The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-04-15
MORE JEFFERsONlsN DEMOCRACY
Now Than Ever Before, Says Bryan.
Washington Notes.
Correspondence of the NEWS.

WASHINGTON, april 9.-HOn w.
j. Bryan was fortunate enough to
be in Washington this week to make |
an argument for the people of Ne
braska in railroad case before q. |
S. Supreme Court. This gave him
an opportunity to participate in the
Democratic jollifcation which has
followed the news of the Democratic
victories in Ohio and in Chicago.
Mr.. Bryan told an immense Demo
crotic meeting addressed by him
over in Alexandria, and attended by
many prominent Democrats from
both branches of Congress that the
grand cause was steadily marching
on to.yictory, and closed his speech
by saying: "There is more Jeffer-
sonian democracy IN the United
States today than there ever was
before. More people seeking to
make this government what it ought
to be, and the crusade that was
started will go on aud Oh; will
gather strength as it goes, and will
be instrumental in bringing to the
eople of this country blessings for
| generations to come -
| THE OHIO ELECTIONS.
The administration and King
Hanna are especially sore over the
unmlstakaFle 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
involved, 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
endorsement. Senator Jones, Chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, says: "While I 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 govern
ment of the Republican party. There
is no doubt in my mind, either, that
the cause of bimetallism has made
tremendous strides since last No
vember, and [ believe that more has
been accomplished for our cause by
the very logic of events than was
done by all the campaign methods" )"
IN THE SENATE.
There is little wrangle on be-
tween the administration and the
Republican members of the, senate
finance committee. Mr.. Mckinley
has been bringing pressure to bear
upon them to report the tariff bill
not later than the 10Th of this
month, while they insist that they
cannot get the bill in condition to
report before May 3rd, if so soon.
Humanity is the one power that
is strong enough to fuse all the dis
cordant elements which go to make
up congress into solidity in an effort
to relieve suffering. The joint reso-
luton appropriating 100000 for
the relief of the sufferers from the
floods in the Mississippi river and
its tribu taries 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
E a resolution requesting the president
= to endeavor to save the life of Gen.
= Rivera.
CAFFERY TO THE SUGAR KINGS.
1t would be difficult to find a
more vigorous bit of English than
: Senator Cafery's reply to the request
of the New Orleans Board of Trade
q that he should vote for the Republi
+ can tariff bill, as may be seen by the
q folio wing extracts: "When my po
litical views change SO as to con,
vince me that this great country
with it's vast resources, its free, push
ing, enterprising, inventive popula.
ton, needs protection against coun
tries with not half its resources, with
e populations oppressed with debt
crushed by class distinctions, or ty-
d rannous government, without the
skilland inventive genius of our owr
people, l will hand in my resigna-
ton as being out of touch with
Democratic principles. take i
that Louisiana is Democratic yet
e Notwithstanding the temporary spill
in the Democracy about finances
and the detection Of the sugar plant
ers to Republicanism, or rather boun-
A ty." The letter closes with this de-
It scription of the tariff bill: at vii
e blight the budding promise of in
r creased export of American manu-
he features. 1t will cripple the expor
of our cereals, flour, fuel and raV
d material; it will add enormously t
q the burden of the toiling masses 9
d. our people. it will create greater dis
: content where dIscontent is airead
d. threatening the peace and stabilit
lie of society. And it violates the cal
1e dinal, essential, cherished principle
e. of Democracy. l will not vote fo
v it. 1 will vigorously oppose it."