The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-11-24
Washington letter.


WASHINGTON. ID. c., Nov. 18th 1898
The fool killer ought to have been in
Washington this week. He might
have worked twenty-four hours
every day without completing his job,
Although there Is no cable to Hawaii
and no possible way that any news
could have been received from there
since that hich reached here by tele-
graph from San Francisco on Monday,
and that which came to the State de-
partment from Minister Willis has not
been made public, the town has been
full of stories giving details of what had
or had not been done there. They are
all alike-Mere gueSSwoTk, and a ma
iority of them are but stupid guesses-
No one in Washington knows TO a GER
tainty whether the provisional govern
ment of II avail has retired in favor of
the Queen who was, last January, 10y
the action of Minister Stevens in order
ing force of L. :. marines ashore,
bulldoZed into abdIcating in favor of
said provisional government, although
these who have seen the cOmmunica-
ton of Minister Stevens could doubtless
make a guess that would be very near 10
the facts. \ good many of those who
went off half cooked, as the saying goes,
when Secretary Gresham : report recon-
mending that the wrong done by Minis
ter stevens should be righted by the
present administration was made public
are now sorry they did not do more
thinking and less talking. \ man can
not be a good juror who would decide
upon his verdict as soon as the testimO-
ny of one witness Is heard. Only one
witness has been heard in this Hawaiian
business yet. When all the evidence
which is in the possession Of the admin
istratiOn shall have been made public,
a. IL all will be in due time, 70 Demo
crat will have any reason to blush for
the verdict OF the people, but some Re
publicans who have been prominent
may blush for shame, If they have not
forgotten how.
President Cleveland must feel like ask
ing himself sometimes whether "A man
forfeits all the rights he is supposed to
have as a citizen when he becomes
President When he does not advertise
his intentions in the newspapers he Is
accused of surrounding himself with
mystery. Because the newspapers were
not informed beforehand that the fami-
from their suburban residence to the
White House that simple domestic event
was heralded To the country as "A sudden
and mysterious change of plans On the
part of the President, and a lot of fool
reasons given to account for it. After
seeing his family settled in the White
House the President committed the
heinOus crime of going to New York in
company with Secretary Lamont to at
tend to some pressing private business,
without telling the newspaper men about
it. As soon as they found he was gone
they made the wires hot with stories
about his having gone to New York for
the purpose of having a dangerous sur
gIcal operation performed, etc. Now
could anyththIng have been more alb
Surd2 How probable II seems that a
man having two comfortable homes in
Washington where he could have the
constant attention of a loving wife
would prefer to 90 to New York for
surgeon, if he had need of one, instead
of having the surgeon come to him at
his home. President Cleveland l. back
at his desk and there Is nothing the mat
ter with him, except that he believes hC
has the right to regulate his private af-
fairs to suit himself; but some people
seem to think that serious complaint
1t Is now considered probable that the
new tariff bill will be completed in
about ten days. There = a possibility.
however, that it may not be made pub
lie until after Congress meets, as there
Is quite "A strong feeling among Demo
cratic members Of the House that it will
save time, not To mention annoyance
and chickering's to have the new bill sub
mitted to and approved 10y n Democratic
caucus before II l. reported to the House.
Those who take this view of the matter
argue that it will not bc good politics To
have Democrats fighting for changes in
the bill on the floor Of the House, aud
that if changes are to be made or asked
for II should all be done in caucus
This appears to be good logic, but there
are a number of prominent Democrats
who are opposed to caucusing on the
bill. II strikes your correspondent that
the Democratic party would be the
gamer If its representatives, in both the
House and the Senate would caucus
upon every important measure that Is to
come before Congress. There never was
time when the necessity was greater
for presenting a solid front {" the enemy;
thererwas too much guerrilla fighting at
the extra session for the good OF the par
ty.
Owing 10 the time Of the President be
ing taken up with mis- message to Con
greSS and that of the members of the
cabinet with their annual reports, there
will probably be very few appointments
made until after Congress meets. VI.