Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regn,sr correspondent.
wAsHINGTnx. n. c.. Dec ~. lso4.

in the shape Of big disappointment
awaiting his return to Washington.
When he left on his duck hunting
trip he thought that he had the DEM
ocratic ducks, lame and otherwise, OF
the house all cooped, and that the
currency hodge-podge proposed by
Secretary Carlisle Would be passed
by the house before he returned. He
had scarcely got away before the re-
volt began, and it quickly reached
such proportions that the house COM
mittee on rules did not dare to re-
port bin limiting debate and setting
time to vote upon the currency bill.
so many democrats expressed their
intention to vote against such a
measure that it was made plain that
with their votes and the solid repub-
lican and populist delegations OF the
house cast against it the rule would
be repudiated by the house, which
would not only have killed the cur
rency but would also have given the
committee on rules bad black eye.
Hon. J. A. Kasson Of Iowa thus de-
fines national protection, which Is
now and always has been advocated
by the republican party 1T means
legislative encouragement to the en-
ployment of American capital and
labor at home in the development OF
all our natural sources of wealth and
prosperity, instead of sending our
capital abroad to aid in the produce
ton Of foreign wealth and to pay for
foreign labor. 1t means Legislative
security against the dependency Of
the nation upon foreign countries for
its means Of defense, and Of our peo-
pie for their necessaries and comforts
OF life. 1t means legislative barriers
against the exhaustion Of the wealth
of the country by sending it abroad
in exchange for perishable articles
instead of using it at home in ex-
change for the like articles produced
by American labor from the earth or
in the factory. In the former case
both the money and the article it
buys are lost to our country, in the
latter the money stays at home and
goes on buying"
Poor Springer! He is catching itall
round, because Of his turning a finan-
Ella: somersault to lead the admins
tration forces in their fight for the
Carlisle currency bill, but the un-
kindest cut Of all came from one OF
his Illinois colleagues, who said;
You fellows are altogether too hard
on Springer. It's pity If so able a
man as Mr.. Springer can't be permit
ted to change his mind as often as
once in a session, especially as the
administration had not declared it
self on this subject last session"
Ex-senator Malone Of Virginia is
still blocking legislation for the erec-
ton of new government printing
office. For four year ne has been
able to kill in the senate all PROPOSE
tions looking to the purshase of any
other ground than that owned by
him, but is not strong enough 70 get
the house to indorse the purchase of
his ground. The fight has been re-
newed, and 1t will soon be known
whether the victor will be Malone
or congress. II the latter new gov
eminent printing office will at once
be begun, if the former the whole
matter will go over to the next CON
grcss, and the fight be started fresh
next year.
The long delayed report of Admiral
Walker, made public only when it
was demanded by senate resolu-
ton, exposes another disgraceful
chapter in the administration treat
ment Of Hawaii. Although Admiral
Walker made it plain that an Amer
lean war vessel should be kept in
Hawaiian waters to protect American
interests and to counterfeit English
influence. the administration has
failed +, do SO, thus giving the
English, who do keep war vessel
there, every opportunity to scheme
against the new republic and to give
secret support to the royalists on the
islands. Admiral Walkers report
closes thus: Had the departments
order given me discretion in the mat
ter should have left the Philadel-
phia at Honolulu and returned to
san Francisco with my staff by mail
steamer, the Charleston failing to ar
rive by the 18th; but Is they were en-
tirely unqualified had no choice but
To obey them at the earliest moment
that such course was justified by
paramount public interests. l trust
that another ship will be sent to
Honolulu at the earliest practical
moment