Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-11
Interesting Items Cleaned at
the Capital by the Tribune
Reporter.
All the Important Doings in
the House and Senate Re
corded Weekly.

Oh publIC OPlnloA IueSA II ~ IL w ~
ginning of the last year of his reign
Self-opinionated presidents we have
had before, but none of them eve
told congress and the world before
congress had formerly promulgated
its opinion upon an important matter
that they would pay no attention tc
that opinion. Mr.. Cleveland did sc
this week, when by his direction Sec
rotary Olney gave to the press state
-nent defining the attitude of the adj
ADMINISTRATION on the Cuban question
That there was purpose in making
public this statement before the con-
ferees of the house and senate had
agreed upon the exact form of concur
rent resolution for the recognition OF
Cuban belligerency-the house and
senate having adopted differently
worded resolutions, although the SEN
tinent of both were the same-there
is no doubt, and that it was to neu-
tralize any benefit that the Cubans
might have derived from that resolu-
tion is the belief of the people. This
statement reduced to plain English is
that Mr.. Cleveland says to congress
and to public opinion, which in this
matter it unquestionably represents,
81 care not what you think or what
you do, l will not recognize the bel
4igerency of the Cubans, nor will l
take any other step towards helping
them gain their independence, or even
TO encourage them by an expression
OF sympathy
Not few people think congress
has been served right in this case,
because of its failure to go about the
thing in the right way. It's expert
ence in the pigeon-holing of the Ar
menian concurrent resolution should
have been sufficient to have caused
the Cuban resolution to have been
put in shape in which it could not
be ignored by Mr.. Cleveland. This
easily could have been done by max
ing it joint resolution. Then if Mr..
Cleveland had vetoed it they could
have passed it over his veto and com
PEELED him to carry out its provisions.
This can yet be done, and if it isn't
done congress will justly be accused
of being afraid Of Mr.. Cleveland.
Thespeople of the newer states and
territories: have never had any reason
for admiring Mr.. Cleveland, and if all
Of them feel as their representatives
Ia the house and senate do about Mr..
Cievelan's reference to them as being
citizens of badly regulated munich
palities, corrupt and unsafe territories
and undesirable states" in speech to
the Presbyterian Home Missionary
meeting in New York, he would not
meet a very hospitable reception
should he visit any of them. The
house found it necessary to censure
Ambassador Bayard for making up I'M
American speeches in Great Britain;
it would now be in order for both
house and senate to censure Mr..
Cleveland for having made an IMAM
erican speech in New York. It only
adds to the insult that the objection
able language should have been used
as an argument in favor of home mis-
\ sions, which are neutrally favored by
saimest everybody. The real griev-
aDee which Mr.. Cleveland has against
those people is that they never agreed
with him or his policies, and have not
hasitated to say SO.
The debate on the resolution in
favor of seating Senator Dupont of
Delaware began this week in the SEN
ate 1t is reported that the Populists
1hage agreed to vote with the Demo
Gratis, against the resolution. Ii they
do, Col. Dupont will be kept out of
the seat to which he is entitled.
Mr.. B. F. Jones of Pennsylvania,
ryho was chairman of the Republican
National Committee in the Blaine
campaign, passed through Washing
ton this week. Speaking of the po-
liheaI situation he said, my opinion
is that the Republican candidate for
president will be elected without any
difficulty, but l have no idea who
will be chosen to lead the party. AS
far as Pennsylvania is concerned Sen
a or Quay is the favorite and no doubt
The delegation from his own state will
give him loyal support. But the Re
ps,blicans are rich in material, and
among all the aspirants there is not
-. xUortlv of tho nomination