The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-07
Washington Letter.
Frsa snr Regular Correspondent.

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over the silly criticism in connection
with the recent arrests Of Cuban filli
i, busters. Only those ignorant of law
make these criticisms. As we'll might
a city or county officer refuse to serve
a warrant which has been sworn out
against criminal as for U. 3. officials
to refuse to arrest hllibusters. when
they are pointed out by the Spanish
minister in the act of taking their de.
parture from the United States in def
ance Of the neutrality laws. Should
this government refuse to make these
arrests, Spain would be ina position to
claim enormous money damages from
the United States. and the claim would
be allowed by any International court.
Let this be remembered by all. The
arrest of known fillibusters is not a
matter of sympathy, but Of dollars and
cents. The President is fully aware
that most of, the people of this country
sympathize with the Cubans. and there
is little doubt that he does, too, but he
is too honorable a man TO let that in
terfere with his duty. He has the in
terest of the United States to look out
for first. 1t is altogether probable that
after Congress shall have finished its
speech making about Gu ba and decided
in what form its opinion shall be ex-
pressed that President Cleveland will
have his say in the matter, and less that
his say will meet the approval of the
country. .8
The democrats of the House are b
unit in opposing the resolution cen
sureing ambassador Bayard, because
they agree with the report made by the
minority of the House committee, on.
Foreign Affairs, that Mr.. Bsyard shas
done nothing to deserve censure. But
this is elec tion year and fairness and
justice count for nothing whra the re
pubIicans think they see. y ahance to
make political capital. However. they
may find the adoption Of this resolstion
to be boomerang.
The democratic Congressional com
mittee elected its old officers, Senator
Faulkner, of w. Va, chairman, and
Lawrence Gardner, of Washington,
Secretary, and appointed committee
of five. of which Representative Hutch
eson, of Texas was made chairman, to
select members of the committee from
those states which have solid republi.
can delegation in Congress. At the
joint Congressional caucus which NAM
ed the mem bers of the campaign com
mittee the sentiment was almost unan-
imous that the democrats have more
than q fighting chance to elect a ma
jority Of the next House, and the MEM
bers of the campaign committee are GO
ing to work with the intention of doing
SO il possible.
1t has been claimed that majority
OF the present House are members of |
the A. P. A. Whether this be true |
cannot say, but there is no longer any
doubt that majority of the House are
by the A. P. A. This was
fully proved by the fight made upon
the appropriations for Catholic char
table institutions in the District of |
and again this week by the
vote OF the House prohibiting the pay
ment Of any of the money carried by
the Indian appr, pristion bill to Cath
,lic Indian Schools.
Democrats have known for some time
tha. the House tariff bill was dead, bnt
t was not until the Senate again. this
week, voted dswn motion tn consider
he bill that the republicans would be-
ievs II was q real sure enough legisla-
i've corpse. But they have no doubts
lbodt it nov. Even Dipgley, Czar
Reeds man, who posed as its author,
BOW admits that il Is dead beyond all
power Of resurrection. It's death in the
senate merely saved President Cleve-
and the trouble of vetoiRg it, as he
would certainly have done had the Sem
tie passed it.
A democratic raii.b is in sight,
between the split Of the silver aud anti
liver republicans. which has had an
excellent effect upon the members of
he democratic party in Congress. 1t
,as been known all along that this split
rould have to come. bat il was not
generally expected untii the st. Louis