Morris tribune., 1895-12-25
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hers of the caplnet are BOT aS tnson
skinned as their master. They have
become ratified at the public criticism
Of Mr.. Cleveland's neglect of import
ant puplic business to go on hunt
ing junket at public expense he is
drawing a salary for doing nothing
and is besides using government
vessel and shave frantically implored
hin by telegraph to return to Wash
ington and stop the criticism. Sec
rotary Carlisle's annual report is ready
for transmissin to Congress, and
although the law provides that this
report shall be made to congress, and
met to the president, he is afraid to
send 1t to congress until it has been
44.,it.d by Mr.. Cleveland. The Secre-
-tary is afraid to open his mouth about
Lord Salishury's communication until
Mr.. Cleveland has instructed him as
4, what he will say.
1t is now considered doubtful
whether the caucus committee which
is arranging the republican member
ship Of the senate committees will
complete the task before the holiday
recess. 1t is not an easy job by any
means.
Representative Circuit, Of Vt, has
has intoduced a bill that ought to
become i. law, inasmuch as it proba-
bly represents nine-tenths of those
who live in places where there are
fourth-class postmasters. The bill
provides that all fourth-class post
masters shall be elected by majority
vote over those who receive mail at
their post offices, and directs that the
postmaster general shall appoint only
those who are so elected. Those who
have lived in places where men objec-
tionable to almost all their neighbors
have been appointed postmaster can
fully appreciate this idea.
Senator Cullom, Illinois, made a
speech this week on the Monroe
Doctrine, concluding with these
manly and patriotic words: Eve
have reached the. time when it
becomes our bounded duty to say to
the world, with dignity and firmIess,
that thus far, but no farther, shall
foreign systems of government be
permitted to approach. Our doctrine
ia the protection of American interests,
an d our motto is America for Ameri-
cans. We do not claim the world is
ours, but we will insist on our right
TO be consulted upon affairs pertain
ing to the American continents. Let
sas build so strongly and speak 50
plainly that the way of the future
executives, prime ministers, and am
bassadors Of our country shall be I'M
doubted, Let it be SO clear that no
statesman 7of the future can. find, as.
Nj. Calhoun did in the senate, anyin-
genious theory to weaken it's force.
and value. Let it be SO certain and
esiphatieo that no secretary of state.
can hereafter BECOME wiling party
ito treaty yielding a share Of the
control and supervision of any inter
oceanic canal to any European coun-
try, as in, the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
And let3it be SO straight and practical
that no American ambassador tothe
British court shall feel at liberty to
question the policy of his own govern
ment OF. possibly apologize for the
! Declaration Of Independence and the
Monroe doctrine. 9 4
Z The result of the adoption by the
house Of Representative Barrett s inn
peachment resolution, directing the
committee on foreign affairs to inyestil
gatetwospeeches made by ambassador
Bayard, one in August and the other
made in November,in which he charac-
1erized republicans associalists because
Of their belief in the policy Of protec-
ten, and otherwise abused Americans
will not be the impeachment of Mr..
.r.Efs .--. +
Bayard, but it is almost certain to be
sharp censuro from the House, UNI
less it can be shown that he was not
correctly reported by the English
papers. Mr.. Barrett's resolution
would not bave been introduced if the
democrats had not adopted the policy
Of objecting to ever resolution offer
ed in the house. Mr.. Barett's Massa-
chuesetts colleague. Representative
Mccall, offered a resolution merely
asking whether the president had
taken any steps to ascertain whether
Ambassador Bayard had used the
language attributed to him, and when
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