The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-17
ashingion Letter.

Washington. D. c., April 10 tn, 1876.
A more uneasy crowd than the anti
Mckinley Republicans iu congress would
he difficult to find Thev know that
Plat and Quay are hatchins up some
sort of scheme down ii Ii ida, and
they fear that the iei, : about
Quay having made a deal 80 .Mchin-
lev are true, and yei the tie not Ger
tain enough to try 10 act q themselves
These men don't care a stf 81 ut the
personality of the candida -. y Il they
want is to be with the winnrr- WAS
because they thought the Qua, flatt-
Reed combine was strong enough to de
feat Mckinley and dictate the nOmina-
ton that they Joined it Now they are
in a auaudary. They are afraid IN try
to make deals with Mckinley for them
selves until they know what Quay and
Plstt are up to, and If II snail turn out
that QUAY and Plstt have gone over TO
Mckinley they know that it will be too
late for them to get any concessions Tor
themselves as with the support of t uay and
Platt McKinley's nomination would be
assured and they would be left out in
the cold for not having guessed nght-
All of which is nuts for the Democrats
merous attempts that are daily made by
newspaper men anxious to earn Their
salaries to tell what he is going to do about
those Cuban resolutions, sent to HIM
this week, a source of constant amuse-
ment, and so numerous are the stories
concocted that ii will be almost impossl-
bic for the president to do anything that
will miss all the theories which have
been put forth. Somebody will doubt
less be able to say Il told You so, but
Il will not be because they had advance
information. All that is known Is that
the president is considering to determine
whether there is any thing in the situa-
ton to call for any action on his part.
The opinion of one of Pennsylvania
practical steel makers, who is at present
in Washington, on McKinleyism Is en-
titled to weight. This gentleman, Mr..
James Andrews, of Allegheny, said:
The necessity of high protective tar
iff seems to have gone by, for in many
lines We have reached point OF cheap
ueSs in production that approxImateS
the cost of production in any of the
European countries Take steel, for in
stance. | remember when, as an ap
prentice, l was employed in the first
plant that smelted steel west of the All
eghenieS and that it sold for A cents a
pound. Now it Is made for one cent a
pound. owing to the marvellous improve
mentS in machinery and better trans
portation facilities. We have much the
advantage ef England, for oie- lie near
the surface and can be mined at a tri-
fling expense, whereas they have to go
to great depths for their ores and fuel.
We can bring the Lake Superior ores TO
the smelters of Pennsylvania in vast
quantities, and water transportation is
very low. Such natural advantages are
not enjoyed by any competitor, and
hence in the making of steel we stand
on an equal footing with all the world 20
According to Senator Smith, OF y. ] g,
the Democrats of that state have no
candidate to urge before the Chicago
convention, and are perfectly willing to
| support the man chosen 10y the cOryen-
| ton. Mr.. Smith thinks the Democrats
/ can carry the state this year If no mis-
| take Is made In the platform adopted at
| Chicago, no matter who heads the pres
1 idential ticket.
The man who thinks that Senator Cor
man does not still WELD a powerful in.
| fiuence in the senate is not a close Oh
server. Only this week Mr.. German
got up and made II few remarks against
the idea of abolishiug pOstmasters at
county postoffices which are in the vi
cinity of large cities and placing the
offices under clerks from the city offices
Note the result The senate added an
amendment to the postotfice appropria
ton bill limiting the postmasters who
may be abolished to those who preside
over postotiices which are within fiv,
miles of the corporate limits of cities
As rule Democrats in congress Dc
not seriously regard the stories concern
ing Senator Tillman's candidacy for the
Democratic presidential nomination
which his departure to make SOM
speeches in the west have given circula
ton, but personal friends of the gentle
men say that he really intends to be
candidate if the silver men control tn
Chicago convention. Well, anybod
can be a candidate, but getting vote
enough to nominate is quite anothe
thing Many Democrats in congres
think that Senator Tillman's declaration
of his intention to bolt the Chicago con
vention if it does not adopt a platform
10 accordance with his views is of itse
enough to bar him from receiving an
honurs at the hands of that convention
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