The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-23
WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent.

today whether they are members of |
the National Committee or just plain, |
everyday democrats. This is only |
another Illustration proving that
''nothing succeeds like success"
Yesterday, when the Democratic i
National Committee met to decide
upon the time and place for holding
the next National Convention, its
members, while practically unanimous
as to the time for holding the conven-
ton, were divided as to which of the
competing cities should be given the
honor of entertaining the convention.
To day, after a contest, which al
thoughspirited was good-natured from
start to finish, they all shouting,
"Hurrahl for the winner" Let every
democrat hope that the same spirit
will animate the delegates to the con
vention, and that when the nomina-
ton is made, every democrat, north,
south, east and west, will shout
"Hurrah! for the winner" and then
take off his coat and 60 to work 10
make him winner
If the members of the National
Committee reflect the opinions of the
democrats of the United States they
represent, the old democratic party
isn't ready to pass in its checks Just
yet. A more cocky set of men never
assembled in Washington. They be-
heve to man that the democratic
party has chance to retrieve its
fortunes and elect the next President,
and that all that is needed is to put
up candidate who will unite the
party and bring out the voters who
have for one cause OF another become
disgusted and refused to vote. And
they believe further that this can be
done. 1t all depends upon the rank
and file-the plain, everyday demo
Gratis. There are enough of them to
carry this country. That has been
repeatedly proven during the last
twelve years, and can easily be proven
again, but only by united action.
Let every democrat appoint himself a
committee of one on the good of the
party, and there will be-there can
be no doubt of the result. If the
republicans elect the next President,
it will be solely the fault of men who
believe in democratic principles but
do not live up to them.
DIR. Patten, president of Princeton
College, was recently in Washington,
for the special purpose of inviting
President and Mrs. Cleveland to
attend the celebration of the 15oth
anniversary of that institution. No
official announcement has been made,
but there is reason to believe that
the invitation was accepted.
Commissioner Lochren's report OF
the condition of business in the Pen
sion Bureau is an effectual answer to
the slanderous slurs upon the admin
istration of that Office, which are con-
stantly made in certain quarters.
1t shows that on Dec. Ist, the busi-
ness OF the office was practically up to
date. Since then the calls of Con
gressmen, often nearly 1000 a day,
and largely unnecessary, have resulted
in throwing the business behind Oh
the interior workings of the office the
report says: 81 am satisfied that the
officers and clerks are bringing every
effort to bear upon the prompt and
proper adjudication of all the several
classes of claims now pending. Case,
that are ready for adjudication are
promptly disposed Of and apparent
delays are usually the result of negli
gence or inability on the part O
claimants or their attorneys, to supply
necessary evidence, after being mott
ied, often repeatedly, of the necessity
for furnishing such evidence"
Senator Mills, of Texas, made ;
speech this week on his resolution
containing what he believes should bt
declared to the world as the fnancia
policy of the United States. Thi.
resolution contains seven distinct
declarations, which may be summar
lied thusly: Ist, against retirement O
outstanding legal tender notes; 2nd
in favor of the coinage of the silveI
bullion in the Treasury; 3rd, in favo
OF the issue of emergency legal tende
notes in case of a deficiency in tn
revenues; 4th, against the issue c
interest bearing bonds; 5th, in fave
OF paying government obligations i
both gold and silver; 9th, repudiatin
the theory that a public debt is
public blessing; 9TH, urging the mali
tenance of sinking fund for tn
rapid extinguishment of the nations
debt.
Secretary Morton this week told
a,joint meeting of the House ar
Senate committees on Agricultul
that his action in refusing to sper
the money appropriated for the pu
chase Of seeds for fraa 1;e+rih,,t;o =