Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-07-27
Two Political Bomb Shells.

Two Political Bomb Shells.
The people have been startled in the
last few days by tie firing Of two poliu-
cal bomb shells from soldiers in the same
camp at each other The President.
iu violation Of the spirit Of the consii-
tuition, addressed letter purporting to
be private. but in reality intended to be
public, t. Congressman Wilson, Chair
man Of the Ways and Means Committee
Of the House Of Representatives, strong
ly expressing his views on the tariff
question, and while not in So many
words, substantially urges that gentle
man and his followers to stand to their
guns and fight for such tariff bill as
suits the whms and notions Of the Execu-
tive, to wit, the tariff bill passed by the
lower House Of Congress with the ex-
,epnon Of sugar Ia commodity used in
every American household-upor which
that more bold than prudent public Off
Ger thinks bounty should be placed =
How President Cleveland can reconcile
his action Eith those rules Of propriety
which should govern coordinate
branch Of the government which Is ex-
pected to keep alJof from any interior
ence whatsoever with any other, it is not
our purpose at this time to suggest, aud
how that high official can reconcile his
action to the spirit aud unquestioued in-
tentOn Of the constitution which he has
sworn to uphold and support is a matter
Of not much concern to the public He
is a bold and reckless partisan; narrow
in his ideas, and sef-wiled in his pur-
poses II has dickered with the leaders
Of his party in an attempt to shape tariff
legislation. and failing to get all he ex-
pected from the Senate in the way Of
amendments to the House bill IN this
important subject he comes out in
vail in the shape Of a private letter to
an alleged friend suggesting his notions
and personally appealing that they be
carried out. The public will judge him.
And now comes Senator German with
much more temerity than he usually ex-
hi5its and attacks the Executives late
position He is riled at the Presidents
two-facedness, aud in a speech in the
Senate of several hours length on Mon
day he showed up the formers un-
warranted interference 10 shaping the
Senate amendments to the measure, and |
how ill-advised aud unfair is the late pO-
sitiOu be has assumed, in criticising the
bill as amended after having conspicu-
Gus hand in the work thereof, when he
finds that it does not meet the demand of
tue extreme Tree trader.
The Republicans have no hand in the
wrangle. They prefer the bill as amend
l-Id -tne senate 10 tue Uriir IN rrs cruuri
ate as passed by the House, because al
lie former savors more of protection pt
nan the latter, but both are far from fu
satisfactory, because they believe in the in
octrine of protection to American man S,
facturers, American wages, and Amer Vi
,an homes, and neither Of those meas Of
res reach anywhere near that STANDARD fo
f governmental policy. We are
leased to see the disagreement 1t G,
leans great good to the country. The ia
resident cannot oppose bill no ', IN Ct
ess it will stand the test he has laid ii
own in his remarkable priUate letter, C,
iorman on the other hand is defiant ~ N
The amended bill he states is the best i,
is wing Of the party can offer, hence, d
he inference follows that no tariff bill il
rill pass at all. The Mckinley bill, a
nder which the country iourished dur o
ng the late Republican administration, I
riIl still be the law of the land. and bus \
ness will again revive 1t mean further c
lore greater political success for the b
party. With the Democratic il
arty divided, the hard times and dis n
ress following the advent of that party i
pto power, and with the utter incapa
ity that party has shown ito de
staring the people in the face >
he conclusion is irresistible and the 4,
ope is not visionary ttat the govern E
nent of this great country will be return !
d back to the control of the party which =
as done all to make this the greatest
ration on earth. l.
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