Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-30

we shall hare. in addition to the elections
bill aad the tariff, another interesting topic
Of discussion in the Hawa aiiAn matter. Just
As soon as the silver bill b out Of the way
President Cleveland viii send to congress
amessaSe concerning Hawaii. accompanied
By Commissioners Blouns's report Of his In
vestigations at Honolulu Though vigor-
Gus efforts are made at the White HOUSE
and the state department TO conceal infpr-
nation concerning the presidents policy
! with reference to Hawaii. your correspond
ent is able to announce In general terms
what that policy ia The president viii
recommend neither annexation nor q pro
secforate for Hawaii He will maintain
that it is the duty Of the United States
simply TO restore law and order in the
Sandwich Islands. The report Of Commis-
sioner Biount will be cited to show that
our late minister ut Honolulu and the Of
fcers of our naval ships stationed there
were rather too officious in their efforts to
dethrone the queen and to establish the
present provisional government.
The president will declare that, our agents
having thus connived TO promote . change
OF government, it is our duty to permi, the
people Of Hawaii to resume control Of their
own affairs and to protect life and property
while they are doing il. This. in the opin-
ion of the president, is as far as our duty
goes. While he is anxious to guarantee
home rule and peace and order in Hawaii,
the president is not willing to leave mat
tiers in such shape that any other nation
may step in and take possession Of the is
lands His recommendations TO congress,
therefore, viii be in the direction already
described, and he will further ask congress
to adopt policy that will in effect serve
notice upon the nations Of the earth that
the United States would be unwilling to
see Hawaii fall into the possession Of for
eign power.
Silver Men Willing to Compromise.
But when will the silver question be dis
posed of, Week after week goes by, and
no vote is reached. Apparently we are as
far from a solution Of the problem now as
We were a week ago. when we started in on
series Of speeches which have filed a
large volume Of Congressional Records
with words and figures. Among the young
men who have come to the front on the sill
yer side Of this contest is Senator Dubois
of Idaho He has won quite q reputation
during the present session Of congress as
Mr.. Teller's most active aud useful lieu
tenant When asked by your correspond
ent to define the position Of the silver men,
Mr.. Dubois replied:
I'VE stand Just where We have always
stood. We know the bill cannot pass the
senate as it is drawn at present, and all our
efforts have been put forth to show the
other side that this is true. Just as soon
as they become convinced Of their inability
to secure "a vote we anticipate they will
come TO us with offers Of a compromise.
In my opinion, the day when this will occur
is now near at hand. We are willing to &C
cept any fair and reasonable compromise
measure, anything that will give some
promise of future policy that does not
involve total abandonment of silver. We
are willing to accept the Faulkner PROPOSE
tion, the Squire proposition or anything
that will not put an immediate stop to the
purchase of silver. We would even be will
ing to accept the present bill if its operation
were postponed two or three years, so that
our people may have notice Of the suspen-
sion of silver purchases and be able to gov
ern themselves accordingly. Suddenly to
close our mines means ruin throughout the
west. No notice was ever given us of the
intention of the Democratic party to do
anything Of this sort. II is different with
the tariff question, because every manufac-
turer interested in the tariff had his notice
in the platform adopted by the Democrats
at Chicago and in the result of the election
of what he might expect In tine way Of tariff
changes. All we want is fair treatment,
and we propose to stand here until we get
it. The present indications are we shall
not have to remain here very long"
Dir. Bryan Talks For Income Tax.
Another Young man who has attained
much prominence of late is Congressman
Bryan of Nebraska. Though now serving
only his second term, he il in the front rank
on the Democratic side Of the house and
occupies position which many men strug-
gle for through eight or ten years of serv-
ice. He is member OF the ways and means
committee and one OF the leaders therein.
He said to your correspondent today: Il
have not doubt we shall make a tariff bill
that will be measure of genuine reform.
We are going to cut all along the line, es-
peciaIly on raw materials and on those ar
ticles in which monopoly exists. In order
to raise more revenue l believe we shall
adopt an income tax, placing graduated
tariff upon oil incomes exceeding $1,000
per year While am not sure we have
majority for this in the committee, there is
undoubtedly a majority for it in the house.
and believe it will be put in the bill. The
poor men OF the country favor an income
tax. and we are here to legislate in behalf
Of the masses Of the people"
Compromise Probable This Week.
In another week the bill to repeal the
federal elections laws will be passed in the
house and go over to the senate II the sill
yer bill is not sooner disposed of in that
body, an effort will be made to take up the
elections bill as the regular order Of bust
uess, thus sidetracking the silver bill Be
fore this time comes, a compromise is prob
able The leaders Of the repeal side are
very reluctant to have the battle continue
until the elections bill makes its appear
anee. for many Democratic senators who
are i'm favor of repeal would not like to vote
against taking up the bill to repeal the fed
eral elections laws, which is very popular
among their constituents Some of the
southern senators W ho nominally favor the
.epeaI bill do 30 with very little earnestBess
md would he glad Of an opportunity to
sidetrack that troublesome measure by
bringing forward a bill in which their con-
stituents are so much more interested, and
on which they are united. II the repeal
leaders allow such motion to be made, il
will probably aarry, and that will mean de
feat for the administration and for the re-
peal cause The hope of the repeal man
ayers is in securing action during the pres
ent week, and how they are TO secure ac-
tion without making concessions to the
other side is more than any one can tell.