Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Cleveland's Tariff Bill-Its Fate in the
Senate-Gresham's Uncrowned Queen.
Iron our regular correspondent. I


From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 81, 1898.
MIR. Cleveland's determination to COM
bine In his own person the functions of
both the legislative and executive branches
OF the government was never more plainly
shown than by the new tariff bill, which is
a far more radical measure than 1t was
generally expected 10 be. Mr. Cleveland
has actually compelled democratic men,
beers Of the House ways and means com
mittee to vote TO put articles on the free
list against the protest OF their democratic
constituents, and with the full knowledge
that snch action would bring want 10 many
people in their districts and States. This
may seem strong assertion. bat it Is not
exaggerated in the slig htest degree. How
has Mr.. Cleveland obtained sufficient con
troll over democratic members Of the
House 10 compel them 10 vote away the
welfare OF their friends and constituentsf
The answer is easy.
He has done it by the Use of patronage
IA
offices for their personal followers, and
has promised them that If they fail to get
renomlnated and elected to the lifty-fourth
Congress he will provide for them per
sonally-Chsirman Wilson OF the CON.
mittee on ways and means. VINO has be-
trayed two Of the greatest industries Of
West Virginia, by allowing cosi ami iron
ore to be placed GA the free list, IL under
stood to have been promised a lifetime
| position on the bench OF the [ uited States
| circuit or district court a. reward for his
treachery to the interests OF his State aud
people.
The same policy i To be- carried out 10
! get votes Tor The Cleveland t4rlf oll-it Is
missioner 10 cAu IL ny any BODY else's
name-n the House. aud viii probably
succeed a. well a. with The committee
But when il come, TO the Senate, those
tactics Will not necessarily succeed The
average senator i, always more indrp-ud.
ent than member OF the HJu>t H.,
term j. six yesrs and If he has atvl, been
elected wal extend beyond thai If the
president, that he does mol feel mat he
has any need Of being taken care OF" oy
the administration III case his action ui
vote l. unsatisfactory to his Constituents.
There Is not The Sig te-: expectation thal
The Senate Will pass the tarir till a. !. j.
[ now, even II Mr.. Cleveland succeed, 10 ht-
announced intention to rallruat IL through
The House. although, boxing at Tie mat
ter from purely political standpoint. it
would be the best thing thai opu.d happen
for the republican part. iur }. 10 occulne
law just 4, il now Is, but Il woulG be a
great hardship on the wage-cArutt- Of the
country; consequently republicans VIII
try 10 defeat it, Or in any event to haze ii
amended N many rc-pvcts.
Among The long nst II arsIcles paced
on the free Isl ~ tnc ne" Ji.. axe lac la.-
loving noui, iron one. ooaI. -. uu.
hemp, fax, jutr, sll,er. read osr. c.it,-r.
salt crude horax. binding tmiuc. ,.,ttsi.
ties, aud lumber not advanced IL pfcpaf4.
tlon beyond saving Inc cut un artt,.,,
left on tAe dutlaoiv list D., du~p. aud y ii.
probably asersgr somewhere ab5ut a.
per cent
No news b, expected IN H4~au. %
les II Be secured ~ spcc!al steamer ,cut
hy some cnlerprislng newspaper. oviot,
Dec. H. | he Admiui>Ii alton - "utd sr,N
gladly crawl out Of The uup.cAsani Il il ID
hlch II finds Itself, out d, It cannot, Il,
members pretend IudiiiyreLce the, Ale
far from feeling Secretary GRESHAM l..
Try Ing 70 snrak out BY telling his personal
friends that Mr. Cleveland bad determined
10 restore the queen before ne wa- sworn
in, and that Blount- Instructions were
prepared in the White House aud gwen 10
him BY Mr.. Cleveland. and that be
GRESHAM had nothing whsicyer to do
with shaping the Hawaiian policy
But even while trying to DO the sneak
act be has proven his completely in what
VIII be regarded By po>terity a. one Of The
most dastard!y state crimes in American
history, ~ rsnssok!tg lhe State depart
ment record, and giving CUT Ior pubMca-
tlon III administration newspapers Isolated
letters which seem 10 bear out his thcur,
or, as be claims, Nj tle,elaud's theor,
that the Harrison administration hat
knowledge Of the Intention To overthrow
the queen long before HAT event TOOK
plsce.
Just Why the administration think, that
it, position would be completely indicated
If this fact were proven /, more than can
see. Il i probable that nine Intelligent
citizens out Of every ten would say
that This government did exactly what
was right II II had actually detAroned
the queen, a. Mr. Cleveland would
Ike the country 10 believe.
Not satisfied with controlling the Con
sressmen now in Office, Mr.. Cleveland has
entered into & conspiracy with Messrs
Harriy, Quincy and Dickinson, " The
democratic national committee. 10 control
the nomination Of ever democrat Who /
runs for the House Of the hfiy-fourth Con
gress, through the machinery Of the
national committee, which is to open head
quarters here solely for that purpose
The democratic Congres-men We Just
got onto" this conspiracy, and those who
are anti Cleveland are making dire threats
about what they propose doing not only
to secure their denomination. but to get
even with Mr.. Cleveland
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