The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-05-22
Washington Letter.

Washington. May 10Th, lS96.-Pres-
ident Cleveland has never signed a river
and harbar bill, and there isn't one
chance in a thousand that he will sign
tho one, passed by tine senate this week
which provides for spending the un-
heard of sum, in this connection, "f
$40 O0O, 600 1t is confiSenll expected
that President Cleveland WI | veto this
hill in ringing message slI"wi 'g the
reckless extravaganza OF the h~puon-
cans
There a,e Democratic members OF the
A p. A.. but # those who attended the
meetings of the supreme council OF that
organization. in Washington this week.
are not convinced that they are out OF
their element it is difficult to imagine
what would convince them. Not being
a member of the organization l cannot
voucb for its truth, but those who are
members assert that Mckinley has
bought off the opposition. Anyway the
A p. A isn't going to oppose Mchih-
ley.
secretary Olney has been using some
nlain language to Spain in connection
with those Americans 1t is proposed to
execute as the result of court martial
in Cuba, and he is prepared to talk still
palmer if necessary to prevent punish
ment out of proportion to their offense
being given them at the civil trial which
Spain has promised them.
Not a single Democratic member of
the house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce voted for the Mahon
Nicaragua canal bill, which was this
week ordered to be favoraby reported to
the house by that committee. That Is
creditable to the Democrats on that
committee. 1t is Republican bill.
founded upon the Republican idea of
public subsidies for private enterprise.
1t might as well appropriate 500, ,O0O,-
600 outright as to provide for govern
ment guarantee of bonds to that amount,
as it does, so far as the final result Is
concerned. With the example of the
| Pacific railroads before them the people
of the country should never endorse
another scheme to loan the public credit
! to private corporations. If congress re.
| CARDS the building of the Nicaragua
canal as public necessity ler it provide
| for buying the interest of the private
| company and for having the canal built
| by the government. We have already
had enough of the results OF government
partnership with private individuals.
| Car Reed has not yet indicated whether
he will allow this bill to pass at this ses-
sion. C
Senator Smith of n. j., returned to
| Washington more convinced than evel
that the Democrats can win this year il
! they exercise care and discretion
Speaking of the state convention in New
Jersey he said: "The Democrats gath
cred at Trenton with as much vim auC
spirit, as they ever did. There wer,
plenty of candidates for delegates 10 tn,
national convention, and among tn,
rank and file there was a very genera
opinion that if the national convention
would only do the right thing on tn,
money question there was hope of carry
ing New York, and that Connection
aud New Jersey would certainly be in th,
Democratic fold. p"
Railroad men as a rule regard politi
cal conventions merely for the MONEY
they put into their Golfers by the increas,
in travel. Hence. these words of
prominent railroader, now in Washing
ton. contain not a little encouragen e
for Democrats: The premature cap
ture of the Republican nomination b,
Mckinley is killing interest in the st
Louis convention, but the railroads vii
do much better business on account o
the Chicago convention. The conteS
over the financial question will be sur
to attract interest and spectators, and al
though Chicago didn't know it at tn
time, she got the best convention so ia
as at enhance l. Concerned"
The Democratic senators Harris
Vest and Walthail-who form the ma
jority of the subcommittee of the senat
| finance committee which has been de
signated by Senator Morrill,, that fox,
old Republican, to investigate the issue
of bonds by this administration, unde
the resolution adopted by the senate, ar
too smart to fall into the trap which ha
been set for them by the Republicans
They were selected because of their be
ing silver Democrats, with the hope tina
they would use the investigation to wider
the financial breach in the Democrat
party. The other members of the sub
committee are Jones, of Nevada. ant
Platt of Connecticut. Secretary Car
Isle notified the committee as soon a
it was named that he would render al
possible assistance. He has been aske,
to submit statement is writing cover
ing all the bond issues, and from tina
the committee will decide whether j
wishes to examine Mr.. Carlisle personal
ly.
Representative Livingston, of Ga
who has just returned from his home
says: 81 do not pretend to speak fo
any other state, but the Democrats @
Georgia do not know how to bolt tn
regular ticket, and we are not going t
learn at the coming election. If we ar
outvoted in the convention we will re
turn home and support the nominee
and we expect the other fellows to d
likewise" NJ.