Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-11-11
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Cleveland Disappointed-Co ). Hamp-
ton Hoge.

iHNIT TUX NEsEiNOE WILL.
Cleveland Disappointed-Col. ). Hamp-
ton Hoge.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 1s93.-Mr.
Cleveland appears to have been impressed
with the recent arguments advanced by
such prominent Republicans as Senator
Sherman and ex-Speaker Reed, concern
ing the condition of the country. At
least things are beginning to look that
way. He is credited with being respon-
sible for the conservative tariff talk that
Senator Voorhees, and other Democratic
leaders have recently INDUCED in, and
your correspondent is told that he is u.s.
ing his influence with the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee to make the new bill conservative.
So much for rumors and indications
Not for a 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 importation
so as to bring large revenue to the gov
eminent. 1t would be difficult to mag
inc more injurious bill than one fran.
ed on those lines. You cannot largely
increase importation without largely re-
ducing home production of the same
goods, which would mean, of course less
work for Americans. Foreign manufac-
turers would ask nothing better than a
tariff for revenue only.
If some of the Southern Senators do
not return to Washington with better
feelings towards the A Administration than
they carried away there will surely be
an open-air war before the regular ses-
sion of Congress grows very old. There
is general complaint among Democratic
Senators and Representatives privately
of course) that the Administration treats
them with disrespect, and many of them
| left Washington with anger in their
hearts because of their failure to see Mr..
Cleveland Saturday, although they re-
manned here a day after Congress ad-
| journed for that express purpose. Many
of them did not hesitate to say that it
was because he expected they would
want to see him that he, in company
with Secretary Gresham and a body
guard, spent the day hunting squirrels.
Notwithstanding the general belief
that there will be few appropriations
made for rivers and harbors, if there
are any, at the regular session of Con-
gress, a portion of the House committee
on River and IIarbors will this week
start on tour of inspection" which
will include the system of locks and dams
on the Monongahela River, the govern
ment works on the Kentucky River, and
on the Great Kanawha, in WestVirginia
In view of the circumstances this "tour
of inspection" is, to say the least, an I'M
necessary one.
Mr.. Cleveland got only what the Re-
publicans helped him to get from the
extra session of Congress. He failed to
get the nomination of his friend Horn
blower, to the Supreme Court vacancy
confirmed, as well as those of lot of
small antisnapper nominations to feder-
al positions in New York; also that of
Mr.. Preston to be Director of the Mint,
and of two collectors of Internal Reven-
ne in North Carolina. Senator Hill is
responsible for the failure of Hornblower
and the New York men to get confirmed
and the silver men for the hanging up of
Preston's nomination, and Senator Vance
for the failure of the"tarheels" Two col
ored men nominated to diplomatic posi-
tions also failed. One of them, c. HI .Tay-
lor, who was nominated Minister to Bo
livia-not being acted upon, and the
other-H. II. G. Astwood, who was NOM
mated consul at Calais, France-b being
formally rejected.
Col. J. Hampton Hoge, a Virginia
Democrat of more or less prominence,
who was early in the extra session nom
| mated and confirmed consul at Annoy,
probably wishes that he had either been
more prompt in starting for his post or
had used more discrimination in decid-
ing between money that belonged to him
and that which should have been return
ed to others. Although he was sworn in
and began to draw his salary as soon as
he was confirmed he showed no DISPOSE
ton to start for China until given
rather sharp hint from the State Depart
ment that it was high time he did So
When he started for San Francisco TO
take the steamer for China he neglected
to settle certain financial obligations, in
GLIDING money which he had collected
for Baltimore collection agency, and a
swell Washington tailors bill This
tailor, who knows thing or two be-
sides pull" concluded that he would
teach the Colonel needed lesson. So he
went to the State Department and car
ried several tales of woe along with him,
anu "hoh Soi' iioSC Sob w cdiA lduClS-
co he found telegram from Secretary
Gresham ordering him to come to Wash
ington to meet the charges which had
been filed against him, and when he gets
here he may find the demand for his res
ignation too strong to resist, notwiih
standing the efforts of hisVirginia friends
to straighten out financial matters be-
fore his arrival. The tailor may be
bought off by settling his bill, but the
Baltimore concern has placed written
evidence, including fraudulent check,
in the hands of Secretary Gresham, which
it will be difficult to dispose of.
Grover Goes Cunning While the Hun
CRY Went for Pie.
A Washington dispatch to the Gin
cinnati Posi- says:
Senator Voorhees, and several Hoo
sier Democratic Congressman were
chagrined this morning, on calling at
the White House, in an effort to see
the President, to be informed that he
was not in. Senator Voorhees, want
ed to discuss offices with the Presi-
dent There are number of Hoosier
Democrats on the anxious seat here.
They have been waiting for the re-
peal fight to end. fully expecting to
Uet The Presidents ear ubar, that u,ac