The Delta independent., 1894-01-10
WARRINGTON LETTER.


WAsnrsoTor. January 8, A.-Thc
democrntic wild horses in the House have
taken the bits between their teeth and
driver Cleveland sits helpless and unable
20 stop them in their mad rush for the
bluffs which ovcrhang the bottomless
chasm OF oblivion. From the beginning
Of the extra session and until this week
Mr.. Cleveland has managed by will power.
cajolcry and patronage to absolutely con
troll the democratic majority, but that
compelled the eleven democrats OF tho
Ways and Means committee to decide in
favor OF = per cent tax on all incomes.
individual and corporate OF G.Ooo and
over. There can be no doubt that this
action was brought about by the popu.
list sentiment which 80 largely controls
democrats from the south and west. Nor
that il will make II all the casier TO defeat
the Cleveland tariff bill, TO which II il 10
DO attached as an amendment along with
tho increased tax on ciRarettcs and vhis-
key and the tax on playing cards agreed
to ut the sarne time. The adoption Of the
individual income tax was direct
revolt against Mr.. Clevclnnd's = rule, as be
has been from the first opposed to it.
II is not surprising that the democratic
bosses OF the House had decided that tho
final vote on tho Cleveland tariff bill
should be takcn on the 18th Of this month
there Ia 10 little that can be said in its
favor that they want the agony over as
soon as possible. but democratic absentee
ism has already caused them TO extend
tho time until tho cod inst. Neither
republicans nor dissatisfied democrats
expect that the bill will be either defeat.
ed or materially changed in the House,
although 1t is said that Cleveland will try
10 muster up enough democratic votcs to
defeat the income tax amendment. II is
In the Senate that the bill can and will be
defeated. II the words OF dissatisfied
democratic Senators can be depended
upon, and republican Senators do not
allow themselves TO - persuaded into
helping dissatisfied democrats TO secure
special amendments. II the democratic
Senators can bo forced TO vote for or
against the bill just M it Ia sent from
tho House thcrc are good reasons Tor
believing that Hill and Murphy. Of New
York; Smith. Of New jersey. German, Of
Maryland; Faulkner, Of W. Va. und
Morgan and Pugh. Of Alabama. will vote
against 1t. fthey do the bill will defeat
cd with two votes to spare. even II tho
popu,ist Senators vote for IT, ns they
probably will on account OF tho income
tax.
"A guilty conscience needs no accuser.'
Although the Hawaiian investigation
ordered by the Senate has just got fairly
started members OF tho administration
arc already trying to discount the effect
Of tho unfavorablo report which thcy
know tho facts brought out will compel
tho committee to make, and party pres
sure is being brought to bear on tho
democrats on the committee, in order to
get them to lot Mr.. Cleveland down as
easy as possible in that report. not for
his own sako but for the good OF their
party. II thoy keep on as they have
started they will not havo any party to
spcak OF by 1895. Prof. William d.
Alexander, who has been surveyor gcner.
al Of Hawaii for twenty years, gave i'm.
portant testimony to the committee. Hc
charrcs that "paramount" Blount sup
prcesed ali the rcally important informa-
tion he gave him In Hawaii.
Senator Frye introduced a resolution
In the Senate, reciting that in tho opinion
OF tho Senate thers should be no intcrfer.
snce on the pnrt Of this sgovernmcnt with
Hawaii, either by moral influence or by
ouceted that II lie on tho table until he
Rcts an opportunity TO call It up md
saoye its reference to tho committee on
Foreign Relations. When ho calls II up
he will make fcw remarks that will not
10 pleasant reading to the administration
pr its supporters.