Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-15
A BENT STRAW.
REPUBLICAN, SUGAR" FOR THE
PARTY.
sPatriOiism'' Is Dem.
Marquette Accepted by the senate
The Republican Leadess I'm
0uandrY.

| Marquette Accepted by the senate
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From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May |, 1896.
Senator Germans speech protesting
against Republican extravaganza in
providing for an expenditure of $780,
O0O, 900 when the estimates OF the gov
ernment receipts for the next fiscal
year are only 1874 600 600 was notice
served upon the Republicans that dur
ing the coming campaign the people
! should be fully posted upon Republi-
can intentions, not avowed, but surely
indicated, by the action OF their leaders
in both branches OF this Congress, to
increase Federal taxation all around
in order to raise the money to meet
needless appropriations. The men
who are in control of the Republican
party apparently wish to put this
country upon European basis in the
matter of expenditures, and perhaps in
other ways. Now, Mr.. German and
other leading Democrats believe that
a majority - an overwhelming ma
jority, of the plain, everyday people OF
this country-favor the American idea
Of economy in public expenditure, and
oppose public extravaganza in any and
every form; and they intend to see
that the facts are placed before the
people.
Not a little amusement has been
caused by the testimony of Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie, before the Senate Naval
Committee in the investigation as to
the cost of armor plates for our fight
ing vessels, which although given some
time ago was not made public until
this week. Mr.. Carnegie had the
nerve to tell the committee that he
considered making the armor for the
government at $3.50 ton q work of
patriotism. The public is wondering
what Mr.. Carnegie calls the contract
he has made with tn e Russian govern
ment to furnish the same kind OF
armor for $500 ton. Abuses brought
to light by that investigation caused
the Senate to amend the Naval ap-
preparation bill so as to prohibit the
employment OF naval officers by
private contractors after June 80,
1897. While nothing positively
criminal was shown in connection
with such employment, enough
suspicion was engendered to make it
desirable to put a stop to the practice,
Ex-Congressman John d. Anderson.
Of w. Va, takes rosy view of Demo-
cratic prospects in that State. He
says: "The Democrats OF my State
are going to make q great fight this
year to redeem the State from Repub.
lican rule, and I think they are going
to win. It is going to be pretty ex-
citing contest, but our party is united,
and the conditions are all favorable to
success"
The Senate evidently is not afraid OF
the A. P. A., whatever its other faults
may be. After listening to mastery
eulogies on the life and character OF
Father Marquette by Senators Villas
and Mitchell, of Wis.,, and Kyle, OF
South Dakota, who, by the way, is q
Protestant minister, il adopted joint
resolution offered by Senator Palmer,
OF ILL.,, accepting the statue OF Father
Marquette, now in Statuary Hall, and
thanking Wisconsin. 1t remains to be
seen whether the A. P. A. can prevent
the House adopting this resolution.
1t is understood that it will make the
attempt.
Representative Clarke, who was the
unsuccessful "sound money" Demo-
cratic candidate for Gov. of Alabama,
has returned to his seat in the House,
and he brings good news. He says:
No matter how much we may differ
on financial questions, the Democrats
of Alabama are harmonious in agree
ing that the best interests OF the State
require that it shall remain under
Democratic control. We are all to-
gether 10 the support OF the ticket just
nominated and will elect it fairly and
triumphantly." That's the way for a
Democrat to talk. There is no sore
head under that mans hat.
McKinley's managers stole march
on Reed when they captured that
Vermont State convention, even il
they failed to get everything they
wanted from the Illinois convention.
It begins to look as though Quay and
Platt had undertaken task of gigan-
tic proportions in trying to keep Nc
Kinley from getting that nomination.
Their latest scheme Of uniting all the
opposition to Mckinley on Harrison
is not at all pleasing to Reed. who
hates Harrison. One of Reeds friends
speaking of this scheme said: "If
Platt and Quay can't beat Mckinley
without taking up Harrison they
can't beat him at all. Just remember
what 1 say. If these men try TO
stampede the convention to Harrison,
Mckinley will be nominated, and the
J man who will do most to bring it