The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

! HtAdb1Oll Vi hawaii, MlAlCll HIS DCCOilN
so pronounced since the reassembling
Of Congress, is fully explained by a
story that is being told among the
| knowing ones in Washington. Ac-
cording to this story the Democratic
party has been sold by its leaders in
| Congress to the sugar trust, which all
the world knows is willing to spend an
enormous amount of money to pre-
vent the annexation of Hawaii. The
| sugar trust has agreed to furnish q
corruption fund which the Democrat
ic leaders believe to be large enough
| to enable them to elect q Democratic
majority of the House next year and
a Democratic President in 1900, if the
| Democratic leaders can succeed in
| preventing the annexation of Hawaii
either through the ratification of the
treaty or by direct legislation. That
is why the Democratic Senators, with
two exceptions, are all working
against the ratification of the treaty,
and why the Democrats of the House
VIII TINS week, IN caucus, declare
against annexation. But TINS dlS-
! graceful deal cannot be carried out,
because the Democrats cannot prT
vent the annexation OF Hawaii.
No date has been set for the return
OF President Mckinley to Washing
]
ton, but it Is expected he VIII start
back Immediately after ms mother S
| funeral.
Chairman Dlngiey selnphatlc state
ment III the House about the pros
pectlve revenues and expenditures III
thc house disposed OF the "hole batcil
OF misrepresentation as to hepupil-
cans seriously considering Legislation
TO II II additional revenue
VI course everybody III washington
knew that these stories were purely
imaginary ana thap the only opJecl
III circulation theh was TO dlscredlt
the ADMINISTRATION ana the hepupli-
can party. MI DlhSley old not SIM
ply MAKE Iile assertion unaU Ihe reNe-
nueS OF the government would exceed
ItseNpehdItuFes by at least %Io'ooo'ooO
curing the NeNt nSoal year. but pack-
ed ms assertions with hgures when
had the unquallfied endorsement OF
President Mchiniey and secretary
cage NO leSlSIatlon proVldlhS more
revenue Is contemplated ny the hep-
reason that none Is needed; the bliS-
iey law Is steadliy increasing the rev
ehue ana VIII provide All Ihe money
necessary to economically administer
the government.
Ihe tact that y republican mem
bers OF the House participated III a
conference called AFTER they had each
signed paper stating that the con
terence should consist ''oI such hepu-
blcan members as favor the modlllc's-
ton OF the civil service law, or more
honest enforcement OF Its provisions
or more certain dennltIon OF the eX-
tent OF It's application, convinced
even the most doubling that there Is
serious Republican opposition to a
continuance OF the present civil ser
vice situation. These Republicans
believe IN real civil service reform,
but not III the sham article Tor which
Mr. Cleveland Is responsible, which
covered with the protecting cloak OF
civil service reform, thousands OF
Democrats Who entered the pubic
service by the dismissal Oh Republl-
cans,tor no other cause than their Re
publlcanism. Reduced 20 what they
call It's legitimate function, every one
of these Republican representatives
would vote tor continuance OF the
civil service law, but rather than see
it continued in its present shape, they
viii work for its repeal or Gripping
in any manner within their power,
and ibev will NOT lacl, fo,. s4.,,ncb cun.
.,,.,.-1.t,., o.,
PorVeIs among the rain ana me Vi
the party throughout the country.