The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-17
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. 1893.
Mr.. Cleveland appears to nave been
in, pressed with the recent arguments
advanced by such prominent repub-
licans as Senator Sherman and ex-
Speaker Reed, concerning the con-
ditlon of the country. At last things
are beginning to look that way. He
is credited with being responsible for
the conservative tariff talk that Senator
VOORHEES, and other democratic lead
ers have recently INDUCED in, and
your correspondent is told that he is
using his influence with the democ-
ratio members of the Ways and
Means committee to make the new bill
conservative. So much for rumors
and indications. Now 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 revenue to the government.
1t would be difficult to imagine more
injurious bill than one framed on those
lines. You cannot largely increase
importation without largely reducing
home production of the same goods,
which would mean, OF course, less work
for Americans. Foreign manufacture
ers would ask nothing better than IL
tariff for revenue only.
If some of the southern Senators do
not return to Washington with better
feelings towards the administration
than they carried away there will
surely be an open war before the
regular session of Congress grows very
old. There is general complaint
among democratic Senators and Re
representatives. (privately of course that
the administration treats them with
disraspect, and many of them left
Washington with anger in their hearts
because of their failure to see Mr..
Clev Gland Saturday, although they re-
manned here day after Congress adj
iourned 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
body guard, spent the day hunting
squirrels.
Notwithsta nding the general belief
that there will be few appropriations
made for rivers and harbors, if there
are any, at the regular session of
Congress, portion of the House com
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week start on "tour of Inspection"
which will include the system of locks
and dams on the Monongahela river,
the government works on the Kentucky
river, and on the great Kanawaha, in
West Virginia. In view of the circum
stances this "tour of inspection" is to
say the least an unnecessary one.
Mr. Cleveland got only what the
republicans helped him to get from
the extra session of Congress. He
failed to get the nomination of his
friends Hornblewer to the Supreme
Court vacancy confirmed, as we'll as
those of IL lot Of small antisnapper
nominations to federal positions in
New York; also that of Mr. Preston
to be Director OF the Mint, and of two
collectors of internal Revenue in
North Carolina. Senator Hill is re-
sponsible for the failure of Hornblower
and the other New York men to get
confirmed; silver men for the hanging
up of Preston's nomination, and Sen
atOr Vance for the failure of the
"tarheels." Two colored men nominal
ed to diplomatic positions also failed.
One of theme. H. J. Taylor, who
was nominated Minister to Bolivia
not being acted upon, and the other
III. I'll. G. Astwood, who was nominated
Counsel at, Calais, France-being
formally rejected.
Col. 7. Hampton Hoge, Virginia
democrat of more or less prominence,
who was early in the extra session
nominated and confirmed Consul and
Annoy, probably wishes that he had
either been more prompt in starting
for his post or had used more dis
elimination in deciding between
money that belonged to him and that
| which should have been returned to
Others. Although he was sworn in
and began to draw his salary as soon
as he was confirmed he showed no
disposition to start for China until
given IA rather sharp hint from the
| State Department 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, including money
which he had collected for Baltimore
collection agency and swell Wash
ington talOrs bill. This tailor, who
knows thing or two, besides having
a "pull" concluded that he would
teach the Colonel needed lesson. So
he went to the State Department and
carried several tales OF Woe along with
him, and when Col. Hoge got to San
francisco he found a telegram from
Secretary Gresham ordering him to
come to Washington to meet the
charges which had been filed against
him, and when he gets here he NAV
find the demand for his resignation
too strong to resist, Notwithstanding
the efforts of his Virginia friends to
strengthen out financial matters before
his arrival. The tailor may be bought
of by settling his bill, but the Balti-
more concern has placed written eyi.
dence, including fraudulent check.
IN the hands of Secretary Gresham.
which 1T will be difficult to dispose Of.