Milford chronicle., 1893-11-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, November l. 1903,
Mr.. Cleveland appears to have been i'm
pressed with the recent arguments advanced
by such prominent Republicans as Senator
Sherman and ex-Speaker Reed, concerning
the condition of the country. At least things
are beginning to look that way. He is cred
tied with being responsible for the consery-
ative tariff talk that Senator Voorhees, and
other Democratic leaders have recently in.
dulged in, and your correspondent is told
that he is using his influence with the Dem
ocratic members of the Ways and Means
committee to make the new bill couserva-
tive. So much for rumors and indications
Not for a fact. Representative Wilson says
the new bill will be from beginning to end a
tariff for revenue only, which means that the
duties will be made such as to encourage
and increase importation so as to bring a
large revenue to the government. It would
be difficult TO imagine more injurious bill
than one framed OIL those lines. You cannot
largely increase importation without largely
reducing home production ofthe same goods,
which would mean of course, less work for
Americans. Foreign manufactures would
asd nothing better than tariff for revenue
only.
If some of the Southern Senators do not
return to Washington with better feelings
towards the administration than they carried
away there will surely be an open war be.
fore the regular session of Congress grows
very old, There is general complaint among
Democratic Senators aud Representatives
privately, of course) that the administra-
ton treats them with disrespect, and many
of them left Washington with anger in their
hearts because Of their failure to see Mr..
Cleveland Saturday, although they remained
here day after Congress adjourned for that
express purpose. Many of them did not
hesitate to say that 1t was because he ex.
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in company with Secretary Gresham and a 4
body guard, spent the day hunting squirrils. |
Notwithstanding the general belief that
there will be few appropriations made for /
rivers and harbors, if there are any, at the /
regular session Of Congress, a portion of the |
House committee on Rivers and Harbors will /
this week start on a tour of inspection, "
which will include the system of locks and
dams on the Monongahela river, the govern
ment works on the Kentucky river, and on
the great Kanawaha in West Virginia. In
view of the circumstances this tour of in
spection" is to say the least an unnecessary
one.
Mr.. Cieyeland got only what the Republi-
cans helped him to get from the extra session
Of Congress. He failed to get the nomina-
lion OF his friend, Hornblower to the Supreme
Court vacancy confirmed, as well as those of
4 lot of small anti-snapper nominations to
federal positions in New York; also that of
Mr.. Preston to be Director of the Mint, and
,ftwo collectors OF Internal Revenue in North
Carolina. Senator Hill is responsible for
he failure Of Hornblower and the other New 1
York men to get confirmed; silver men for j
be hanging up of Preston's nomination, and
senator Vance for the failure of the tar (
ieels." Two colored men nominated to !
diplomatic positions also failed. One Of 5
hem-C H. ]. Taylor, who was nominated I
Minister to Bolivia-not being acted upon, 7
sd the other-a H. c. Astwood, who was
oniiuated Consul at Calais, France-beine
3rmally rejected.
Col. J. Hampton Hoge, a Virginia Demo
rat of more or less prominence, who was
arly in the extra session nominated aud
'n6rmed Consul at Annoy, probably wishes
lat he had been more prompt in starting for
q post OF had used more discrimination /
.cidine between money that belonged o &
"a and that Nhiehshould have beenrefnr7, 3