Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-17
Means Ruin to the south.

He declared that he believed it was not the intention of the Democratic national committee in Chicago, in forming its plat form, to declare u policy which would prove ruinous to any of the great interests of the country. Neither did he believe that ii was the intention either of the president or the committee to willingly do any suct injustice
 You can base your argument" inter rupted Chairman Wilson, "on the hypoth esis that neither does the committee nol the Democratic administration desire todC anything to endanger any of the great in terests of the country"
 ''I am glad of it. said the speaker. Con tinuing, he protested against the injustic, of placing iron ore or coal on the free list The protection on iron ore and coal hat gridironed Alabama with railroads and dc veloped these industries until Albama now annually produces 100000 tons of pig iroI and 100000 tons of coal.
 Tn case of free ore, where would you b, distressed by it and where would it come 1T competition with your" replied Mr. Wilson
 We would be cut out of any sale of iror iu the eastern states. The effect would bt to restrict our markeS to the south and ex clude us from the eastern market, wher, we would have to meet the low cOmpeti tion of Cuban and Spanish ores.
 If this committee, as reported contin ued Mir. Bush, lis to put lumber, rice, SUI gar coal and iron ore on the free list. ther they of the south might as well give in It would be the deathblow to southern prosperity" In conclusion Mir Bush made a strong appeal. We are not politicians, said he. We are plain business men. We are Democrats from principle, and we dc not expect to suffer in the house of oul friends. If we did, it is a natural question to ask how long will We continue to kis! the hand that smites us. If you bring 1T your bill with these articles on the fret list, you will, think, have every Demo cratic senator and representativef from Ala bama opposed to it.
 Administration Disappointed.
 There is a disposition in the administrs tion circles to say but very little on th, subject of Hawaiian affairs pending the ar rival of the next steamer. It seems to b, the course of all officials to say nothinl further, although it is confidently assertet that when the news from Hawaii arrive. the position of the administration will bt set forth in d favorable light.
 From those who are in touch with tn, White House comes the intelligence tha the administration is disappointed that tn, conscience of the country has not beer awakened to sympathy with its act, whicl is claimed by the administration to be ont of justice and fairness. There has als, crept into the department of state feeling of doubt as to whether the provisional gov ernment will yield so readily to the mer, suggestion of the minister of the United States as was hoped when he was dispatch ed to Honolulu.
 It is learned that the forces of the pro visional government, though small, ar, well organized and disciplined and are mos of them sharpshOotcrs. It is said tha there are 2,OO0 picked men provided witt arms in Honolulu and enrolled in drille, companies.
 They have been trained for two months past as safeguard against any royalis uprising in the islands, since it wa realized that the provisional government must depend upon its own resources with out hope of aid from the United States These companies are made up of whit, men largely. Eighteen rapid fire guns ar, included in the militia equipment, tn arms being winchester rifles This fore would be superior to what the men-of-wa at Honolulu could put on shore. But Il, one seems to believe that any resistanc would be made should the marines actual ly be landed.