The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-02-07
ashingt0n Letter.
From our regular Correspondent

Iowa and is receiving the congratula-
tions of his friends and colleagues on
his reelection to the Senate just as
modestly as he will receive them after
the st. Louis convention, should he be
fortunate enough to capture the prize
OF the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation. That modest way Of wearing
his honors is one of the many reasons
why almost everybody likes Senator
Allison, but it is also a source of weak
ness to him as a candidate for the
Presidential nomination, because it
causes some people to think that he
lacks aggressiveness.
Strange to say Gen. Harrison's visit
to Washir gton was not followed by
flood of Presidential talk. One reason
for this somewhat unusual exception
was that Gen. Harrison himself posi-
lively declined to discuss that subject,
saying that he was for the time out of
politics.
In adopting that Armenian resolu-
tion the Senate gave the world to under
stand that Congress is willing to go to
any length in supporting the president
in protecting American citizens in
foreign countries.
A lot of tomfoolery has been widely
circulated concerning the opposition
in the Senate to the Davis Monroe
doctrine resolution which was last
week reported to the Senate from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, 1t
can be stated upon the authority of
Senator Lodge, Of Mass, who has made
careful and thorough canvass of the
Senate. that the resolution viii be
adopted, and that at the outside there
will not be more than eight votes cast
against it in the Senate. 1t may not
be voted upon for ten days or two
weeks yet, as many Senators wish to
make speeches upon it, and the free
coinage substitute for the House bond
bill is still taking up the greater por-
tion of the time of the Senate. But
that bill will, it is expected, be disposed
of this week, and then there will be q
clear deck for the Monroe doctrine
speeches, and for Senator Davis to press
his resolution to vote.
The career of Representative and
Senator-elect Money, of Miss, as view
ed from the Washington end of the
line, furnishes & somewhat striking
picture of the ups and downs of the
Southern politician. Mr.. fernando
De 500 Money-isn't to blame for his
name at any rate-made his debut in
National politics as Representative of
the fourth Mississippi District in the
forty-fourth Congress. He remained
IN the House until the close of the
Congress. Then he became
4 cheap Congressional lobbyist, and re-
manned such-his appearance indicat-
I'd that he had hard time tOo-until
ne succeeded in getting himself elected
20 the fifththird Congress from the
same old district. Then things began
20 go his way, although some of those
Who had employed him as lobbyist
must have given him some bad half
hours after his return to Congress.
lie was reelected to the present House,
md last week was elected for full
erm in the Senate, beginning the day
lis term expires--March 4, 1897.
There is more than one "ex" hanging
lround Washington, lobbying a little,
borrowing little and drinking great
leal, who would like to find out how
Mr. Money managed to get up again
lfter his first knock down.
Senator Baker, of Kansas, made
,ood impression with his speech in
avor of the coinage of the American
product OF silver, in accordance with
lis amendment to the free coinage
ubstitute for the House bond bill,
which is now before the Senate. He
Iivided the money ranks into three
lasses, gold monometallists, silver
and bimetallists, and
his own allegiance to the
ast named. He said he was very posi-
i've that the question of tariff and
nance would be settled by the repub-
can party alone. Mr.. Baker isn't
reat orator, but he seems to have a
upply of hard, horse sense that is like
Z to be beneficial to Kansas and to
be republican party during his sena-
orial term.
1t is now practically certain that
he House committee on Foreign
fairs will report resolution censur-
lg Ambassador Bayard for those anti
.merican speeches he made. So much
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