The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-04-15
WASHINGTON.
v,oo our Regular correspondent.

Hon. w. J. Bryan was fortunate h
.nouoh to be in Washington this
week to make an argument for the
neople of Nebraska in railroad case
before the U. S. Supreme Court. q
This gave him an opportunity to par $
,;cipate in the democratic jolllfication
which has followed the news OF the
democratic victories in Ohio and IN
Chicago. Mr.. Bryan told an i'm
mense democratic meeting addressed
NV him over in Alexandria, and at
tended by many prominent demo
crafts from both branches of Congress
that the grand cause was steadily
marching on to victory, and closed
his speech by saying There is
more Jeffersonian democracy in the
limited States to-day than there ever
was before. More people seeking to
make this government what it ought
20 he. and the crusade that was start
ed will 20 on and on will gather
strength as it goes, and will be instru-
mental in bringing to the people OF
this country blessings for generations
to come" 80.
The administration and King
Hanna are especially sore over the
nnmistakable rebuke given them by
the result of the Ohio elections. They
trv TO make light Of the matter by
saving that only local issues were in.
volved, but they know better, and
everybody else knows better knows
that the administration expected and
worked for republican success, which
il would have considered an endorse,
ment. Senator Jones, Chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee,
savs: "While l am not at all dis
nosed to attach too much importance
TO purely local elections, l do believe
that the result in Ohio is largely due
70 the dissatisfaction with the Nation
al and State government OF the re
publican party. There is no doub
in my mind, either, that the cause Q
bimetallism has made tremendou
strides since last November, and
believe that more has been accom-
plshed for our cause by the very logl
of events than was done by all tn
campaign methods"
There is a little wrangle on b.
tween the administration and the r.
publican members of the Senate +
nance committee. Mr.. Mckinley hs
been bringing pressue to bear upo
them to report the tariff bill not iat'
than the 10th of this month, viii
they insist that they cannot get Il
bill in condition to report before M
3rd, if so soon.
Humanity is the one power that
strong enough to fuse all the dlscoi
ant elements which go to make
Congress into solidity in an effort
relieve suffering. The joint reso
ton appropriating 100000 for
relief of the sufferers from the tioo
In the Mississippi River and its
butaries and in the Red River OF
North, which became law this we
received the unanimous vote OF u
gress. 90. ~,
The Senate has been talking Cut
belligerency again, and has adopte
resolution requesting the President
endeavor to save the lie OF u
Riviera.
It would be difficult to find a m
vigorous bit Of dignifed English
Senator Cahery's reply to the req'
of the New Orleans Board OF Irs
that he should vote for the republl
tariff bill, as may be seen by the
lowing extracts: When my p'
cal views change so as to conv
me that this great country, with
vast resources, its free, pushing
terprising, inventive population, n
protection against countries with
half its resources, with popula
oppressed with debt, crushed by
distinctions, or tyrannous governn
without the skill and inventive g
of our own people, I will hand II
resignation as being out of touch
democratic principles. take 1t
Louisiana is democratic yet, not
standing the temporary split IN
democracy about finances, and
detection of the sugar planters
publicism, or rather to bour
The letter closes with this discrl
of the tariff bill: 1t will big
budding promise of increased {
of American manufactures. l
cripple the export OF oul c.
flour, fuel and raw material
add enormously to the burden
toiling masses OF our people,
create greater discomfort whe'
content is already threatening
pease and stability OF society.
it violates the cardinal, .ess
cherished principles OF democr
,,ata f,r it | will VlpC