Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-01-11
PUBLIC OPINION.
THE CULMINATING ATRocITY.


THE ELIMINATING ATROCITY.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Democratic platform of 1892 de-
nounced the Mckinley bill as 1.-The
eliminating atrocity of class legislation"
The Wilson bill seems TO have been
framed with an especial view to proving
that for favoritism and injustice the
Democrats could leave the alleged
"eulminating atrocity" nowhere.
The Mckinley act applied its principle
of protection impartially and without
sectional prejudice. 1t gave the sugar
producers of Louisiana their old pro-
lection while reducing the tariff on
steel as the case permitted. North,
south. East or West, the industries that
required protection were given it in
accordance with their necessities. The
most virulent assault on that act has
never yet pointed out any case in which
partiality was displayed in its distribu-
tion of protection,
How is it with the Wilson bill? 1t
absolutely reeks with sectional partiality.
Iron, steel and coal are visited with i'm
mediate and sweeping reductions, but
sugar is not to be touched for year and
half, and then the bounty is to be
whitfield off by a gradual process lasting
for eight years, Wool is to be deprived
of all duty; but oranges must have the
full Mckinley rate; wheat goes on the
free list, but rice retains protection of
55 to 90 per cent Wherever a purely
Southern product is touched high pro-
lection is accorded; while the great
Northern industries are attacked without
restraint.
The eliminating atrocity of tariff
Legislation is the presentation of such
a sectional and unjust display of dis
elimination under the allegation that is
reform measure.
HOLD CLEVELAND TO ACCOUNT!
New York Press.
The evidence that the Democratic
party, or that portion which takes its
cue from the White House, is anxious
to have the Hawaiian infamy dropped
should make Republicans all the more
determined to secure complete inves-
tigation and exposure of the most dis
graceful episode in the foreign policy of
the American Government The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations is
doing its duty. 1t remains to be seen
whether the House of Representatives
will also do its duty. The Democrats
in the House should not be permitted to
lind refuge in evasion, Republicans
should compel them to indOrse or con-
demn the infamous course of the Presi-
dent. The signs point to conspiracy
of suppression in the House and in the
Democratic press: an effort to prevent
discussion, and indefinitely postpone any
public declaration on the batfied plot to
overthrow the Hawaiian Provisional
Government.
The Democratic Representatives in
Congress dare not, in the face Of an
aroused and overwhelming public sen
timent, indorse the Cleveland Gresham
conspiracy and we believe that some of
them are too patriotic to think of in
dorsing it. But at the same time they
do not wish to arraign for usurpation
and treachery the man who was elected
by their party to be President of the
United States. Therefore, to all ap-
pearances, conspiracy Of silence has
followed conspiracy of shame.
But the facts regarding the Hawaiian
infamy can not and will not be sup
pressed Already there is evidence that
the most serious charges against Cleve
land are likely to be sustained, and that
both Paramount Blount and Minister
Willis were authorized to use force
against the Hawaiian Provisional Gov
eminent. How force would have been
met is shown in letter from the wife
of President Dole, of Hawaii, in which
that lady says that the supporters of the
Provisional Government 'are ready to
sacrifice their lives in this great cause
the cause of freedom and civilization in
these islands"
Mr.. Cleveland's craftiness aud treach- |
cry were of no avail against spirit such
as this; but the fact that he has been
baffied in his piratical purpose does not |
the obligation resting upon
Congress to hold him to strict account
for the great wrong of which he has
been guilty, and the dishonor which he
has brought upon the fair name of the
United States.