Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

from the provisional OONel llli0il
Of Hawaii. And the attempt OF
republicans to use the incident as a
means to create bad blood between
members Of the two parties has fall
len very fat, as far as Washing
ton is concerned. There is no poll
ties in the matter. 1t was simply
a question of righting wrong
which was officially acknowledged
to be wrong by the Harrison adj
ministration but was not righted
then, as it should have been If
the provisional Government ct Ha-
wall is not strong enough to be
recognized in any negotiation look
ing to annexation or any other set
Element Of the present problem.
What has been done is.nelther tor
nor against annexation, in fact.
has no bearing whatever upon it..
It is simply step toward dong
the right thing. as soon as the
right thing shall become apparent.
| Meanwhile the administration is
fully determined that no other ma
ton shall interfere with Hawlian
affairs.
Extraordinary efforts are being
made by republicans to put the
democratic Senators in false pO-
sition before the country in regard
to the proposal to investigate Sen
ator Roach's connection with al
alleged bank embezzlement four
teen years ago. The republican;
wish it to appear that the demo
Gratis refused to allow the inve5tl-
CATION because of their wish tt
protect Mr.. Roach. No such con
clusion can be reached, except by
a willful distortion Of the facts
Senator Roach has from the frs
personally desired that the investi-
CATION be made, as he manfully
told the Senate last week; he ha
asked for no protection, and wha
is more to the point, he wants NJ
protection. The opposition Of thu
democratic Senators to this or an,
Other investigation of events in
= Senator's life before he became
Senator is based upon the high"s
authority in the land; the COnStltu
ton of the U. S., and it is might,
small business for anybody to trl
5 to make it appear otherwise, bu
e then YOU know, small business
! second nature with some people.
The first instalment Of the inves
tigation of the Weather Burea'
has been completed, and the imme
date results will be the dismlssa
of several minor officials for thel
!, inability to distinguish the differ
ence between their own propert
and that of Uncle Sam, and the ii
nal result may be striped suits TO
them. The second installment
which deals with bigger fish, vii
be started this week, and it IS ex
pected that it will result in show
] ing that the big officials regarde
the positions under the Bureau j
o about the same light that the m
nor officials regarded the propert
of the Bureau.
:, President Cleveland told Ser
: ator Saturday just before the extr
: session Of the Senate adiourne
: that he had not taken up the que'
. ton of the appointment of a Pub
lie Printer yet, but expected to d
so very shortly. There is no lac
Of candidatessand the most Of thel
e are men whose regulations al
/ such that it will be extremely dii
II fcult to choose between them.
T. Secretary Carlisle isn't borrow
, ing any trouble about the prcspec'
L. of another run on gold in the Urea
is ury for shipment abroad. He ha
II as the law directs, suspended Il
r issue of gold certificates for Il
present, and is thoroughly cont
: dent of his ability to meet all d
} mauds that are likely to be mad
but, although he will not say S
it will probably be necessary to i
sue few bonds in order to do
The Kentucky colony, tempor'
y rily in Washington, was reinforce
# by Hon. Henry Watterson, on ia
n urday. Mr.. Watterson called
k the State Department but he sa
ie he merely called to pay his respec
II to his old friend, Secretary Ores
p am. He also paid his respects
er President Cleveland, and it is n
IS improbable that he put in wo
Sc or two for some Of his numero1
fe friends who are anxious to have
le go at official life. No office in Il