The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-09
In Congress.

The report OF the Com mlttee on For
eiCn Affairs on the Hawaiian matter
which appears elsewhere in this issue,
is the most important action in Con-
greSs for the past ten days, and it has
taken some Of the interest from the
Tariff question. The Senate is still
struggling with the sugar scale and
also with iron ore anu coal. Sugar IS
said TO have given them the most
trouble, with the income tax good
second. The committee has strictly
carried out its rule 10 give no hearing
10 people who desired 10 srguea against
the various phases of the Wilson bill.
The measure will therefore be what
the committee think it ought to be-
1t is expected the bill will be ready
10 be reported in few days. 1t is
understood that the screws will be
put on the whisky and brandy dis
Iillers in the shape of heavy in
crease IF tax, and that the California
wine men wall be ruined by the legis
lation proposed.
In the House Bland has failed to
secure 3 quorum for q vote on his sill
yer seiguorAge bill, owing to the fill
clustering of Democrats. A number
of the latter were fiually arrested and
brought before the bar of the House,
but We're not punished, auu are again
at their old tricks. Bland took occa-
sion 10 roast the filibustering members
N 81 severely.
u saw gentlemen here" said he,
shaking his head sxvagely and lifting
his voice Until il fairly rang through
the hall, " "dIsobey the rules and COM
mands OF this House. l saw gentle
men rise and boast that they had
defied the power OF the House. II that
is not anarchy and revolution what Is
it? Democratic applau>e.l We in
the house are the fountain source of
Order, the law-making body. Shall
we resolve ourselves into 4 body of
anarchists? If some one were to
throw bomb from yonder gallery he
would be no more an anarchist than
he who ON this floor defies the power
of the House. ICries of "Shame
shamer p and hi>svs.1
While the people OF this country
are in the throes of hunger and star
vation,' continued Bland, angered by
the demonstration against him,
"when they expect Us TO do some
thing, TO become filibusterers and ob
structionists i 10 become anarchists,
for its purpose IS ! defiance of the
laws Of the country. We Were sent
here TO DO our duty II time when
our cities are .hruug-G with mobs o:
people who cannot go 10 bed in peace
and comfort, and this Is not = time
when mob law should obtain here
The following from the New York
Sun, Of Feb -, will hardly be inter
esting reading for the friends of the
President: Governor Cleveland's plur-
ality for Pre-ident on the popular vote
in all the forty-four States Of the
Union fifteen months ago was sos 2Il
The pluraiity on Tuesday last ag-
ainst Mr.. Cleveland and the policies
of his administration was half as large
rs that, in the single State of Pen
nsylvania, one State out of fOrty-four.
Such is the verdict from Pennsylvania.
The verdict from New York 3 fort
night ago was the same. Ii will be
the same wherever the people get
chance to vote.
Political disasters and new humili-
ations are closing in upon the Demo
crScy from every quarter. PopulSr
condemnation of the dishonest anti
Democratic Wilson bill, the insane
income tax project, aid the infamous
monsrchical plot which the present
Administration has made distinctive
features, takes impressive form when
ever and wherever the balIotboxes
are opened. This is the time TO tell
the plain truth, and here is the truth
in its nakedness.
Defeat does not necessarily bring |
dishonor. Defeat in defence of q |
principle or in an honest attempt to |
redeem sacred pledge or for the righ |
or for the flag can never be dishonor- !
able. That Is not the sort of defeat 10 4
which Grover Cleveland has led the |
Democracy IN the eleven months since /
be entered into office with commits
sion plainly written and straight /
and cleSr way before him.
His promise repudisted and inso-
emily ignored, the Democracy tram
1led under foot, responsibility shirhed,
wing aud cowarily evasious substitu-
ed tor the unqualified declarations of
! few months ago, American seuti-
nent outraged aud defied, personal
yhims or personal spite made the
,arty's law.
Here we have in forty words the |