The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-26
Washington Letter.

Washington, March 18TH, 1877 -
There have been several times during
the present week when an open rupture
between Mr. Mckinley and some of the
biggest men in his party seemed inevI
table, but by sacrificing some of his per
soDal friends Mr.. Mckinley has so far
avoided it The bones of contention are
the big offices 1t is the fierce fight ov
er each of them that accounts for the
small number of nominations sent to the
senate States are no sooner made up
than some objection gets backing enough
to smash them. \ number of men who
had Mr.. Mckinley's positive promise
that they would get certain positions
have had to give way to the ohJf cuons'
among them being Ex-Governor MerTl-
am, of MINI, and ex Congressman
StOrer, Ohio. II was not intended TO
make anv but necessary appointments
until after the tariff bill got through
congress, but it will require some very
adroit maneuveriug to do even that much
without starting bitter factlOnal fight
in the Republican party. There Is
fight now in the congressional delega-
ton of nearly every state, especially bit
ter in those having Republican senators
over the men who shall get the offices
which are to go to those states Still,
there are columns of rot being printed
about the existing harmony between
the administration and congress
The honest patent lawyers of Wash
iugtOn are after the fake concerns who
have been bringing dIScredlt upon their
profession IN dead earnest now They
have employed Mr.. William Small, At
torney-at-law, McGill Building, Wash
ington, d c. to undertake the duty of
suppressing and prosecuting swIndllng
concerns, and he invites correspondence
from inventors, newspaper, publishers
and others who have been deceived and
defrauded by and through false and
fraudulent representations, speclOus de
vices, including offers and awards of
prizes, medals of honor, certificates of
stock. etc, as alle ged procurers and sell
ers of patents. Those who have had un-
satisfactory dealings with these fake
patent concerns should accept the invi-
tatiOn and write to Mr.. Small.
Using a bill introduced in congress,
which has no chance to pass as basis
to sWIndle the ignorant is by no means
a new dodge, but according to the cor
respOudenCe of many sOutherners In
congress, such a dOdgeis now being sue
cessfully worked among the ignorant
negroes of the southern states by un-
scrupulous men. During the first ses-
sion of the last congress, Senator Thurs
ton, of Nebraska. introduced by request
4 bill providing for the payment of
pension to all negroes who had been
slaves 1t was well known in Washing
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riousIy considered in committee, to say
nothing of being passed by either house
or senate, but that bill is being made
the basis of a swindle upon the poor ne
grOes, who are being told that upon the
payment of % cents for filling out an
official looking blank with their name,
age, residence, etc, they will be entitled
to a pension when the bill becomes a law
The worst part OF this dirty swindle Is
that the men operating 1t cannot be
prosecuted, as it Is printed upon each
blank that ''it is to secure the names
and number of persons in each state en-
titled to pension under the ThurstOn
pension bill, " and the fee is charged for
filling the blank.
The nomination of Henry White to
be secretary of Embassy at London, was
almost as unpalatable to Republicans as
the Van Allen nomination to Italy was to
Democrats when 1t was made by Mr..
Cleveland about four years ago. Some
of them are inclined to be sarcastic
about it. For instance, the man who
said: "Whu says White isn't an
American, He has lived abroad for
many years, but didn't ne come over
from Europe last year, live at Newpo1
Just long enough to cast his first vote and
then 90 back. White Is all right. His
help Is needed to make John Hay pop
ular in LOndOn's 5 swell society"
The tariff monstrosity known as the
Dingley bill Is in many respects worse
than the Mckinley bill, but it il going
to be crammed down the throats of the
Democrats of the house with less than
two weeks debate. There are also quite
a number of Republicans in the house
who are opposed to this bill, and a few of
them have threatened privately TO vote
against It, but there will not be enough
of them to affect the result. The Dem
OcratiC opinion of the bill was voiced
when Representative Berry, of Ky,
said: at Is an excessively high proteC-
tive tariff measure. 1t will, if pa sed,
inevitably raise the price Of the necesSa-
ries of life, such as sugar and the wool
en- goods worn by all classes. | don't
see how it can fail to add to the burdens
OF the people instead of tightening them
1t will cut off our foreign markets bv
raising the cost of production and thus
curtall the manufacturers sales As a
consequence the mills will need to run
only SIX months, instead of all the year.
as they ought to do NJ.