Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-08-11


(From our Regular Correspondent
The Democratic distraction over
the tariff bill Ia still rs great as ever.
There is lots of talk every day about
an agreement tomorrow, but like
tomorrow the agreement never
&C mes. just when q new sugar sche-
dule-new In words, but same In prin
ciple as that prepared by democratic
Senators and Sec. Carlisle under the
/ direction OF the sugar trust-whIch
wss 60 be used to blind the ignorant
followers of Mr.. Cleveland and the
House free traders to their surrender
Co the Senate and tho trust, which
It's acceptance meant, had been
patched up at the White House and
the end seemed In sight, when the
Louisiana senator's reinforced by the
lpopulists, Allen and Kyle, bobbsd
up with the statement that no sugar
schedule would be supported by
them which did not provide for the
payment OF the sugar bounty for
this year.
That sent the conference to sea
Iagain and they are still foundering
n around at this writing, drifting near
or and nearer to the breakers on the
rocky coast all the while. How they
will get out or whether they viii get
tout at all is still problematical.
II Ib is certain however that the
Republicans VIII not volunteer al
life savers.
Boss Cleveland has succeeded In
preventing the House committee OF
b Foreign Affairs reporting the Bou
telle resolution for the immediate re
= Icognition of the Hawaiian Republic
: although it was word for word the
Isame resolution introduced by tn
lpresent democratic chairman of tina
Icommittee, when the Brazilian Re
Ipublic was established, daring tn
Harrison administration, and whel
the majority of the Committee AM
Of the House was Republican. Blu
at least one democrat on the com
mlttee-Geary of Caliiornia-wa
/ ASHAMED OF his party and had tn
" manliness to speak his mind. II
n said: "We might as well admit tina
q the democratic party has blundere
g. In It's treatment OF this Hawaiia
r-IQuestion; and we can not afford t
N make another blunder." The demo
" Gratis s'beat the devil around tt
2. stump by postponing the conside
It lation of the resolution until ne1
ne Thursday, hoping that it will the
q. be too late to have 1t acted upon {
ID this session. In view OF this actio
Id lby the committee at Mr.. Cleveland
al dlctati0n it Is not surprising thu
v. the members of the Hawaiian cor
IN mission now In Washington, WI
ne represent the ex-Queen, should 90
ld that they intend to stay until
We formed by Mr.. Cleveland whether
ell. intends to carry out his promise
tx restore the queen to her throne.
ed They naturally think that N
rk Cleveland still wishes to restore e
he queen, and other people think 8
ok too. Why else should he wish
air postpone recognizing the republic?
he, The G. A. K. men have sent a fc
lite NAL protest to Mr.. Cleveland 81
m. are preparing to bring to the G
NO tention Of the coming National {
he campment at Pittsbur0 the uniu
led treatment the old soldiers have !
ceived from the Cleveland admin
D q tration. Out of $50 employt
to | dropped from the rolls of the reco
to and Pension division of the War
BE- partment II were Union veteran
lee, and 1t Is said that the records
cry some of the ex-soldiers show them
have been among the most efficiG
7er. clerks in the division while none
hrs them were below the average In til
leet efficiency records. Old soldiers he
,ws also been Disseminated against
we other departments, particularly
lir- the Agricultural department, q
hen Ia the various branches of
the Interior department, including
the Government Printing office 6
are the Pension Bureau.
vim There Is more or less anxiety
3 to Congress because OF the war betw
lore Japan & China. This is not beca
the OF any special interest taken In
birth war as 1t now is, but because of
? be fear that theUnited States may b