Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-11-10
WASHINGTON l. ETTER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 1S9;

WASHINGTON, Nov. =, 1898,
From Our Regular Correspo ndent
Mr.. Cleyeland appears to haye
been impressed with the recent
arguments advanced by such
prominent republicans as Senator
Sherman and ex-Speaker Reed,
concerning the condition of the
country. At least things are be-
ginning to look that way. He is
credited with being responsible
for the conservative tariff talk that
Senator Voorhees, and other demo-
cratic leaders have recently in.
dulged in, and your correspondent
is told that he is using his in
fuence with the democratic men,
bers of the Ways and Means COM
mittee to make the new bill con-
servative. So much for rumors
| and indications. Now for fact.
Representative Wilson says the
| new bill will be from beginning to
| end tariff for revenue only,
which means that the duties will
be made such as to encourage and
increase importatlons SO as to bring
a large revenue to the government.
| 1t would be difficult to imagine
a more injurious bill than one
framed on those lines. You can
not largely increase importation
without largely reducing home
productions of same goods, which
would mean, of course, less work
| for Americans. Foreign manu-
facturers would ask nothing bet
| ter than tariff for revenue only.
| If some of the southern Sena-
itors do not return to Washington
with better feelings towards the
administr alton than they carried
away there will surely be an open
war before the open session oi
Congress grows very old. There
is general complaint among demo.
cratic Senators and Representa-
tiyes (privately of course) tha
the administration treats then
with disrespect, and many of then
left Washington with anger il
their hearts because OF their fail
ure 10 see Mr.. Cleveland Saturday
although they remained here
day after Congress adjourned fo.
that express purpose. Many o
, them did not hesitate to say tha
| it was because he expected the.
would want to see him that he, il
, company with Secretary Gresham
l and body guard, spent the ds.
hunting squirrels.
Notwithstanding the general be
, lief that there will be few appro
priations made for rivers and har
bors, if there are any, at the regu
lar session of Congress, portion
u of the House committee on River
and Harbors will this week star
on u ''tour of inspection" whie
will include the system of lock
Y and dams on the Monongahel
s river, the government works o
the Kentucky river, and on tn
j, Igreat Kanawaha, in West Vii
ginis. In view of the circum
d stances this "tour of inspection
e is to say the least an unnessar
q one.
!, MI. Cleveland got only whs
the republicans helped him t
& get from the extra session of Cor
s gress. He failed to get the NOM
f nation of his friends Hornblowe
e to the Supreme Court vacancy cor
irmed, as well as those of a lot c
small anti-snspper nomination
: to federal positions in New YORK
e also that of MIR. Preston to b
: Director of the Mint, ana of tw
, collectors of Internal Reyenue i
North Caroiina. Senator Hill j
responsible for the failure 0
o Hornblower and the other Ne
e York men TO get confirmed; siiTe
2 men for the hanging up of Pres
y toms nomination, and Senate
Vance for the failure OF the "tal
: heels" Two colored men nom
d mated to diplomatic positions ais
II failed. One of theme. II. ,
Il Taylor, who WAS nominated Minis
. ter to Bollvia--not being acte
y y upon, and the other Ii. b. {
IL Astwood, who was nominate
e Counsel at Calais, France, bein
formally rejected.