Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IsPHo1AL CORRESPONDENTS OF TEB MONITOR
Washington, Jan. g, 1894.

The most bitter opponent OF MI
Cleveland and the democratic majofa
ty in congress could not possibly hav
wished them to occupy a more humil
iating position before the country thai
they stassd COVER, would probabl.
be the most truly expressive word t.
use-in to-day. The majority of thu
House Ways and Means committee a
the dictatGon of Mr.. Cleveland, pre-
pared a monstrosity in the shape o
the tariff bill which was condemned
from every section of the country ane
by all classes of citizens as soon as it.
nature was known. Having done Mr.
Cleveland's bidding in preparing the
tariff bill, the majority of the demo
Gratis on that committee concluded to
do stroke OF business on their OWE
account, and the outcome was the pro
posed income tax,to which Mr.. Cleve-
land is as bitterly opposed as forty OF
fifty democrats are to the CLEVELAND
tariff bill. Result: A revolt Of for
midable proportions in the democrat
ic ranks which appears to threaten
the very existence Of the party which
has never in thirty years carried an
election, except by making promises
that it had no idea of carrying out.
Since last Wednesday the party which
has two thirds Of the House has been
unable to get up the Cleveland tariff
bill because it could not get quorum
of democrats to vote, although there
has been a quorum of democrats i'll
Washington all the while. Absent
democrats are to be brought in under
arrest this week, but they can't make
them vote after they get them in, I'M
less they want to.
AS If that condition Of affairs were
not sufficient to bring bushes Of shame
to the cheeks Of every misguided man
who calls himself a democrat along
comes the news that Minister Willis,
acting under Mr.. Cleveland's instruc
tions, had, after the matter had been
officially referred to congress, where
General Harrison left it and where it
properly belongs, demanded Of the
provisional government of Hawaii
that it restore queen Liliukalani and
that the demand had been very prop
erly refused. Official news Was bro't
to Mr.. Cleveland Friday night, but he
has not allowed a word to be given
out, except to the ''cuckoo" mem bers
of congress, but some Of them have
leaked as usual. There is the greatest
indignation in congress, among dem
ocrats as we'll as republicans, at this
breach of faith on the part Of the ad-
for Willis act can not
be truthfully characterized by any |
other expression. The cuckoos pre-
tend that MIR. Cleveland was surpris- |
ed and shocked when he got the news, !
but that will not be swallowed by |
congress. Already Representative
Hit, who stands at the head of the
on the House committee /,
on foreign affairs, has introduced !
resolution calling on Mr.. Cleveland
corning Hawaii that has come to him
since his message Of Dec. IS; also
for information as to whose orders
Willis acted under in his latest at
tempt to overthrow a friendly govern
ment The probabilities Of impeach-
ment are stronger than at any time
since congress met, and the admins
tration has fewer friends.
Chairman Carter, of the republican
national com mittee, is in Washington
for the purpose Of presiding over the
OF the executive comittee, to
be held this week. The meeting will
not be public, but the principal sub
ject before it will be the congressional
of this year and the estab-
lishment of permanent headquarters. !
Of the outlook, Mr.. Garter !
said, II believe the prospects for an |
overwhelming republican victory next |
fall could not be brighter. The demo |
Gratis are manifesting their entire and |
absolute inability to legislate intelli
gently for the business interests of
the country, and the country sees it |
now palmer than ever before" Ev-
cry intelligent democrat in congress
will admit in private conversation
that he has abandoned hope thatsome
of them have grown SO reckless in re-
gard to what the public thinks Of some
OF the proposed legislation by the
present congress.
Of all the izzles that alleged demo
cratic caucus on the tariff was about
the worst seen in Washington. In
the first place enough democrats stay
ed away to control the House with the
help of the solid rep ublican vote. even