The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-03-14
Washington Letter.
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President Cleveland Is once NOR
! showing the country that when he be
lieves he is right he will not be swervet
by either Congressional msjorities oi
adverse public opinion. This time IL il
the Cuban question upon which hil
opinion is directly contrary 10 that o,
. majority in Congress, whieh hn do.
clarsd BY the adoption of Y ssncurreni
resolution, in favor Of recosnitien OF
the Cnbana rs belligerents and Of talk.
ing steps toward the indspsndence ,yi
Cuba. Befors thc House ind Gsnats
had decided upon The MordiAg ofthat
resolution statement wasigiven out BY
Secrstary Olney showing that, in the
opinion ofths President and his Cabi-
net, the cubans wers mot eatitled to
recognition - belligerents, and maxi
ing 1t plain that the President would
not willingly accord them that recog.
milton until be thousht them entitled
to It. as et ss
Mistakes have been msde tefore w
President Cleveland, and some OF bis
most srdent admirers think thar be 10
making > aistsls In not acting u u.
cordaDce with the concurfent rssolu-
ticn against which : total of only 23
votes were cast in both branches OF
Congress, and which they bsiisyed tn
represent the sentiments 6fa large ma
iority Of the citizens OF the United
States. but whether ones thinks the
President right Or wrong II this matter
It 10 impossible not % admiss the moral
courage Of the man who cans st.nd upl
in the face ofpuhlic opinion and Con- i
gres and say II will noe do this
thing because do not bslisvc II the
right thing to do.
While the President can ignore the |
concurrent resolutioa, Congress can
compel him 70 carry out IL wishes II HI
can get two thirds 81 both the House
and the Senate to vote fora joint res
olution expressing those wishes, be-
cause that number Of votes will be suf-
icient to pass the same over the Presi.
dents veto. which would makesit q law.
Some think that this will be the final
outcome of the matter, but they are
merely guessing. there is no: hing In
tight to indicate it. II
According to those whs know al the L
circumstances. the sending OF The Fa.
her Marquette statue tosthe StatuaryI
Hall Of the Capitol building BY the !
state of Wisconsin was the result OF all
political play made by q republican |
andidate for his party's nomination
or governor OF Wisconsin, away back Q
vhen the late Jerry Rusk was row r
rnor Of that State. This would-be
andidate introduced bill in the State
.gislature providing for the sending /,
{ the Statue Of Father Marquette to :
Washington by the State and succeed 4
d in having it passed. arguing with h
ne republican members that u would !.
stch Catholic votes for that party. |.
Then the bill reached Gov. Rusk he J,
eslined to sign II, and would have ve-
'ed it had not this wouid.be candi-
ate persuaded him that IL was GOOD
olitics to sign the bill, and then as. y
lred him that he would see thst the y
atue was never made. But this !"
ould-be candidate not only failed TO -
4 the coveted honination bnt he lack ~
the power to prevent the statue be- -
G made, and today Il stands ia Status ce
y Hall, one OF the most artistic stat .di
y there. The a. p. A. has demon th
rated lie ability 70 control the present In
publican House. aud its original pro- in
ANNE Was 70 have that body adopt en-
Linton's resolution ed
'sinst allowing the Statue TO remain GU
the Capitol, but so many republicans OF
no live in districts where Catholic | IT
ters are numerous have shown that re
cir defeat would be certais II that iis
ogrsmme was carried out thai party 60
essure has been brought 70 bear npop se'
: leading A. p, A. men in the aouss, 90
d the programme is held up. for al
ne. II not for good. All Of the les
,s Of European history are forgotten ur
those nso whs are trying 20 use re- stI
ious prejudiee for partisan political Vi,