Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-08-17
AT THE CAPITAL.
THE WAY THINGS ARE REVOLVING
At THE HUB.
Daylight Is Breaking-Japs Must
Not Naturalize-A Just Veto-A
Republican Contribution Thrown
Away, I'm the Alaba mn Election.

Republican Contribution Thrown
Away, I'm the Alabama Election.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. D., Aug. 10, 1894.
at il tho hour kofore day that is
always the darkest" Just when
Democrats almost despaired of any
agreement ever being reached on the
tariff and the outlook was at the
darkest, the day OF tariff reform be-
gan to dawn, and now the sun is
brightly shining upon an agreement
which, if it does not meet with the
enthusiastic approval of every Demo-
crat, can be honestly and conscien-
tiously supported without loss of dig
nifty or smirching of party principles.
The agreement is not a victory for
either House or Senate; it is victory
for the great Democratic party of the
country, which made its wishes known
in Washington, and there should not
be any doubt of its prompt acceptance
by both House and Senate.
The House Judiciary Committee
has unfavorably reported Representa-
tive Everett's bill to enable persons
of Japanese descent to become citizens
OF the United States. The committee
could not see any good reason for
granting to the Japs what has been
denied to the Chinese.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
has returned to Washington from his
sensational joint stumping tour with
Gov. Tillman. The Senator expresses
the greatest confidence in his re-elec-
ton to the Senate.
President Cleveland's veto of the
private bill for the relief of Eugene
Wells, late captain in the Twelfth
Infantry,is approved by army officers,
and it is moreover based upon princi.
pies of the highest justice. This man
retired from the army in 1870, to
avoid court martial that would have
resulted in his dismissal; was ap-
pointed Second Lieutenant in
1885 and court martialed and dis
missed the service in 1887, for drunk.
enness and other causes. The vetoed
bill provided that he should be ap-
pointed q Second Lieutenant of Ar.
tillery and placed on the retired list
without the usual examination. In
plain words. that q man who had been
officially found unfit to be an officer
should be paid salary for the rest OF
his life as retired officer. The fact
that Wells has influential friends
merely adds 10 the credit to which the
President is entitled for vetoing the
bill, and brings out the strongest trait
in Grover Cleveland's character-his
absolute determination to do what he
believes to be right regardless of
whom it may please or displease.
The Republicans in Congress who
were deluded into contributing money
to the Kolb campaign in Alabama
there are number Of them-in the
hope that the movement might be
made the entering wedge to break up
the solid Democracy of the South,
were deeply chagrined lot of indi-
viduals when the returns were re-
ceived. Needless to say that the
Democratic colleagues OF Governor
elect Oates were delighted at his sue
cess, and doubly so because he has
always stoutly opposed anything like
concessions to the Populists. Presi-
dent Cleveland also had good reason
to feel grati6ed, as Col. Oates from the
beginning of his campaign for the
nomination had been classed as the
Cleveland candidate. This election
has thrown q wet blanket over the
loud'mouthed, but poorly informed,
individuals who have been prophesying
tremendous gains to the Populists
in the South at the expense of the
Democratic party. 1t has also con.
WINGED many that the Democrats will
retain control OF the House at the
coming Congressional elections.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, was not
speaking at random when he said: at
is absurd to talk about the sugar
trust owning the Senate. l believe
that the trust would willingly give q
million dollars to be assured that there
would be no tariff legislation, as under
the existing Mckinley law its profits
would be vastly greater than under
any Democratic tariff law" Dem.