Middletown transcript., 1894-08-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. August 7th, 1894
The Democratic distraction oyer thu
tariff bill is still as great as ever
There is lots of talk every day about
an agreefhent tomorrow, but, like to
morrow, the agreement never comes
Just when a new sugar schedule-new
in words, the same in principle as that
prepared by Democratic Senators and
Secretary Carlisle under the direction
of the sugar trust-which was to be
used to blind the ignorant followers Of
Mr.. Cleveland aud the House free
traders to their surrender to the Senate
and the trust, which its acceptance
me; mt, had been patched up at the
White House and the end seemed in
sight, when the Louisiana Senators,
REINFORCED by the Populists, Allen
and Kyle, bobbed up with the state
ment that no sugar schedule would be
supported by them which did not pro
vide for the payment of the sugar
bounty for this year. That sent the
conference to sea again and they are
still foundering around at this writing,
drifting nearer and nearer to the
breakers on the rocky coast all the
while. How they will get out, OF
whether they will get out at all is still
problematical. 1t is certain, however,
that the Republicans will not volunteer
as life savers.
Boss Cleveland has succeeded In pre-
venting the House committee on
Foreign Affairs reporting the Boutelle
resolution for the immediate recogni-
tion Of the Hawaiian Republic, al
though it was word for word the same
resolution introduced by the present
Democratic chairman Of that CON-
mittee, when the Brazilian Republic
was established, during the Harrison
administration, and when majority
of the committee and of the House
were Republicans. But at least one
Dem ,crat on the committee-Ge Geary, of
California-was ashamed of his party
and had the manliness to speak his
mind. He said: 1--WE might as well
admit that the Democratic party has
blundered in its treatment of this
Hawaiian question; and We cannot
afford to make another blunder. -
The Democrats "beat the devil around
the stump" by postponing the considera-
tion of the resolution until Thurs
day, hoping that it will then be too
late to have it acted upon at this ses-
sion. In view Of this action by the
committee at Mr.. CleveSrd's dictation
it is not surprising thaS the members
of the Hawaiian commission now in
Washington, who represent the ex-
queen. should say that they intend to
remain until informed by Mr.. Cleve-
land. whether he intends to carry out
his promise to restore the queen to her
throne. They naturally think that Mr..
Cleveland still wishes to restore the
qneen, and other people think SO, too.
Why else should he wish to postpone
recognizing the Republic?
The GA. r. Men have sent formal
protest to Mr., Cleveland and are pre-
pairing to bring before the coming
National encampment at Pittsburg the
unjust treatment the old soldiers have
received from the Cleveland admins
tration. Out Of OF $50 employees
dropped from the rolls of the Record
and Pension division of the War De.
partment II were Union veterans, and
it is said that the records of some of
the ex-soldiers show them 10 have been
among the most efficient clerks in the
division, while none of them were be-
low the average in their efficiency re-
cords. Old soldiers have also been
Disseminated against in other depart
ments, particularly in the Agricultural
and in the various branches
Of the Interior department, including
the Government printing Office and the
Pension Bureau.
There is more or less anxiety in Con-
gress because of the war between ia
pan and China. This is not because of
any special interest taken in the war
as it now is, but because of the fear
that the United States may be in some
dragged into it by the diplo-
matte blundering Of Secretary Gresham,
who appears to have, in place of the
calm judgement that should dominate
. Secretary of State, an over supply Of
The very undesirable faculty which
makes him ''put his foot in it'' every
time be makes move in connection
with the foreign relations of the gov
srnment.
Representative Stone, of Pennsyl-
vania. y not discouraged BY tue OPP
position Of the administration to his |
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