Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-02-09

and he Will oreRk his WORD 10 his
colleagues who have nothing to
give him in preference to dis
obeying his master who has offices
at his disposal. 1t begins to look
as though Mr.. Cleveland has suf-
ficient control of the Democrats
on the finance committee to com
pei them to report the bill to the
Senate practically as 1t was pass
ed by the House leaving the fight
to be made on the floor of the
Senate. The Republican Senators
propose making 1t fight that viii
be memorable IN the tariff history
of the country.
The most notable feature of the
Democratic side of the Hawaiian
discussion in the House WAS the
unblushing sffrontery Of Repre-
sentative McCrsary, of Kentucky,
in standing up and gravely in
forming the House and the coun-
try that Mr.. Cleveland had never
decided upon the restoration of
the queen. This is one of the
results of cuckooism upon man
who has always been considered
in spite of his intense partisan
ship fair minded and patriotic.
When man becomes the defend
er of Mr.. Cleveland's policy he
necessarily has to drop the role of
patriotic statesman and assume
that of a pettifogging special
pleader who endesvors to make
a good case for his case for his
clients regardless of law or facts
Such men are common enough in
every community, but it is little
short of a national calamity that
SO many of them should occupy
seats IN Congress. The only con-
ISOLATION ls that the people haye
fully acquainted themselves with
the facts in this case and cannot be
bamboozled by mlsstatements OF
cuckoo resolutions.
Mr.. Cleveland is doing more in
his effort to beat Senator Hill and
secure the confirmation of Mr.
Peckhem t. the Supreme Court
vacancy to lower the dignity at
tached to the Office of President OF
the United States than any othe,
man has ever done, and the result
) appears to be contrary to his ex.
pectations. Some Senators who
were at first disposed to vote fol
Peckham's confirmation will vote
against it as a rebuke to Mr.
Cleveland for his peculiar ano
undignifed tactics and it may be
that enough of them will SO vote
to reject the nomination. There
is another feature that is not con
! sidered creditable to, Mr. G. The
financial condition of the govern
ment is such that it would seen
to demand the entire attention
' and the best abilities of the Presi
dent, but instead he is giving hi
entire time to conducting a per
, sonal fight, leaving the finances t.
get along as they may.
B The patriotism of the Republi
D cans in congress has never beer
!, more strikingly exemplifed thai
, by their conduct concerning tn,
sale of S50,000,000 of bonds by
Secretary Carlisle. They prefer
7 red maintaining the credit of thi
government to taking advantage
, of the numerous opportunitiel
given them by the administration
. and its indiscreet friends in Con
gress to make party capital. The
only men who tried and are still
trying to ipjure the credit of the
government are Democrats anc
Populists. The bonds will be for
warded to their purchasers this
week and if the payments are al
made in gold S5S,000.O00 will bt
added to the Sb5,OO0,O0O of golC
, now in the treasury.
The hardest fight that will b,
made upon any one section of th,
tariff bill will be that against tn.
income tax. According to tht
. latest poll Al Senators-two less
than majority--are against it
81 for it and 6 in doubt. OF thc
six in doubt three are Republicans
and three Democrats. Mr.. Cleve
land who was for long time op
posed to this tax has now assumed
g annn-cnmmiital nnsition tnmard,