Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-03-30
with the words thereon, "Minors not
allowed" In plain, legible letters in the
English language.
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.
special Corresponds noe.

of Mr.. Thurston, the Hawaiian minister.
it is but another added to the long list
of unmanly acts with which Hawaii has
been dealt by this administration. 1t Is
simply childish for Secretary Gresham
to pretend that the recall was asked for
because Minister Tuurston gave infor-
nation to the newspapers about Hawaii
an matters before he gave it to the de-
partment OF state, That is merely an
excuse. Thurston's real offence has been
that he was always wide awake to pre-
vent any Misrepresentation of Hawaiian
affairs be accepted by the Am 'riC an
people, and was consequently constantly
opposed to the administration and its
policy. Secretary Gresham does not
consider giving diplomatic advance in
formation 60 the newspapers any crime
when it can be made to serve his own
purpose. It has been scarcely week
since he gavc the newspapers his dis
patch to Minister Taylor, sanding an
apology from Spain for those shots from
Spanish gunboat at U. s. mail steam-
err, before it had been cabled to Spain.
He not only gave out the dispatch but
he compelled those who used it to do SO
under a Madrid date line, SO us to leave
the impression that it was given out in
Madrid and not in Washing ton-s sease
less bit of deoepti which was at once
discovered and exposed.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Cleve-
land promised congress, in special
message. that he would keep it advised
concerning our relations with Hawaii.
Yet in the face of that promise a com
munication asking that Minister Thurs
ton be recalled was sent to the Hawaiian
government on February q, eleven DAYS
before the adjournment of congress and
not one word was said to congress about
it. l. is not surprising that Senator
FRYE should say: Ill LOOK to me like
very small piece of business"
Although the senate rejected the nom
nation Of Alfred d. Tinsley to be post
master at Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
the home of Senator Pattgrew, by more
than three-quarter vote II to 13-
Mr.. Cleveland this week signed Tinsle, s
commission as postmaster Evidently
Mr.. Cleveland likes to be jumped on
by the senate, and he will certainly
again get jumped on about this appoint
ment, when congress meets again.
Slbley and the new silver party are
already reported to be on the verge of
divorce. Slbley is rich, but he is also
shrewd-that's ore reason whv he's rich
and those who had an idea that they
would be allowed 20 have the run OF the
Sibley money bags in return for having
suggested him as presidential candl-
date have already discovered how badly
mistaken II ey were, In other words,
Mr., Sibley declines to put up money for
mOonshine, and IN consequence the pro-
motors of the silver party no longer even
pretend to believe that Sibley is a great
man who only needs to haYe his states.
manship developed. Even the populists
have refused to join the silver party
| This isn't one idea country. There
never mas been and there never will be
a successful political party which con
fines itself to a single .dea, That a
majority-a very large majority of the
people OF this country believe IN be-
metallism is certain, but that they will
sink all their other beliefs and even be
m rged into one political party isn't
potable. Let no man make the mistake
of supposing that silver is going to be
the cediding factor in next years pres
idential campaign, or that any third
party is going to cut any considerable
figure in the campaign. The fight is
going to he between the republican and
demodratic parties. and it is reasonably
certain that the republican platform will
declare for bi-metalism, and probable
that the democratic platform will do the
sane, or straddle the question, notwith-
standing the scbeming no" going on to
re nomii ate Mr. Cleveland on a gold