Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-02-02
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent |

WASHINGTON, January %, 1893
Secretary Gage made a ten strike
when he took occasion, without MOTTO
ing any of the absurd rumors about
his being on the eve of resigning be-
cause the president was not in accord
with his financial views, to say that
the Republican party was the best
friend of bimet allism, which it ap
proved in it's national platform; that
it's political head has been active in
his efforts to secure it under the only
conditions by which it can be main
tained-an international agreement;
that in his efforts to inaugurate such
method the president heartily sup
ports the principles of his party's
platform and has the support of all
the members of the official family,
inuendoes and declarations from var
ious sources to the contrary not
Whilst anding. After this plain state
ment of facts he professional liars
ought to give Secretary Gage a rest
for while, but having set him up AS
a bogy man they are not likely to let
him alone.
There are few Republicans in con-
gress or around Washington who did
not rejoice at the election of Hon.
Louis E. McComas to the senate by
the Maryland legislature. If he
makes AS good record in the senate
as he has made in the house and up
! on the bench Of the supreme court of
| the District of Columbia he will &c
one OF the greatest senators Mary
land has had. His term in the senate
will begin March 4, 1898.
The Democrats in the house fol-
lowed the bad example OF Mr.. Bryan
and attempted to deny the existence
of prosperity in the country. 1t is
now probable that they are sorry
they were not wiser. The Republicans
simply made monkeys Of them for
the amusement of hegaleries. Secre-
tary Gage has a list of $50 factories
! and enterprises that have started to
| work during the last six months.
many Of which have been idle since
1896, and advances Of wages are re-
ported from almost every direction
IN almost every industry, except the
New England cotton mills, which are
not affected by the tariff, but by the
opposition of the cheap labor IN the
cotton mills of the South. The strikes
in those cotton mills was the Only
thing the Democrats had to back up
their denials of prosperity. The coun-
try is prosperous and is constantly
growing more so, and about the only
thing that could possibly check the
growth of prosperity would be the
election of q Democratic majority
of the next house, and theconsequent
fear of Democratic legislation.
Attorney General Griggs has been
confirmed by the senate, but is not
expected to join the cabinet until the
first of next week.
The Republicans have been the
gamers in the debate on the resolu
ton declaring United States bonds
to be pay able in silver at the Eoptior
OF the government, although the re-
solution was adopted by the votes
ofthr silver senators. 1t was brought
out clearly in the debate that the on
lv object of the resolution was tC
embarrass Republicans and the East
ern anti-silver Democrats; also that
the resolution would have no binding
effect, even if there were a possibility
of its adoption by the house, which
thereis not The silver senators have
merely repeated the tactics of the
French king who marched his army
up the hill and then down again, ana
they have accomplished precisely thu
same thing-nothing.
President Dole, of Hawaii, is ii
Washingt on, the honored guest Of th'
United States. He says that he has
not come to take any part In tn
controversy in the senate over tn
annexation treaty, but will gladl.
furnish any information that ma,
be desired by the senators abou
Hawaii.
The sending of the United State
battle-ship Maine to Havana ha
had an excellent effect upon th
Democratic Cuban yowlers in con
gress, who have been spending them
selves and shouting until they wer
hoarse in and out of season abou
the failure Of the administration t,
do this or that in connection wit
Cuba. 1t has silenced them. The
don't know what to say, and TO
fear of making mistakes they sa
nothing. The administration ha
not swerved. and will not. from til
Cuban policy it has had from the da
it took Office.