Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-08-03
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS,

democratic ranks, as exposed by public
confessions Of leading democrats during
the past week. The democratic sena-
tors have held Two caucuses, but have
reached no more definite conclusion than
to order a RET .ewal Of the conference on
the tariff bill, and as three democratic
seuators--HHl, Murphy and Irby -re-
rused to attend either Of these caucuses
the outlook for the endo sement OF the
conference agreement, even supposlng
that one can be reached, is far from
bright. Should those three democratic
votss he cast against the agreement
tariff legislation at this session would
be dealer than last years birds nest
II is not believed that any agreement
can get through the house that does
not modify the sugar schedule, not TO
,pent,on @ ,al and iron ore, and the Lou
isiana senators have given notice that
they will vote against any agreement
that makes Jue uSdl SStiSe'''S 49, so -
able to the sugar planters of their state
than it was when the bill passed the SEN
ate.
Mr., Cleveland's attempt to boss the
tariff smashing job has made a terrible
mess of 1t, and Don Dickinson, the man
who is credited with having persuaded
him into it, is getting almost as much
abuse from democratic senal ors as Is be-
ing given to Mr. Cleveland himself
There are said to be considerable num-
Der of democrats IN the house who are
in favor of accepting the senate amend
nents Int if that be true they are keep
ing very quiet about it. The repuoll-
cans are very we'll satisfied with the sit
nation AS it stands. 1t is entirely
democratic fight, and will continue to
be such until the conference reports
some sort of an agreement; then the re-
publicans of both house and senate, par
ticularly the latter, may have an oppor-
tunity 20 put in some ticks that may de-
eide the fight, and the opportunity Will
not be lost. if it occurs.
There is more than the mlsnamed
"raw materials" at stake in the fight be-
tween the free trade democrats, headed
nv Mr., Cleveland, and the protect-my-
own-interest democrats, headed by Sen
ator German. Free "raw materials" is
the rall7lpg cry that NJ. Cleveland has
adopted to force his nomination for the
presidency for the fourth time by the
democratic party This fact is fully
known by Senator German and the dem
ocratic senators who are associated with
him, and makes them all the more de-
termiued that Mr. Cleveland shall not
have his way. Senator Hill Is also fully
cognizant of Mr. Cleveland's little game
and his pretended support of the presl-
dent is merely to keep the fight up by
stirring up the Gormar ties, whom he
has had no love for since their desertlon
of him at critical period during the
Chicago convention, in order that he
NAV get Cleveland downed and out of
the way as candidate 1t is well
known that Senator Hill will not vote
for the bill, no matter whether Cleveland
or German wins, as long as the income
tax is retained therein, and neither side
is likely to strike it out.
Senator Gallery, of La, this week did
what the senate investigating committee
has SO far failed 10 do proved that the
sugar trust dictated the sugar schedule
of the senate tariff bill. Mr.. Catfery
said the schedule was not satisfactory to
the Louisiana senator's, but that Senator
German compelled them to choose be-
tween it and free sugar as provided for
in the original Wilson bill
Notwithstanding the tariff fight on
their hands Mr.. Cleveland and his cabl-
net have been industriously trying to
find some reason for declining to endorse
the very proper ard patriotic action OF
Minister Willis in promptly recognizing
the new republic Of Hawaii. Fortu-
nately thew have been unsuccessful and
the answer to the protest of Mr.. Cleve-
lands quandom ally, ex- Queen Lii, will
probably consist solely of the official en-
dorsement by this government Of the
recognition of the republic by Minister