The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-11-27
Washington Lett0r.

Has President Cleveland made a deal /
with President-elect Mckinley. Strang' |
as this question may appear current iu-
mors make it pertinent One OF thos' |
ruuors has 1t that a list of Federal EN-
ninvas in a number of southern states
who took an active part In supporting |
Rryan in the late campaign Is being pre- |
pared: that they are ali to he dismissed |
and gold Democrats appointed II then |
places. and that an understanding exists
by which these gold Democrats are to b' |
allowed to retain their places under INT |
Mckinley administration. Ex-Con-
gresham Furman, of H., who took an |
active part in the campaign as goi''
Democrat, and who has just been APP
poiuted commissioner of internal reve-
nue. to succeed Mr.. Miller who resigned |
to enter private business, is said to have |
received assurances that he would be al |
lowed to keep the office under the Nc
kinlev administration. In fact, 1t Is
said that he would not otherwise have
accepted the office. These rumors can
not be authenticated, and it would be
difficult to believe such things possible
had it not been for the political happen
ings of the last year. Just imagine
what would have been thought OF the
man who would have correctly forcasted
| the political events of the past twelve
months one year ago.
The larger the number of Republican
/ senators and representatives In Wash
| ington grows the more probable 1t be
comes that no real effort is going to be
| made by them 10 pass the DIngley tariff
| bill in the senate. While there are
| few conservatives among them who fla
vor passing the Dingley bill or some
other bill slightly amending the present
tariff law at this session of congress and
| sparing the country the worry of an ex-
ira session, the great majority Of tl.en'
| are determined to have an extra session
and to pass high tariff bill in the house
and to try to pass it in the senate, and
will probably have their way.
Senator Mills, of Texas, is among the
early congressional arrivals He says
he doesn't care to guess what will be
done at the coming session of congress,
but his talk indicates that he doesn't ex
oect any tariff legislation. He had a
few words to say that are commended to
the gentlemen who are inclined to fol
low the advice of Senator Peffer and fa
vor the organization of new party to
| COnlDln6 iii TIE tltlIltnlS OppocSu W.
McKinleyism and the gold standard
Said Mr.. Mills: 1.-The Democratic party
will live as long as the government lives.
No amount of whipping can kill it -
Some of the friends of the Mckinley
administration are not talking as wisely
as they might about the possible rela
tions of the silver Republican senators
TO the proposed protection tariff bill
which is to be put through the house
and attempted to be put through the
senate at the extra session of congress
expected to be called as soon as McKin-
ley is inaugurated. For instance, Rep
resentative Grout, of VT, after express
ing the belief that the constituents of
these senators would compel them tn
support a protection tariff bill. goes a
step further and makes the threat that
If they do not vote for it they will he
ignored in the distribution of federal
patronage in their states during the en-
tire term of Mckinley. While this
threat would almost surely be carried
out, it is certainly impolitic, not to call
it absolutely foolish, to publicly make
. it before the senators have indicated their
intentions High spirited men are sell
dom controlled by threats, and if the
fOOl-friends of protection are not care
full they will drive away votes they
might have got had no threats been
I made.
I Senator vest, of Mo, isn't one of
those who thinks there is the slightest
chance for the Dingley tariff bill to he
passed by the senate at this session,
He said: 81 have no doubt that the
Republican senators who voted with the
Democrats at the laat session against
i, the consideration of the Dingley bill,
| with the possible exception of Carter,
will stand with us again, and If they do
there is no possibility of passing the
e | bill "
Senator-elect Pettus who will on the
4th of next March succeed Senator
t Pugh, of Ala, was law partner of Sen
ator Morgan about thirty years ago and
might have been in the senate twenty
wears ago had he not declined the nom
e inati0n. When he takes his seat Ala
: bame will have what no other state has
or has ever had-two senators who are
residents Of the same town. Gen. Pet
tuS, for he was Confederate Brlgadier
t will bring to the senate a ripe expert
. ence. He is as strong an advocate OF
4 the free coinage of silver as could be
found anywhere.
The jackson Democratic Association
: has invited Mr.. Bryan to deliver the ad
dress at its celebration on jackson day
: Jan, Sth. 1897. and are hopeful that he
X will accept.
g The question of who the few golC
:, Democrats In congress will caucus with
at the coming session is being much
talked about. Having bolted the regu
:, lar Democratic nomination, unless spe
e cially invited to do so, it is claimed the,
- cannot attend a Democratic caucus, anC
nobody seems to know whether such in
yitatiOn will he eYtepdad IN tbap, \,