The Delta independent., 1894-02-07
WASHINGTON LETTER,


From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1s94.-Ex- Speak
er Reed probably never made better or
stronger speech than that with which he
closed the republican side OF the debate
on the Cleveland tariff bill, but it was
casting pearls before swine to attempt to
stop the democrats Of the House in their
headlong rush towards ruin and destruc-
ton. But there are millions OF intelligent
people in this country who will appre-
ciate and heed the mastery array Of
calm and dinsurmountable facts presented
by the honored republican leader of the
House, even il they did fall unheeded
upon the ears of men, many OF whom
voted for the atrocious measure against
their honest convictions, knowing that it
would iniure those who had sent them to
Congress. Some Of these men voted for
the bill simply because they lacked the
courage to do otherwise, but not few OF
them did 80 for mess Of pottage in the
shape Of few offices for the personal fol-
lowers. The tariff bill now goes to the
Senate, where there is hope.of making
IN aterial alterations in, if not Of defeat
ing it outright.
1t was entirely fitting that the public
debt of the United States should be in
creased s50,00O,0GO by the sale of bonds
on the same day that the House passed
the Cleveland tariff bill. Indeed, the in
crease in the public debt was but the
natural consequence of the mere PROPOSE
ton to saddle such tariff upon the
country. Owing to the very determined
Ill ovement against the issue OF bonds in
and out Of Congress the issue would have
been q fat failure had not Secretary
Carlisie's appeal to the Wall Street bank
ers brought them to his rescue. To
prevent this fact being too plain to tho
country Mr.. Carlisle has refused TO make
public the names OF the purchasers OF
the bonds. Congress did not act in time
to stop the issue OF bonds, but 1t may
take steps that will prevent the use o.
the money for any other purpose than
Strengthening the gold reserve. Repre-
sentative Siblcy. OF Pennsylvania who got
on his ear and rendered his resignation
to the governor Of that state, because his
constituents objected to his position on
the tariff. has wound up the string which
he tied to the resignation before sending
it, and will keep his scat in tie House.
The returns f:om the special Congress
ional election in New York City were not
reassuring to Mr.. Cleveland or the cuckoo
democrats. They bore out the assertions
OF the New York democrats in the House,
that Cleveland policy. if persisted in
would result in making New York go
republican by an unheard OF majority.
fourteenth N. Y. district went democratic
by plurality OF s,s25, and now it elects
republican Congressman by plurality OF
9O5-a republican gain Of u few less than
10000 in single district. The fifteenth
district went democratic by 1850, ard
now it is only by the personal popularity
OF the candidate that it has a democratic
plurality Of 4,5l0-a republican gain 0;
1859. That is the first time tie wage
earners have had chance to express
their opinion OF tho democratic tariff bill
Its effect upon democratic Senators will
be carefully watched.
The House to-day took up the Hawai-
ian matter and after three days debate
will vote upon the Mr.. Creary cuckoo
resolution and the republican substitute
therefor. Mr.. Cleveland is striving hard
in favor OF the cuckoo resolution.