The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Tariff Legislation Still Absorbs the Atten-
tion Of Congress Hawaiian Echoes.

Tariff Legislation Still Absorbs the Atten-
tion Of Congress Hawaiian Echoes.
WASHINGTON, July 81 There is more
than the misnamed raw materials at
stake in the fight between the free trade
democrats headed by President Cleveland,
and the prOtect-my-own-interest demo-
Gratis, headed by Senator German. Free
raw materials is the rallying cry that
President Cleveland has adopted to force
his nomination for the presidency for the
fourth time by the democratic party.
This fact is fully known to Senator Cor
man and the democratic senators who
are associated with him, and makes them
all the more determined that President
Cleveland shall not have his way. SEN
ator Hill is also fully cOgnizant of Presi-
dent Cleveland's little game and his pre-
tended support Of the president is merely
to keep the fight up by stirring up the
GOrmanites, whom he has had no love for
since their desertiOD of him at critical
period during the Chicago convention, in
order that he may get Cleveland downed
and out OF the way as candidate. It is
well known that Senator Hill will not
vote for the bill, no matter whether Cleve-
land or German wins, as long as the in
come tax is retained therein, and neither
side is likely to strike it out.
Senator Caffery, of Louisiana, this
week did what the senate investigating
committee has so far failed to dO--proved
that the sugar trust dictated the sugar
schedule of the senate tariff bill. Mr..
Caffery said the schedule was not salts
factory to the Louisiana senators, but
that Senator German compelled them to
choose between it and free sugar as pro-
yided for in the original Wilson bill.
Notwithstanding the tariff fight on
their hands President Cleveland and his
cabinet have been industriously trying
to ind some reason for declining to en-
dorse the very proper and patriotic action
OF Minister Willis in promptly recogniz-
ing the new republic of Hawaii. Fortu-
nately they have been unsuccessful, and
the answer to the protest of President
Cleveland's quandOm ally, ex-Queen Lii,
will probably consist solely Of the official
endorsement by this government of the
recognition of the republic by Minister
, Willis. 1t is said that Secretary Gresham
will send private communication to
Willis, telling him that lie should have
followed the example of the British min
lister and asked his government for in
structiOns before recognizing the new re-
public.
A photograph of an order for the pur-
chase OF sugar stock signed by Senator
Camden, of West Virginia, is in the pos
session Of the senate investigating com
mittee. Mr.. Camden claims that his sig
nature is forgery gotten up for black
mailing purposes, but it seems little
odd that comparatively poor man should
have been selected by the alleged black
mallers when there are so many rich men
in the senate. 1t is said that if the com
mittee succeeds in getting the corrobOra-
tion testimony it has reason to expect
that impeachment proceedings against
Senator Camden and at least one other
democratic senator will almost certainly
be commenced, if there are not some res
ignatiOns.