The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-04-16
WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 10th, 1


Mckinley republicans in Congress
would be difficult to find They know
that Platt and Quay are Matching up
some sort of scheme down in Florida.
and they fear that the reports about
Quay having made deal with Nc
Kinley are true, and yet they are not
certain enough to try to act for them
selves. These men don't care a
straw about the personality of the
candidate. All they want is to be
with the winner. 1t was because
they thought the Quay platt- Reed
combine was strong enough to defeat
Mckinley and dictate the nomination
that they joined it. Now the are in
a quandary. They are afraid to try
to make deals with Mckinley for
themselves until they know what
Quay and Platt are up to, and if it
shall turn ous that Quay and Platt
have gone over to Mckinley they
know that it will be too late for them
to get any concessions for themselves,
as with the support of Quay and
Plat McKinley's nomination would
be assured and they would be left out
in the cold for not having guessed
right. All of which is nuts for demo
Gratis.
President Cleveland must find the
numerous attempts that are daily
made by newspaper men anxious to
earn their salaries to tell what he is
going to do about those Cuban reso.
lutions, sent to him this week, a
source of constant amusement, and
SO numerous are the stories concocted
that 1t will be almost impossible for
the President to do anything that will
miss all the theories which have been
put forth. Somebody will doubtless
be able to say Il told you So" but
it will not be because they had ad
vance information. All that is known
is that the President is considering to
determine whether there is anything
in the situation to call for any action
on his part
The opinion of one of Penn
syvanias practical steel makers, who
is at present in Washington, on Nc
Kinleysm is entitled to weight. This
gentleman, Mr. James Andrews, of
Allegheny, SAID "The necessity Of
high protective tariff seems to have
gone by, for in many lines we have
reached point of cheapneSs in pro-
duction that approximates the cost of
production in any Of the European
countries. Take steel, for instance.
/ remember when, as an apprentice,
l was employed in the first plant that
smelted steel west of the Alleghenies
and that it sold for "A cents round.
Now it is made for one cent pound,
owing to the marvellous improvements
in machinery and better transporta
tion facilities, we have much the
advantage of England, for our ores
lie near the surface and can be mined
at trifllng expense, whereas they
have to go to great depths for their
ores and fuel. We can bring LAX e
Superior ores to the smeters OF
Pennsylvania in vast quantities, and
water transportation is very low.
Such national advantages are not en-
joyed by any competitor, aud hence
in the making of steel we stand on an
equal footing with all the world"
According TO Senator Smith, of N.
J., the democrats of that State have
no candidate to urge before the
Chicago convention, and are perfectly
willing to support the man chosen by
the convention. Mr.. Smith thinks
the democrats can carry the State
this year if no mistake is made in the
platform adopted at Chicago, no mat
ter who heads the Presidential ticket
The man who thinks that Senator
German does not still WELD power
full influence in the Senate is not a
close observer. Only this week Mr.
German got up and made few re-
marks against the idea of abolishins
postmasters at country postofflce'
which are in the vicinity of large cities
and placing those offices under clerk!
from the city Office. Note the result
The Senate added in amendment t.
the Postoffice appropriation bill limit
ing the postmasters who may b'
abolished to those who preside owe
postoffices which are within five mile
of the corporate limits of cities.
AS a rule democrats in Congress
do not seriously regard the storie
concerning Senator Tillman's candi
dacy for the democratic Presidential
nomination, which his departure t.
make some speeches in the west hav
given circulation, but personal friend
of the gentlemen say that he reall
intends to be candidate if the silve
men control the Chicago convention
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