Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-31
Washington Letter.
r Regular Correspondent. /

and busineSs-like speech and the
speech made by Representative Dolli-
yer. Mr.. Dolliver won his spurs as
one of the best orators in the house
long ago, but all previous efforts were
surpassed this week. Space forbids
giving all he said, but the following
will give an idea of the speech: "For
the first time since 1916 every great
employment of the American people
is united in common recognition of
the Importance and value of reason
! able discrimination by our laws in
favor OF our own peOple-the farmer,
because nearly everything he has for
sale must be sold here or not at all;
the manufacturer because he has
found it impossible to sell homemade
goods in market-place that has al
ready bought itself poor at the bar
gain counters of Europe and Asia; and
commerce, because nation like this
that goes past the closed doors and
broken window-lights of its own fac
tories to the ends of the earth for
what it buys, is in condition that is
completely fatal to all commerce,
domestic and foreign. | like this
bill because it is neither Eastern nor
Western, nor Northern, nor Southern.
1t is American through and through,
opening the doors Of opportunity to
every section and to every state.
Your committee, gentlemen, without
fear Or favor toward any foreign
country, has conscientiOusly under
taken to make this bill a patriotic act
Of good will toward the United States
of America. The farmers of the
United States, my brethren, are eager,
not for the tabled markets Of tt e
world. They are longing for Il
the music of the old factory bell, CAL
ing back the idle millions to the de-
serted workshops of the United States.
Gentlemen, you may talk of silver and
gold until your friends, in an under
tone, begin TO express their alarm.
You may argue about bonds and mort
cages and banks and capital and
labor until the wheels in your head
begin to revolve like velOcipedes, but
| you will never get back prosperity in
the United States until you give back
to the American people the working
wages that they lost four years ago."
Ex-senator Mitchell, of Oregon,
who is in Washington on business
before the United States supreme
court, says he will return home as
soon as he gets through and has no
idea of remaining in Washington to
| a Mt in
Senator Corbett is making to be
seated. In reply to questions Mr..
| Mitchell said: 81 have nothing to
say about the situation, except that
was the choice Of a large majority of
the Republicans of my state. Ny
successor, appointed by the governor,
is here and it rests with the senate
whether he shall be seated. 1.-The is
recognized that ends the matter; if
the appointment is rejected, then it
will rest with the governor to decide
whether the legislature shall be re-
convened. | DO not know what he
will do. If nothing is done, new
legislature will be elected year from
next June" Mr. Corbett still ex-
presses confidence that he will be
seated, but there are few men in
Washington who do not think his
show for that seat very slim one.
Maj. Charles Dick, of Ohio, tho
new secretary of the Republican Ma
tional committee. who will have per-
sonal charge of the Washington head
quarters of the committee. needs DO
introduction to the prominent Repub-
licans of the country. He was assist
ant secretary of the committee during
the last campaign, and previous 20
that time had made his reputation S
an able political manager by three
years service as chairman of the Re
| publican State committee Of Ohio.
The adoption by the senate Of a res
olution providing for an investigation
into the civil service law in order 20
determine whether it shall be c1l-
tinued. amended or repealed. is the first
step in an attempt to bring about a
correction of the abuses which have
crept into the administration of TINT
law, abuses that were more numerous
and fragrant under the last admins
tration than ever before. The prirci-
pie of the law is all right, but ne
favoritism which has been practicod
in its administration is all wrong. 1t
is hoped that the investigation Will
! be thorough. Senator Allen has in
! PRODUCED bill for the repeal of tie
civil service law and all amendments
| thereto.
A silly story to the effect that Pres
ident Mckinley was on the verge of
physical collapse was sent out from
Washington this week. There is not
word of truth in it. President Me-
Kinley is working very hard and has
been ever since his election, but his
health is good and he is standing up
excellently under the strain. He is
and has always been man of regular
habits; consequently is able to stand
an amount Of hard work that would
be dangerous for most men to under
take. He was walking on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue yesterday afternoon with
the elastic step of man in good