People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1894 — FROM WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

FROM WASHINGTON.

An Interesting Batch of News From the Capitol. From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, August 17, 1894. What is President Cleveland’s game? Close observers have little doubt that he is playing one of some sort. A man doesn't advise his own defeat, as he did when he had his party in the House throw up the sponge and accept the Senate tariff bill which he had previously denounced as everything that was bad and vicious, without haying some object in view. It has always been difficult to get at Mr. Cleveland’s intentions in advance of his acts, and notwithstanding the many positive assertions that are daily printed as to what he intends doing, I doubt whether there are three men in Washington who actually know. Quite by accident I learned that Senator Viles who was a member of Mr. Cleveland’s cabinet in his first administration and who is supposed to be in his confidence to as great an extent as anybody is, is entirely in the dark as to what is to be clone with the tariff bill, now in the President's hands.

If he would follow the wishes of nine people out of every ten to be met here there woukl-be no doubt of his action—he would sign the bill, let Congress adjourn, and give the people a chance to see how much of an actor in the “hard times" the tariff really is. There is one curious thing about this tariff bill. The democrats publicly defend it as a good one, and privately swear at it as a bad one, while the republicans just reverse it by publicly abusing the bill and privately congratulating each other on getting so good a measure. Meanwhile the sugar trust and the administration are working shoulder to shoulder to prevent the Senate passing the bill for free sugar.

ihe only one of the House bills passed as con science • easers that could possibly pass the Senate. Secretary Carlisle has written a letter to Senator Harris which, while not saying so in so many words, is against those bills, notwithstanding the supposition that Mr. Cleveland wants free coal and iron.

The conference of the Ameri can Bimetallic League, which began here yesterday, is fairly well attended and its members seem to think that the outlook for silver has greatly improved since their last Washington meeting. While no official action has been or will be taken there are reasons for believing that friends of Senator Cameron in the League have been quietly sounding other members to ascertain how the candidacy of Mr. Cameron for the Presidency would be received by the silver people in their States. The principal business of the conference is secret and relates to the Congressional campaign. • • • Speaking of Cameron, a Maryland politician mado the prediction here this w-eek that the republican national convention | would adopt a plank for the free coinage of silver and w r ould | nominate Cameron, and that his j democratic opponent would be Adlai Stevenson. There’s no tariff on predictions; everybody is free to indulge in the luxury of making them. e • • i If there is truth in a current ! rumor, Senator Voorhees may j discover in the near future that : consistency is a thing of value, : even in politics. Mr. Yooi’hees ! has never been forgiven by many of his party colleagues for his somersault on the financial question during the silver tight at the extra session last year, but his present trouble, if it really exists, has no direct connection with the silver question, but is all on account of the tariff. Mr, Voorhees is charged not only

with having agreed to the attack made on President Cleveland by Senators Gorman, Jones, Vest and Harris, in connection with Mr. Cleveland's letter to Chairman Wilson, but with having prepared a speech much more Hitter than the one delivered by Mr. Gorman. Instead of delivering that speech Mr. Voorhees went to bed, and it was given out that he was very ill. Later, he gave out an authorized interview, taking sides with Mr. Cleveland and advocating the surrender of the Senate and the acceptance of the Wilson bill. Had he changed to the winning side, as he did in the silver tight, nothing would have come of his action, but he Hopped to the losing side, and now it is stated that the men he deserted are going to humiliate him by depriving himof the Chairmanship of the finance committee, generally regarded as the best place iu the Senate.

Senator Vest eased his mind tbis week by making 1 a somewhat embittered speech in defence of the Senate and in favor of passing a hill before adjournment repealing the duty on relined sugar, in order to clear the Senate of the charge of being under the control of the sugar trust. He also gave President Cleveland and Senator Hill a rap or two over the knuckles. His indignation came too late, however, to do any good, as the absence of a quorum would prevent the Senate doing anything, even if other reasons did not 'xist. A satisfied customer is a permanent one. That’s why we recommend De Witt's Little Early Risers. They cure Constipation, Indigestion and Biliousness. A. F. Long & Co. We don’t do much blowing through the papers, but we do expect our prices to talk very loud. Porter & Yeoman. Say, have you tried one of those stylish rigs at W. E. Overtons’ livery barn? No Griping, no Nausea, no Pain, when De Witt’s Little Early Risers are taken. Small Pill. Safe Pill. Best Pill. A. F. Long & Co. What is the use of baking when you can buy fresh bread at your door every day of Lakey &’ Saylers’ bread wagon. The Nonconformist and the People's Pilot from now until after the election, both for 35 cents. Can you beat that. If’you want a nice lunch, call at Lakey & Sayler's. Reynolds’ railroad show will exhibit in Rensselaer, on Saturday, Sept. 1. Porter & Yeoman can and will sell goods cheaper for cash than on time. The Pilot from now until December Ist, for 20 cents.