The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-27
NO CLASS LEGISLATION.
CLRvELAND's REGIME TO BE FREE
FROM PATRRNALISM.

Secretary of Agriculture Morton
Against the Pure Food Bill, Grain
Classification Bin and other Meas
ures of That Class-None of the So
cialistic Features Of the Farmers
Alliance to Be Supported.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-The appointments
Of J. Sterling Morton as Secretary of Agri>
culture is regarded here as a distinct notice
to the advocates of the pure food bill, the
grain classification bill and all such pater-
nal measures that they will receive no help
from the departments of agriculture during
the coming four years. The influence of
the administration will be thrown against
everything that smacks OF paternalism or
has the socialistic features OF most of the
schemes of the farmers alliance. Mr.. Nor
ton has declared himself openly against
the Hnti-option bill and all class legis-
lation and his annual reports will maintain
a very different tone from those of Secre-
tary Rusk, who has been recommending
grain classification, pure food legislation by
the general government and numerous
similar measures, Great qualification is
felt by Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Morton and
other leaders Of the new administration
that none Of these measures have passed the
present congress and that they will
not have the ungrateful task of putting
them in force. The grain classification bill
passed the Senate with hardly a word Of de-
bate and was almost railroaded through the
House until the firm attitude of John
Dewitt Warner and few other eastern
members brought Representative Hatch
and his friends to q sudden halt.
CLEVELAND AND THE OPTIONS BILL.
1t is generally understood here that Mr..
Cleveland would promptly veto the anti
option bill If it should be sent to him by the
next congress. He would probably also
veto the grain classification bill and Mr..
Morton would support him in bis policy
toward both these measures. An effort will
probably be made to avoid the danger of
passing such measures over the Presidents
tion in the new congress. This
will be easy to accomplish with the
anti-option bill by referring it TO the
committee Of ways aud means or the conn
mittee on the judiciary. Neither of those
committees would take it up hastily or be
likely to report it all. 1t will be easier
disposing of it by sending it to
Gnein bhdu Dy attempting TO make up q
committee on agriculture which is hostile to
such legislation. The present committee is
full Of advocates of government socialism &,
including several immediate representative
| of the farmers alliance although not mem-
bers classed as populisus. 1t would be
hard to replace them by a major
ity opposed to paternal legislation
or to deprive Representative Hatch
of the Craftsmanship of the committee. But
the alliance sohemers can be effectively bot
| tied up by other methods, The anti-option
| bill is the most dangerous measure, because
| its form as a revenue bill enables 10 TO be
called mp at any time. The other measures
cannot be considered without a special order
from the committee on rules, and the influ-
| enoe of the Secretary of Agriculture,
| through HE annual reports and his argu-
ments before the committees, will not be
| In favor Of such orders