The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-11-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular correspondent
WAsnrNeroN. D. O.. Nov. "a. ,as


nothing from the administration" is the
ultimatum which Mr.. Cleveland has
given to those Democratic Congressman
who are disposed to protest against the
wholesale crippling of various industries
in their districts that the new tariff bill
will bring about should the schedules as
prepared by direction of Mr.. Cleveland
be allowed to stand. The number of
Democratic professors is large and as
the result will probably decide the re.
nomination and election of most of them
it will not be surprising should many of
them decide that the welfare of their
constituents that is endangered by the
Cleveland tariff bill is of more import
ance to them than any favors that Mr..
Cleveland has to give cut, and be found
carrying out the threats now being
made of uniting with the Republicans
for the purpose of securing protection
for their constituents. One of the argu.
ments advanced by some Of the Cleve.
land men is Enthusiastically Democrat
ic-"Support the bill as it is the Senate
will be certain to amend it, according to
your wishes The same sort OF argu.
ment got votes for the Wilson'repeal bill
at the extra session.
Nobody need be surprised to hear that
Secretary Gresham has resigned. His
position just now is anything but a de.
sirable one. Instead OF the vindication
he thought the publication of Blount's
report would bring him and the admin
istration he finds the public much more
disposed to accept the answer to that
report made by the Hawaiian Minister
MIR. Thurston-as a correct story OF
of the Hawaiian revolution. Secretary
Gresham is so chagrined that he hardly
gives those who come in contact with
him civil answer to the most trivial
question. 1t is understood that he
wanted to send Mr. Thurston his pass.
ports because he made public his answer
to Blount's report, but that Mr.. Cleve.
land forbade it.
| Senator Cullom, of Illinois, does not
mince words in expressing his opinion
of the Hawaiian policy OF the admins.
tration. He says "The President has
overstepped the bounds of American
-patriotism and the authority vested in
his Office. 1t is the most un.American
and unpatriotic step ever proposed by an
administration, and Congress, although
it is Democratic in both branches, .swill,
in my opinion, take the first opportunity
to administer severe reprimand.
know OF no man in Congress who has
endorsed the action of President Cleve.
land in regard to Hawaii or who has
spoken word in behalf of his unpat.
rietic effort to restore the monarchy
The act already committed by the ad.
ministration is clearly without authority
The action of President Johnson, whom
congress moved to impeach, was not
half so reprehensible as that taken by
Mr.. Cleveland and his present Secretary
of State. 1t is most humiliating spec
tacle to any true American citizen, and
might add that it appears to be the
most senseless exhibition OF combined
mendacity, malice, viciousness and out
rageous exercise of official power thai
the world has Witnessed in modern
times"
There is one paragraph in Secretary
| Gor1iolato Npu Vprl Nbop,bar of Nnr,
merce financial speech that, in view o
the methods of Mr.. Cleveland, is really
amusing, particularly to Democratic
congressman not on good terms with
administration. They are in doubt a.
to whether the Secretary intended to be
delicately sarcastic at Mr.. Cleveland
expense or, was preparing the way tc
shift the blame for the lack OF a financia
policy from the administration to Con
gress. Here are the words of Secretary
Carlisle: at must be remembered how
ever, that it is the function and duty o
the legislative department to establish
the policy of the government upon thi
and all other subjects, and to clothe tn,
Executive with the authority and mean
to carry it out. When the authorit,
and means are granted, the executiv
department is responsible for the man
ner in which the law is executed, bu
beyond this it has no power to act, and
consequently no duty to perform"
Hon, Jos. N, Manley, of Maine. wa
here early in the week making preps
iations for the opening OF permanen
headquarters for the National Republi
can committee in Washington, iron
which the distribution of Republican
literature and other educational matte
will be continuously made, without in
terfering with the work done in tina
line by the Congressional committee o
the League of Republican Clubs, Ger
Harrison wished the National committe