Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-01
DISGRACE NEAR the PRESIDENT
Should lie Venture TO Call mn Extra
Session.

New York, Feb. GA Washington
special to the New York Press says:
President Cleveland is acting like a
chubby child. That Is the faVorlte
description Of his present frame OF mind
by antl-administratlon Democrats In
both the senate and house. HIS child
iahness needs no better illustration than
is AFFORDED by his attitude toward the
appropriation to begin the building Of
the Hawaiian cable. which is now the
bone of contention between the senate
and the house
Mr.. Cleveland has gone so far as to
threaten privately that II the diplo-
inutlc and consular supply bill reaches
him containing the Hawaiian cable he
VIII veto IL. Such action would necessl-
tate an tNtra session.
Mr. Cleveland further gives evidence OF
his childishness by an exhibition OF
temper whenever the subject OF Hawaii
IS mentioned. The Incredible mistakes
or policy which have characterized his
administration IN relation to Hawaii
are, II Is officially given out by Mr..
Thurber the presidents private seore-
tary. subject Of great constituencies
to him Every time Hawaii is mem
toned the president IL irritnted This
may DO quite natural. There certainly
Hes under the record OF Mr. Cleyeland's
attitude toward his great and good
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why he should be irritated every time
that dusky and dlsreputable lady Is
mentioned.
The threats Of an extra session thus
emanating from the White House will
be Idle II they are intended to affect
the attitude OF the appropriation for
the Hawaiian cable. The senate Is
unmovable upon this proposition. and
the house must ultimately yield. No
body believes that Mr.. Cleveland wishes
an extra session. Upon tho contrary,
he has every motive to avoid one.
An extra session would mean a con-
gress Republican IN the lower branch,
which has the power to present arti-
cles OF Impeachment to the senate, and
go nearly Republican I'm the upper
branch, which would Judge an i'm
parchment, as to make an official re-
organization of the senate probable.
When the statement was publicly
made on the floor OF the house that II
this were Republican president he
would be Immediately impeached for
his infamous bond contract, nearly
everybody In Washington said that
the statement was true. Under these
circumstances Mr. Cleveland Is the last
citizen Of the United states to wish an
extra session To be called, especially In
view OF the questions that are asked.
but not yet answered as to Mr. Stct-
sons connection with the profitable
bond contract
An the statements attributed to Mr..
Cleveland, such as his jocular remark
TO callers at the White House the other
day that congress might be- In session
as early us March Is, are Interpreted
as meaning that he wished congress To
hurry and got through It's work. and
also get of his hands"
As matter OF fact, there Is no reason
TO doubt that every one OF the general
appropriation bills can he passed by
noon Of March 4. An extra session OF
the next congress will be annoying and
probably damaging to Mr. Cleveland.
and Instead OF favorlng 1t he would
really oppose 1t by every means in his
power,