Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-01-12
THE POLITICIAN.

Senator Allison is always popular
man with his colleagues, but since his
return to Washington, fresh from a
conference with lesident-elect Nc
Kinley, he has been more popular than
ever. That he knows important cabi-
net secrets is certain, and, while he
has probably given some of his party
associates hint of their nature, he is
too wise Il man to give them to the
public at this time. 1t is the general
opinion at Washington that Senator
Allison can be member of the cabi-
net, if so disposed, but the knowledge
that he twice declined cabinet port
folios when he was younger man
than he is now causes many to think
that he doesn't care to exchange his
present duties for the harassing cares
and responsibilities of a seat in the
cabinet.
No one in Washington was greatly
surprised when Congress reassembled
to find that many Senators who were
previous to the holiday recess clamor-
ing for immediate action on the Gamer
on resolution for the recognition of
the independence of Cuba were inclin-
ed to be mum on the subject. Senator
Cameron has not returned, and at this
weeks meeting of the committee on
Foreign Relations no steps were taken
towards the pushing of the resolution
to vote, and the prediction is freely
made by Senators that the resolution
will not be voted upon at all, although
few speeches both for and against
may be made in the Senate. Repre-
sentative Sulzer, of New York, the
gentleman who cultiyates what he
thinks is likeness to Henry Clay, in
troduced resolution in the House,
giving Spain thirty days notice of our
intention to recognize Cuban indepen-
dence and maintain it by force of arms,
if the methods of conducting the war
fare against the insurgents is not made
to conform to the rules of civilized war,
but it did not create ripple and was
referred to the committee on Foreign
Affairs where it will remain.
Nothing could have been further
from the truth than the report that
Senator Sherman, who is chairman of
the committee on Foreign Relations,
intended to visit Cuba. Senator Sher-
man, like most men of strong common
inly &c ha1 20 IN
but actually improper for Senators or
Representatives to go spying around
Cuba.
Representative Curtis, of Kansas,
who asked the Ways and Means com
mittee in the name of the cattle rails
ers, feeders, and farmers of his state,
for a restoration of the old duty on
cattle, said IF Congress will restore
the duty, Kansas will pledge herself to
produce her share of cattle without
raising the price of beef" Representa-
tive Turner, of Georgia, democratic
member of the committeee, asked Mr..
Curtis if he would sacrifice the revenue
promptly replied; Revenue can be
raised on other items as it has been
heretofore by republican legislation
There never has been any trouble
about revenue under republican adj
ministration. Mr. Turner then sought
to crush him by asking: 'Then you
are for a duty for protection only
but Mr. Curtis came back at him with
this: II am for protection and revenue.
And | would have duty absolutely
prohibitory on every agricultural pro-
duct that can be raised in this coun-
try"
Senator Chandler insists that there
was no joke in his proposition to re-
luce all government salaries ten per
.ent for three years, and says he will
insist upon having vote in the Senate