The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-02-12
NashIn giOR Letter.


ney of Delaware, out of his seat, which
was concocted bv Little Billee" Chand-
Ter and other Republicans of his ilk, Is
in fair way to fall through. Al
though the senate committee on cleo
tions is controlled by Republicans it
has refused to be party to this
scheme to the extent of reopening the
claim of Du Pont to the seat, and 1t Is
not believed that the fiimsy claim OF
Gas Addicks will be Sc iOusly con-
sidered by the committee at all A Re
publican senator said to day that be
thought Kenney's credentials were all
right and that he was satisfied he would
be seated.
NOBODY seems to have any idea that
the amended arbitration treaty with En-
gland. which has been favorably report
ed to the senate, will be acted upon at
tl.is session. In fact, its friends would
be afraid to force a vote at this time
lest it should result in rejection of the
treaty.
One of the Iegacies of the Harrison
administration is treaty that binds the
United States to pay Sc. 600 year to-
wards the support of a monarchy and an
almighty poor specimen of monarchy
at that: The treaty in question was
made with Germany and England and
the money goes to pay the expenses OF
the semi-savage King of Samoa.
wear or So ago President Cleveland re-
commended legislation looking towards
the abrogation of tnis treaty, and each
year there has been a protest made when
the house reached the item of the diplU
| carving that ST, 900. This week when
the item was reached Representative
| McMillin moved that it be struck out,
because he did not think it right that
our people should be contributing mon
| ey to the support of monarchy any
where and under any circumstances, but
| his motion was voted down, not because
| d majority of the house favored the ap
preparation but because they considered
! that as long as the treaty is allowed tC
| stand we are in honor bound to pay oul
share of the money.
General Bradley T. Johnson, who wa:
recently in Cuba is now in Washington
and doing some very PLAIN talking. Fol
| instance he said" The Cubans will
surely succeed unless the policies of tht
administration in aiding Spain cru he:
| hope out of the Cubans. Every power
the army, the navy, the judiciary, O
this great government is now in active
operation to aid Spain and crush the re
bellion. Every power Will be exerteC
during the next administration to th'
same end. The money power demand
peace, quiet, rest; but behind it all Is tn,
| irresistible, omnipotent, all-prevailint
force of manifest destiny which cOntrol
| history, directs the ages, and is absO
| lutely beyond and above the force of on
generation, and controls them all. Ii
this case, the will, the hope, the euthu
siasm of the American people over
whelms Wall street and the peace of tn
money-changers, and will have free Gu
ba."
Hon. John W. Kern, of Indiana
now in Washington. says of the DemOC
racy of his state: The Democrat
party in Indiana is as full OF life and il
as good condition as 1t has been durin
any time within the last twenty years
Every day since the election has inten
sified the belief of the voters out on
way, who supported the Chicago ticket
that they had the right side of the argU
ment Instead of higher wages an
full time, promised by the Republicans
wage-earners have experienced de
creace IN their earnings since last Nc
, vember. Even now there are thousand
of good men who were scared or bul
coed into leaving the Democratic part
that are very willing to come into tn
fold once more. They realize that the
: have been made the victims OF bi
{ confidence game
The dismissal for the second time of
silver Democrat from the treasury d.
partment may result in a scandal. TT
r man dismissed Is Mr.. William f RyaI
2 an expert accountant, who was a cand
: date for congress in the Rochester On. Y
district last November. Mr. Ryan WI
first dismissed the day after election
On December 2nd he secured a real
e pOintmen TIT a reduced salary, under
= civil service certificate. He recent
: served notice of his intention t. conte
the election in his congressional distric
= on the ground that the use of the Mye
: Ballot Machine was illegal, and this wet
= ne was again dismissed. 1t is said |
o was given a hint by person in autho
ity that it would not be wise for him
make a contest, and he thinks he nc
& Knows why.
If Senator Chandler can tell in Il
? speech he has promised to make on
resolution declaring it to be the sense
the senate that this country should n
permanently accept the single gold stan
o ard, but should strive to have gold al
n silver put on the same term by the fir
ts coinage of both, any other reason for &
adoption of the resolution than the bal
q bOozling of silver Republicans into {
q belief that their party is going to
e something for silver the silver maiori
:, in the senate will doubtless vote to ado
If his resolution, although they and ever
one else know that it would be meanin
y" less so far as accomplishments are co
s cerned. Everybody knows that the Sc
is ate believes in the free coinage of s
% yer. NJ.
q Steamer and 30 Men Lost.