Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-04-23
WA~U!NcIpN, April 9lh. 1897

ARLINGTON. Apfii 9th. 1891.
Hon. ". J. Bryan waS fortunate
enough to hc III Washingto this week
to make an argument Tor the people
ui Nebraska in a railroad case before
the I. :. Supreme Court. This gave
him an opportunity TO participate in
the Democratic Publication which has
followed the news al the Democratic
victories in Ohio ana in Chicago. Mr..
Bryan told an immense Democratic
meeting addressed 10y him over in
Alexandria, and attended by many
prominent Democrats from both
branches OF Congress, that the grand
cause was steadily marching on to
victory, and closed his speech by say
ing: There is more Jeilersonian
Democracy in the United States to-day
than there was ever before. More peo-
pie seeking to make this government
what it ought to be, and the crusade
that was started will go on and on;
will gather strength as it goes, and
will be instrumental in bringing to
the people OF this country blessings
for generations to come"
The administration and King Hanna
are especially sore over the unmis-
taxable rebuke given them by the
result Of the Ohio elections. They
try to make light OF the matter by
saying 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
it would have considered an endorse
ment Senator Jones, Chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee,
says: "While 1 am not at all disposed
to attach too much importance to
purely local elections, / do believe
that the result in Ohio is largely due
to the dissatisfaction with the National
and State Government OF the Republi
can party. There is no doubt in my
mind, either, that the cause of BIZ
metallism has made tremendous
strides since last November, and be-
lieve that more has been accomplished
for our cause by the very logic of
events than was done by all the cam
paign methods"
There is little wrangle on between
the administration and the Republic
can members OF the Senate Finance
committee. Mr.. Mckinley has been
bringing pressure 10 bear upon them
to report the tariff bill not latter than
the 10Th of this month, while they in
sist that they cannot get the bill in
condition to report before May Sd, if
so soon.
Humanity is the one power that is
strong enough to fuse all the dis
cordant elements which 60 to make
up Congress into solidity in an effort
to relieve suffering. The joint resolu.
ton appropriating 100000 for the
relief OF the sufferers from the floods
in the Mississippi River and its
tributaries and in the Red River OF
the North. which became law this
week, received the unanimous vote OF
Congress.
The Senate has been talking Cuban
belligerency again, and has adopted a
resolution requesting the President to
endeavor to save the life of Gen.
Riviera.
1t would be difficult to find more
vigorous bit of dignified English than
Senator Caffery's reply to the request
of the New Orleans Board of Trade,
that he should vote for the Republi.
can tariff bill, as may be seen by the
following extracts: "When my 20
litical views changed so as to con.
vince me that this great country, with
its vast resources, its free, pushing,
enterprising, inventive population.
needs protection against countries
with not half its resources, with
populations oppressed with debt
crushed by class distinctions, o.
tyrannous government, without thu
skill and inventive genius of our owr
people, will hand in my resignation
as being out OF touch with Democratic
principles. I take it that Louisiana
is Democratic yet, Notwithstanding
the temporary split in the Democrat!
about finances, and the detection o
the sugar planters to Republican,, o.
rather to "bounty." The letter close
with this description OF the tariff bill
at will blight the budding promise
OF increased export of American manu-
features. 1t will cripple the expor
of our cereals, flour, fuel and raw
material; it will add enormously Il
the burden OF the toiling masses o
our people, it will create greater dis
content where discomfort is alread,
threatening the peace and stability o
society. And it violates the cardinal
essential, cherished, principles o
Democracy. I will not vote for it.
will vigorously oppose it."
Fortunate is the appointee who get
the praise of his political opponents a
we'll as that of members of his owl
party, and they are as few as they ar,
fortunate. One of them is MI
Benjamin Butterworth, who has TO
the second time been appointed Com