Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-08
SETTING HIS PINS.
For the Fourth Nonlination-Gr esh-
ans Short Memory.

TOT tle FoartH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ANS Short Memory.
sfrom our regular eorrespondenil
WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-Does Mr..
Cleveland wish the Democrats to lose
control Of the House, He has Ger
tainly done number Of things recent.
y which indicate that lie does, and
quite 4 number of the shrewlest OBJ
servers Of things political at The Ma
tional Capital have stated their opin-
IONS to be that Mr.. Cleveland would
be glad to see either the Republicans
control, Or the popuiists hold the ball
ance oipower IN the next House. His
last act before leaving Washington
was TO appoint long list Of postnlas-
ters, ihTee-sourtis OF whom We're OPP
posea by the Democratic congressman
rom their districts; thus apparently
adding all he could to the difficulties
already Being expcriencedlsy the afore-
said Democratic Cong cssnen. lie
IS also at the bottom Of the row III the
Democratic Congressional campaign
committee not sending out any tariff
documents at all, leaving every Dem
ocratic candidate free TO decide for
himself whether he viii defend or
abuse the Sugar Trust iarii law.
The theory OF those who believethis
TO be Mr.. Cleveland's position is that
he has had quite enough Democratic
legislation and wishes to see Cong ess
in position where it can do nothing
for the next two years, except to pass
the regular appropriation bills. He
hopes by that time that the people
will have forgotten the disastrous
first two years Of his administration,
and hat he will have at least fight
ing chance to be reelected should he
succeed in getting the nomination
again, which he is egotistical enough
to believe that he can easily do, not
withstanding his being OIL bad terms
with nearly every prominent member
of his party. There is one little draw
back certain to defeat this scheme,
even should all the rest Oft work-the
people will not forget.
Secretary Gresham either has
short memory or he thinks the Amer
lean people have. When the tariff
bill was pending in the, Senate news
was cablcd from Europe that il the
Sugar Trust schet ule became a law
Spain would retaliate by abrogating
the reciprocity agreement under which
American products were given special
rates by Cuba and Porto Rico. SO
great inpressiontiid that cablegra.n
make on the Senate that resolution
was adopted asking the Secretary Of
State if he had any knowledge Of an
intention upon the paft Of Spain OF
any otLer country to retaliate upon
the United States because Of the tariff
bill. In answer TO that resolution
Secretary Gresham said lie had no such
information and intimated that no
body else Lad and that he did not be-
lieve any country contemplated such
action. Now, when the State Depart
ment is in possession OF the Official
notification of the abrogation Of the
reciprocity agreement with Spain for
Cuba and Porto Rico. lie says he is
not surpris ed and that he expects other
countries to abrogate the reciprocity
agreements made under the Mckinley
law. 1t looks as though MI. Gresham
also allows The interests of the Sugar
Trust to regulate his official utterances.
Mr. Philip 7. Coigrove, chairman
OF the State League OF Republican
clubs OF Michigan, is visiting Wash
;ngton. He SAYS "Thc Democrats
will make 4 poor showing in Michigan
this year. The Grand Old Party will
sweep the State by fifty thousand to
seventy-fve thousand majority. 1t
can beat the combined opposition OF
Democrats and Populisls, with the
Prohibition lists thrown III. OF the
twelve Congressional districts, the
Republicans will carry all but the
first
Senator Henderson IS trying hard
to convince Secretary Carlisle of the
Injustice of his decision that no more
sugar bounties shoul4 be paid. SEN
ator Henderson contends. and it is
a common-sense contention. that The
sugar makers are entitled to the bonn
ty on every pound Of sugar made up
to the hour that the tariff bill went
into effect. and he il rot without hope
that Secretary Carlisle will reverse
his decision, as he has already revers-
ed several other tariff decisions he
has made. Whet her he succeeds or