The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
Post, Regular Correspondent
WA,isrxcroy, Nov -, 1873.
E'NiiOlr Post

WASHINGTON, Nov. -, ls3.
Editor Post:
Andrew Jackson and andy john
son have enjoyed much prestige by
reason of their strong will power and
stubbornncss of opinion. but to use a
bit of expensive slang, neither OF
then, are in it with President Cicve-
land. who has beyond the shadow OF
:. doubt proven himself, whether tor
good or evil only time can decide to
a certainty, up to this time to be tho
most forceful President the country
has had The new tariff bill, winch,
if it should become law. woul't be
several shades nearer free trade than
any Of it's numerous predecessors, IL
but another instance of his torcctul-
ness as well as his success III getting
men to vote against what was sup
posed to be their opinion and lncllna-
tons. Mr.. Clcvcland's wishes have
in several known instances ovcrrld-
den those of members Of his party on
the committee, both as to what Is III
the new bill as well as what is left
out OF it.
\ very strong fight was made by
Democrats to keep number OF artl-
clcS which have been put on the free
list on the dntiablc list, even if the
duties were reduced, and particularly
as to coal and iron ore, several mem
bcrs of the committee would gladly
have acquicsccd but President Clcvc-
land said they must 90 on the tree
list, and they went Another IN
stance was the personal income tan,
which the committee had at one time
internally decided 4hould Lo includ=
Ell in the tariff hill Mr.. Cleveland
said no, and the bill is now ready
without any personal income tax, al
thrugh it docs tax the earnings of
corporations. These things are alike
v ondcli,ll 10 the friends and the en-
cmicS Of HE President, and hc lacks
neither either in Congress or out.
| TAiS IS particularly true Of the Ionsc,
where nic'npcts Of lis party erlllclse
him, object to propositions made by
| him, and in some cases even go to the
extent OF abusing him, and then
when the time comes vote IS they
know he wishes them to vote. The
common explanation Of this is pat
ronagc,' but it certainly docs not
apply to all of them, rs | personally
know ni;l"hcr Of Democrats who
nave failed 10 secure !, siIG e AZ.
pointmcnt Of any prominence thai
they hay. asked for and still
cast their votes As they KNEW Sin i.
Cleveland wished them to be cast,
knowing. tno, in more thnn one in
stance, that they were voting against
the wishes Of an overwhelming ma
ioriv Of their constituents and thus
cndamScring their seat in Congress.
Your correspondent does not pretend
to be able to explain these things, he
onl V mentions them as facts that are
lnulopl.aLlc @rl leaves to others the
task Of deciding Willy and wncrclore
Thc Hawaiian matter, in the All
senee Of any news to keep by the eH
element, has qnictel doNn mil one
only hears it occasionally mentioned,
and then usually in en- Indifferent
manner. The next steamer IS not
scheduled to arrive at San Francisco
until December |, although there is
a possibility that news may come
through some irregular channel be-
,on iih;22t date The second and
probably last tolunlc Of Commission
er Blount's report has been given out
BY the state Department. It is i
book Of four hundred and nlae pages
crnnmod full Of statements, inter
Vows, alldavlt>, etc, but 1t contains
nothing important that has not been
included III the newspaper publica
tons on the subject
The Democrats compromised on
NE tneon;e tax BY deciding that it
shall be imposed only upon tile l.cl
earnings Of corporations, at least that
is as far as the new tariff Bill carries
the idea.