The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-11-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFron Our Regular oorrsspondent.l

WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov, 13, 1895
whether the Republicans will decide to
attempt to put the Dingley emergency
tariff bill, which was passed by the
House at the last session Of Congress,
through the Senate at the coming ses
sion, Or tariff bill is question yet to be
decided and circumstances will proba.
bly, make the decision. If the Repub
licans are to control the Senate after the
4th Of March the chances would be
against the passing of the DiDgley bill at
the coming session, as that bill is only
intended to be in effect two years from
the date it becomes law, and while 1t
is an excellent emergency measure and
would serve the purpose for which it
was intended-to bring the revenues OF
the government up to its expenditures
it 10 not what most Republicans would
desire as permanent law. If the Re.
publicans are not to control the Senate
after the fourth Of March it is probable
that the Dingley bill will be pushed as
whatever else may be doneit is absolute.
ly necessary that the revenue OF the
country be increased, for one of the
certainties Of the near future is that no
bonds will be issued by the Mckinley
administration.
The opposition are doing more worry.
| ing over the probable make up of Presi.
dent McKinley's cabinet than the Re-
puolicans are. Republicans know that
Maj. McKinley's wide experience in
Congress and his extensive acquaintance
with members OF the party in all sec.
tions of the country make it well-nigh
| impossible for him to make any mis-.
takes in selecting his cabinet, conse.
quentIy they are perfectly satisfied with
1.-The outlook and there is no doubt that
they will be equally we'll satisfied with
the cabinet when it is announced. The
party has so many available men that
Mai. Mckinley's greatest difficulty will
be to decide which of them he shall
honor with cabinet portfolios. Men
who have talked with him within the
week cay that he has as yet given the
matter no serious consideration. There
is plenty of time to decide upon the
personnel of his administration.
1t. Gov. Worst, of North Dakoto, who
is also president of the Agricultural
College at Fargo, was in Washington
this week to attend the meeting of the
National Association of Agricultural
Colleges and experiment stations. He
saws the Republican majority in his
state was about 1000 above expectations
Speaking of the meeting OF the legisla
ture. in January next. to elect success
sor to Senator Hansbrough, Mr.. Wors,
said that the Senators re election would
be antagonized, although no other avow
ed candidate is yet in the field, and thai
, he would not attempt to say whethel
Mr.. Hansbrough would succeed him
self, but was absolutely certain that thu
man elected to the Senate will be he
publican.
The absurdity of the gossip alleging
that gold democrat would be invited
to become a member of President cleo
McKinley's cabinet has become so ap
) parent that it has been dropped, ant
, the gossippers have come down to tn
common sense and probable basis ofsay
ing that several gold Democrats OF promi
, nence will be given various judica
, and diplomatic positions under tn
coming Republican Administration
! That will be all right and no Republican
s will raise any objections to the bestows
g of such hcnors in payment for the wor
] and votes of the gold Democrats, but
5 place in the cabinet is horse of anothe
a color entirely.
/ The agreement of Great Britain to al
}. bitrate the Venezuela boundary dit
d pute is much more than triumph
peace. It is an official acknowledgment
q Of the correctness of the Monroe do'
: trine as laid down and maintained b
!. eyery President of the U. S. since Nor
roe. and when this Acknowledgements
comes from the greatest European powe
it makes it practically certain that tn
Monroe doctrine, which we were tol
: not long ago by English authorities ha
= no status as international law, will j
i. future be recognized as binding upon
c nations. While few Americans eve
8 had the slightest doubt of the bindin
n nature.of the Monroe doctrine, becaus
u of their knowledge that behind it was
a possible army Of 10, 100000 of the be'
:, fighting men the world ever saw, it
q far better to have obtained its recogn
}. ton through the peaceable channels
Il diplomacy than at the cannons mouth