Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, April 20, 1896.

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by courtesy his Cabinet, is in a state o
terror. Hilary Herbert is in disgrace
and Hockey Smith is afraid that it will
be his turn next. Hilary's disgrace
was brought about by his having Civ
en- pedagogue Cleveland false report!
as to the conditions of affairs at his
home. He told Mr.. Cleveland thai
the free silver democrats of Alabama
were more noisy than numerous ano
that the recent primaries would show
the state overwhelmingly for sound
money. He's sorry now he told that
and he won't forget the half hour he
spent with Mr.. Cleveland after it be-
came known that the silver democrats
had captured the state bag and bag
gage. Hockey Smith has brought the
same report about Georgia, and ac-
cording to ex-Speaker Crisp and
other silver democrats, they will be
found to be no more trustworthy than
those of Hilary Herbert. Mr.. Cleve-
land is just beginning to realize that
the silver democrats are much more
likely to control the Chicago conven-
ton than he is, and the realization
has not added to his amiability.
The last appropriation bill is now
before the House and will probably
be passed this week. Then the House
will only have to act on the Senate
amendment to those appropriation
bills which have not yet been finally
disposed of before being ready for adj
journment. Republicans in the House
have no fear of Senator Germans
threat that the present Congress will
be arraigned on the stump as a do
nothing body. In fact, they hope the
democrats will make such an attempt.
The record of the present House has
never been excelled for businessl like
procedure, and the more the demo-
Gratis say about the failure of Con-
gress to relieve the Treasury, the
more creditable will appear the ac
ton of the House in promptly passing
the revenue tariff bill that failed in
the Senate.
The conclusion of the House COM
mittee on Ways and Means not to re-
port a bill providing for restoration
of the reciprocity policy originated by
the late James G.. Blaine, which was
benefiting American producers and
manufacturers when repealed by the
democratic tariff bill, is on all tours
with common sense. The hearings
before the committee left no doubt
that public sentiment favors return
to the reciprocity, but that return be-
ing impossible while a democratic
president is in Office, the committee
wisely decided not to waste time in
preparing bill and putting it through
the republican house only to have it
hung up by the non-de script Senate,
as the revenue tariff bill was, or veto
ed by Mr.. Cleveland if it got through
the Senate. Reciprocity will come
along with the other good things
which will follow the restoration of
the republicans to the control of all
branches of the government.
No speaker of the House received a
greater compliment from a political
opponent than was paid to Speaker
Reed by Representative Dockery, of
Mo-, during a discussion of private
bills before the House. Mr.. Dockery
said: 81 want to say here in his pres
ence that honor the present Speaker,
Thomas B. Reed. He has stood like
ion in the path of members on both
,ides of the political aisle who have
'een pressing bills carrying large
sums"
Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio,
8 one of the heavy hitters on the re-
publican side of the House, and he
struck knock out blow when he said
% the democr attic side of the House:
You are paralyzed by your own utter
nefficiency. The great feature of the |
of Grover Cleveland
'he only feature that will save him
rom future contumely-is that when
5he bill to repeal the great revenue
industry propagating tariff
aw was presented to him, he said:
My name shall never disgrace it's
oages.' You are attempting to place
n contrast an administration that |
paid $3.50, 900, 900 of the public debt
With one that borrowed $3.50, 1000, 900,
md now trembles each day least the
telegraph brings the news that the
gold so borrowed is drifting across
he water"
Secretary Bowling, of the National
league of Republican Clubs, whose
are at Chicago, is in
on League business. His
position gives him excellent facilities