Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
wAsMINGroS LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent,

would be hard to find. So certain
we're they that Saturdays steame
from Hawaii would bring news Of th'
restoration Of the Queen that every
employe of the State Department
was compelled to take an oath OF Sc
cfecy beforehand, in order to pre-,
vent any Of the details contained in
the dispatch from Minister Willis
getting out prematurely. 1t was
clear, however, from other dispatches,
that the Infamous program had mis-
carried, and the belief here is that
the monarchy will not bc restored,
and that Mr.. Cleveland is at last be-
ginning to realize that between the
one-sided representations of Minister
paramount Blount and Secretary
Greshsm's hatred OF ex-President
Harrison, he has been hoodainked
Into taking a course that has been
more generally and, perhaps, more
harsbly criticised than any single act
OF any American President.
The great question Of the admins
tration now is how it can best sneak
out OF its unpleasant predicament, al
though it is believed that positive as
surances have been given to the Brit
ish Ambassador and the Japanese
Minister that the Monarchy would be
restored in Hawaii, it is not thought
that any attempt will be made to do
IT, at least not openly or by force. In
fact friends Of the administration are
now trying to deny what they were a
Few days ago positively asserting as
to the nature of the instructions Civ
en- to Minister Willis. Should ii end
in Mr. Cleveland's making Gresham
the scapegoat and throwing him out
OF the Cabinet, there will be no tears
shed by either Republicans or DEM
oorats, as Gresham's course in this
matter has caused him to lose the few
friends bis political somersault had
left him.
Representative Bourke Cochran,
the New York Congressman who has
beon sat upon by Tammany because
he objected to being a mere puppet
OF Cioker's, threw bombshell among
his Democratic colleagues on the
House Ways aud Means committee
who had in his absence decided that
an income tax should be attached 10
the new tariff bill, when he informed
them that an income tax imposed by
a Democratic administration and Con-
gress would result in making New
York City, now the Democratic Glib
raltar, Republican stronghold. He
also told them that this proposed tax
was nm attempt by certain would-be
leaders OF the Democratic party to
pander to the Populis,s, and warned
them that If it was carried into effect
1t would prove disastrous to the Dem. |
ocratic party. Mr.. Cockran's re-
marks created momentary stampede
among his fellow Democrats on the
committee, but will hardly result in
getting the income tax dropped from
the bill.
The administration having by its
lack OF foresight and OF frmness when
firmness would have proven beneficial
brought the cash in the Treasury
down TO the lowest point at which /,
has been since the Buchanan admin
istrstion came so near TO bankrupting
the government is now very diIigent-
iy at work stopping the leak at the
splgot while that of the bunghole is
going right along all the time. Here
are two instances that will illustrate
the attitude of the spigot style of
statesman: The Postmaster General ,
in glaneing over the list OF supplies |
purchased for postoffices discovered !
IN item that deeply aroused his anger. l
He was thunderstluck, so to speak.
when he saw that the U. S. govern
nent actually bought twine for the
etter carriers TO use for tying up
bundles OF mail. "Let them buy n
Gather straps and use them" shouted |
his apostle OF spigot economy, as he /,
dictated an order that no more twine c
was TO be bought for their use. The h
iext great act of spigot economy also c
'elates to the letter carriers. A LOT !
II old cast off letter carriers leather b
'ags, which have been from time To e
ime forwarded to Washington by
'ostmas'ers who have made reauisi-
ions for new ones, have been at con.
ideraoie expense patched Up and as u
ong as the supply holds out they will al
Q sent TO those postmasters who al
lake requ'sitioas for new ones. The b,
utter carriers may feel thankful that :.