The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-01-29
washington Letter.

Washington, January 22nd, 1897.
Senator Cameron who has only a few
weeks more of public life and who con-
siders himself entirely out Of politics aud
who consequently doesn' care whose po-
Iit;cal toes he treads on, is doing some
very PLAIN talking-like his father, the
late simon Cameron, he has an expires
sive neutrality-suspicious. the tiiptfop Ger
tain Republican senators have turned on
his Cuban resolution He is especially
bitter against John Sherman, who ne
saws assured him before he wa compel
ed to accept the position OF secretary oil
cate IN McKinley's cabinet that he was
for his resolution and who mas since
then used his influence among senator's
who wish to be SOLD with Mchinley
AGAINST the resolution so Industrlously
that if the resolution was now brousnt
to a vote it would probably be defeated
A Washington real estate agent salu'
speaking about John Sherman and now
he ACQUITTED some of his wealth: 1T
NAV be only a coincidence, but IL re
minded me OF a former transaction OF
the willy Sherman when | saw that Just
about the time it become certain that he
was to be the next secretary of state he
took out permit for the erection OF a
block of dwelling houses in East Wash
ington. When he became secretary OF
the treasury under Hayes he built
block of houses in an undesirable sec
ton of East Washington and they were
ali sold 10 employees of the treasury. L
cannot say, of course, that Mr.. Sher-
man made those Treasury employees buy
undesirable houses at big price, but
YOU can imagine how it worked when
the real estate agent who handled the
property approached a treasury employe
with a proposition to buy one of these
houses, which everybody knew belonged
to the secretary of the treasury, and gave
him a gentle hint TO the effect that the
SECRETARY would not be likely to discharge
a clerk who was buying one of his
houses. l shall keep my eJe on those
houses Mr.. Sherman is now having built.
| have curiosity to know whether any
of them will be bought by state depart
ment employees.
Gar Reed is nearer to having an open
revolt on his hands than at any period
since he became the autocrat or the
house A respectful pc ition signed by
POS members of the house has been pre-
sented to him asking him to suspend his
arbitrary rule against public building
bills and to allow time to be set for the
consideration of % of those bills now on
the calendar. He intimated quite plain
" to the committee which presented the
petition that he didn't wish to grant the
request, although he took it under ad-
visement. If he grants this request,
there will be plain sailing for him, and
not much show for the bills to get
through the senate during the remain
ing time OF this session; if ne refuses 1t,
there may be very lively row. 2Oo
members-almost two-thlrds OF the
house. can easily uncrown the Gar, If
so disposed.
The members of the house committee
on public lands declined to follow the
wishes of Speaker Reed concerning the
Free Homestead bill. The bill has been
reported to the house just as 1t was
| amended by the senate and the house
| will be given an opportunity to vote or
| the senate amendments, just as
might nave done when the bill frs
| came back from the senate had no
Speaker Reed ordered the bill referred t.
the committee, The committee refused
even to accept an amendment, exempt
ing from the operation of the bill tn
lands which the government is sellln
as trustee for the Indians.
Representative Swanson, of Va, on
of the most prominent of the younge
Democrats in the house has this to sa
in a public interview about the future c
the Democratic party. 1t Is to-da
stronger and more compact, more as
; gresSive and buoyant than any defeate
party ever was before. Without intim
datlon, coercion, or corruption va!
majority of the voters of this country Il
: day are in accord with it. Having q
! vorced itself from the present admini
r tration, it is building near the affection
and the interests of the masses. II
Democratic party will continue its a.
gressive fight for both gold and silver
: legal tender money and against speci
, | privileges to trusts, combines and co
porations Those who failed to act vii
us in the last election will most of the
T return to the party. Many have g
ready done so. No concessions Ia pril
It ciples or policies will be made, though,
+ gain the support of these. Shorn
-. their power of patronage and Disc edi
II ed as loyal Democrats those vino do n
return will not be potential for evil
the future. The Democracy proposes
Il beat no retreat from the advance groun
it has taken" NJ.
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