Milford chronicle., 1893-09-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WASHINGTON, September rs, 1898,
Senator Stewart in one of the most re-
naarkable-for its subject matter speeches
ever delivered in the Senate numerically
scored Mr.. Cleveland for his attempts to in
terfere with the legislative branch Of the
government. The speech, which WINS de-
! livered to- day, was made in advocacy of the
! following resolution offered by Mr.. Stewart
on Saturday. Resolved, That the independ-
ence Of the Co-o{dhfate departments of the
government, ting legislative, the executive
and the Judici3 must be obtained, aud
that the use he power and influence of
one ~ ,,S9r ~ to control the action Of an
y s..., sststem lon of the Constitution and
~ $50 aes our form of government.
-. As question about the truthful
.r-e- ear, be rtion made in this resolution
ness Of the a. ged about for weeks among
il has been tai l, and the only reason
Senators Of botl the public in an Off
It has not come D Senators who disap-
ciai way Is that M "a .,croacI,r,a,t ~ The
ptoys " ~ ~, y ogatives of the legis-
lative branch Of the go illent were Wllllng
to appear to condone because they ap-
proved Of the end sougt ae repeal OF the
purchasing clause of the Ter law, and the
same feeling may prevet Ehe adoption of
Mr.. Stewards resolution, but It should not.
The resolution involves a great principle and
but to all future legislation. If Congress
does not stand up for its constitutional rights
and rebuke the executive for trying 70 usurp
| them It cannot expect that the usurpaton
will cease when the pending legislation shall
have been disposed of. It will continually
grow, if allowed to, so long as Mr.. Cleveland
with his dictatorial disposition IS President
and the example will certainly be followed
/ in the near future by his successors in the
I la-s-srfsrv. 11aase nfta rF he
tion should be regarded as immaterial; the
usurpation is dangerous and should be
promptly rebuked.
Senator Chandler has introduced a reso-
luton that may stir up the administration
considerably. to say nothing of adding to the
hard feelings already existing in both fac
tions of the New York Democracy. The
resolution calls upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for his authority to appoint the
Fairchild commission now engaged IN ex-
amining the appraisers Office Of the port Of
New York; what has been done and what it
is intended to do; how much money has
been paid out, and what is agreed to be paid, |
together with all correspondence on the sub |
iect or relating thereto. When the resolu- |
tiou is called up it is not probable that |
either Senator Hill Or Murphy will attempt |
to defend Secretary Carlisle. It is suspected |
that some Of the correspondence will be es-
peeially interesting to the New York Sen
atoTs.
Representative Wilson, chairman Of the
House Ways and Means committee, talks In
paredoxes about the new tariff bill. He
starts out by saying that the new bill will be
exactly what was promised by the Chicago
platfoIm-a tariff for revenue only, without
any incidental protection, and then winds up
with the assertion that no established Amer
ican industry will be injured by the bill.
-. ri .
these statements are wrong. A tariff for
revenue only is a tariff that will the most
largely increase the importation of foreign +;
goods, and the more foreign goods consumed [
iu the United States the less demand there
will be for domestic goods of the same kind, Z
and the natural consequence will be closing /
Of American factories, The only theory upon
which Mr.. Wilson's statement can be recon
ciled is that he does not consider ''estab-
ished" those American industries that re-
luire protection from foreign competition.
There is going to be a big fight in the
Democratic party on this questionable
lumber of Democratic proteetionists is /
argeF that many suppose and events are !
making daily additions thereto. ?
The Senate will by agreement make set o
Ipeeches on the Vorhees bill two weeks or 4
more and then-there will probably be an b
Indefinite period Of flibustering, if the at. c
he bill. Mr., Cleveland is very much Of n
ended because ofthis defiance Of his wishes, f
,ut no credence is placed in current rumors 81
o the effect that the administration will try S
o bring on another period Of financial a
triueency IL order to force a vote. One v
object lesson" Of that kind is quite enough b
Or even a Democratic administration. c;
The House, having gone far beyond any 81
hing ia the shape Of curtailing the rights Of
be minority which was contained in the
nies Of the House ofthe FiitY-6 Congress,
i'll tomorrow take up the bill for the per-
etuation Of the power Of the Democratic n
arty, otherwise known as the bill for the z.
.peal Of the Federal election laws Two -
hole weeks--think Of what magnanimity to =,
Ie minority that is-will be allowed for the =. -
SECESSION Of the DILL Unless there is y; y;
iange Of rules IN the Senate this bill will ~
.ver s thatshedy, let the House railroad 81;
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