Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-09-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, Sept. 3, 1894.

things recently which indicate that he
does, and quite a number of the
shrewdest observers of things pollt1-
cal at the National Capital have stat
ed their opinions to be that MIR. Cleve-
land would be glad to see either the
republicans control, or the popuilsts
hold the balance of power in the next
House. His last act before leavln
Washington was TO appoint long list
of postmasters, three fourths of whom
were opposed by the democratic Con
gressmen from their districts; thus
apparently adding all he could to the
difficulties already being experienced
by the aforesaid democratic Con-
gressmen. He is also at the bottom of
the row in the democratic Congress
ional campaign committee, which will
probably result in that committee not
sending out any tariff documents at
all, leaving every democratic candl-
date free to decide for himself wheth-
er he will defend or abuse the sugar
trust tariff law.
The theory of those who believe this
to be Mr.. Cleveland's position is that
he has quite enough democratic legis-
lation and wishes to see Congress in
position where it can do nothing for
the next two years, except to pass the
regular appropriation bills. He hopes
by that time that the people will have
forgotten the disastrous first two
years of his administration, and that
he will have at least fighting chance
to be e-elected should he succeed in
getting the nomination again, which
he is egoistical enough to believe that
he can easily do, Notwithstanding his
being on bad terms with nearly every
prominent member of his party. There
is one little drawback certain to de-
feat this scheme, even should all the
rest of it work, the people will not
forget.
Secretary Gresham either has
short memory or he thinks the Ameri-
can people have. When the tariff bill
was pending in the Senate news was
cabled from Europe that if the sugar
trust schedule became a law Spain
would retaliate by abrogating the re-
ciprocity agreement under which
American products were given special
rates by Cuba and Porto Rico. So great |
an impression did % that a, cabllegr;aaImH |
make on the Senate that a resolution
was adopted asking the Secretary of
State if he had any knowledge of an
intention upon the part of Spain or
any other country to retallate upon
the United States because Of the tariff
bill. In answer to that resolution Sec
rotary Gresham said he had no such
information and intimated that no.
body else had and that he did not be-
lieve any country contemplated such
action. Now, when the State depart
ment is in possession of the Official
notification of the abrogatlon n Of 9 the PRI
reciprocity agreement with Spain for for
Cuba and Porto Rico,e he says hte. il
not surprised and that he expects 9TH
er countries to abrogate the reciproc-
ity agreements made under the Nc
law. 1t looks as though MIR. |
Gresham also allows the interests of |
the sugar trust to regulate his official
Mr.. Phillip T. Colgrove, chairman
of the State League of republican
clubs of Michigan, is visiting Wash
ington. He says: 'The democrats will
make a poor showing in Michigan this
year. The grand old party will sweep
the state by fifty thousand to seven
ty five thousand majority. 1t can beat
the combined opposition of democrats
and populists, with the prohibitionists
thrown in. Of the twelve Congress
ional districts, the republicans will
carry all but the first"
Senator Henderson is trying hard
to convince Secretary Carlisle of the
injustice of his decision that no more
sugar bounties should be paid. Sena-
tor Henderson contends, and it is a
sense contention, that the
sugar makers are entitled to the
bounty on every pound of sugar made
up to the hour that the tariff bill went
into effect, and he is not without hope
that Secretary Carlisle will reverse
his decision, as he has already revers
ed several other tariff decisions he has
made. Whether he succeeds or not that
clause of the tariff bill which repeats
the sugar bounty will probably get
into the courts sooner or later, as it is
contended by many that the govern
ment is bound to pay the bounty on
this years crop of sugar of all kinds,
because contracts had been made with
cane and beet planters and maple sy