the protection guaranteed them b,
treaty, to the Senate, brought thai
'hastSi iuitS PiOiihiiSbtiy W TIC iiOu
this week. Although Secretary Olney
does not believe that the Sultan o
Turkey will allow Miss Barton tC
enter Armenia for the purpose of dis
tributing money contributed by ou
people for the destitute Armenians
after his recent order against it, he ha
instructed Mr.. Terrell, our minister tC
Turkey, to aid Miss Barton in ever,
way that he can.
Secretary Olney has furnished Con
gress with all the information in hi
possession concerning the Cubal
revolution. The hot heads in Con
gress are still advocating immediat
recognition of Cuban belligerency
but the conservatives who counse
moderation for a while longer, ar
still holding back,
Speech making is the princips
industry of the Senate just nov