The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-07-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Wa ~H1NGToN. July 9, 1894.

house to a man support Mr.. CleVe
land in the stand he has taken
against anarchy and in favor Of
law and order, but, to their shame
be it recorded, there are quite Il
number Of democrats III congress
who stand with the protesting
democratic and populist governors
against the action of the adminis-
tration. Among his opponents
are, of course, the most extreme
states rights democrats, and the
popuIisls. whose public utterances
have done more to ncOuraGe the
spread of anarchy in tins count V
thar all other causes combined.
The question OF the rightlulness
or Wrong!ulness Of the original
strikers against the Pullman com-
pany became Il secondary consil-
GRAFTON with everybody the mo
ment the free passage Of the i. S.
mails was obstructed and the
authority Of the U. S. courts de
fed.
The L. S. government has moth
ing whatever TO do with the strikes
against individuals or corporations.
but it has everything to do with
the rights OF the people OF the
several states to communicate with
and do business with each other at
will, and Mr.. Cleveland WouTd
have neglected his sworn duty
had he done less than he has done
1t isn't the rights Of the strikers
that are at stake. but he very life
Of republican institutions in Amer
ica. Fortunately the number Of
men in congress who are opposed
to the position Of the adminis!ra-
ton is too small to be factor in
any congressional action that may
become necessary, and as long as
Mr.. Cleveland stands for the pre-
servation of law and order and for
maintaining he dignity and au-
thorIty of the u. S. governm mt he
can count upon the support Of
congress and OF nine tenths of the
people, regardless of their political
opinions. There is no politics in
the present situation; it is Ane.i-
canism against anarchy.
1t is clear that the democratic
members of the senate committee
that investigated the sugar trust
scandal are in no hurry to get
their report before the senate,
having failed TO get either Sena-
tors Lodge, Davis or Allen TO
agree to meaningless support
that would practically dismiss the
whole matter. The republican
senators propose making a report
that will be in keeping with the
evidence taken, and owing to The
extreme nature of some of the
conclusions drawn by Senator
Allen he will probably make a
separate report devoted largely to
showing that The money which
the sugar trust people admitted
having contributed to democratic
state committees was actually
used to help the democratic ma
tional ticket and was so intended
to be used. The republican re-
port will only agree with that Of
the democratic senators in one
thing-it will exonerate Secretary
Carlisle from any blame for hav-
ing at the request Of Senator
Jones written that sugar schedule.
1t will then show that the sugar
trust controlled the making of the
sugar schedule of the tariff bill
and the passing of the bill.
The conference committee on
the tariff bill held its first meeting
today, in the senate finance com
mittee room. If the applause
which the democrats Of the house
ga e Mr.. Wilson, chairman of the
ways and means committee. when
he attacked the CAB senate amend
ments 10 the tariff Till meant any
thing it meant that the house is
going TO knock out every one
of those amendments which raises
the duty Oh which puts a duty on
articles which were put on the
rraa LIST nv tho ririual Wilson
bill. Upon the result of that
fight depends the fate of the tariff
bill. If it is successful it is be-
Iieved that the bill is doomed,
unless the German Brice combine
shall abjectly surrender, as every
member of it has openly stated
that they would not vote for the
bill without the amendments they
demanded and obtained from the
senate. 1t must not be forgotten