The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-07
Washington Letter.
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4 President Cleveland spent day duck:
shooting this week aud that may have
started the rumor Of his intention to dc
cline forwarding to the European ma
items which signed the Berlin treaty
that Concurrent Congressional resolu-
tion. expressing sympathy for the Ar
menians and calling upon the powers
named to enforce the Berlin treaty and
compel Turkey to protect the Armen-
ians, on the ground that to do so would
be q violation of the American policy
iaaugurated by Washington and en-
dorssd by all our presidents, Of avoid
ing sntanglements in European poll
Itics. Whether the President has any
lsuch intention is doubtful. Tho reso-
luton itself being . concurrent one,
does not require the Presidents sigma
tnre to become binding, nor can it be
vetoed BY him. It 'requests' him to
icommtinicate the resolution to the gov
ieraments Of the countries named and
while II would be unusual for him to
! tdeeline; he has the right to do 80 If he
thinks it best. should he do so it will
, not be because he does not sympathize
with the condition Of the Armsnians,
% he Expressed his sympathy for them
| In strong Words Ia his annual message
to Congress.
Cuban matters came. to the front
with rush when Senator Morgan, Of
Ala. on behalf of the Senate commit
tee on Foreign Relations. reported a
lengthy resolution setting forth the nm
fortunate condition Of affairs in Cuba
and their depressing effect upon enr
commercial interests, and requesting
the President to use his good offices
with Spain to get the Cubans recogniz-
ed as belligerents. Ia order that the
fighting IL Cuba may be governed by
the rules Of war. Nobody expects that
spain will agree, butif she doesn't is.
altogether probable that the United
States win, unless there is = change in
the situation. y. - II N M I
Senator Tillman Of s.. c., made the
speech this week which has been ex-
spected from him ever since the session
opened. It showed that he lacks the
respect which every man should feel
for the occupant of the Presidents
chair, and that he Is more of popu-
list than q democrat. 1t also showed
but why write more about il.
Senator Thurstsn; Of Nebr., more
than balanced the speech OF Senator
Wolcott, Of Colu., against the Monroe
doctrine resolution, now before the Sen
ate, BY one in its favor which specific
ally pointed out the errors upon which |
Mr.. Woicott built his argument. An.
swering the statements made in En-
glish papers about the people of the
United States being divided in senti-
ment Senator Thurston said: Stand. !
ing upon the floor of the American SEN
ate, knowing whereof speak, i say
TO the people of Great Britain that the
grave issues which have been fsettled
by brave men upon American battle
fields can never be rcopened again.
Sir, there 10 NO division of sentiment
In the United States. Let butts single
drum beat be heard upon our coasts
the approach Of a foreign
Zoe, and there win spring to arms in !!
North and South the graadest army
he world has ever knowns animated by |
! deathless loyalty to their eountry'sI
lag, and marching on to the mingled
md inspiring strains Of our two Ma
ional airs, Yankee Doodle and Dixie. !"
The editors of those newspapers
which are printing what purport. to be
'ccounts of the bids received by the
department for those bonds
lave probably not carefully read the q
all for those bids. . II they will do sol
hey will discover that the bids are to
. .'sssled 'asnd not to be opened un-
i Feb. 6th, with the exception Of al .
ew letters containing bids, which lp
'ere opened by mistake, owing:to their I
OF being endorsed on the outside ibid
Or bonds. no bids have been opened !
the Treasury, and none will be op- i,
ned before the date specified. This
'akes IL plain that when newspaper {,
rints the amount Of bids submitted =
nd the prices offered It either has an :