Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-12-01

| this bill as 1t Is; the senate will be Ger
tam to amend it according to your wish
es." The same sort of argument got
votes for the Wilson repeal bill at the
extra session.
Nobody need be surprised to hear that
Secretary Gresham has resigned. His
position is just now anything but de-
sirabe one. Insread of the vindication
he thought the publication OF Blount's
report would bring him and the admin
istration he finds the public much more
disposed to accept the answer to that
report made by the Hawaiian minister
Mr.. Thurston as a correct story of the
Hawaiian revolution, Secretary Gresh-
am Is so chagrinod that be hardly gives
those who come in contact with him
civil answer to the most trivial question.
1t is understood that he wanted to send
Mr., Thurston his passport because he
made public his answer to Blount's re-
port, but Mr. Cleveland forbid it.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, does not
mince words in expressing his opinion
Of The Hawaiian policy of the admins
tration. He says: "The president has
oyerstepped the bo1nds of American pa
triotsm and the authority vested in his
office. 1t is the most un-American and
unpatriotic step ever proposed by any
administration, and congress, although
it is democratic in both branches will,
in my opinion, take the fir opportunity
to administer severe reprimand. L
know Of no man in congress who has en-
dorsed the action of President Cleveland
in regard TO Hawaii or who has spoken
a word in behalf of his unpatriotic eff
fort to restore the monarchy. The act
already committed by the administra-
ton is clearly without authority. The
action of President johnson, when con
gress moved to impeach, was not half so
reprehensible as thai taken by Mr..
Cleveland and his secretary of state. 1t
is most humiiating spectacle to any
true American citizen, and might add
that it appears to be the most senseless
exhibition of combined mendacity, NAL
ice, viciousness and outrageous exercise
of official power that the world has wit
messed in modern times
There is one paragraph in Secretary
Carlsle's New York Chamber of Com
merce financial speech that, in view
the methods of Mr.. Cleveland, is really
amusing, particularly to democratic con-
gressmen not on good terms with the
administration They are in doubt as
to whether the secretary intended to be
delicatsly sarcastic at Mr.. Clevelaud's
expense, or was preparing the way to
shift the blame for the lack of a fnan
cial policy from the administration to
congress. Here are the words of Score
tary Carlisle; at must be remembered
however that it is the function and duty
Of the Legislative department to estab-
lish the policy Of the government upon
this and all other subjects, and so clothe
the executive with the necessary author
ity aud means to carry it out, When
the authority and means are granted
the executive department is responsible
for the manner IN which the law is exc
cuted, but beyond this it has no power
to act, and consequently no duty to per
form"
Hon. John N. Marley, of Maine, was
here early in the week making prepare
tions for the opening of permanent
headquarters for the national republican
committee in Washington, from which
the distribution Of republican literature
and other educational matter will be
continuously made, without interfering
with the work done in that line by the
congressional committee or the league
Of republican clubs. Gen, Harrison
wished the national committee to do
this four years ago, but a majority Of
the committee did not agree with him
and it was not done.
Speaking Of the National Committee,
l have it on good authority that when
the committee issues the call for the
next national nominating convention it
will include therein an edict reducing
the representation in the convention of
those southern states in which the re-
publican party practically has no organ
ization to about two delegates each.
The idea being that the states from
which the electoral votes must come
she uld be allowed to name the party
candidates.