The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-12-01
The 9fllturrat.
Washington Letter


s.tFrom Our re gnlsr Correspcndent.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20th, 1899.
Representative Richardson, OF Tenn.
the first one OF the four candidates 70
che democratic nomination for Speaks
.of the House, which carries With u The
democratic floor leadership during the
Fifty.eixth congress. to reach Washing.
tom and open headquarters. Mr.. Rich
ardson says he has received more pledg
&c of support than any one OF the other
three candidates Of Ala, De
Almond, Of No., and Sulzer Of N. "
and expresses confidence la his success,
but the friends Of the other candidates
also express confidence OF the success OF
their man In this good natured contest
for the democratic leader ship In the
House. Mr.. Bailey. OF rexas, has not
yet reached Washington, but ha stated |
during the last session that he would not
again be candidate, but would support
MI. Bankhead for the honor. Some are
predicting that there will be deadlock
in the caucus and that the friends OF all
candidates win compromise by nominat-
ng Mr.. Baileyagaiu-
II there were any doubts about Re-
preventative Henderson having been the
administration choice for speaker. it
!, would have been dissipated by what has
occurred since his arrival in Washington.
Almost before ne had removed the dust
r. ksn Al hM haA al i i
at the White House TO know whether
Mr. Mckinley had any orders 10 give as
70 the committee assignments aside from /
the packing of the committee on banks
ing and currency in favor Of the sings-
gold standard bill, which was ordered
iast summer. MIR. Henderson is going i
TO be Mckinley speaker. and this house /
instead OF registering the viii of Czar I
Reed as the last one did. will register q
he will of Mr.. Mckinley. Il
In order to get control OF the senate v
finance committee OF which q majority a
have for years been silver men, ever q
since the committee was controlled by
the repu bllcanp, the gold worshippers
are going to reorganizs the senate COM
'mi,iee. giving the republicans nine
members in those consisting OF thirteen :,
and seven in those consisting Of eleven !.
Even then the gold men will only have = :.
majority of one in the finance committee :.
as Jones, OF Nevada, classed az q silver 4.
repub lean and Wolcott, of Colorado, -
who calls himself republicans bimetal-
list, can be counted upon to act with the
rilver men on the question 0! reporting
bill to enact the single sold standard. 20
Nothing could more clearly show the s''
dose relations existing between SeSreta" Va
~ Gage and the Wall street speculators, ni
and the absolute control OF the adminis cel
sFation by the money kipgs, than the
manner in which Secretary Gage went 40
D Ehs n scue OF the Wall street crowd, io'
il TEEsa. "a $25. .OOO. 900 worth of gov 20
rnment d w Not two hours before "n
he order hyificially issued to buy mo-
hose bon elsecretary Gage assured kes
ewspape5 men tha. no bOhds would be !
,ought. Later be received his orders Wn
rom Wall street. and promptly obeyed
y ordering purchase of bonds. When
he Wall street gang squeezss the pub. I
:e, the government never goes to the re- citi
ief Of the public, but let the screws be gor
ufned few times on the big specuIa- thr
ore, and the treasury dumps big wad the
4 public money into Wall street TO ease the
he pinch. tioi