Middletown transcript., 1896-01-04

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/ k9#A NNESl. could not agree
kkH5l 5lM4y with shat he did
AEENM1 respec t I'd Mr..
NEHAAlt Cleveland because
| M M IA they believed him
H I'm TO be conscieni-
N7l W ious and straight
forward. That time has passed. Mr..
Cleveland has shown himself to be a
trickster. And in nothing has he
shown it palmer han in that hysterical
message appealing to Congress for in-
ancial aid. Although that appeal was
made when Congress was ready to ad-
journ for the holiday recess. many MEM
bers having statred for home, the Re-
publican majority at once gave up the
idea of recess and worked even on
Christmas day to respond to the appeal,
by preparing tariff bill, not exclus-
lively for protection but to increase the
revenues of the country to the extent
of SAC, ,000, 900, aud bill authorizing
the sale of per cent coin bonds to
maintain the gold reserve and of the
issuing of per cent Treasury certifi-
j Gates to meet any immediate deficit.
These bills have been passed by the
House, although not a few Republican
members voted reluctantly for the bond
bill, rather than have it said that the
Republican House had refused to aid
the President, and foity-seven Of them
voted against it anyway.
| It is now clear that Mr.. Cleveland
did not want the aid of Congress.
That was plainly shown when he,
through Secretary Carlisle, declared
that the House bond bill would not
help the administration unless "coin"
was struck out and "gold'' was SUBJ
stituted therefor. That was asking an
impossibility, for Mr.. Cleveland knew
perfectly well that The House was
stretching things to agree to a bond
bill at all, and that bill for gold bonds
could not get one hundred votes. let
alone pass. But that isn't all. 1t is
now announced that Mr.. Cleveland
will not wait to see whether the Sem
ate will pass the House bills, but will
proceed to make another issue of bonds,
and that it will be made large emo Ugh
to carry him through the remainder of
his administration. and they are going
to that same old syndicate. although
prentense is to be made of giving the
public an opportunity to subscribe for
them.
The five reasons which Representa-
tive Henderson, OF Iowa, gave for sup
porting the bond bill that passed the
House are weighty. First, the bill
does not require bond issue; only
authorizes it, if necessary; second, the
bonds If issued would bear lower rate
of interest than those issued by the ad-
ministration, and those it is now ar
ranging to issue under the old law;
third, it compels the administration to
give our own citizens chance to buy
bonds issued before offering them to
foreign bankers; fourth, it does not re-
tire the greenbacks. but empowers the
Secretary of the Treasury to keep them
out of the possession of spectators
when necessary; fifth, it prevents the
administration selling bonds to meet
deficiencies in the revenues, as it has
done. This bond bill is a long ways
from representing what Republicans
believe ought to be done, but it does rep.
resent what can become law, if the
Senate will consent, and that the
principal reason for its havin been
put through tue House. The ad-
ministration already has authority to
issue bonds and no secret is made of
intention to use that authority. 1t
thosd bonds could be issued under
the House bill many million of dollars
in interest would be saved. That's the
long and short of it; it isn't question
of principle so much as of dollars and
ceLts.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs will report a resolution asking
the President for information concern
ing the alleged utterances Of Ambas-
sador Bayard in public speeches.
When that information is forthcoming,
if Mr.. Bayard has been correctly re-
ported, he will hear from ths House,
and it will not be a commendatory
message, either. The same committee
will ask for all the papers in the Wal
ler case.
1t sounds odd g., hear men discussing |
the probability of half of the electoral
votes of Texas being cast for the, Re-
publican presidential ticket next year,
but men who know the situation in
the state are doing that yeiy thing.
AR. frank WEIGH, . Texan who is
now in Washington, said: .There is
hardly any doubt of successful COM
bine between the Texas Republicans
and populists, and their combined for
ces ought to be able to knock out the
Democrats, as the present Governor
L.. -, knl TS
has been agreed that the populists shall
name the entire state ticket and that
the presidential electors and representa-
tives in Congress shall be equally di-
vided with the Republicans.
The House having done a remarkable
weeks work will now proceed
to take its recess, it being UNDER
stood that 1t will only meet once more,
just to comply with the law which says /
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