Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
It aslllnatun Standard
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
HrPubiirau >Cheming The Arbi-
tratiOn Treaty Annual Tribute
to IA Petty Kingdom The People
for Cuban Independence - The
Democrats Of Indiana firm -
Punishment of silver Demo-
CrAI.
From oar Regular Correspondent.
" A-uIN.ln\. E,h. l. lNH,

fuhishMeht OF SILVER bemo-
Crnt.
From our Regular CORES pul!,nt.
t~uI\,lo>. Fob l.. l>H1.
The scheme H. keep S,nat'r-clrct
kcun"N -! Delaware, ont ui his seat.
which wa concoctcd by Little
Billie" Chandler and other Republic
cans OF his Tx, i fair WAY to fall
through. Although the Senate COM
mittec on Elections is controlled by
Republican,. it has refused to bc q
party to this scheme to the extent of
reopcning the claim OF Du Pont to the
seat, and it is not believed that the
himev claim OF Gas Addick, will be
seriously considered 10y the committee
at all \ Republican Senator said
to-day that he thought Kenney's
credentials were all right and that he
was satisfied he would bc seated.
Nobody seems to have any idea that
the amended arbitration treaty with
England, which has been favorably re-
ported to the Senate, will be acted
upon at this session. In fact, its
friends would be afraid to force a vote
at this time least it should result in
rejection of the treaty.
One of the legacies of the Harrison
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 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. A year or so ago President
Cleveland recommended legislation
looking towards the abrogation Of this
treaty, and each year there has been a
protest made when the House reached
the item of the Diplomatic and Con-
sular appropriation bill carrying that
$4,000. This week when the item was
reached Representative McMillin
moved that it be struck out, because
he did not think it right that our peo-
pie should be contributing money to
the support of monarchy anywhere
and under any circumstances, but his
motion was voted down, not because q
majority of the House favored the ap-
preparation but because they considered
that as long as the treaty is allowed to
stand we are in honor bound to pay
our share of the money.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, who was
recently in Cuba is now in Washing
ton and doing some very plain talking.
For instance he said: "The Cubans
will surely succeed unless the policies
of the administration in aiding Spain
brushes hope out of the 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 ad-
ministratiOn to the same end. The
money power demands peace, quite,
rest but behind it all is the irresistible,
omnipotent, all-prevailing force of
manifest destiny which controls
history, directs the ages, and is alb
solutely beyond 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 DEM
ocratic 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 out our way, who supported
the Chicago ticket, that they had the
right side of the argument. Instead
ofhigher wages and full time, promised
the Republicans, wage-earners have
experienced decrease in their earn.
ings since last November. Even now
there are thousands of good men who
were scared or buncoed into leaving
the Democratic party that are very
willing to come into the fold once
more. They realize that they have
been made the victims of big con-
fidence game"
The dismissal for the second time
of silver Democrat from the Treasury
department may result in scandal.
The man dismissed is Mr.. William E.
Ryan, an expert accountant, who was
candidate for Congress in the
Rochester IN. W district last Noyem-
Der. Mr.. Ryan was first dismissed the
day after election. On Dec. End he
secured reappointment at reduced
salary, under civil service certificate.
He recently served notice of his inten-
ton to contest the election in his
Congressional district, on the ground
that the use of the Myers Ballot Ma
chine was illegal, and this week he
was again dismissed. 1t is said he was
given hint by person in authority
that it would not be wise for him to
make a contest, and he thinks he now
knows why.
If Senator Chandler can tell in the
I, L. l.,