The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-29
the House was designed to scare impor-

the House was designed to scare impor-
ters.''
Every Democratic member OF the
finance committee expressed similar SEN
timents and it is certain that there will
be strong report against many provisions
of the bill.
Representative Jones, of Washington,
will achieve as much notoriety on his
newspaper bill as Senator Ellsworth, of
Now York, did with his bill AGAINST the
Republican cartoons. Mr.. Jones wants
the newspapers to publish the names not
only of the prorrietors and responsible
editors and managers in each issue, but
he wants all articles, and especially edito-
rails signed. by the man who wrote them
There would certainly be establishment at
the unknown names signed to leaders IN
leading datlies supposed to be written by
famous editors. The bill will not pass,
but it brings Mr.. Jones out very promi-
nently from the mass of newly elected
members, and, for a time, he will be
much talked about, even though the COM
ments are not destined to be very fayora
BILE.
Captain Vaughn, of Kentucky, street
railroad contractor, has drawn up bill,
which will be introduced by kentucky
representative whenever committees are
appointed by Speaker Reed, which will
next December: providing for the pen
sioning of cx slaves 1t is not SO much a
matter of sympathy for the colored race
as for their former masters, it being rep
resented by Captain Vaughn that there
are thousands of negroes who are helpless
and that their former masters are com.
PEELED to support them. Having been de
prived of their property in these slaves,
Capt. Vaughn urges it is no more than
right that the Government should make
the colored people its own wards, and not
throw the responsibility and cost Of sup
port upon those who have been deprived
Of their labor The probabilities are
that the bill when introduced will be
smothered in committee, but if it should
ever get into the. louise for discussion, it
will bring on rs lively times sas were en-
gendered by the Lodge election bill
The speech of ex-President Cleveland,
in which ne strongly criticised the Demo
cratic platform of last year, is regarded
by the party leaders in Washington as
equivalent to u bid for the Presidential
nomination of the gold wing of the Dem.
ocratic party in 1900. His speech occa-
stoned very little comment beyond the
statement that he would again be can.
,iidate for the Presidency. Senator Jones,
of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic
national committee said: "Some of the
gold Democrats will remain in the Re
publican party,and the others will return
to us. 1t will not be a distinct factor in
1900. 1t is too early.sto predict what pro-
portion will renew their allegiance to
Democratic principles but think very
considerable number. Those who are
willing to support Democratic principles
will be welcomed back. We shall be
glad of the assistance of any man who be-
lieves ms we do and votes with Us; that is
sound Democracy. The gold Democrats
may not be permitted to vote at the pri.
maries in certain places, but that is lc-
cal matter which is determined by local
sentiment. Generally speaking, however,
the Democrats who left the party last
year because of the money question will
be permitted to identify themselves with
the organization again if they will sup.
port our platform"
Without exception the leading Demo-
cratic Senators expressed the opinion
that ex. President Cleveland would dis.
cover that, by 1900. there will be no split
in the Democratic ranks.and that his crit
icism of tine Democratic and Republican
parties and his eulogy of the gold Demo.
Gratis will avail him nothing.