Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Cleveland and his Queen The Incom
Tax-LoW Treasury Balance.


Prom regular correspondent.1
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov 20. 1898.
more disappointed crowd than the
members Of the administration IL would be
hard TO find. So certain were they that
Saturdays steamer from Hawaii would
bring news of the restoration OF the queen
that every employee OF the state depart
ment was compelled to take an oath OF
secrecy beforehand, in order to prevent
any Of the details contained in the dis
patch from Minister Willis getting out
prematurcly, Il was clear, however. from
other dispatches that the Infamous pro-
grsmme had miscarried, and the belief here
Is that the monarchy viii not be restored.
and that Mr.. Cleveland Is at last begin
ming 10 realize that between the one-sided
representations Of Minister Paramount
B.ount and Secretary Gresham, hatred Of
cXPresident Harrison, he has been hood
winkej into taking course that has been
more generally and perhaps, more har>hly
criticised than auy single act Of any Amer
lean President
The great question with the sdminis;ra-
t.on now Is how II can best sneak out OF
Is unpleasant pTe1icament; although II j.
believed that positive assurances have been
given to the British ambassador and the
japanese minister that the monarchy
would be restored IN Hawaii 1t l. not
thought that any attempt Will be made 10
do II, al least net openly or by force. In
fact, friends Of the administration are now
trying 10 deny what they were few days
ago positively asserting a. TO the nature
Of the instructions given TO Minister
Willis. Should il nd in Mr. Clevelands
making Gresham The soapegoat and throw
M him on, Of the cabine; there vii be 30
tears Shed J either republicans or dem
ocrats, a. Gresharns course in his matter
hiss caused him to lose the few friend, Ais
political somcrsault had left him
Representative Bourke Cochran the New
York congressman who has been sci upon
ny Tammany because he objected 70 being
a mere puppei Of Croker, threw 4 bomb
shell among his democratic colleagues on
had In his absence decided that au income
tax should be attached 10 the new tariff
bill, when he Informed them that an IN
come tax imposed by democratic admin
lstra.ion and Congress would result 10
making New York city, now the demo-
cratic Gibraltar q republican stronghold;
he also told them that this proposed tax
was sn attempt By certain would be leaders
Of the democratic party to pander TO The
popuiists and warned them that If 1t was
carried into effect 1t would prove disas-
trous to the democratic party. Mr. Cock
rams remarks created 4 momenIary STAN
pede among his fellow democrats On the
committee, but will hardly result 10 get
ting the income tax dropped from the bill.
The administration having by il, lack
Of foresight and Of A.mne>s when firm
ness would have proven beneficial brought
the cash in the treasury down 10 the low
est point at which 1t has been since the
Buchanan administration came so near TO
oaukrupting the government, i now very
diligently a. work stopping the leak at the
spigot while that Of the bunghole j. going
right along all the time. Here are two in
stances that will Illustrate the attitude Of
the spigot style OF statesman the post
master general in glancing over the list II
supplies purchased for pOst-ofiice dscov-
cred an item that deeply aroused bis anger.
He was thunderstruck, 50 70 speak. when
he saw that the United States government
actually bought t~ine for the letter car
riers to use for tying up bundles Of mail.
Let them buy leather straps and use
them. shouted this apostle Of spigOt econ
omy a. be dictated an order that no more
Irvine was TO be bought for their use. The
next great act Of spigot economy also re-
lates to the letter carriers lot Of old
cast of letter carriers leather bags, which
have been from time to time forwarded
TO Washington by postmasters who have
made acquisitions for new ones. have been
al considerable expense patched up and as
long as the supply holds out they will be
sent TO those postmasters who make
acquisitions for new ones. The letter
carriers may feel thankful that they are
not required to buy their own bags as well
as straps.
The democrats acknowledge that they
are afraid to submit their tariff bill 10 a
democratic caucus. Those in charge Of
the bill say that it would certainly be cut
all TO pieces If it went before a caucus,
and that they prefer to rely upon the
power Of Mr.. Cleveland whose ideas the
bill fully represents, to force the bill
through Congress and silence the demo-
cratic opposition thereto. Much depends
upon the character of the bill. which will
presumably be made public this week or
next, as 10 whe Their it can be forced
through Congress.