Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IspsoIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MoNIToE
Wdshin gto1e, Dec. IS, 1898.

Washington, Dec. IS, 1888.
ssProtection for all or, for none.''
That is the motto the republicans in
the House have inscribed upon the
banner under which they will make
the tariff fight. After careful consid-
Grafton they have come to the con-
clusion that it would not be fair to
the interests of the thousands who
will be deprived of protection by the
Cleveland tariff bill, should it ever
become law, for them to vote with
the fifty or sixty democratic Repre-
sentativGs who are trying to get pro-
lection for certain industries in their
respective districts, by amending the
bill. They will work to defeat, not to
amend the bill; if the dissatisfied
democrats are patriotic enough to
vote with them against the entire bill,
well and good; if not, let their con-
stituents take their dose Of free trade
along with the rest Of the country.
Mr. Cleveland has not made single
new friend for his Hawaiian policy,
which has few enough old ones,
Heaven knows, by his, tardy answer
to the demands of Senate and House
for the papers in the case. Notwith-
standing the great mystery with which
the administration has sought to sur
round the whole business there is lit
tie in either the special message or the
accompanying documents that was
not y,rouioy7c1u Ixpoyun on6 ohcoI.,toJv
nothing that excuses the extraordina
ry policy Of the administration IF blood
be shed in Hawaii, and the latest news
seems to indicate that it will be, the
American people will rightfully hold
Grover Cleveland responsible for it.
Democratic Representative are al
ready going home in droves for the
Christmas holidays; they want to as
certain what their constituents think
Of the Cleveland tariff bill.
''Uncle Joe" Cannon and other re-
publican members of the House COM
mittee on appropriations gave Com
missioner Lochren, Of the Pension
Bureau, very bad half hour when he
appeared before the committee to en-
deavor to explain the reason for the
deficiency appropriations Of $500, 900,
which he had asked for to pay special
examiners. "Uncle Joe" tried hard to
get the Commissioner to give sensi
BILE reason for suspending a mans
pension before its illegality was in
vestigated, but he didn't succeed, for
he h0t CT VIZ
old child doesn't believe in Santa
Claus-there isn't any. Mr.. Cannon
and Representative Lacey, Of Iowa, |
made telling speeches against the adj |
pens ion policy in the |
House Saturday. A member from
Georgia appeared to be about the
only friend the policy had.
Speaking of pensions, William A.
Taylor, late democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, has pre-
sented a memorial to Congress, asking
that the treatment Of Ohio pensioners
by this administration be Investigate
ed. Mr. Taylor does not mince words
in saying what he believes such an in
vestigation will establish as incon
facts, among others, THAT
the government has been placed in
false and cruel attitude by a cOnspira-
cy of such audacity and magnitude as
to stagger belief" Mr.. Taylor does
not say so in his memorial, but, if
there was a conspiracy such as he
charges, the chief conspirator was
Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Taylor says
further in his memorial that the
charges upon which Ohio pensioners
were suspended were "a part of that
and were made "without
investigation or desire to investi-
gate" The democrats of the House
which Representative Martin, of Indi-
ana, is chairman, to which this me-
mortal was referred, made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to prevent it's being
made public, but Mr.. Lacey of Iowa
made it a part of his pension speech.
The first contribution to the volume
Of tariff discussion the present session
Of congress is destined to produce was
made recently by Senator Morrill, of
Vermont, the author of the Morrill,
5ariff of 1861, who for many years has
the custom of opening the
regular work of congress with
speech upon some topic of current
and Importance. He is VEN
srable in years and in the service of
MS country, but time has not dulled
5he keenness Of his intellect, while
5he wisdom born of long experience