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WASHINGTON. Dee p.-Thers are few duss-
lions about which there IL = greater M more
sincere desire to know more than what share
OF the Hawaii business belongs 90 Cleveland
and what TO Gresham. II IL not idle curiosity
that prompts the question, nor IL " asked by
ignorant or lnconseduentisl persons. Amops
those who wish to know more are representa-
tives OF the better Informed kind Of men In All
walks and professions. To them II seems
Incredible that two men holding their post
tions should have deliberately determined to
send Blount 10 Honolulu Instructed to do as
he did. That he work cd up to his instructions
IL obvious for when he returned he was not
only not censured hut thanked for what he
had done. This and willis's instructions. as
Gresham himself has stated them, ana as
knowledge OF them comes from other sources.
make men pause and wonder which OF the two
was the actual author Of the policy Of infamy
That II was deliberately entered upon no ore
doubta Beyond this people don't know what
to think: but there exists disposition to
credit Cleveland with adopting the ideas OF
letter Of Judge Cooley's. who strangely gave bis
opinion, with only rumor 10 go on. that q
wrong had been dono and IL would be to the
glory OF the Administration to right II. Catch
ing at this, tho belief ia, Gresham. fired with
amin osity for Harrison. reinforced Cooler. and
so Cleveland gave the order to go ahead.
Tho discovery Of Blount remains as great q
mystery a. ever. IL being the general opinion
that tho act OF discovering him demonstrates
great qualities in the discovorer Men in
cline to credit Cleveland with It. for Blount in
some particulars much resem bles Cleveland,
they both being statesmen on the came gen
eral plan and pattern. Gresham. tho belief lie.
followed In. animated by the ever present
wish to hit Harrison Whenever a chance offers.
Neither politics nor feeling enter into the de-
bate that IL going on quietly. Neither Cleye-
land NOR Gresham hears anything OF II. except
as the papers moved by a coin mon Idea. give
currency to common conclusions. Foremost
Democrats and Republicans are also amazed
that the two men should have so Numbered,
especially Gresham.
1t is never ending topic. II is discussed In
public and private, by Judges. members OF
Congress- officials in every branch OF the Gov
eminent BIZ business men. students OF HIS
tori. law. and science. As there never yet was
an act or proposition that did not have its do
tenders. so Cleveland and Gresham have their
apologists Dut by far the greater number
have nothing but amnzement to express that
two men holding such positions should have
chosen the course pursued by Cleveland and
Gresham when they entered upon the policy
OF infamy.
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roniecture .s 10 the .I,s OF thls supposed

conjecture - 10 the size Of this supposed
continent approximates the truth, II Ia eight
times tho sIze Of Greenland. which PEARY
has shown 10 be the largest island known
70 us. and third larger than the United
States. exclusive Of Alaska.
The world long supposed, from stories
told by explorers, that South Polar research
was far more trying aud hazardous than
similar efforts In the Arctic regions. But the
scientific stan Of the Challenger reported
that the difficulties and dangers Of naviga-
tion In Antarctic waters had been unduly
exaggerated. We must remember that the
appliances and methods OF Polar research
have been revolutionlzed since Antarctic
work practically ceased. The earlier voy-
ages IN high southern latltudes were made
In vessels OF fifty to one hundred and hfty
tons. and the ships used by Cook, Ross,
BBLLINoHAUsEN, D'URv1LLE, and WILKES,
though larger, cannot be compared In size.
speed. or safety with the modern steam
whaler. SledRe travelling was almost I'M
known when Antarctic research stopped.
NANsEN and PEARY have shown US how to
make highway OF the inland Ice. Their
practical experience may be very rich in
results whom applied 70 the great land at
the other end OF the carth's axis; for slcdg-
Ing on the inland ice will. probably. 10 the
means OF revealing to US tho extent OF the
Antarctic continent. and IL will not DO sur
prising IL the South Pole will yet be more
easily aud sooner reached than the elusive
prize In the North. which has been the OBJ
ject OF so much vain striving.
Almost every branch ut natural science
will profit by tho renewal OF South Polar
research. Biology. geology, meteorology.
physics. aud physical geography Will DO
chiefly enriched The field Is wide. and
there is room for many workers. America
has heretofore been In tho front OF both
North and South Polar effort. 1t is an In
terestlng coincidence that the scheme OF
Antarctic work prepared by DR.. john MUIR
RAY is practically identical with that OF DR..
F. A. COOK, both OF which were published on
the same day. While the details Of DIR.
COOKS project were being put Into type In
The Sun Office the scheme OF DR.. MURRAY
reached us by cable. DR.. COOKS fitness
was well tested in his Arctic campaign with
PEARr, and no one who knows the details
OF the good. thorough service he rendered
In North Greenland has any doubt that the
right man Is at the head OF the South Polar
project he has now on foot. He is to he
congratulated upon the prospect. which
than he. will reach that inviting field.
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With the enactment by Congress. this
week. Of the bill appropriating $4,000 to de-
fray tho expense OF Issuing certificates OF
protection to Cinnamon. our present legisla-
ton on that subject comes to an end. The
GEARY law suspends for a period OF ten
years the immigration of Chinese laborers,
and until that term expires no more legis-
lation should be needed. save possibly an
occasional measure to facilitate the execu-
ton OF existing statutes.
A review OF our legislative dealings with
the people OF China during the last half CEN
fury may be suggestive. Our first treaty
with that country was concluded July 8,
1874. and the second In June. 1858. both be-
ing treaties OF peace. amity. and commerce,
In which immigration was not referred to.
This subject was first brought up In the
BURLINoAMR treaty OF 1868. which gave
to Chinese subjects coming 10 this country
the privileges accorded here TO the most
favored nations. Soon afterward the i'm
portation of coolie labor took on such pro-
portions that in 1880 the two countries
negotiated treaty which declared that
" the Government OF China agrees that tho
Government OF the United States may regu-
late. limit. or suspend such coming or resi-
dence" OF Chinese laborers. when its inter-
ests appeared to be endangered theI oby,
but may not absolutely prohibit it."
Having procured this modified arrange
ment. Congress, In accordance herewith, In
1887. suspended for ten years the coming OF
Chinese lAborers. and. at the expiration OF
that period. namely. on May 8. 1892. prohib-
tied 1t for ten years more. During the inter-
ysninR period. In 1884. an act had been passed
imposing penalties on those who were vio-
latinR the law OF 1882. and In 1883 Congress
also prohibited Chinese laborers who had
gone out OF the United States from ro-
turning TO it. Finally. the law OF 1892.
with a view 10 better enforcing It's
provisions against the smuggling OF Chi
nese laborers. required an enrolment OF all
such laborers lawfully here. furnishing
them with certificates OF protection. and
providing that those who we're found with
out such certificates at the end Of year
should be depoTted TO China. Tho amended
act Of 1898 granted an additional time, eK-
plrinR Ia May. 1894 for procuring these
since the greater part Of the
Chinese laborers had failed to secure them.
This summary Of our laws relating 10 the
Chinese shows that the restriction OF Chi
nese immigration Is lOng-estsblished pol
Icy, and 1t may also suggest why the beliefs
well founded that the Government Of China
viii not protest against the enforcement OF
tho amend ID GEAIEY law, China herself
agree to tho suspension o; the importS-
ton OF !abOreTs. under the treaty Of 1850 and
while she may not have expected that
= suspension lasting ten years aud then
for snother ten years would result
from that agreement. yet her traditional
Ideas accept the right Of any country 10
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Free Raw Material.

We have had the honor TO receive from the
Acknowledgement OF Mississippi, the Hon.
FRANK JOHNSTON. a communication con-
tanning the following request:
"I have written to ask THa srs to give Its readers
deliberately its viows on the subject OF ire.
VA. eah pro',c'v, tVy oa The maauae'V ell prot4H"
As any and oil discussion upon this sub
feet can be theoretical and academic only.
and o. no possible application to the practi-
cal transactions OF the Democratic Con-
gress. We must respectfully call Mr.. JOHN
sToS's attention to the fact. Debate on
free raw material Is closed. Such
feature Of the tariff was presented for
approval to tho last great court OF
the Democratic party. tho National
Democratic Convention OF 1892. and it
was repudlated. not merely by the
negative OF deliberate and categorical re-
lection. but by the added declaration
OF principle that made the notion of
free raw material constitutional impos-
sibility. The Chicago Convention. which
put forward Mr.. CLEVELAND for the Presi-
dency. decided that there should be
"tarih for revenue only" and In 80 saying
It double locked the door on further argu-
ment as to the expediency Of other poll
cies. or as TO national prosperity by. other
methods, or the inevitable changes In
manufacture and commerce. or sectional
advantages. or individual interests. or per-
Bonal opinions. or discrimination OF any
sort or shade In customs duties. Each be-
came thereafter an absolutely for hidden fac
tor In tho tariff. as prescribed by the Constr
tuition. Each and all must be eliminated
from the Federal system and barred out.
Free raw material. or free any thing 10
out Of the question in u CONSTITUTE NAL rev.
enue tariff. A free list Is as impossible
under the Democratic platform as q pro-
hibitory tax. Revenue is the supreme prin-
ciple. and revenue only. to DO exacted from
the whole field OF importation. without
omission and without favor. The reformers
have been proclalminR earnestly for years
past that any other than a revenue tariff
robs some one, and now the Democratic
platform says the same thing. What any
Democratic journal or Democratic states
man therefore thinks individually OF the
free raw material principle. can have no
more standing before a Democratic Con-
gress or Democratic Administration than
advocacy OF highway robbery direct and
simple. The Sun would have to attach as
much importance to celebrating an essay
on the multiplication table as to renewed
discussion on the merits Of a free list.
In assuring Mr.. JOHNSTON OF our most dis
tinguished consideration. We must justify
this somewhat blunt response to his cour-
teOus note by the fact that the Democratic
pledge. solemnly offered and publicly ac-
cepted. tolerates no otucr. The tariff must
be for revenue only, without humbug. back
sliding. or delusion. Otherwise people will
say the Democracy is fraud.
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IHE QUESTION or FISANoE
We May Vet Have . e-aaias TariR fss
RsveAue Oniy.

WASHINGTON. Dec a-The difference be-
tween tariff that will bring into tho Treasury
revenue enough to run the Goyernmen t and
tarin that will TALL short Of doing II. and make
II necessary TO levy an Income tax. . stiff In
ternal revenue tax. and q bond Issue besides,
is arrestlng the attention OF Congress and
public men as It never has done before.
The folly Of q tariff that runs the country In
debt seventy five or Ahundrsd millions year.
which loss will have to be made up by the
most onerous OF taxes. has dawned on mems
minds. and the prospect OF the Wilson bill GO
ing through has become suddeuly darkens
That tariffs should DO for no other purpo So
than TO raise revenue Is a proposition that 10
making its way astonlshingly. It is said that
even Mr. Cleveland 10 in an inquirinG frame II
mind about il. True II Is what tho Chicago
platform asserted. but, II report be true. he
has never before considered its meaning with
reference to its true application lie maY not
desert the protectionlst plan, IN which the vii
son bin Is framed but many Democrats who
have sworn by Cleveland are now coming
over TO the proposition that the only right pur-
pose Of tariff Is to produce revenue. Indeed
Chairman Wilson is said to be one OF the con-
siderable number who have received the light
and It would not be surprising should he yet
favor important amendments 70 his own bill
on the line OF revenue only.
Every hour creates new doubts as to the
fate Of the Administration budget Its
managers fear TO allow the Democrats 10
Congress to 20 into caucus on II. Tho dis
satisfaction Is growing. Nothing Of the sort
was foresoen Mr. Cleveland increased It By
speAkinE Of the bill as something tina. Con-
gross and the country were expected to accept
without question. But Congress aud the
country very seriously question il. and this
disposition, strong as It IL, has only begun TO
grow. Within the last few days. or since Mr.
Cleveland set forth the protective character of
the Wilson bill persons who want protection
for variety OF thingS have sWArmed here as
thsT never did before. II the bill ever gets
into tho House iEht will commence such as
has never yet been witnessed there.
Events tend to turn attention to the wisdom
OF tarin for revenue only and a motion at
an early daJ to rseommit the Wilson bill. with
instructions to the CON mlttes TO report bill
for revenue ONLY. Is Altog ether probable.
This would do away with the income tar.
which Otherwise IL hound 10 come, an internal
revenue tax and bond issue. all Of which are
on the WAYS under tho auspices Of the AdmiA-
istrasiOn InqulSitOHAl tax makers. with such
tArin Would lose their occupation and the
only true purpose Of = tariff Would be realized
The prospect IL something TO rejoice over!
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From p.mocrscv 20 Anarohv.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Rich
mond Tines, says truly OF Mr. CLEvELAND's
assertion 10 his Message that these gifts
should be the willing beneiactlons Of a
Government whose highest function ls the
promotion Of tho welfare Of the people"
that 1t contains every element OF pater-
nallsm and socialism"
Black is more like white ian this PROPOSE
ton Of Mr.. CLBvELAND's is like Democracy.
Yet there is no reason to be surprised at 1t.
Prof. WILSON'S committee. on which there
are men who have had more opportunity or
talent for acquiring a knowledge OF Demo.
cratic principles than Mr.. CLEVELAND hos
had, seems to DO skulklnR In back rooms.
devlsing ways and means for filling tho de-
flciency In the revenue made by the WILSON
bobtail protective tariff by sundry social
istic taxes. Taxes on incomes. taxes on
certain corporate Investments" taxes on
legacies and inheritances, taxes on the
transactions OF ommerclal exchanges:
soclalistic all.
Mr.. CLEvELANp's socialism Is perhaps
rather mild compared with the schemes Of
revenue that find strong Democratic sup
port Mt Washington. Some Of these schemes
are moro than socialistlc. They ore an
archlstio. They are intolerable.
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The Ssnates peremptory demand for all
che documents relating TO the Hawaiian az
fair which have been issued or received
since March 4. 1898. has given the Presi-
dents dignity a shock from which IL seems
70 need time 70 recover. Five days have
now elapsed since the Senate sent for tho
Hawaiian papers. but theyRre not yet forth
coming. We can only explain the delay
upon tho theory that the reception OF an
order to diyulge aud explain the instruc-
lions given 70 our Minister at Honolulu has
caused a species Of paralysis at the White
House and in the departments concerned.
1t has. apparently. oonfounded Mr.. CLEVE-
LASD 10 l9arn that hs Is not the Federal
Executive. Legislature. and Judiciary rolled
into ore. ami that his wnims really cannot
b. permitted to supersede the Constitution.
Instead Of having Congress on his hands. he
hnds t!.at the situation 10 reversed; that he
is brought up with round turn. and called
upon to defend himself like any other citi-
Esh who. on his own admissions. Is sus-
pec:ed II having intringed the law.
In constitutional politics, as In compare
tvs anatomy. thero arc operations Whoss
necessity No recognize. while We commits
crate the victim. The irm hand Of the sur
Eeon We applaud, but We pity the Wriggling
subject OF yiyisection, We truly sympathlze
with the state OF Mr. CLEYELASD's mind at
this iuuctuTe, when. Instead of reprOyIng the
Senate il turns out that the Senate has the
power. and WIN probably have occasion. 70
administer 70 him stern rebuks for q
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ssosls r..n.a.. 90 I.,o p,,.u. +,

To EpTrou rAI svS-S,. viii rHE srs tAcEsa
Guesitsh In rssiSas sIhtcs' Recently supposed rep
uIAts nAn IN west Virginia became converted A.
revival ami PsnIsn'iy confessed to the burning Of
bArrs AM other offences which landed him In lAl The
10 mt ~Ant decided Is 10 It nsoessATy for psnttsnE
to isHsuAts the EAturs u sin 10 be forgiven Isnt
t enough 60 be sorry for ones 10 be pensht aud
AsE forgiveness without going into detAiis' The L0d
Knows all about iE And n lie forgvss isn't that
enough Tits IL very serious and portAnt qus.t on
and should hEs 10 have more light on H. PESHISL
WAsHECToS Dec.
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No InsOze Taz.

~ ruE FnuoE o. Tar sUx-Nr T.e property ownsrs
suI bHsUsss people Of the cOHnfrT rsluE aeh OF
Tnssi ra1GE'uS ineOmsL AMI me- H'.cutles sgrrsuna
lag tls jur-tlon IN meeting mo l- Huis v 'h NAV
made ut The Treasury. see fur az autassa
Nlscf IEAY 70 ATTAINED by taAia- aud Val rs
40 other meih s~sms 800 ~ 20 surer ss ana o-e
GEa soul aAtlsfT the yogiuE pua# on EFaerAIF
BIooEIS :. Z. Dsssmbsr Ispi
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h Covers tAs Eptlrs FlsId.

Frsz a. daFisr, GsnsrA ~ T.
rHs EEu HOsE sUH. 70 the rsSdsN OF ne mssToPoh
tau PFssA comes very being an nisAi ns~spAPsT
Il " positive aRd thoroughly Amenean, and maintains
hgb literary standard that makes the PsruSal OF is
columns ssaFrs OF pleasure veil a. OF PTonI IL
s9ysTs tue eRtTs nsd Of foreign 1nd dom sstic
and 4 dsv0ld 81 ssasatioHalisHa and niDPzAey Its
editorial PSsitiSn tue Homestead STRIKES and tAs
HawGYaR episode has bees sPpTselEtsa ~ al tee
AusEliAaG Igs SEE a9ss seLaG
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R.,,s,ou ia. ss,oo,.

To rHE FDIroS or THE sus-S'a Nj Walter Scott In
this mornings Sos says "ThiS does not sNIs'
In the Interests Of the Catholic the Lutheran or any
other Church ana n they Ike the whieA
school system Is founded. let Tasm break AsAy,
but then At their 1Wn expense 80 far so good, but
doesn't everybody know that ou- Plhro schools as at
present uctel serfaau u that The Protestant
bible read IA pret,reurs o. the tAihndc hbie ths
TAlmud aud Other sacrsi books &" - pe'e ~ fAlr,
All should ts read ~ them AMI n 10 q -
hoped that the tnustitGtl IA. tpuFsNt"u. Wien u
meetG vii not yTp : th.s pan 1g@ s""N e ~
YukH Dee =
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Fender. Tor I'll. TroIsy.

To IN. FptraE ~ THE sv,-Sr IsaW IN your issas
OF 10 aay thAt ns Brooklyn Cy Railroad ompsny had
adopted tas tender Tor her cars mat no" IN use on
Bostop fen Ter h. 49, Hs'uuAnI Will tell YOU regard
81 a. aHyutng lut lite saver Are there no otarr
bitter inventorsin faI' thnk there are To,
der l. somsten Hs above the rails project. "af yer
~ ,f.rE ma sH-. catch. n tlALls q want.
81 pTGpsr .-r should be on urart.r -rrI
Oh the RAJ A. 70 80 that not eve - sHaa est
cLd cou.7 lns'.t sss uudsrI 70 b rF-, .. ~ ne
Wheels .HN "a. tstatL
Wo1Sw,ESr H. l.
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1t is to be hoped that Minister WILLIS
has sense enough to know that in case he
makos a bargain to pay LrIIuoKALASI to for
mally renounce her rights" It would have
to come out OF tho personal pocket OF Mr..
CLEVELAND or some similar source. The Fed
cral Treasury doesn't honor drafts for such
purposeA
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ProG wnsoa'. BuI VIII Prsvsat Coat.
hsatal Caioa-

W. NJ Wv HWY.
The proposed changes IN TIE American tArin. whsa
carefully Looked into III b found TO Be
sdNAnAgsNas 10 us a. ~s ssrs ed TO hope for during
the psmecrAtc cAmPaEu .Ast wear SeVsrthe,ssh
they 'ach a. 70 dAnPsH The Arior Of the pocAas
In boIA countries uh0 favor PolueA! union
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There are good many Liberal theoogl-
aus" am ong the orthodox clergy. Protestant
ministers OF several denominations and two
rabbis took part In the celebration Of tho
SEVENTEEN birthday OF the Row. DIR. RoBERr
CoLLrEn OF the Universalist Church. Such a
thing could not have occurred in years that
lie far 10 the past.
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A duty OF one cent a pound on all imports
OF raw sugar would yield t4uUuO,OJO -fh,hUi''Ihu
Roro'L
But you can't with decency lay n revenue
duty on sugar without taxing ten and coffee
also. Live up to the platform Equal duties
on all imports No FREQ list
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n that absurd contradiction OF Demo-
cratic principle. q Federal bounty on sugar. lie
to be pared down gradually out OF respect
to established industries" why are duties on
coal and iron and binding twlne. and what hot.
to be cut OF shortl Why this ridiculous hum
bug in the name Of Democracy. any way1
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. Rumors CONG from Washington that the
Democrats IN the House viii insist general income
taI aud that Mr.. CLSvELiEp wiz yisd-Sss lo,k HrngL
What sense can there he In an income tax.
when the Democratic platform provides for
an import duty on sugar tea. and coffee. and
this will render al income tax entirely unnec-
essarv7
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By the surrender Of King Lo BENGULA
and his warriors the British have entered into
full possession OF Matabeleland. The cam
paign OF the whites against the blacks has
been short and sanGuinary. 1t now remains
for the whites to get all they can out OF the
country which las been wrenched from It's
native inhabitants. to develop the gold reefs"
known to exist there which are believed to be
even richer thnn those Of johannesburg. to
establish peace among the tribes. and TO intro
duce civilization under an orderly government
The British possessions in South Africa have
proved to be a source OF immense wealth TO
the eonquering race. and to the county OF
which they are subjects. The Hon. Cecil
RHODES Premier Of Cape Colony. is the domI-
mating spirit Of British South Africa Not long
ago he gave the home Government TO under
stand that he would strike for independence
II he were interierod with.
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The demands OF Spain upon Morocco are
snch as could be imposed only upon a crushed
and PROSTATE enemy, while. In fact. Spain has
not met with any success In the war against
the Riffs. and has not even fought battle OF
AnJ consequence. Tho Sultan Of Morocco
might be able to pay the Indemnity demanded.
but he certainly has not the power to compel
the Riffs to surrender their arms deliver their
chiefs TO spain as hostages or abandon their
stTonRholdA II does not seem possible mat
the eKLetions made by Spain can be conceded
BY MoFoceoi and there Is not a doubt that the
conquest OF Morocco would DO serious under
taking for Spain.