Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-03-13
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tagOnism TO the Entire Congress,
With the Exception of 23 Mem.
bers on the Cuban BeiIigerency-
The 4. y. 4. Republicans Can Ii,
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From our Regular CorrcsI ondeut
WASHINGTON, March, 9th, 1896.
President Cleveland is once more
showing the country that when he
believes he is right he will not be
swerved Is either Congressional ma
Jorities or adverse public opinion
This time it is the Cuban question
upon which his opinion is directl,
contrary to that Of Il majority in Con.
gress, which has declared by the adop
ton OF concurrent resolution, in
favor o! recognition of the Cubans as
belligerents and of taking steps toward
the independence OF Cuba. Before
the House and Senate had decided
upon the wording OF that resolution a
statement was given out by Secretary
Olncy showing that, in the opinion OF
the President and his Cabinet, the
Cubans were not entitled to recogni.
ton as belligerents, and making il
plain that the President would not
willingly accord them that recognition
until he thought them entitled to it.
Mistakes have been made before bv
President Cleveland, and some OF his
most ardent admirers think that he is
making a mistake in not acting in &C.
cordance with the concurrent resolu-
ton against which a total of only 90
votes were cast in both branches of
Congress, and which they believe to
represent the sentiments OF a large
majority of the citizens of the United
States. But whether one thinks the
President right or wrong in this matter
~ 10 Ih'PoSoipic upt W aunllTe inc
moral courage Of the man who can
stand up in the face of public opinion
and Congress and say Il will not do
this thing because ! do not believe it
the right thing to do"
While the President can ignore the
concurrent resolution, Congress can
compel him to carry ont its wishes if
it can get two-thirds of both the House
and the Senate to vote for Joint
resolution expressing those wishes. be-
cause that number OF votes will be
sufficient to pass the same over the
Presidents veto, which would make it
II law. Some think that this will be
the final outcome of the matter, but
they are merely guessing; there is
nothing in sight to indicate it.
According to those who know all
the circumstances, the sending OF the
Father Marquette statue to the
Statuary Hall of the Capitol building
by the State of Wisconsin was the re.
suit Of political play made by Re
publican candidate for his party's
nomination for governor of Wisconsin
away back when the late Jerry" Rusk
was governor of that State. This
would-be candidate introduced a bill
in the State legislature providing for
the sending of the Statue of Father
Marquette to Washington by the
State and succeeded in having it passed
arguing with the Republican members
that it would catch Catholic votes for
that party. When the bill reached
Gov. Rusk he declined to sign it, and
would have vetoed it had not this
would-be candidate persuaded him
that it was good politics to sign the
bill, and then assured him that he
would see that the statue was never
made. But this would-be candidate
not only failed TO get the coveted
nomination but he lacked the power
to prevent the statue being made, and
to-day it stands in Statuary Hall, one
OF the most artistic statues there. The
A. P. A. has demonstrated it's ability
to control the present Republican
House. and its original programme
was to have that body adopt Repre-
sentative LintOn's resolution against
allowing the statue to remain in the
Capitol, but so many Republicans who
live in districts where Catholic voters
are numerous have shown that their
defeat would be certain If that pro-
gramme was carried out that party
pressure has been brought to bear upon
the leading A. p. A. men in the House,
and the programme is held up, for a
time. if not for good. All of the lessons
of European history are forgotten by
those men. who are trying to use
religious prejudice for partisan political
purposes, and even the more recent
lesson that broke the heart of James
G. Blaine. When religious denomina-
tiohal lines shall be drawn in political
parties, il such a calamity shall ever
befall this country, the death of the
republic will be near at hand.
The debate on the resolution to seat
Col. Dupont as Senator from Delaware
is on. and may last ten days or longer.
The Republicans are much disturbed
over rumor that the Populists will
join the Democrats in voting down the
resolution.
Senator Jones, OF Ark, who has Just
returned from a visit home, says the
reports that the silver sentiment was
dying out in that section are entirely
without foundation. On the contrary,
he says, it is getting stronger all the
time.
Senator Allen, of Nebr., expects to
be chairman of the Senate Committee
that will investigate the last Alabama
Senatorial election, if this resolution
which has by partisan vote been re-
ported from the committee on Elec-
ton, be adopted. But that alp is a
formidable one, in view OF the attitude
OF the Democratic Senators towards
this uncons titutional resolution
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