Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER,


--Grover CIevelasd's marvellous
backbone was never more credit
sbly displayed than in the crisis nov
wpon the country. He recognized
from the first that the first and fore
most duty Of the President Of the
i United States is ct all times to
maintain the authority of the Fed
eral government, which was defed
bv the stopping Of mail facilities
guaranteed to the people BY the
National government, and BY the
refusal of rioters to obey the judi
eiai orders regularly issued BY the
United States courts, snd he did not
, hesitate to order that the ariny be
used to uphold the authority Of che
government. No one can regret
more than he that men should have
been killed by the militia, but he is
not blind to the fact that it is bet
lser that men who openly defy the
, laws should be shot down than that
the Ysa-hspded anarchy should he
in control evea for a single day Of
aav portion Of our country. He in
tends that the people shall enjoy
their mail facilities and that the
dignity and authority Of the U. 8.
Courts shall be maintained no rat
ter what the cost may be in money
or blood, and his entire cabinet and
81 overwhelming majority Of Con-
gress. regardless Of politics, are be-
hind bim.
. Its a matter Of regret that sev-
Ierai democratic governors Of states
ard few democrats in Congress
should have confused the question
Of states rights with the patriotic
policy whieh the President has IL
dopted. 1t Is a mistake. There is
there can be-n0 connection be-
tween the two. Nothing has been
done BY the administration to inter
;fers with tie rights Of any state.
ana nothing will be done. 1t Is
for the preservation Of the National
government that the President has
ordered that the tied up Pacific
railroads sta'I be operated las PRO
sided for in their charters as mil
it.ry post roads, AMI that U. s.
troops be used to see that the mails
are not DISTRACTED upon any rail-
road and that the government prop
sfty is protected.
+. The government that does n''s
maintain It's own authority cannot
retain the respect and intelligence
of its people. The United States
government claims no authority to
,nterfere with railroad or any other
strikers, bat when strikes ars made
the means for the propagation Of
anarchy aud the defiance Of Nation
al authority it may Re relied upon
to act, as long az President Cleve'
landss at it's head. There IS moth
ing in common between o patri tic
American and the teachings Of an
archy, and there cannot be doubt
that President Cleveland will receive
the thanks Of all good Americans
for The prompsness and decisiveness
with which he has acted in sup
pressing anarchist tendencies.
!. There 70 no mistaking tbs senti-
ment which caused the democrats
of the House to vigorously applaud
the plain words Of Chairman, Will
son concerning the Senate amend
rients to the tariff bill, which the
House refused to concur in and
which are now being considered BY
circumference committee OF IA mem
bert.-seven Senators and seven Ref
res.ntstives. Mr.. Wilson said con
esrDing the work of the Ways
and Means committee Of the House
etbe committee performed thei'
work honestly, deliberately and Il
tie best Of their ability. The bill
was based upon the principal that
in gathering revenues, taxes shoul(
he leyied upon finished prodact'
and not raw material, which was
in accordance with great funds
meutal democratic IDEA. Ths Bill
comes back from TIE Senate ant
does not recog that principle. Only
wool and lumber have come bacl