Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-02-13
WASHINGTON LET rER.



WASHINGTON, Feb. Z, 1895.
Uncle Sam ought to turn Snowman
for n few days IN exhibit the most
wonderful lot of political freaks ever
gathered together. He might station
himself nm the east pottico Of the
Senate wing OF the capitol building.
and make this little speech: walk
right In. ladies and gentlemen, and
see my wonderful collection OF sena-
torial oddities; see Hill. Go man. and
all the cuckoos, who, since voting
against the free coinage substitute
for the House bond bill, which past
the Senate to die In conference, have
been suddenly turned into rampant
advocates OF the free coinage of silver;
see the populist Senators having the
wool pulled over their eyes by the
free trade democrats" All this, and
more, Uncle Sam might truthfully
say, without exaggerating the situa-
ton In the Senate Every democratic
Senator Is now advocating the free
coinage substitute for the House
tariff bill, which Senator Jones, Of
Nevada, helped them to report from
the finance committee. The gold
democrats are not doing this because
they have experienced financial
change of mind, but because they
hope to be able to use the free coinage
club to cudgel the life out of the
House tariff bill, a republican meas
ure, which, II 1t became law, would
add $40, 900, 900 year to the govern
ment revenues, and prevent the issue
of any more bonds by the Cleveland
administration.
II disposed, those republican Sena-
tors who argued against attempting
to do anything other than pass the
appropriation bills at. this session,
because of the lack of a republican
majority in the Senate. might now
say, I told you 80, to their more i'm.
petous colleagues. But, instead Of
wasting time In that useless manner,
they are trying to think out way t.
outwit the democratic schemers, anG
get the tariff through the Senate
Just as 1t passed the House. They
may or may not succeed, but 1t is en-
couraRing to know that whenever tn,
republican and democratic partie,
have had contest, depending upor
brain and wit for weapons, the Re
publicans have always come out OF
top.
General HarrisOn's letter, stating
that he was not and would not be {
candidate before the St. Louis con
vention, was no surprise to his friend
in Congress, among whom are tw'
ex.members of his cabinet, Senator
Proctor, of Vermont and Elkins, o
West Virginia. These gentlemen
had known of Gen. Harrison's deter
mination for long time. and the.
had informed most of the Republican
In congress, 80 the letter created n
sensation. In fact. have on goO'
authority, that it would never hav
been written, except for the persist
ency ofIsepublicans in various section
In Offering their services to Gen
Harrison, for the purpose OF electinl
delegates to the Sc Louis convention
who would favor his nomination
There is more or less gossip in Wash
ington as to which of the other can
didates will get the influence of Gen
Harrison. My own opinion, baset
upon a long acquaintance with ant
study Of the conduct of the man
covering his term as Senator and hi
four years In the White House, 4
that none of them will get 1t. No
because he has no preference, bu
because his unerring sense of the At
ness Of things will prevent his max
ing himself liable to be charged witt
trying to control the party, ate
having been twice accorded it's high
est honor. Gen. Harrison will oG
, cupy position OF dignifled neutralit
, In keeping with the proper ideas Q
an ex-President and a high tone
gentleman.
President Willett's of the Nation;
Farmers Alliance, the Suprem
| council of which was in session