The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-04-24
Washington Letter.

Washington, d. c., April 18th, 1896.
Speaker Reed is now the object OF the
McKiulevites hatred to a marked extent.
They realize that if Mckinley fails -
capture the Republican nomiaation It
will be because of Reed sopp sit On, which
Is making itself felt Ia a m'Icis stronger
m iuner t1au some people d-'-'n 4 p 'SSs-
bic. A prominent Mcktn rite said
under conditions winch pr sat ne use
OF his name: Reed may "a ,s-i u sue
ceed in keeping Mckinley out i the
nomination, but ii won't do hi a any
good. Not only will Mckinley friends
work against Reed, if they find them
selves unable to win, but they VIII en-
deavor to throw the nomination TO some
man who will not treat Il led any better
than Harrison did during his term
Although the charge has not directly
been made, the inference from the re
heated refusals of Senator Mitchell OF
Oregon, who is in charge OF the resoiu-
tim. to set date for taking vote on
the question of seating Gel Dupont as
Senator frIm Delaware, l. that ne Is
afraid to have a vote taken senator
German evidently does not take much
stock in the talk of adjou nmentIn May,
rs he remarked when senator Mitchell
tried 10 give his reasons for not setting a
date for a vote, that 1t meant II would he
put off until after June /
Two Republican members of the house
who have been indulgIng II dreams of
the figure they would cut in the speaker :
chair of the next house, provided, of
course, that the Rebublicans continue to
control that body, were very much dis
gusted when it was authoritatively de
lied that Speaker Reed intended to re
tire from public life II he failed II get
nominated for president Their dream
is over, unless they can get Reed nomin-
ated at St. Louis, as they know he can
be speaker as long as he remains In the
house and the house remains Repubii-
can Hopkins, of Illinois, and Barrett,
of Mass are the members referred to
There is no longer any reason for
doubt as to where Speaker Reed stands
The platform adopted by the Maine Re
publicans this week was submitted to
Mr.. Reed for his approval and for the
purpose of allowing him to make any
desired changes therein several days be
fore the convention met Mr. Reed re-
vised the platform and made several
changes in its wording, so that it may
be considered as a personal declaration
of principles held 10y him He deserves
more credit than Mckinley fo1 his hand
ling of the financial question, he doesn't t
try to straddle it but comes ont square
ly against silver and in favor of gold.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National Association of
Democratic clubs neld here this week, it
was decided to hold the next national
Louis, on September 3Oth. next. The
committee adopted a resolution thank
ing all who helped to make the jefferson
birthday pilgrimage to Monticello sue
cess. After adjOurning the com
mittee called in q body at the White
House, to pay their respects to Preslden
Cleveland.
Representative Livingston, of Ga.
succeeded in getting applause from both
sides of the house in a few remarks he
made, which he called explanatory of
the increase from &. .0O0, 900, which was
the amount appropriated last year, to
| S11 900, 900, which was carried by the
| Fertilization appropriation bill passed
this week. Said Mr.. Livingston: ''I
congratulate the country that it is now
| conceded that Mckinley will be the next
| Republican nominee and that the a. p.
| A Will beat him. This was loudly ap-
plauded 10y the anti-McKinley Repubh-
cans) 1t is also acknowledged that the
! Jeffersonian Democracy will control the
| Chicago convention and give relief to
the country. After March I, next the
country will be safe " This was APP
| plauded by all. Proceeding Mr.. Living
| Ston said it was common sense to pre-
pare for war, even when it wasn't antici-
pated. At this point Mr.. Walsh of New
York, interrupted to ask iif Mr.. Living
ston knew that England had sent 10 rap
id-fire guns 10 Kingston, Canada, for the
| protection of the lakes. cit matters
not, ;" replied Mr.. Livingston, eff she
has sent 45, 900. We can, IN the event
of war, take Canada in three weeks, no
matter how many guns or men she
might send there" That brought the
loudest applause of all.
Notwithstanding pressure to relax the
strict enforcement of the immigration
laws brought by agents of the steam
| ship lines, Commissioner Stump of the
immigration Bureau says the letter OF
the law will be strictly enforced and that
If 1t becomes necessary to relieve the
overcrowded station in New York har-
Dor the Italian immigrants will be put
back upon the steamers which brought
! them over until their right to land Is eS
tablished. The steamship men knew
the law when they brought those pau
pers over here. NJ.