Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-01-06
AN INCREASING DEFICIT.
Attempted Sharp Practice Possible
Cabinet Changes.
(From our regular correspondent


to prevent the dissatisfied Democrats
from even expressing their objections
to his tariff bill before the Democratic
caucus, which will probably be held
this week. He has issued an order that
the caucus shall decide Immediately
after assembling whether it is advisa-
BILE for it to pass on the tariff bill. If
he can control majority of the eau
Gus the tariff bill will not be touched.
Meanwhile some of the dissatisfied
Democrats are trying to get the Re-
publicans to promise to vote with
them to recommit the bill to the Ways
and Means Committee when Mr.. Will
son calls it up in the House. The Re-
publicans have not decided whether
they will do this, but it is hardly prob
able that they will.
Senator Allison thinks that the
Cleveland tariff bill will be considered
by the entire membership of the Fl
nance Committee when it gets to the
Senate, just as the Mckinley bill was
1t will be remembered that the Reput-
licans of the Ways and Means Commit
tee of the House were not allowed to
take any part whatever in the making
of the bill
The New Years reception at the
White House to-day recalled sad mem
cries to many. One year ago theWhite
House and the residences of members
of the last Administration were all in
mourning because of the then recent
death of Mrs. Harrison, and no Off
cial receptions were held in Washing
ton.
There is wide difference of opin-
ion among Democrats about authoriz-
ing the issue OF bonds recommended
by Secretary Carlisle, and it may cause
big fight in the House as soon as the
tariff bill is disposed of.
1t will cause no surprise among
Treasury officials should there be a
deficit at the close of the current fs-
cal year-June 80, IS94-of as much
as SIS, 900, 900. This is more than three
times what the estimate was of the
probable deficiency before the SEIZED.
ules of the Cleveland tariff bill were
made public. That bill is directly
responsible for the probable trebline
of the deficiency. Importations are
getting smaller and smaller and will
continue to dwindle so long as there
is any probability of that bill becom
ing law. Importers are not dispos
ed to pay the present duties wher
there is possibility that by waiting {
few months they can take advantage
Of the low duties or of the free list O
the Cleveland bill And that is not
the worst of it. The same cause is
operating to shut down American
manufactures and it will be no bette
for long time should that bill be
come law, which God forbid, for a.
soon as it does our markets will be sc
flooded with foreign goods that oul
own manufacturers will hesitate te
start up again even at the reduced
wages which everybody now sees mus
follow such a law.
The administration Democrats in
the House who supposed that theil
sharp practice just before the holiday
recess would enable them to smother
the criticism of Mr. Cleveland's Ha.
waiian policy, in the House, will find
themselves very much mistaken.
The Republicans of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs have pre-
pared scorching minority report on
the McCreary resolution reported the
day before the recess and intended to
screen the administration unconsti-
tutional acts. and that report is going
to be made the text for some talk in
the same line as the red-hot speeches
OF Senator Hoar and Representative
Boutelle made before the recess. The
Republicans in both House and S enate
are fully determined that the smother
ing act shall not be performed.
Notwithstanding repeated denials
OH the part of those connected in one
way or another with the administra-
ton, there are many people, Demo-
Gratis as we'll as Republicans, who be-
lieve that there is good foundation for
the reports which have again become
current concerning Secretary Ores
ham S retirement from the Cabinet on
account of the failure of the Hawaiian
policy of which he was the originator.
1t has been known for some time that
Mr.. Cleveland was looking for loop
hole through which he could make his
own escape. This his friends are fool
ish enough to think would be provid-
ed should Secretary Gresham write a
letter resigning from the Cabinet and
stating as his reason therefor the
failure of the Hawaiian policy which
he had persuaded Mr.. Cleveland into
adopting. This would, of course, be
Illuminating to Gresham, but his
wounds are to be salved, according to
the gossip, either with some other ap-
pointment or with a promise of the
next Supreme Court vacancy. 1t is
difficult to see, however, how the res
ignation of Secretary Gresham can
possibly relieve Mr. Cleveland of the
responsibility belonging to his acts as
President, or in any way excuse him.
MckiNLEY'S MESSAGE.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. I.-Governor
Mckinley to-day in his message to the
Legislature says