The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-09
Washington Letter.

From our regular correspondent.
! WAsHINGToN Feb. 9TH, 1897
The scheme to keep Senator-elect
Kenney Of Delaware, out other re-
publicans Of his ilk, is in Il fair way
to fall through. Although the Sen
ate Committee on Elections is con-
trolled by republicans it has refus-
ed to be party to this scheme to
the extent of reopenipg the claim
of Du Pont to the seat, and tits not
TO 9be-considered by the commit ee
at all. A republican Senator sail to-
day that he thoush Int Kenuey'5 cred {,
entails were all right and that he
was satisfied he wocld be seated.
Nobody seems to have any idea
that the amended arbitration treaty
with England which has been fav-
orably reported to Senate, will be
acted upon at this 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 legacies of the Harr-
ison administration is a treaty
that binds the United States to pay
$4,000 year towards the support
OF monarchy and an almighty
poor specimen OF monarchy at thai.
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.
a year or so age President Cleve-
land recommended legislation look
ing towards the abrogation of this
treaty, and each year there has
been protest made when the
House reached the item of the Di-
plUmatic and Co sular appropria-
tion bill carrying that $1,000. This
week when the item was reached
Representative McAIillin moved
that it be struck out, because he
did not think it right that our
people should be contributing
money TO the support of monar-
chy anywhere and under any cir
cumstances, but his motion was
voted down, not because Il majority
Of the House favored the appro-
priation but because they consider
ell that as long as the treaty is al.
lowed TO stand We are in honor
bound to pny our share Of the mon
ey.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, who
was recently in Cuba is now in
Washington and doing some very
plain talking. For instance he
said: "The Cubans will surely sue
ceed unless the policies Of the ad-
ministration in aiding Spain crush
es hope out of thu Cubans. Every
power, the army, the navy, the
Judiciary, of this great government
is now in active operation to aid
Spain and crush the rebellion.
Every power will be eXerted during
the next administration to the same
end. The money power demands
peace, quiet, rest; but behind it all
is the irresistible, Omnipotent,
all-prevailing force of manifest
destiny which controls history, di-
reefs the ages, and is absolutely he.
yond and above the force of one
generation, and controls them all.
In this case, the will, the hope, the
enthusiasm Of the American people
overwhelms Wall street and the
peace Of the money-changers, and
will have free Cuba"
Hon. John w. Kern, of Indiana,
now in Washington, says of the
democracy of his State: "The de.
mocratic party in Indiana is as
full of life and in as good condition
as it has been during any time
within the last twenty years.
Every day since the election has
intensified the belief of the voters
but our way, who supported the
Chicago ticket, that they had the
right side OF the argument. In
stead of higher wages and full time,
promised by the republicans,
wage-earners have experienced
decrease in their earnings since
last November. Even now there
are thousands of good men who
were scared or buncoed into leay-
ing-the democratic party that are
willing to come into the fold once
more. They realize that they have
been made the victims Of big
confidence game"
The dismissal for tho second
time of silver democrat from the