People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1894 — FROM WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

FROM WASHINGTON.

The Republican party is forever taking .to itself the credit of saving the country, of putting down the rebellion, etc. Now. these great things were not done by a party; men did not go into the war as partisans, but as patriots. As to the politics of the men who died to save this union, a majority of them really were Democrats. Of course the Republican party furnished its share of brave men, but this party, though in power, was a minority party, its victory at the Foolls had been won through Democratic dissension. The majority vote of this country, at that time, was in the two opposing wings of the great Democratic party. With the capture of Fort Sumpter party lines vanished, Democrats and Republicans combined for the support of the government, so our histories tell us. In the great Democratic city of New York, whole regiments were raised that bad not a man in them that had ever voted the Republican lickat. Kentucky and Tennessee furnished a hundred Democratic, soldiers to one Republican, and even the Democratic state of Missouri, it is said, furnished more Union soldiers than Lincoln's whole vote. If the Republican party furnished the soldiers bow came it that the Democrats were so largely in the minority, at home, when election days came round? How silly and useless it is at this day for a party to take unto itself all the credit of doing noble deeds thirty years ago. However much our people may differ on political and religious questions, no one party or church has a monopoly of the intelligence. bravery and patriotism of this country.

We take the following from the State Sentinel, the hfoi&c-, cratic organ of that paj’ty in this state: “Before the era of demonetization of silver, the product of gold and silver.combined was reasonably proportionate to the increase of the; world's business. In the last! twenty years we have demone- • iiz&l more silver than we have produced gold, and have also cut-off the annual relief of increased silver production. It is •practically cer-tain that there is Jess irredeemable less -money of ultimate in ihe world to-day than there was in 1873. In other words ;the world’s slock of gold to-day is. less than its joint stock of gold ; and silver wa» in 1873. This is the prime cause of the business troubles of the world, and the cnost serious question of the futu.!re is not whether there is .or will tee gold euougii for the 1 worki’-s needs, -but whether if silver were remonetized universally there would be enough,' gold and silver for the world’s; needs.” ; ■ i ■■■ j . ‘ _ * —•— - % “The earth do move.” When bankers in the east begin to call the Populist senators j-a conference on the financial situation there is some hope for the people yet A great many of the bankers who are now getting squeezed are finding out what is .the true cause of the panic.

In spite of all the efforts of both Democratic and Republican protectionists many manufacturingestablishments, started up with the beginning of the New Year. It is the policy of the whole Republican party, assisted by protectionist Democrats, to prolong the hard times, to keep factories closed and labor unemployed and then charge it all up to prospective free trade. It matters not how much misery this course may entail, if only the Republican party can gain a little advantage. Never was a sweeter; morsel rolled under Republican tongues than “these Democratic free trade hard times.” Every means in their power will Republicans use to prolong these hard times, every trick and trap will they spring to prolong the tariff fight in congress. They have no hope of preventing tariff legislation, they really have no desire to make any improvements: in the Wilson bill. If Republicans thought the new tariff bill j was half as objectional as they pretend to think it is, they they would only be too glad to hasten the day of its taking effect. What are Republicans in congress for, but to oppose Demoorats? Indeed, for the last ten years what has been the work) of the minority, but to help the majority to do evil, and to prevent it from doing good? Less concern for party and more work for a suffering people is the demand of the times.

Secretary Carlisle speaks of the “unwise policy” of the government in keeping jts own notes outstanding, circulating as curreney. Was it not Mr.; Carlisle’s party that passed the; act requiring $346,000,000 greenbacks to be kept in circulation?: We believe this is really the only commendable financial act that has passed a Democratic congress in thirty years. If this policy is unwise the Democratic party is surely responsible for originating and keeping it in practice. We pray that thisparty may originate and keep in practice some more just such' unwise policies. Sec. Carlisle wants to issue #200,000,000 in bonds, ostensibly. to meet a probable deficit in the revenues for the next few years, yet he has in the vaults of the treasury enough silver bullion, which, if coined would knock the deficiency into the middle of the next administration. If an individual should conduct his affairs on the same business principles, he would be called a lunatic. For a nation, however, that is good financiering—the bond holder.

It is really to note the efforts of ttie organs to divert the attention oi Hie people from the money question. ! They cry TAjR-if! Tari-FF’! Tar-r-r-r-gEy!!! till they grow black in the face and then change off awhile to Ifawali'. Ha-wai-F.! HA-A-A-A-Wai-I. For God’s sake look at Hawaii. Congress has the power to make money, and has ail the materials and facilities for doing so. Then where is the sense or jus-tice fa borrowing and paying interest just a few married men demand H. The people on whom the burden of paying the debt will fall ought to | have some rights in the matter. Tabor can’t have it— ths Republican nomination for eommissioii£jr from the 3rd district.

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An IntereKting Batch of Xewt From the Capitol. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, Jan., 5, ’94. Speaker Crisp is credited with having been instrumental in causing the decision by the majority of the Ways and Means committee in favor of the individual income tax. Five of the eleven Democratic members of that committee were in favor of it and five opposed to it. The vote of Representative Turner, of Georgia, the eleventh man, was in doubt up to the last minute, and it was the personal influence of Speaker Crisp that decided his vote which was cast for the tax. That decision has' certainly raised a commotion among the Democrats. Presi-i dent Cleveland, every member of his cabinet and a number of prominent Democratic members of the House are opposed to it, but in spite of that opposition it is not believed that it can be defeated in the House but it will have a hard time getting through the Senate, if it ever does. • • • It would seem that the importance of the matters to be considered at this session of Con- ; gress would have caused every' member to have have been in his seat, unless kept away by sickness, when the gavels fell on Wednesday, but such -was not the case. There was not a quorum present in either House or Senate. Jt jlid not make much difference in the Senate, where only routine business was on the programme, but in the House it caused the loss of a day in considering the tariff and needlessly cost a considerable amount of money which was spent in telegraphing for the absentees. If the Democratic managers cannot find some way to make their members, Or at least a quorum of them, regularly attend the daily session it will be impossible to carry out the present programme of voting on the tariff bill on the 22nd inst., as the Republicans will not allow the bill to be considered for even an hour unless there is; a quorum of D4*roo.cra,ts on the floor. Sooner or later —the sooner the better—the rule of no: attendance no pay will have to be adopted by Congress.

Double-locked doors and a wide-wake sentinel, in the shape of a messenger, stands between the sub-committe of the Senate committee on foreign relations, - which is investigating the Hawaiian matter, and the public, and every witness at the close of his testimony is sworn to secrecy until after the end of the investigation, and the conclusions of the committee are communicated to the Senate. But these precautions have been just as unavailing as those taken to protect the secrets of the executive session. The name of every witness who has testified and the substance of his testimony has been known very soon after the daily adjournment of the committee. All of the testimony taken up to this time has been strongly anti-Queen and antiBlount, the witnesses being mostly Americans who have become naturalized citizens of Hawaii and have large interests on the island. It is understood that Mr. Blount will appear before tfl.e committee shortly. It is considered significant that men close to (he administration should be, as they are, predicting that the report'of the committee will practically endorse 1 ' what was done by the last ad--ministration, if it , does not actually condemn The restoration policy of President (Cleveland. , The reason fo*’ W? is that sena-; tor Morgan, who is OU record in' favor of Annexation, the balance of power, botlj ip the! sub-committiee aud in the full committee. I

• • • The Populists in Congress are pleased with the decision of the Democygts of the Ways and Means to attach an amendment to the tferjff bill providing for a .2 per cent. ,tax pn ail pf 84,000 or more,! and it is hOW probable that they! may decide tp bill.: The proposed increase of on cigaretts and whiskey nothave much opposition to con tend nor will the tax of 2 cents a pack playing cards. These internal items pot.be reported in a bill, b>t will be attacked pu thpl tariff bill □ To-day and to-morjQjy-devoted by the House, unless the* half-made agreement be upset,to a discussion of the McCreary resolution prdering, the investi-

gation of the policy of the Harrison adminstration towards Hawaii. The resolution will be vigorously antagonized by the Republicans and many of the Democrats are lukewarm towards it. It is believed that if the Republicans can muzzle some of-their over-zealous party mefi and leave the discussion to be carried on by men who will not seek to drag party politics into it that the resolution can be amended so as to make the investigation general, or that it can be recommitted pending the result of the investigation now being conducted by the Senate, committee on foreign relations. If the party feeling be aroused, the Democrats will, of cpiirse, vote for the resolution as it is.

The much talked of Democratic caucus to consider the tariff bill will meet to-night, Jf it decides to pass on the tariff bill in detail it will have to sit several nights to complete the job, as there will be much talk on both sides of a number of the schedules. It will probably take one entire sitting to dispose of the income tax alone.