Middletown transcript., 1895-12-28

for the sentiments in the message fol
applause for himself and in his ego.
tism thought that because Congress
promptly adopted his recommendation
for the appointment of commission to
ascertain the real boundary between
British Guiana and Venezuela that il
was eady to anything else he wanted
done. So he Joined the British who
were trying to punish the United States
for daring to stand up for the Monroe
doctrine by forcing US into a financial
panic, and sent a special message to
Congress urging immediate financial
legislation and asking that no Christ
mas recess be taken until some such
legislation as retiring the greenbacks
or authorizing an issue of gold bonds
should have been put through.
In saying that it was Mr.. Cleveland's
egotism that caused him to write that
financial m essage it is putting very
charitable construction upon his act
Others do not hesitate to say that he
did it because he was ratified by the
British attacks upon our finances and
by a call which was issued by the New
York Chamber of Commerce for a
meeting to condemn the Monroe doc
trine message. He is said to have sent
a memb:r of the cabinet to New York
to prevent that meeting and his mes
senger is reported to have made deal
whereby the meeting was declared off
and Mr.. Cleveland's hysterical message
was sent to Congress.
So far as Congress and the American
people are concerned, the message will
do nei her good nor harm, Congress
will.provide for the defci. with tariff
legislation, but it will unquestionably
do much harm to our interests in e ng-
land. 1t will cause tie British to
think that Mr.. Cleveland has become
and already regrets his bel
ligerent message; and it will also en-
them to keep up their schem-
ing to throw us into fnanci,l panic.
No possible good can be accomplished
by Congress remaining in session dur
ing Christmas week, because even if
the House had already passed the
which will be reported from
The Ways and Means Committee, the
Senate would not be prepared to act OH
It until its reorganization has teen &C.
The silver men in the
Senate, who have an unquestioned ma.
iority,say nothing can pass that DOESN'T
provide in some way for a more exten-
1ed use of silver.
Speaker Reeds committee ass ign
nents contain some personal disap-
but that was under the
unavoidable; there were
more leading Republicans than there
we're leading places. But it is credita-
De to those who were disappointed
hat they have accepted the situation
Representative Payne,
# N. Y, merely keeps his old place on
he Ways and Means Committee, the
'hairmanship going to Representa- i've
)ingley, of Maine, but Mr.. Payne is
,iveu in addition the craftsmanship of
he committee ON Merchant Marine
md Fisheries which is an unusual
lonor, as members of the Ways and
deans Committee are seldom given
hairmanship. Cannon, of Ills. got the |
hairmanship of the Committee on Ap-
'ropriations, but Henderson of Iowa,
lis rival for that honor, got a much |
oveted place on the Committee on
lules, as did Dalzsll, of Pa. who was
t one time thought to be in line for
he head of the Ways and Means Com
nittee, Walker, OF Mass, got the !
and Currency chairmanship,
nd Hit. of Ills, that of Foreign AZ
airs, as it has been understood all |
long she would, but there we're lots of
urprises among the minor chairman
hils.
Admiral Meade. U. S. N, in lee
ure on the 1.-THE Caribbean Sean
ook occasion to say that he considered
be superiority of the individual YES
els of our Navy all off set for the
xcess Of vessels in the British Navy
'hich was sufficient to prevent any
ear on our part cf the contest. He
lso said: 81 am no prophet nor son
prophet, but | predict here tonight
lat should war between the United
tates and Great Britain come, the
rst shot fired in anger will sound the
eath knell of the British Empire"
senator Mitchell, or Oregon, III in
bill for the rest loration Of
le duty on wool, took occasion to no.
fly the Senate that he would offer the
III as an amendment t., any t.riff bill
lat might be reported from the FL
ance Committee. But the general
slief is that Sentor Mitchell will not
, put 10 that trouble. because any
III amending the tariff that is reported
likely TO provide for duty OH wnol.
Republicans have claimed ever Silce
le result Of the electina was known
lat lhe election Of Republican sue
,ssor to Senator Blackburn by the 8
entucky legislature was certainty, 8
I'd now Kentucky Democrats openly !
Init the Claim and acknowledge that ]
ley aaye no show, even with the votes !
the two pop4lists.
eware of Ointments for Catarrh that
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