The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-25
VIEW AT WASHINGTON

Washington, December Cit Is admitted |
by even the republicans themselves that |
Cleveland has put their party In hole
And 1t IL n deep hole.
He has knocked all of their plans into a
cooked hat. Was there ever such man?
His special message demanding that con-
grcss not adjourn for the holidays TIL 1t
has done something to relieve the menace
to the gold reserve Is regarded ms one of
the boldest strokes of his life. IT has swept
the party leaders In both houses off their
feet and raised such a storm OF feeling and
criticism as has not been seen here in
many day.
For days the capital has been in a whirl
of excitement, and the talk of war and
patriotism has renirded old timers of the
stirring times thirty years ago. The excite
ment is quite as great, but of different
order. In This latest move of the presi
dent there is more of politics, more of
which seems to menace the fortunes or va
ricus aspirants for the presidency, more
to confound party leaders ana enrage party
| followers.
| Opinions are as numerous as the sands
of the sea. but throughout the republican
camp and among the democrats also there
Is a general verdict that Mr.. Cleveland is
himself playing politics, and that he has
| attempted to shift responsibility for the
! financial distress which threatens from
| his own shoulders to those of congress lie
| Is savagely denounced by eminent republic
| cans as n trickster. on the other hand,
| the admirers of the president are delighted
| with what they term his superb courage,
| his more than Jacksonian aggrcssiveness.
The messafe was not received at the
senate IN Just before adjournment and
| was read in that body. The house had adj
! iourned early in the afternoon and the
leaders of that body did not know of the
| existence of the document till Just at their
| dinner hour the newsboys cried out extra
papers.
! When Speaker Reed heard the news he
was simply astounded II seemed incredl-
| BILE to him that the president had made
such a move at such time and In such
way. The speaker had been at the White
| president, and had not an inkling OF the
message. IT came on him like a brick from
the twentieth story.
| Reed got move on-he was In a hurry
to see Dineley his trusted lieutenant. and
in fact called IN other leading party men.
The republican leaders and many of
their democratic friends who hate MIR.
Cleveland, denounce the message as a
trick
They declare that Mr.. Cleveland knows
as well any one that congress can not
do anything either during the holiday
season or at any other time to relieve the
geld situation. They say MIR. Cleveland is
intelligent enough to know that 1t does
not matter what the house may do. the
senate Is completely dominated by silver
men, and that concurrent action in that
body upon any measure looking to assist
ance for the executive in the task OF mair-
tanning the gold reserve is simply ,mpOs-
s'ble. But these denunCiations and excuses
do not SnSwer for them the question or
What the country Is going to think about
II. They realize that If they adjourn with
out doing anything the country IS likely
TO take Mr. Cleveand's side CT the case and
denouuce the statesmen in congress as
shirkers. Il they remain here and attempt
70 perfect some legislation they VIII give
MIR. Cleveland the peculiar satisfaction OF
knowing that he had pointed his du=er at
them as they were in the very act OF pack
ing their srlps and starting for the train
and compelled them to sit down and go 10
work.
Nevertheless there are observers who say
that President Cleveland's tenacity and
courage have before this compelled an
unwilling senate to do his bidding, and
that he may repeat his fe of securing
repeal of the sherman 81 er purchase
law. He certainly has chosen a critical
moment and a picturesque manner for
sprirgng his demand upon congress.
1T win be noticed that he relief which
the republicans of the house offer to the
president or talk of Offering to him. is
simply ad titional revenue, the means
!, CT borrowing money lor temporary uses.
Iley say rotlnig about gold. They have
NJ nlahs for helping the president replen-
, ish the gold reserve or for keeping the
, store of gold on hand intact a member of
l the cabinet said tonight that there ought
to be craftsmanship enough in congress
, to devise some means of keeping the gold
+ in the treasury in q great emergency ike
I this, lie called attention also to the in
/ | ttmati0n OF the president that IN inc an
> sence OF anything hettsr a declaration by
q ! congress OF the intention TO maintain gold
payments might held TO restore confidence
f | but the republican leaders in the house
i are determined to stick to their argumen,
: that revenue is all the treasury needs
@ while the silver senate is equally deter.
: mined 10 do little or nothing hut look out
The president Is criticised for spIlngine
+ this question upon congress at a umf
: when ne knows nothing can b. accom-
plished except to expose to England ant
the world our financial weakness. ~
others he IL accused of being In league
.r With Wall street. He is also denounced
Il for failure to recommend any specific
il remedy, apparently being anxious TO sim
& ny relieve himself Of responsibility. an
:, throw 1t upon congress. The few friend.
L the administration has in congress APP
~ plaud the president for his bold stroke.
- -
- There is Il story which should be told L
a illustrate President Clevelands caution
L and tact. 1t comes from trustworth!
~ sources.
,r When Sir Julian Pauucefote, tine British
Is ambassador in Washington. placed II
,,t President Clevelands hands n cable cop!
10 OF Lord Salsburys first and most import
I'd ant note TO this government he said hi
&, government was anxious to have the ful
W correspondence made public immcdlatcl,
after the receipt of the mail copies in thi
city. Unless the president had objectOu
the correspondence would be given I,
o. the press In London. lnasmuch as thi
>. gave the president and the secretuY,
scarcely any time at all In which to stud,
nj the full text after its receipt and to max
nj up their minds as to what course the,
Id would pursue In n matter OF such vas
~ Importance, some means Of securing de
TO lay was sought, The British government
~ was free to make tho correspondence pub
Il lie a. any time after It's receipt here an,
10Y some reason was anxious to do s,
Of without loss of time.
Il Then President Cleveland suddenly re
Y, memhered that lie had a great desire 4
RS so to the Currtuck Sound for a shootiri
IN trip. Tho Hight house tender was sont fnl
en- Secretary Olney communicated with ST
Is Julian. The president had arranged 10 e
" QUIZ Of town for little rest from his Ia
hors. lnasmuch ms It would scarcely ID
courteous for Salisbury - mn 81