The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-29
wAsAlNoroN LETTER.

pen, =, sur>eroS, Nov. p Andrew
w slan and Andy johnson have
Nh' ~ mich prestige by reason Of
rle'' strong will power and
bell .nress of opinion, but to
tuoOO' bit of expressive
% neither of them are
sng N President Cleveland, who
N ."rond the sh dow of doubt
sD.! himself. whether for good
'V'; cply time can decide to cer-
e ~. M o This time to be the most
s, rs president the country has
pre- THE new tariff bill, which, if
W should become law would be
' .ol shades nearer free trade than
n its numerous predecessors, is
\, smother instance of his forceful-
". a. well as bis success in getting
~ "a vote against what was sup.
p GO to be their opinions and in.
cations. Mr.. Cleveland's wishes
~ in several Known instances
,,r;dden those of members Of his
w IN the committee, both as to
IH il in the new bill as we'll as
hat was left cut of it.
very strong fight was made by
smocrata TO keep number of ar.
lies which have been put on the
% list on the dutiable list, even if
duties we're reduced, and, par.
[ularly as to coal and iron ore,
vsral members of the committee
buId gladly have acquiescad, but
esident Cleveland SAID they must
90 the free list, and they went.
Mother instance was the personal
come tax, which the commit ee
d at one time informally decided
mid be included in the tariff bill.
Clevela1d said so, and the bill
now ready without any personal
come tax attachment, although
does tax the earnings of
rporations. These things are
ke wonderful to the friends
d enemies of the president, and
lacks neither either in congress-
out. This is particularly true of
house, where members of his
rty crtlcise him, object to propo-
ions made by him, and in some
les even 90 to the extent of abus-
him, and then when the time
pes vote as hey know he wishes
m to vote. the common expla.
ion of this is patronage" bat
Frtsinly does not apply to all of
b, as personally know of a
hber OF Democrats who have
led to secure a single appoint
Mt Of any prominence that they
10 asked for and still cast their
les as they knew MIR. Cleveland
hed them to be cast, knowing,
in more than one instance, that
y we're voting against The wishes
an overwhelming majority of
Dir own constituents and thus en-.
pgering their seats in congres s.
ur correspondent d. es not pretend
be able TO explain these things, he
J mentions them as facts that
lndisputable and leaves to others
task Of deciding why and
eTefoie.
Inc long drawn out contest for
Chicago postmastership was
lied Saturday by the appoint.
ut of Washington Hesing, editor
the Chicago 'Staat Zeitung."
eresult contains a lesson for the
ce.seeker who pins his faith to
number of names signed to his
ltlon. ES.Congressman Frank
Iler brought the largest number
lgnatures 10 Washington, 60. 600,
were ever attached TO any mans
PAcaSlon for office, but the other
low got the appointment. 1t is
ull'" not petition, that counts
sa a man goes hunting for an
w. cord in the pr, sldent's
-.a the right man is worth all
autographs ever put on paper.
IA Oommented upon that in
NY every case where a German
ah'lrshman have been riva' s
apo ntment to particular
Ve Mr. Cleveland has decided TO
'he appointment to the Ger
E me postoifice department is over.