Catoctin clarion., 1896-11-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

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influence of the tive men will be square
ly pitted against each other in the
question Of whether this Congress shall
attempt to leeislate for the increase OF
the revenues of the government. Pres
ident elect Mckinley has already given
his friends to understand that be does
not wish the Ding!ey tariff bill to be
passed at this session and that he would
prefer that the whole matter should be
left for the new Congress. 1t is known
that President Cleveland will, in bis
annual message urge that the revenue
be increased by amending the internal
revenue laws, and that he is not with
out hope that his recommendations will
be favorably acted upon, in part at
least. Thus we will have the President
trying to get internal revenue leRisla-
tion and the Presidcnt.elect trying to
prevent either that or tariff legislation
at the short session. Even if President
Cleveland had the solid support of his
party, instead Of that of only half a
dozen Senators and few Representa-
tivee, he would have the poorest chance
to succeed, because whatever their per-
sonal opinions may be. the republicans
all wish to be on The side Of the incom-
ing President in order to get as much
patronage for their constituents as pos
sible. This isn't so much politics as it
is human nature.
There is no mistaking the bitterness
the silver democrats feel toward presi-
dent Cleveland; they speak it right out.
and charge him with destroying the
party. The bitterness extends to the
gold democratic Senators. Senator Nor.
gan of Ala, when asked whether the
gold democratic Senators would be in
yited to take part in democratic eau
cuses when the Senate meets, replied
promptly and decidedly: mo, not at
least without repentance, and neither
of them has shown evidences Of that.
These gentlemen will not wish to asso-
ciate with men whom they have de-
nounced as anarchists, traitors and DIS
honest people, The proposition to
oppose every nomination sent to the
Senate by President Cleveland is being
seriously considered by silver Senators
and will, it is eaid. be discussed iu eau.
Gus, and it may be adopted, too, as all
of Mr.. Cleveland's nominations will be
gold democrats and the average silver
democrat would much rather see the
places 60 to gold republicans than to
gold democrats.
Representative Howard Of Ala. who
is close TREND of Tom Watson, says !:
"There will be no more fnsion of pop
ulists and democrats to aid democratic
Presidential candidates. The free silver
men will have to come to the populist
party, which is the party Of the people,
and which should have led the last Fl ght
1t will lead the next fight" Mr.. How.
ard says be does not believe the popu-
list Senators will obstruct tariff legisla-
ton, and that personally he wishes the
republicans to try high tariff in combi-
nation with the gold standard and let
the people see just how it will work.
According to Mr.. Worthington G.
Ford, Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics
of the Treasury Department, who is
supposed to be an expert on everything
pertaining to the tariff, the much tslked
about Dingley tariff bill which was
passed by the House at the last session
as an emergency measure intended to
supply the deficit in government re-
ceipts and which was held UP in the
Senate by the refusal of six silver re-
publican Senators to support it, would
not supply money enough 10 make up
the deficit even if it became law. The
people wLo do not want any sort Of
temporary tariff Legislation are using
the figures Of Mr.. Ford as an argument
against taking up the DinRley bill at
this session, because an extra session for
the general revision of the tariff will. in
their opinion be necessary, no matter
what the fate Of the Dingley bill. Mr..
Ford says he feels very certain that the
Dingley bill would not add over $l5.
900. 900 year to our revenue. If his
figures were kuown to be correct the
Dingley bill would not be seriously con.
sidered by anybody. as the only excuse
for it's being was that it would wipe out
the deficit, but there are other experts
who claim that Mr.. Ford is way off and
that the bill would add more than $35,
600, 900 year TO Uncle Sans income.
That's Just the reason why expert testi.
mony is not more convincing. 1t is 30
easy to get it on both sides of anything
or everything.
Those who are anxious for the admis.