Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-12-02
From our regular correspondent

ny dliO"inS Sodi, iioh JIG, iuhpSi, dHu
wool to be placed on the free list, is
understood to have been promised a
lifetime position on the bench of the
U. S. Circuit or District Court as re-
ward for his treachery to the interests
of his State and people. The same
policy is to be carried out to get votes
for the Cleveland tariff bill-it is a
misnomer to call it by anybody else's
name-in the House, and will proba-
bly, succeed as we'll as with the COM
mittee.
But when it comes to the Senate
those tactics will not necessarily sue
coed. The average Senator is always
more independent than Member of
the House. His term is six years and
if he has lately been elected will ex-
tend beyond that of the President, so
that he does not feel that he has any
need of being taken care of" by the
administration in case his action or
vote is unsatisfactory to his constitu-
ents. There is not the slightest ex-
pectation that the Senate will pass the
tariff bill as it is now, even if Mr..
Cleveland succeeds in his announced
intention to railroad it through the
House, although, looking at the mat
ter from purely political standpoint
it would be the best thing that could
happen for the Republican party for
it to become law just as it now is,
but it would bea great hardship on the
wage-earners of the country; conse-
quently Republicans will try to defeat
it, or in any event to have it amended
in many respects.
Among the long list of articles plac-
ed on the free list by the new bill are
the following: wool, iron ore, coal, pig
tin, hemp, flax, jute. silver, lead ore,
copper, salt, crude borax, binding
Irvine, cotton ties, and lumber not ad-
vanced in preparation beyond saving.
The cut on articles left on the dutiable
list is deep and will probable average
somewhere about forty per cent.
No news is expected from Hawaii,
unless it be secured by special steam
er sent by some enterprising newspa-
per, before December II. The admin
istration would very gladly crawl out
of the unpleasant hole in which it finds
itself, but as it cannot its members
pretend an indifference they are far
from feeling. Secretary Gresham is
trying to sEeak out by telling his per-
sonal friends that Mr.. Cleveland had
determined to restore the queen before
he was sworn in and that Blount's in
structions were prepared in the White
House and given to him by Mr.. Cleve-
land, and that he (Gresham) had moth
ing whatever to do with shaping the
Hawaiian policy. But even while try
ing to do the sneak act he has proven
his completely in what will be regard
ed by posterity as one of the most das-
tardly state crimes in American histo-
ry by ransacking the State Department
record and giving out for publication
in administration newspapers isolated
letters which seem to bear out his the
DRY, or, as he claims, Mr.. Cleveland
theory, that the Harrison administra-
ton had knowledge of the intention to
overthrow the queen long before that
event took place.
Just why the administration thinks
that its position would be completely
vindicated if this fact were proven is
more than l can see 1t is probable
that nine intelligent citizens out of
every ten would say that this govern
ment did exactly what was right if it
had actually dethroned the queen, as
Mr.. Cleveland would like the country
to believe.
Not satisfied with controlling the
Congressman now in office Mr.. Cleve-
land has entered into conspiracy with
Messrs. Harrity, Quincy. and Dickin.
son, Of the Democratic National Com
mittee to control the nomination of
every Democrat who runs for the House
of the Fifty-Fourth Congress, through
the machinery ofthe national commit
tee, which is to open headquarters here
solely for that purpose. The Demo-
cratic Congressman have Just "got
onto" this conspiracy and those who
are anti-Cleveland are making dire
threats about what they propose do
ing, not only to secure their renomi-
nation, but to get even with Mr. Cleve-
land.