The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Nov. .,

WASHINGTON, Nov. =, 1893.
Mr.. Cievelands determination to COM
bine in his own person the functions of
both the legislative and executive
branches of the govern N ant was never
more plainly shown than By the new
tariff BILL which is a far more radca
measure than it was generally expected
to be. Mr.. Cleveland has actually COM
PEELED democratic mem bers of The House
Ways and Means committee to vote to
put articles on the free list against the
protest of their democratic constituents
and with the full knowledge that such
action would bring want to many people
in their districts and states. This may
seem strong assertion, but it is not ax-
aggerated in tue slightest degree. How
has NJ. Cleveland obsaired sufficient
control over democratic members of the
House to compel them to vote away the
welfare OF their friends and constituents?
The answer is easy. He has done it by
the use of patronage and promises; he
has given them patty otfi3as for their
personal followers and has prom ised
them that If they fail to get reaomiuate
and elected to the Fifty Fourth Con
gress he will provide for them personally
Chairman Wilson, OF the commit5 ee
on Ways aud Means, wlo has betrayed
two of the gre !test industIics-of West
Virginia, by allowing coal and iron ore
W De placed on the free list, is under
stood 30 have been promised lifetime
position on the bench of the L. s.
Circuit or District Court as reward
for his treachery to the interests of his
State and people. Tho same policy is to
be carried out to get votes for the
Cleveland tariff b!l-it is misnomer
to cali it by anybody else's name-in the
House, and will probably succeed as
we'll as with the committee.
But when it comes to tue Senate thoss
tactics will cot necessarily succeed. The
average Senator is always more iude-
pendent than a member OF the House.
His term Is six years and, if be has
lately been elected, will extend beyond
that of the President, 50 that he does
nos feel that he has any need OF being
taken care Of" by tho administration
in casa his action or vote is unsatisfactory
to his constituents. There is not the
slightest expectation that the Senate
will pass the tariff bill AS it is now. even
if Mr. Cleveland succeeds in his an.
nounced intention to railroad it through
the House, although, looking at the
matter from a purely political stand
point, it ould be the best thing that
could happen for the Republican party
for it to become law just as it now is
bat it would be great hardship on the
wage earners of the country; c0nsequ
emily republicans will try to defeat it,
or in any event TO have it amended in
many respects.
Among the long list of articles placed
on the free list by the new bill are the
following: wool, iron ore, coal, pig tin,
binding twine, hemp, flax, jute, silver,
lead ore, copper, salt, crude borax.
cotton ties, and lumb Der not advaDced in
preparation beyond saving. The cut On
articles left Oh the duGiable list is deep
and will probably average somewhere
about forty per cent.
No news is expected from Hawaii.
unless it bs secured by special steamer
sent out by some enterprisiug newspaper
before December II. The admiuistra-
ton would very gladly crawl out of the
unpleasant hole in which it finds itself
but as it cannot its members pretend an
indifference they are far from feeling
Secretary Gresham is trying to sneak |
out by telling his personal friends that |
Mr.. Cleveland has determined to restore |
the queen before he was sworn in and |
that Blount's instructions were prepared !
in the White House and given to him by |
Mr.. Cleveland, and that ne (Gresham) |
had nothing to do with shaping the
Hawaiian policy. But even while he is
trying to do the sneak act he has proven
his completely in what will be regarded
by posterity as one CT the most das.
5ardly crimes in American history by
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