The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Regular Correspondent.
Washington, January 8, 1902

minority Is on the tapis for this
week and promises something in
the nature of q relaxation for the
republican members of Congress.
On Friday the committee on rcso-
lutions appointed at the December
caucus Is due to report and the
struggle between Tammany and
Texas for the dictation of the par
ty policy promises to bea "mcrry
war;. The New Workers desire to
rid the party OF the free silver in
cubus and sever all connection
with "the silver jawcd orator.. D..
The Texans arc whotting their or
atofical bowie-knives and declare
they will have the scalps of the
"traitors" as they term the Fast
erncrs.
IL will be remembered that a
mong the resolutions presented by
Representative Mcclellan, and
which were recognized as having
been dictated by Mr.. Edward NJ.
Shepherd, and as his first appear
ancc In the arena of national poll
tics, was one declaring in favor of
the gold standard. This aroused
the fury OF the frey Wcstcrncrs
and the oily diplomacy Of Mr..
Richardson alone prevented The
bursting OF the cords with which
the democratic leaders have at
tempted to bind together thct pop
ulistic Hat money theorists and the
remnant of the democratic party
In the East, with view to tormu-
lating minority sufficiently co..
herent to worry the majority in
their Efforts to enact necessary leg
islatron. That the democrats will
accomplish anything in their COM
ing, belatcd caucus, beyond fur
ther demonstrating the utter dis
ruption of their party and the an
tagonism OF its component fact
ions, Is not expected.
In the Senate there are nlso signs
OF disruption in democratic ranks
and a conspiracy led by Senator
Culberson, whose position as "A
member OF the important Philip
pines committee has materially
strengthen his influence, has been /.
carefully nurturcd with view to !
overthrowing the leadership OF
Senator Jones and his collcagcs.
Cockeral of Missouri and Daniel
of Virginia, who forfeited the re-
spcct OF the party by their rcadi-
ucss to supinely yield Mt every
point during the last session, when
by vigorous resistance to the
Spooner Philippine resolution they 1
might even have forced an extra .
session OF Congress.
The hopeless passlvcty OF the .
Democrats In the Senate, which /
was brought out in the interview .
given your correspondent by Sem
ator Vest of Missouri, published
in these letters about q month ago,
has proven n source OF grave dis
satisfaction TO the democrats who
believe that, not withstanding the
smallness of their minority, somc-
thing might be accomplished in
the way of hampering republican
action. They consider that even
a vigorous resistance wonld prove
to the country that there was n
democratic party in Congress but
in their attempts to do the specta-
cular they are more likely to dis
gust the people than to command
respect, view of the situation
which never appeals to the young
er and more reckless element of
the party.
The news that the Panama Ca
pal Company has determined to
Oh its entire plant, rights and
priv ,ges to the United States at
the va alton of $40, 900, 900 placed
on them by the Isthmian Canal
Commission has been received in
Washington with the greatest sat
isfaction by the friends OF the Pan
anna route and their number is
growing daily. Senator Morgan
whom l saw as soon as the news
was received, refused to'express a
further opinion, on the ground as
chairman of the committee which
had the matter In charge and au-
thor Of the Nicaraguan bill, IT
would he imnroner for him tn az.