The Caucasian., 1893-12-14


general crop: and as a starter |
would pie Mt SO as to reduce the ex-
penses at the White House say about
one-haIf. You see. as the pulchas-
ing power Of money has been in
creased ! would make $25. 900 a wear
go as far in paying Presidents sala-
ry as $50, 900 used to 90, and then |
would come on down through the
cabinet, members Of congress and on
with a sweeping reduction till |
reached hard-pan basis. On this
Sal agrees with me.
Then again, the Presidents views
on the Government seed business co
incides with mine. That thing has
grown to be a nuisance.
On pensions, the President, al
though cautious in expressing his
views, yet | agree with him in seeing
no reason why frauds should not be
exposed.
He does not seem to think that
further silver legislation is necessary,
or that it is too early to begin to seed
down for n crop of it. He may be
right. 1t may be best, especially so
if the general crop will turn out like
the early sowing.
Now, on evil service reform.
Though | am reformer | have nev
er tied on to that kind Of reform
much, | feel somewhat that if | was
in | should "tnrn the rascals out or
at any rate | shall be found fighting
on that line in '96, when | think the
President and the whole fix will have
to go to make room for we boys.
On the tariff question he seems to
be in accord with the ways and
means committee and they may be
right but somehow | kind of differ
with them on the question of placing
raw materials on the free list. 1t
kind of strikes me that the producers
of wool, for instance, may not look
for an increase in the price of tha
commodity and if the manufacturer
can get the price of raw material
lowered and still have protection on
manufactured goods it will give him
a boom. But may be he will share
his prosperity with his employees
you know they profess to do that
sometimes.
Well, I believe have touched up
on the important subjects, and will
say that Sal says my views comedies
with hers; but there is one thing tnat
Sal thinks is significant and she calls
my attention to it-that is to the
Presidents attitude on the Hawaiian
matter. Now ! don't know much
about Hawaii, but Sal says 1t is in
the Pacific or Atlantic ocean, and,
she says, it was formerly governed
by queen but that recently the in
habitants decided 20 esta ablish a re-
PUBLIC apd dethroned the queen and
actually made application to become
a part of the United States, but Mr.
Cleveland favors r9 instating the
queen, Now this looks very una
merican in her eyes. Sal also calls
my attention to the following ques-
ton.
"Guatemala has also been visited by
| the political vicissitudes which have
afflicted her Central American neigh
bors, but the dissolution of its legis-
lature and the proclamation of die
tatorship have been unattended with
civil war"
Now this is another place don't
know much about, but Sal, sac stud
led geography, and she says that 1t
is one of the Central American Re
publics, and, she thinks, that Mr..
CleVeland's statement above, is ex
pressive of satisfaction in knowing
that such thing as the legislature
of republic can be dissolved and a
proclamation Of dictatorship can be
done aud the people not resort to
arms. Sal says that war is bad
thing (and ! agree with her for |
have experienced it,, but, says she,
"civil liberty can be gained in no
other way" and goes and cites our
own glorious republic. Sal is about
right, but she can't see the motive in
Mr.. Cleveland in feeling that way.
1t may be that his eye is on a similar
state Of affairs in free America. Who
knows ? And this calls to my mind
another significant thing. 1t will be
remembered that President Cleve-
land is the only President who has
ever had iveried servants la mode
English 1t may all mean some
thing but-Amerioans bought their
freedom with blood and with tbeir
blood they will preserve it thinks
ISRAEL PUTNAM JONES.
H Nearly every man who has
advertised in THE CAUCASIAN has
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